PKR Heads Up Grand Slam Day 1 | 2009 PKR Heads Up Grand Slam

10-08-2009 17:15 UTC+2

Esfandiari Eliminates Johansson

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Having knocked his opponent to a short stack, Antonio Esfandiari has knocked out Andreas Johansson, calling the all-in with {K-?}

and spiking against Johansson's {J-?}

on a

board.

The internet qualifiers aren't fairing too well so far.

10-08-2009 17:28 UTC+2

Strike One For The Onliners

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After making a big overbet of 3,000 to force Ivan Demidov off the pot on a {8-Clubs}

board, Massimo Mele has knocked out the Russian soon after in a quick all-in preflop job.

Mele: {Q-Hearts}

Demidov:

The board came {J-Hearts}

and the qualifier goes through.

10-08-2009 17:42 UTC+2

Fresh Blood!

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More new players getting rady to start, including Phil Laak, Ilari Sahamies, Alec Torreli, John Tabatabai and Neil Channing.

10-08-2009 18:00 UTC+2

Blink! You Missed It! Torelli Knocks Out Sahamies.

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The Alec 'Traheho' Torelli/Ilari Sahamies match lasted barely five minutes. Sahamies lost most of his stack early on when Torelli made two pair on the turn of a {3-?}

X X

X board with {4-?}

against Sahamies' {K-?}

.

Soon after Sahamies was in for his shrapnel with {7-Spades}

against

but missed everything on a {2-Hearts}

board.

10-08-2009 18:13 UTC+2

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10-08-2009 18:25 UTC+2

Keating Fails To Spike Against Vlad The Impaler

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Vladmir Geshkenbein has doubled up to 14,000 after getting all-in with {J-Spades}

against Alex Keating's {A-Diamonds}

.

The board came {6-Spades}

and Geshkenbein's PKR supporters let out a big cheer.

"One more beer!" shouted Vladmir has he leapt up into the lead.

10-08-2009 18:32 UTC+2

Back Swings The Pendulum...

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And the chips go the other way, another all-in preflop.

Geshkenbein: {Q-Hearts}

Keating:

"Come on Bein!!!" shout the PKR team.

"Come on Alex!!!" shouts Bein.

The board is a decisive {8-Diamonds}

and the chip stacks switch back.

10-08-2009 18:40 UTC+2

Dwan/Duthie Dead Level

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Tom Dwan lost several small pots as John Duthie has built up a lead, but he's taken a few back and the two look to be about level in a match that is going longer than anyone would have predicted.

10-08-2009 18:42 UTC+2

Channing/[Removed:336] Next

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Online PKR qualifier [Removed:335] takes on a playing-down-his-chances Neil Channing.

Channing said, "The last three heads up matches I've played, I've lost. None of them lasted longer than 40 minutes...I'm hopeless at heads-up..."

10-08-2009 18:51 UTC+2