2008 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw

EPT Polish Open Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2008 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€367,141
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,400
Prize Pool
€1,172,973
Total Entries
217
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000
Players Left 1 / 217
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99 Runners

Today's field has been officially announced as just 99 players. More are expected tomorrow, with the total number from both days expected to reach around 290.

Luck's a Lady for Sousa

The casino stereo is set up in such a manner that while the the back room where most of the players are huddled is bathed in the solemn sound early morning chip riffling, the outer tables are being treated to the very best in party music.

So with this in mind, four-way to the turn of the {9-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {J-Spades} {9-Clubs} board and with 825 in the pot, Ricardo Sousa bet out 625. He received just one caller. The song pumping out of the stereo was Tom Jones' "She's a Lady", and what could be more appropriate as the dealer turned over the {Q-Hearts} river and started tapping the table in time to the music. Sousa bet 1,600 as the song faded out, and his opponent called as the intro of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" started up. Sousa turned over {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} to happily take the pot. His opponent mucked, but did, as it turned out, survive.

Tags: Ricardo Sousa

A Few More Runners

Also now spotted at the tables: Ilari Sahamies, who was actually smoking in the hallway with his buddies while the TD was announcing shuffle up and deal, Albert Iversen, sleepily tilting a cappuccino to his mouth with both hands, Alan Smurfit, resplendent in green, and Richard Gryko, not really doing or wearing anything notable for the moment.

Lodden Already Yo-Yo-ing

In a multi-way limped pot, all four players checked the {9-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} flop. When the {5-Clubs} came on the turn, the action was checked to Johnny Lodden, who led out for 150 from early position. Only the small blind came along. The river was the {10-Diamonds}. The small blind checked and Lodden led again, this time for 425, and earned a call.

Lodden turned up {K-Spades} {5-Spades} for trips and took down a nice early pot.

Only a few hands later, however, Lodden raised it up to 200 from the big blind behind two late position limpers and both men called. All parties involved checked the {A-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} flop as well as the {6-Clubs} which fell on the turn. When the {7-Spades} appeared on the river, Lodden quickly tossed out a single purple 500 chip. The cutoff folded, but the big blind raised to 1,500.

Looking quite perplexed, Lodden stared at the board, attempting to figure out what his opponent possibly could have here. Ultimately, he tossed in a call.

Unfortunately for Lodden, the button made a runner-runner straight with the {8-Hearts} {9-Hearts} and raked in the pot.

Tags: Johnny Lodden

Short Day

With the field today rather smaller than the usual EPT turnout, it has been decided just to play seven levels instead of the customary eight.

Small Field

A few more notables spotted at the tables are Ricardo Sousa, Arnaud Mattern, Ludovic Lacay and Priyan De Mel, among a rather bijou Day 1a field of just 90-100 players tucked away at the very back of the rather cozy casino.

Surveying the Field

Players are still trickling in, but thus far we've spotted Gavin Griffin, Johnny Lodden, Anthony Lellouche, John Duthie, Albert Iversen, and the always-coloful Polish pop star Michal Wisniewski.