€4,350 EPT Budapest Main Event Day 1a | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Budapest

10-28-2008 18:49 UTC+2

Players Return from Break

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Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

10-28-2008 18:36 UTC+2

Turmezey Doubles Through Obrestad

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A fortunate double-up for Peter Turmezey, courtesy of Annette Obrestad. He got his chips in behind with {8-Clubs}

not looking very good against Obrestad's {K-Clubs}

, but the

board rather improved his hand and as Obrestad politely tapped the table, he raked in the chips.

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10-28-2008 18:32 UTC+2

Players Take a 15-Minute Break

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10-28-2008 18:29 UTC+2

A Few Counts

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Keith Hawkins: 3,700
Gino Alacqua: 8,500
Marcel Luske: 14,000
Ludovic Lacay: 24,000
Danny Ryan: 13,000
Paul Testud: 17,500
Luca Pagano: 23,000
Mikael Norinder: 20,000

10-28-2008 18:25 UTC+2

That photo of Frida with Nicolas Levi was taken earlier in the day; she is currently ministering to the aching back muscles of Danny Ryan. As she massages Mr Ryan, however, a worrying squeaking noise can be clearly heard above the background noise of the card room. We're hoping it's the chair making the noise, rather than any part of Mr Ryan or Frida...

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10-28-2008 18:18 UTC+2

Busted

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Among those who have recently bitten the tournament dust is usually jovial Frenchman Nicolas Levi, here being pummeled by the beautiful Frida.

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10-28-2008 18:17 UTC+2

And We're Back....

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We lost our connectivity for several minutes. We apologize for the delay due to the congested Hungarian intertubes.

10-28-2008 17:51 UTC+2

"I Hate My Life"

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Those were the words of young English player Tony "Ginger" Phillips as he told me the sad tale of how he came to be down to just 900 chips. It turns out that he got his stack in well ahead with pocket kings against {A-Clubs}

preflop -- but his opponent flopped a flush, and now Phillips is, as he put it, "Virtually out."

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10-28-2008 17:46 UTC+2

Fiore's Stack Blooms

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An incredibly lucky double up for Stefano Fiore. On a {10-Spades}

flop, Fiore's opponent bet out, and Fiore raised from the button. His opponent reraised to more or less cover Fiore, and Fiore pushed his chips across the line.

There was a few minutes' pause as the dealer confused the pot with Fiore's stack and the floor had to be called over, but eventually they were on their backs, Fiore a massive underdog.

Fiore: {A-Hearts}

Opponent:

Turn:

River:

!

"YESSSSS!!!" cried an elated Fiore and ran off in joy, though coming back fairly quickly to stack up his chips. His dejected opponent is down to 2,000.

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