2009 PokerNews Cup Alpine

Event 2 - €55 No Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 PokerNews Cup Alpine

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€3,183
Event Info
Buy-in
€50
Prize Pool
€10,623
Entries
63
Level Info
Level
13
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
700

Current Chip Leader

Who's your daddy?
Who's your daddy?
Chip daddy at the moment is this happy chappy, Viliyan Petleshkov. He has a right to be cheery, though, as he's currently riding high with 27,000.

In fact, just prior to that count, he eliminated Anders Willemoes Larsen with {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} versus {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} on an ensuing {3-Spades}{9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} board, all in preflop with Petleshkov calling a small(ish) three-bet push from Larsen.

Tags: Anders Willemoes LarsenViliyan Petleshkov

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 50

Grimm End for Achim

Achim Grimm is out. I joined the action with the cards on their back, Grimm's {A-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} in need of divine assistance against his opponent's {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}. However, the Poker gods remained silent, and after a rapidly dealt {3-Spades}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} board, Grimm tapped the table and made his exit.

Tags: Grimm Achim

By the Graziano of God

Sandra Ambroz raised to 1,600 in early position, only for Carlo Graziano to reraise all in for 4,500 total. At which point uber-stack Rasmus Gandrup announced that he was all in too.

Ambroz was left with a difficult decision. "I'm beating you," said Graziano helpfully. Eventually she passed (Graziano managed to extract from her that she hadn't had an ace) and Graziano confidently turned over {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}. Gandrup turned over a perhaps slightly embarrassing but very live {5-Spades} {8-Spades}. "Oh, nice hand," said a deadpan Graziano, and the board was dealt.

Board: {10-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {5-Clubs}

A visibly relieved Graziano sat back down and took possession of his new, healthier 10k stack.

Ira the Tiger

Short-stacked Ira Schmitz just found herself all in, although she's not going down without a fight, and, seemingly, without having to sweat a bead or two.

With {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades},versus {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}, she was looking good for a split pot, until, that is, the {J-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Spades} board threatened a cheeky backdoor flush.

After the dealer had taken a quick peek (I'm sure this only added to Schmitz' anxiety), a harmless {3-Diamonds} the felt and Schmitz breathed a sigh of relief. However, she is still painfully short with just a couple of thousand.

Tags: Ira Schmitz

Rasmus on the Rampage

Eduard Borochov seems to have either limped or raised under the gun; either way, a short-stacked Sandra Ambroz moved all in, only for giganto-stack Rasmus Gandrup to reraise enough to cover everyone else at the table. Borochov slammed the rest of his chips across the line, and they turned their cards over.

Borochov: {A-Clubs} {10-Hearts}
Ambroz: {A-Diamonds} {4-Hearts}
Gandrup: {8-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds}

Board: {A-Spades} {7-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}

Thus Gandrup made a straight and both Ambroz and Borochov got themselves an early night.

Tags: Rasmus Gandrup