Hagen
Mattern
Hagen emerged the victor from this classic race as the board ran out
and doubled up to 19,500. Despite the hit, Mattern was still quite healthy with 28,000.
2008 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw
EPT Polish Open Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2008 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€5,400
Prize Pool
€1,172,973
Entries
217
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000
Players Left 1 / 217
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Hagen
Mattern
Hagen emerged the victor from this classic race as the board ran out
and doubled up to 19,500. Despite the hit, Mattern was still quite healthy with 28,000.
, Julien Van Lang led out for 1,100 and Ilari Sahamies made the call. The 
on the turn prompted checks from both players, as did the 
on the river. Van Lang had nothing more than an unimproved
while Sahamies held 
for the winning two pair. Sahamies is holding steady around the 10,000 mark while Van Lang slipped to 8,200.
on the turn, Juan Maceiras bet 6,000 into the 5,000 pot. After dwelling for several minutes, Gerald Fauquereau moved all in and Maceiras made the call. Fauquereau
Maceiras
The river was the
, missing Maceiras' straight and flush draws and Fauquereau raked in the pot. Maceiras was left with just under 4,000 in chips.
flop and Mattern checked. Kara led out for 1,400 and one player folded. The gentleman in seat nine, however, raised to 3,100 -- at which point Mattern unexpectedly went all in. Kara called all in, the gent in seat nine folded, and they flipped their cards.Kara:
Mattern:
Turn:
River:
Thus Kara is out, while Mattern is up to 41,500.
and then Alex Fitzgerald's 4,000 or so all in -- Fitzgeraldt held and they were coinflipping. With it clearly being Lodden's day, the flop came down for a flush draw, eliciting a wry chuckle from Fitzgerald, but he failed to hit on the 
turn or 
river and Fitzgerald doubled up, barely making a dent in Lodden's still impressive stack.
, but Lacay took it down with 
. "I got lucky," he said unnecessarily.Board:
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
