2007 EPT - Prague

EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2007 EPT - Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€708,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,700
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
6,000

Julian Thew In 20,000-Chip Pot!

Julian Thew
Julian Thew
EPT Baden winner Julian Thew was just involved in a 20,000-chip pot. The action started on a flop that read {K-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades}.

The small blind moved all in for 6,325, which was nearly three times the 2,600 that was already in the middle. He was reluctantly called by a player in middle position who had 2,000 left after making the call.

Julian Thew was left with a difficult decision on the button, wondering out loud if they were both on the flush draw. He eventually raised enough to put the original caller all in, which prompted a swift fold from the player who was getting 10-to-1 on his money.

Julian: {K-Spades}{J-Hearts}
Small blind: {K-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

The turn was horrible for Julian, the {5-Diamonds}. The other player in the hand had folded {K-Diamonds}{J-Spades}, so he only had two outs left and the {A-Diamonds} that fell on the river was not one of them.

Julian was left with 9,000 after this hand, whilst the small blind tripled up to just over 20,000.

Tags: Julian Thew

We are on a 15-Minute Break

Marcus Golser
Marcus Golser
Johnny Lodden, who somehow managed to fly under our radar for the first two levels, has been spotted on Markus Golser’s table. He won’t be happy though as he is down to 6,500 with Golser doing rather well on 15,000.

Meanwhile, Rolf Slotboom is continuing to show his table his citric preferences. On level one he ate an orange, leaving the skin on the table. Now he's moved on to apples. "This apple traveled all the way from Denmark. It must be a good apple."

Tags: Johnny LoddenMarkus GolserRolf Slotboom

Rob Taylor Eliminates a Short Stack!

Rob Taylor
Rob Taylor
An unknown player limped UTG as did a player in late position. Rob Taylor made it 600 from the button. The UTG player deliberated for a while before moving all in for 2,125. It was called by the late-position player before Rob moved all in.

The late-position guy got out of the way and it was {A-Clubs}{A-Spades} for Rob and {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} for UTG.

The board was dealt {3-Hearts}{4-Spades}{9-Hearts}{10-Spades}{Q-Clubs} and Rob Taylor eliminates a player and moves up to 17,500 chips.

Tags: Rob Taylor

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Rob Taylor Wins Large Pot

Rob Taylor
Rob Taylor
Taylor limped in from second position. The player one from the cut-off then made a minimum raise and the button called. Taylor called as well.

The flop is {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}. Taylor checks, the pre-flop raiser bets 500, and both the button and Taylor call.

The turn is the {3-Clubs}. Checked to the button who bets 1500. Taylor then raises to 3800 and is called by the button. The river is {8-Diamonds} and 2000 more from Taylor is again called. He shows {A-Spades}{3-Spades} and his opponent mucks.

The Irishman moves his stack up to 15,100.

Tags: Rob Taylor

Three-way All-in Action

Nicolas Levi
Nicolas Levi
Nicolas Levi got it all in with {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} on a {K-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{10-Hearts} board. How excited he must have been to find two callers. Unfortunately for the Frenchman, both his opponents held the same hand, but thankfully neither were free-rolling for a flush so the pot was split three ways.

Meanwhile an American Pokerstars.com qualifier on Katja Thater's left is apologizing for continuously putting bad beats on the table. "I'm just a bad Internet player, I'm really sorry".

Tags: Nicolas Levi

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Ludovic Lacay Chips Up!

Ludovic Lacay
Ludovic Lacay
Ludovic Lacay just took down an 8,000 chip pot calling a 2,000 bet on the river of a {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs} board holding {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. Whilst contemplating the call he said "You have the nuts or nothing." After he called his opponent mucked his nothing.

"It's not Omaha," commented another player at the table, apparently confused as to why Ludovic had a tough decision calling with a straight on a paired board.

Tags: Ludovic Lacay

238 Starters at EPT Prague

Rolf Slotboom
Rolf Slotboom
30 minutes in and registration will be open until the end of the second level.

In the first decent pot on Rob Taylor's table UTG raised to 150 and was called in 3 spots.

The flop came {4-Spades}{7-Spades}{K-Hearts} and UTG continued his aggression with a bet of 375. All three of his opponents called.

The turn was the {6-Spades} and you would think this might be a bad card for UTG but he bet out 1200 and everyone folded.

With a lot of big-name pros absent from Day 1a and a high percentage of on-line qualifiers, I'm finding it hard to recognize more one or two players on each table at the moment.

Rolf Slotboom, however, is easily recognizable, not by his pony tail but by the manner in which he is trying to make his starting stack look bigger putting his packet of tictacs on top.

Tags: Rolf Slotboom