£5,200 EPT London Main Event Day 1b | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT London

10-02-2008 21:54 UTC+1

Ylon Schwartz Eliminated

Over in the kitchen area, November Nine member Ylon Schwartz from Brooklyn, NY was taken out by Team PokerStars member Barry Greenstein.

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Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

10-02-2008 22:08 UTC+1

The chip lead seems to be swinging back and forth like a Creed/Rocky bout, the latest player to enjoy his moment at the top being French-Canadian qualifier Phillippe Dauteuil. He has just overtaken Scotty Nguyen as chip leader with 85,025 and now has a row of chips that would make the Great Wall of China look small.

10-02-2008 22:15 UTC+1

Devilfish Eliminated

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"I drink six gallons of vodka and four gallons of Red Bull."

I knew Devilfish was officially eliminated when I wandered through the cash game area and spotted him playing high stakes Pot Limit Omaha. I watched one hand where he busted a player when his top set held up against a straight flush draw. That pot was worth well over £2,500 or half of what he lost buying into the PokerStars.com EPT London.

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10-02-2008 22:17 UTC+1

Brucie Bonus

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Daniel Mangas made it 1,700, Chris Bjorin called, but Chris Bruce forced both players to fold by moving all in for around 10,000. After a smidgen of encouragement, he showed {A-Diamonds}

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10-02-2008 22:21 UTC+1

Joe Hachem Eliminated

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Team PokerStars pro Joe Hachem has hit the rail.

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10-02-2008 22:24 UTC+1

118 Players Remaining

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12 tables left. 118 players remain. We will play two more levels tonight.

10-02-2008 22:24 UTC+1

Kjaestad Doubles Through

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With two callers before him, Stephan Kjaestad opted to raise it up to 2,700 with {9-Spades}

. Both limpers called. On the {Q-Hearts}

flop we were treated to a genuine fireworks display as the first limper check-raised all in with {9-Hearts}

. Kjaestad made the inevitable call, and a {Q-Spades}

turn and

river later he scooped the pot, albeit after having to convince the dealer that it wasn't a chop.

He was still stacking his chips at the time, but the Norwegian must have in excess of 60,000 as a result of that encounter.

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10-02-2008 22:34 UTC+1