Risky Business
Nick Abou Risk is a double UKIPT champion and is now in the hunt a win in its bigger brother, the EPT. Just moments before catching Risk in a hand, the blogging team were talking about how Risk employs a high-risk/high reward strategy that has obviously done a lot of the latter.
We headed past Risk's table to see Elie El Feghali open to 425 in late position and that bet was raised to 1,025 by Mikhail Surin in the hijack. Next to act was Risk and the Canadian put in a four-bet to 2,525. This forced El Feghali to fold rather quickly, but Surin gave his actions much mroe thought. Eventually, he decided he was likely behind and released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000
5,000
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5,000 |
board, sending a puzzled Wahlbeck into the tank. Wahlbeck was studying the board with his head cocked to one side and he really looked pained in his decision making. Whatever thought processes he had, they pointed him towards calling and that is what he did.
when Moorman bet 2,000 into Switzerland's Friedrich Paul Raz, who clicked it back with a min-raise. Moorman sat deep in thought for a solid minute, and then silently conceded the hand.
for rivered trips. Moorman's eyebrows shot up in mock surprise before. "Nice bet, no worries," Moorman said and shaking his head in the affirmative when asked if he had folded 
. "I don't have too many good folds left in me."
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, Birizdo led out for 1,750, and Alvarado stared down Birizdo before calling.
for a pair of aces, and Birizdo held onto his hand for ten seconds or so, then mucked.
