€5,250 Championship Main Event Day 1b | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT - Prague

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

12-10-2008 19:59 UTC+2

Slowly Does it for Devlin

[user4144]

Managed to catch up with online Irish pro Stevie Devlin during the break. "I have 25,000," he reported. "No big pots, just lots of small ones. I did catch this Scandie three-barrel bluffing. I just check-called all the way and he showed four high."

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

12-10-2008 19:45 UTC+2

Full House Too Good for Stoneham

[user4144]

Flop =

Adam Stoneham (hijack) check-called 1,200 versus button.

Turn = {Q-Clubs}

Stoneham again check-called, this time 1,250.

River = {6-Diamonds}

Both players checked, Stoneham mucking upon being shown {8-Spades}

.

He now has 17,500.

12-10-2008 19:44 UTC+2

Finding Your Run-Good Table

[user76023]

Chris Moorman, whom we last saw with just 2,500, has managed to fight his way up to a chunky 26,000 after moving tables and pushing over the top of several raises. He then flopped the nut flush with {A-Spades}

before finding kings the very next hand to win another pot.

He visibly seemed delighted, "I've found my run-good table!"

Tags: Chris Moorman

12-10-2008 19:41 UTC+2

Minieri Picking up Pace

[user4144]

Even without his Porsche, Dario Minieri is beginning to press his foot down on the gas. He now has close to 30,000, and could become a real danger man in this opening day. The last hand I witnessed him play saw his early-position preflop raise of 800 receive two callers, but the Italian bracelet-winner snapped up the pot with a continuation bet of around 2,500 on a {7-Hearts}

flop.

Tags: Dario Minieri

12-10-2008 19:37 UTC+2

Small Dent for Chip Leader

[user4144]

On a

board, Stuart Rutter led for 1,200 and Manuel Bevand flat-called. A dangerous {10-Hearts}

river led to both players checking; Rutter was relieved to be taking it down with {J-Spades}

to see him jump to 28,000. Bevand, meanwhile, remains one of the chip leaders with 64,000.

Tags: Manuel Bevand Stuart Rutter

12-10-2008 19:31 UTC+2

Karl Mahrenholz Eliminated

[user4144]

The Hit Squad is crumbling at the seams, the latest member to hit the deck being Karl "Mantis" Mahrenholz. With James Akenhead also on the rail, this leaves just Praz Bansi left to fight the good fight. Bansi currently has 42,000, so is currently justifying his position in the team.

12-10-2008 19:29 UTC+2

Set After Set After Set After Set...etc

[user76023]

Christer Johansson is the new chip leader with about 65,000. I tried to get him to explain which were the big pots he had won, but he said they were all small ones. At this point, Juha Helppi said, with a slight irritation in his voice, "He had a set against aces. He's flopped so many sets he's lost count!"

Tags: Christer Johansson

12-10-2008 19:22 UTC+2

Davidi Kitai Gets Flushed

[user76023]

Belgian bracelet winner Davidi Kitai has been knocked out of the competition, he was all in preflop with {A-Spades}

against

of Petr Masojidek (thankyou to my wonderful colleague from Pokernews.cz for his name) but wasn't able to hold on, the board getting him on the end coming {A-Clubs}

.

Tags: Davidi Kitai