€5,250 Championship Main Event Day 2 | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT - Prague

12-11-2008 18:32 UTC+1

No Action for the Cowboys

One of the aforementioned short stacks, Riccardo Lacchinelli, pushed UTG for around 20,000 but received no action. He showed pocket kings and shouted, "Boom!"

One player confessed to folding pocket nines.

Tags: Riccardo Lacchinelli

12-11-2008 18:43 UTC+1

Welsh Win

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Roberto Romanello has managed to get a vital double-up at this late stage, pushing for 20,000 over the top of a 6,000 raise and getting someone else to push behind. Romanello flipped {K-Hearts}

and was up against Salvatore Bonavena's {J-Spades}

. The board came a favorable {9-Hearts}

for the Welshman, with the turn and river {10-Spades}

and

sealing it.

Tags: Roberto Romanello

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300

12-11-2008 18:46 UTC+1

Have a Break

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... Have a Kit Kat. Players will return in 15 minutes' time.

12-11-2008 18:49 UTC+1

Nine High FTW!

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In the last hand before the break, Juha Helppi was facing a 6,600 bet on a {Q-Spades}

board, but sighed and folded. [Removed:197] showed him {9-Hearts}

with a smirk.

12-11-2008 19:13 UTC+1

Bonavena Survives

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Juan Maceiras made it 8,000 preflop, only for Salvatore Bonavena to push from the button. Although Bonavena was short, Maceiras opted for the fold.

Bonavena climbs to 35,000.

Tags: Juan Maceiras Salvatore Bonavena

12-11-2008 19:16 UTC+1

Lodden Nears the Felt

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The action folded around to Johnny Lodden, who raised it up from the small blind. Jeffrey Sarwer flat-called.

On the {J-Diamonds}

flop, Lodden announced "All in" and again, Sarwer, the shorter of the two, made the call.

Sarwer = {J-Hearts}

Lodden =

Turn =

River =

Lodden is down to around 20,000.

Tags: Jeffrey Sarwer Johnny Lodden

12-11-2008 19:17 UTC+1

Oskar Silow Doubles Through

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Oskar Silow has also doubled through at a crucial stage. He pushed with {A-Hearts}

and was looked up by the {Q-Clubs}

of Pavel Blatny in the big blind.

Board = {5-Diamonds}

Silow is still short with 19,000.

Tags: Oskar Silow Pavel Blatny

12-11-2008 19:21 UTC+1

Bubble Bursts

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The unfortunate player to feel the splash of the bubble is Erich Kollmann. All in with {A-?}

, Kollmann ran into the pocket kings of Rifat Palevic and failed to improve on a raggy board.

The announcement of this hand resulted in a ripple of cheers and high-fives. As I stood there alone, I searched relentlessly for somebody to celebrate with, but alas, nobody was interested.

Tags: Eric Kollmann

12-11-2008 19:36 UTC+1

And Here Come the Exits...

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After the ripple that was the bubble, the tidal waves of exits that were expected to follow have started to come in. Paolo Grossi was knocked out by Joris Jaspers, whose {J-?}

made two pair to bust the Italian.

Oskar Silow was knocked out by Haward Speer so quickly that we didn't get to see anything other than the {A-Clubs}

in front of Speer.

Peter Hedlund doubled up with {J-?}

against the Hoffmeister himself, Steven van Zadelhoff, whose {A-?}

couldn't crack the knaves.