Main Event
Day 1a Started
2011 PokerStars.com EPT Loutraki
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 PokerStars.com EPT Loutraki
Entries
336
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Welcome to Day 1a of EPT Loutraki
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Did you know that Greece has more than 2,000 islands? Did you know that over 40% of the population of Greece live in the capital Athens? Did you know that Greece enjoys 250 days of sunshine? Did you know that Greece is the leading producer of sea sponges?
We can forgive you for not knowing these facts because we have never tread on the stones of this great country. But it's time to slide your Greek travel guide out of your book case and blow the dust of the cover, because we are here, the European Poker Tour has finally arrived!
In a little over two hours time the €4,400 Main Event will commence at the Club Hotel Casino Loutraki, the first-ever EPT stop in Greece. If you have not managed to fly out here then shame on you. Instead you will have to settle for the very best live reporting coverage in the universe. The event starts at 12:00 (CET) so make sure that you are here as Pokernews brings you full coverage of the inaugural Greek event.
Did you know that Feta, which is made from goat’s milk, is the Greece’s national cheese. It dates back to the Homeric ages, and the average per-capita consumption of feta cheese in Greece is the highest in the world?
We doubt it....
Slight Delay
There's a slight delay to start here in Loutraki, but we're expecting there to be 7-8 levels in total today and there will be no dinner break planned.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
And Off We Go!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Seven levels planned for today which means we should be finished by around 8pm.
The Early Birds
The title is not referring to the female attendees at EPT Loutraki because at the moment there are none. Instead we are referring to the superstars of world poker who have turned up on time to play in level one.
Here is a list that includes four former EPT champions: Kent Lundmark, Roberto Romanello, Rupert Elder and David Vamplew.
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Vamplew Loses His First Pot
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The first player to act in the hand limped from under the gun before David Vamplew raised a few seats to his left. The price was 300 and only the limper paid it, and the two of them shared a flop of 
which they both checked. The turn was the 
and the under the gun limper bet 300 and Vamplew called. The final card to be shown was the 
and both players checked. The player under the gun showed 
and Vamplew mucked his cards unseen.
Start the Karr
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
A flop of 
was checked to Mclean Karr who fired out 525 and was called by the button before Elias Brussianos, who had checked the flop from the big blind, now raised to 1,300. Karr made the call and the button folded leaving us with two players to the 
turn. Brussianos thought long and hard before checking once more and Karr continued on with a bet of 2,275 - it was all too much for Brussianos who elected to fold handing the pot over to his compatriot.
Karr Is All-In!
McLean Karr has already moved his chips into the middle of the table, as early as level one. Here is how the hand went down:
Karr raised to 225 in early position and the player seated on the button three-bet to 675. The small blind folded and the big blind cold-called before the action returned to Karr. Karr took his time before four-betting to 2,175 and both opponents quickly called. The dealer placed 
right next to the 6,575 in the pot and the big blind checked to Karr who bet 4,875. All eyes moved onto the player on the button and he raised to 12,000. The big blind folded his hand and Karr placed his remaining chips into one huge tower and moved them across the line. The player on the button went into the tank and when he came out he decided to fold his hand.
A great start for McLean.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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46,400 | 16,400 |
Kent Lundmark Doubles Up And Eliminates Paul Ribaud
Former EPT Champion Kent Lundmark has just received a nice early Christmas present from Paul Ribaud. In fact Ribaud was so eager to hand his presents to Lundmark he didn't even wrap them. 20,000 chips - thank you very much!
Lundmark opened under-the-gun to 325 and Ribaud made it 1,350 two seats to his left. A third player called on the button before the action fell back to Lundmark who four-bet to 4,425. Paul Ribaud moved all-in, the player on the button took a side-step and Lundmark made the call.
| Lundmark |   |
| Ribaud | |
Ribaud moved into an unlikely lead when the dealer gave us the flop of 
, but the turn and river came to the rescue of our previous champion. The and 
giving Lundmark a straight and he was up to around 50,000 in chips. Ribaud was a goner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000 | 20,000 |
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Busted |