EPT Main Event Day 1b | 2007 EPT German Open

03-10-2007 02:25 UTC+2

Andreas Hoivold Joins the Chip Leaders

[user22113]

He's been relatively quiet all day, but he has gone on a card rush in the last two levels to move his stack up to 70,000 --- and appears to be the current chip leader. And guess what? He's yet another Norwegian.

Hoivold came in third in the Ladbrokes Poker Million V last December for $250,000.

Tags: Andreas Hoivold EPT Ladbrokes Norway Poker Million V

03-10-2007 02:35 UTC+2

Golsen losing momentum

[user22113]

He did get his stack to over the 50,000 mark at one point today and was chip leader but he's taken a few hits and has dropped back among the chasing pack.

The most recent dent to his stack was made by Englishman Nick Slade, when Slade re-raised all in from the Big Blind with {10-Hearts}

and was called by Golsen on who had opened the pot on the button with {K-Diamonds}

.

Flop {7-Clubs}

and the turn and river changed nothing. Slade takes down a 14K pot and Golsen is back to hovering around the 30K mark

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

03-10-2007 02:56 UTC+2

Florian Langmann

[user22113]

We have reports he is now the chip leader on 82,000. Photo and details to follow very shortly.

Tags: Florian Langmann

03-10-2007 03:07 UTC+2

We Have a New Chipleader, Oh Wait, No We Don't

[user22113]

Florian Langmann became the new chip leader with $82,000, but by the time I got to his table he had doubled up a few small stacks and is back down to $60,000, which is still a dominating chunk of change.

He is at the same table as Mickey Wernick, who has seen his stack increase tenfold in the last four hours, to $40,000. This could end up being one of the great comebacks and should he and Florian tangle with each other we could have a final tablist in our midst.

Elsewhere, Ben Grundy is slowly but surely increasing his stack; he is sitting with $20,000.

Tags: Ben Grundy EPT Florian Langmann Mickey Wernick

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

03-10-2007 03:40 UTC+2

Bustout

[user22113]

I believe Juha Helppi is out. He tried to drive {Q-Spades}

though

.
Also out, not surprisingly, is Noah Boeken, who seemed to be getting hands like feet all day long.

Tags: bustout Juha Helppi Noah Boeken

03-10-2007 03:43 UTC+2

Hoivold Out in Front

[user22113]

He's up to 85,000 now. This is how his stack looked 20 minutes ago, about 20 thousand lighter. Roland De Wolfe is chasing him down like a bloodhound. The Englishman is up to 67,000.

Tags: Andreas Hoivold Roland De Wolfe

03-10-2007 03:45 UTC+2

We are on a Break

[user22113]

The final break of the evening before the blinds start eating everyone alive. Roland De Wolfe has just come into the press room, doing his best Borat impression to Rolf Slotbloom.

Tags: Borat Roland De Wolfe Rolf Slotbloom

03-10-2007 03:57 UTC+2

Nice Flop, Sir

[user22113]

Frank Callaghan was off and running after nursing a short stack for most of the day. He got it up to about 25,000, but all his hard work counted for nothing as his {A-Spades}

was busted by the big blind's {A-Diamonds}

on a

flop. Ouch!

Frank is back on 12,000, but like many seasoned Irish pros is a survival master. Don't be surprised if he plays his stack of ten blinds all the way to the money.

Tags: Frank Callaghan