Event 3 - €110 No Limit Hold'em w/Bounties | 2009 PokerNews Cup Alpine

03-23-2009 14:29 UTC+2

Event 3 Kicks Off

[user46392]

Welcome back to the Alpine Palace Hotel in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, where today's apres-ski entertainment will consist of a €100 No Limit Hold'em tournament, with bounties.

Yes, we're expecting even more aggression than usual today as players battle it out like buccaneers, not only to last the day, but also to claim the precious bounties on certain players' heads -- there will be €250 in it for anyone who knocks out Tony G, Mark Vos or Erich Kollman. These marked men must right now be quaking in their ski boots, as everyone else prepares to wage full scale war in an effort to get their mitts on the cash. Those not naturally inclined towards this sort of viciousness have around half an hour to get the gluhweins in, as we'll be starting on the dot of 2pm GMT+1. See you then.

03-23-2009 15:11 UTC+2

Where Are the Bounties?

[user46392]

Players are taking their seats even now, although the TD has announced that, er, none of our bounty players have made it out of bed yet.

No matter, it looks as though we will be proceeding without them for the moment, and hopefully they'll turn up before they're blinded away...

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

03-23-2009 15:16 UTC+2

Duthie in the House

[user4144]

As well as many of the familiar faces who went deep in yesterday's event, we have also been joined by EPT founder and Team PokerStars pro John Duthie, resplendent and as well groomed as ever.

Sponsored pro Liv Boeree is also looking mustard keen in the queue.

Tags: John Duthie

03-23-2009 15:21 UTC+2

Early Casualty

[user4144]

Unless my eyes deceive me, we appear to be a man down already. We don't have any ID cards to go by, but I think I recognized the wounded soldier as Sebastien Guerlinze, who was an early pace-setter in yesterday's rebuy event.

Tags: Sebastien Guerlinze

03-23-2009 15:24 UTC+2

Two Out of Three Ain't Bad

[user46392]

Erich Kollman has now taken his seat, and just a few minutes into level 1, Mr. Tony G also appeared, to a round of applause from the other players when he was announced by the TD. In our TD's immortal words, "Good luck and try to kick him out."

03-23-2009 15:26 UTC+2

Table of Death

[user46392]

Our most fearsome looking table thus far, with players still trickling in, involves John Duthie, Liv Boeree and Luke O'Kelly. Woe betide anyone getting involved on that table.

03-23-2009 15:28 UTC+2

Vos Is In the House

[user46392]

Reigning €50+rebuys champion Mark Vos has entered the building and taken his seat to a round of applause from the money-hungry bounty hunters at his table.

03-23-2009 15:33 UTC+2

Left with Egg-er on his Face

[user4144]

Strangely, we're experiencing more level one all ins than we did during the opening level of yesterday's rebuy event, the latest man to prosper from some early ants-in-pants being Bernhard Egger.

With the board reading {5-Spades}

, all the chips went flying in with Egger's {9-Spades}

in commanding shape against pocket eights. The board didn't pair, and Egger gratefully accepted an early double through.

His opponent, meanwhile, stormed off, unbeknownst that he still had 150 chips remaining, or perhaps so angry that he simply didn't care.

Tags: Bernhard Egger

03-23-2009 15:36 UTC+2

Cagey Play

[user4144]

Whilst most tables have been happy to get the chips in, I did spot one interesting hand where two players adopted a rather more cautious approach. With the board reading {Q-Hearts}

, both players checked, the latter confessing "I don't know what you have so..." before tapping the table. It was a decision that saved him a few chips in the end, as his {Q-?}

was in all sorts of bother against {Q-?}

.