PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final Day 1a | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

04-12-2008 22:30 UTC+2

Break Time!

[user67765]

The players are now taking a 15-minute break.

04-12-2008 22:30 UTC+2

The player on the button opened the action pre-flop with a raise to 900 and Erick Lindgren re-popped it from the small blind making it 3,400 to go. Many expected the pot to be over with right there, however the player in the big blind flat-called Lindgren's reraise. The button stepped aside and the two blinds took a flop of {8-Spades}

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Lindgren checked and the big blind fired a large bet. Before the dealer could count out what appeared to be a bet of around 8,000 in chips, Lindgren had tossed his cards into the muck.

The big blind generously flashed {A-Diamonds}

much to the delight of Lindgren who commented, "That was a good flop to miss...I had A-K!"

Lindgren is still sitting with an above-average stack of around 26,500 in chips.

Tags: Erick Lindgren

04-12-2008 22:22 UTC+2

Danzer = Dunzo

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George Danzer has just been eliminated from the competition after his pocket aces were cracked by Morten Lokken's pocket sevens. A flop of {7-Diamonds}

did the heavy damage and caused some anti-climactic drama as well.

Lokken opened with a 1,525 bet on the flop and Danzer strangely tossed 2,500 worth of chips into the middle, intending to call. The dealer, however, ruled that Danzer's bet was in fact a min-raise and after a brief discussion, Danzer complied, in an effort to squelch the dealer's call for the floor.

The action then returned to Lokken who announced, "All in," and Danzer snap-called, tabling his pocket aces; Lokken then coolly revealed a pocket pair of sevens for a set. The turn and river brought running eights, giving Lokken a full house and the checkmark for the hand, subsequently sending Danzer to the rail.

Oddly enough, the hand was Danzer's first at that particular table and the dealer had almost mucked it because George was not yet fully in his seat. If only...

Tags: George Danzer

04-12-2008 22:18 UTC+2

Top 5 in Chips

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Mostafa Belkhayate 72,000
Johnny Lodden 57,000
Patrik Antonius 56,000
Woody Deck 51,000
Tuan Lam 48,000

04-12-2008 22:05 UTC+2

What to Do When You Bust Out?

[user25067]

Play more poker, of course! The recently eliminated Annette Obrestad and Masa Kagawa are getting in on the sit 'n go action that is brewing on the tournament floor, along with several top pros who begin their tournament tomorrow, such as William Thorson and Danny Ryan.

And just like online, there's a game for every bankroll with buy-ins starting at 50 Euros and running all the way up to 20,000 Euros.

04-12-2008 21:51 UTC+2

Edler's Queens Are Good

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On a dangerous-looking board of 9-J-J-2-8, Bill Edler made a small bet of 1,700 on the river into a pot worth around 4,500. His opponent was clearly confused by this bet and went into the tank for a long time before eventually tossing out his chips to make a crying call. Edler flipped pocket queens which were good enough to collect the pot as he progressed to around 24,000 in chips.

Tags: Bill Edler

04-12-2008 21:46 UTC+2

Marcel Luske Accumulating Chips

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Fan-favorite Marcel Luske is starting to amass a healthy chip stack. After some recent pots were pushed in his direction, Luske is now well placed with over 35,000 in chips.

Tags: Marcel Luske