PKR Heads Up Grand Slam Day 2 | 2009 PKR Heads Up Grand Slam

10-09-2009 16:52 UTC+2

Vlad Impaling On Steicke's Stack

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Vladmir Geshkenbein has built up a chip lead in the first quarter-final. He has about 58,000 to 22,000 against David Steicke.

10-09-2009 17:05 UTC+2

Choppy McChop

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Vladmir Geshkenbein raised preflop and David Steicke called.

Both players checked the {A-Spades}

flop before Steicke check-called a bet of 2,100 on the {Q-Clubs}

turn.

The river was the {A-Hearts}

and Steicke check-called again, this time to the tune of 4,400.

Geshkenbein showed {J-Clubs}

but he was chopping against Steicke's {J-Spades}

.

10-09-2009 17:09 UTC+2

Another One For Geshkenbein

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Steicke limped in and Geshkenbein raised it up, Steicke calling, but then folded to a bet on the {A-Spades}

board.

Steicke is getting short now.

10-09-2009 17:12 UTC+2

Vladmir Geshkenbein Beats David Steicke

[user76023]

David Steicke was all-in preflop, called, and easily covered, by Geshkenbein.

Steicke: {Q-Hearts}

Geshkenbein: {A-Hearts}

Board:

Geshkenbein is the first semi-finalist and guaranteed $35,000.

10-09-2009 17:13 UTC+2

Waiting...

[user76023]

We're still waiting for Luke Schwartz to arrive as well as the other players for the round 2 matches...

10-09-2009 17:46 UTC+2

FullFlush Arrives

[user76023]

Luke Schwartz has finally arrived, they're doing a quick interview and should be starting shortly. This has an air of a boxing match about it.

10-09-2009 17:50 UTC+2

Another Match About To Start....

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Juha Helppi against Vicky Coren is also going to start shortly.

Coren declared in a prematch interview she thought it wouldn't be the fastest match ever.

10-09-2009 18:04 UTC+2

Phoney War

[user76023]

A few raises but nothing major has happened.

A raise to 500 from Veldhuis was called by Schwartz but they checked the {10-Diamonds}

board to the river where Schwartz bet 800 to win.

A couple of hands later and Schwartz raised to 450, which Veldhuis called. Veldhuis led out for 650 on the {K-Clubs}

flop and Schwartz folded.

10-09-2009 18:15 UTC+2

Luke Schwartz raises to 450, Lex Veldhuis reraises to about 1,600 but we found it hard to tell because Schwartz immediately pushed all-in for his 21,000 or so and Veldhuis called even quickler.

Schwartz: {7-Spades}

Veldhuis:

The board came {K-Clubs}

, both players making sets but Veldhuis was holding top set to win.

Schwartz has about 1,500 left which means Veldhuis has about 38,500 but the blinds are still 100/200.

10-09-2009 18:21 UTC+2