Players Return from Break
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2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Open
EPT Barcelona Open Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Open
Buy-in
€8,000
Prize Pool
€4,952,000
Entries
619
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Dutch Courage
With Ruben Visser raising it up to 300 from the button, Rolf Slotboom made it 1,250 from the small blind and Wetsteijn folded his big blind. Back round to Visser, who then announced "All in," without physically putting another chip in the pot.
"Snoops, are there any good looking girls outside?" asked Slotboom as he contemplated his decision.
"If you play aces like this, you do a good job," he added in his broad Dutch accent. "Sigh, maybe I make a big mistake."
After squirming in his seat incessantly, Slotboom eventually trickled his several thousand in chips over the line and showed
. Much to everyone's surprise, Visser could only table a 
... but still, it was ahead.As I have seen on numerous occasions, the usually cucumber cool Slotboom then positioned himself just inches away from the felt where the board was destined to hit before chanting like a man possessed, "Aces and kings, aces and kings, aces and kings."
Although the dealer didn't quite oblige, the
was pretty accommodating nonetheless. "Spades and tens, spades and tens, spades and tens," exclaimed Rolf, changing his plea. A 
on the turn was not what he asked for, and by the 
river, it was too late, Slotboom was gone.As his expression went sour and the manic behavior ceased, Slotboom shook the hand of each and every one of his opponents before making his way, mumbling "What was he representing?" as he left.
Rockets on the Rise
vs. 
showdown whereas table #25 saw the less dramatic, though still ironic, vs. 
matchup.It was all-in preflop on both tables with the aces holding up in both instances. The player with the jacks took a substantial hit to his stack, whereas the player with kings was not so fortunate and was left with nothing but directions toward the exit.
Haxton Bests Obrestad with Second Pair
. First to act, Isaac Haxton led out for 600 only to have Annette Obrestad pop him to 1,750. With only about 7,000 behind, Haxton thought for quite a while before making the call. The river came down the and Haxton checked. Obrestad remained motionless behind her huge Bulgari sunglasses for nearly a minute before almost imperceptibly checking behind. Haxton revealed
in the hole and Obrestad mucked. Both are now nearly back to square one with slightly more than their original 10,000 in their stacks.
Chipped Up
Red = 1,000
Purple = 500
Black = 100
Green = 25
PokerStars has yet to unveil the color of their 5,000 chips, but the excitement is already starting to build. What color will they be? Yellow, blue, beige, terracotta, maybe even a combination of two - we just don't know.
It'll Be Okay, Lacay
"The board was 5-6-8-9-A with a potential flush," he started, "and after I checked, he made what looked like a value bet. I raised trying to push him off it, but he made a good call with A-5."
"A good call or a lucky one?" I probed.
"Well, I think he's a good player," he replied. "Against your average player it might have worked, but not him."
Martin Wendt Doubles Through
flop from under the gun with a bet of 1,500, Wendt was raised by the button who made it a few thousand more. Martin called all in and was relieved to see his 
comfortably ahead of his opponent's . An 
turn and 
river improved neither hand, and Wendt took the pot.
Annette_15 Takes Another Hit
. The small blind led out for 300 and after the big blind passed, a middle position player called. A late position limper folded before Obrestad made it 1,550 to play from the cutoff seat. The small blind made the call as did the middle position player.It was three players to the turn and they all checked when the
came off. The river fell the 
and the small blind led out for 2,200. The middle position player opted out but Obrestad made a quick and confident call. The small blind tabled 
and Annette mucked in disappointed fashion. She slipped to about 7,300 chips on the hand.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Clock Nearly Runs Out on Kravchenko
, Alex Kravchenko decided to look at a turn card, calling his opponent's 600 chip lead bet. The 
fell next and Kravchenko's opponent led again, this time for 1,450 and Kravchenko called. The river was the 
and the young man tossed in his remaining 3,025, sending Kravchenko deep into the tank. Ultimately a clock was called on him, Kravchenko waiting until 58 of the 60 seconds he was given to make his decision had ticked off, and he mucked his cards. After the hand, Kravchenko was down to 7,500.