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

10-29-2008 19:36 UTC+2

People Doing Badly

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Vicky Coren: 4,700
Joseph Serock: 4,000
Kara Scott: 3,600

10-29-2008 19:34 UTC+2

People Doing Well

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Christoph Haller: 45,000
Thomas Kroemmer: 33,000
Ivo Donev: 32,000

10-29-2008 19:34 UTC+2

The Italian Pirate Walks the Plank

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Max Pescatori was short-stacked and made a move with a flush draw. His opponent's top pair held up. Pescatori could not flush out his opponent and the Italian Pirate was eliminated.

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10-29-2008 19:32 UTC+2

Another Frenchman Down

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Pascal Perrault joins the long list of other French players who have busted from today's event.

10-29-2008 19:28 UTC+2

Thorsson Up To 18,000

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A player raised to 800 and William Thorsson in the big blind was the only caller. They both checked the {K-Spades}

flop, but come the {A-Spades}

turn, Thorsson fired our 1,000 and his opponent folded. Thorsson flashed {A-?}

.

Tags: WIlliam Thorsson

10-29-2008 19:25 UTC+2

Firesnake at 8K

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Irme 'Firesnake' Alfoldi qualified for the EPT Budapest via a PokerNews freeroll. He's sitting on a stack worth 8,000.

10-29-2008 19:15 UTC+2

Coren Shoves But Gets No Takers

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VIcky Coren, on the big blind in a limped pot, open-shoved the turn of a {9-Spades}

board, or almost did -- she stuck 4,300 in the middle, leaving herself around 300 in green 25-denomination chips behind. Priyan De Mel seemed to be considering it, but in the end everyone folded and she received a welcome boost to her uncomfortably small stack.

Tags: Vicky Coren

10-29-2008 19:12 UTC+2

Musical Chairs

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The always adorable Dario Minieri has been moved to even more adorable Kara Scott's table. Kara is holding on with a shortstack while Dario continues to show off his chest.

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10-29-2008 19:08 UTC+2

Check-Call-Muck

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Elky raised to 600 in early position and was called by Sebastian Ruthenberg in the cutoff, but another player on the button made it 1,600 to go. Call and call.

Flop: {6-Spades}

It checked around to the player on the button, and he fired out another 1,800. Elky called and Ruthenberg folded. Elky check-called 1,300 from his opponent on the {Q-Clubs}

turn as well, and then both players checked the {Q-Spades}

river. The opponent threw down {K-Spades}

and Elky mucked. He drops down to 14,000.

Tags: Elky Sebastian Ruthenberg

10-29-2008 18:58 UTC+2

Locals Update

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Richard Toth is out, but his fellow Hungarians, Tibor Tolnai and Denes Kalo, are both alive and thriving. They both have around 16,000 a piece. Tibor now has bracelet winner Alan Smurfit at his table.