PokerStars EPT Warsaw Main Event Day 1a | 2008 PokerStars.net EPT Polish Open

03-11-2008 21:48 UTC+1

Kastle Loses a Monster Pot to Flink

Just before the break, American and former tournament chip leader Casey Kastle tangled with Swede Robert Flink in what was likely the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.

Flink and Kastle got it all in pre-flop, Flink holding {A-Spades}

and Kastle, pocket jacks. The board ran out {4-Hearts}

in favor of Flink who made trip aces to rake in the 50,000+ pot. Kastle was left with just under 15,000 after the hand.

Tags: Kasey Kastle

03-11-2008 21:52 UTC+1

117 Players Remain

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03-11-2008 22:02 UTC+1

Game On

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The players have returned from their final break of the day and the cards are back in the air.

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

03-11-2008 22:22 UTC+1

Mats Rahmn Sends One to the Rail

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Facing a 1,200 pre-flop raise from a player on the button, Mats Rahmn kicked it up to 4,200 from the small blind. An opponent in the big blind made the call and was all in for his last 2,400; the original raiser got out of the way.

At the showdown, Rahmn tabled {K-Diamonds}

and found himself in a coin-flip situation against his opponent's pocket nines. By the turn, the board read {10-Hearts}

leaving Rahmn drawing to six outs with one card to come. Fortunately for the young Swede, the {Q-Hearts}

was one of those outs and it fell on the river, sending the pot to Mats and his opponent to the rail.

After the win, the T6 sponsored pro stacked up just under 40,000 in chips.

Tags: Mats Rahmn

03-11-2008 22:44 UTC+1

Okumus Doubleupagus

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Alp Okumus of Germany has just doubled through an opponent after making a tough call for *almost* all of his chips holding {K-Hearts}

on a

board.

After the turn was dealt, his opponent, first to act, asked Okumus to count down his stack which amounted to 9,775 in chips. His opponent then opted to make a bet of 9,750, which would've left Alp with a single green 25 chip. After quite some time in the tank, Okumus took a look at his watch and said, "I think it's time to go for me," before dropping his stack into the middle to make the call.

"Good call," said Okumus' opponent, who tabled {A-Hearts}

for a stone cold bluff. At this point, everyone seemed happy enough to ignore the fact that Okumus stll had one green chip behind, as the showdown took place right then and there despite the incomplete action.

The river brought a meaningless {9-Clubs}

and Okumus took down the hand with a pair of queens, doubling up to just over 37,000 in chips.

Tags: Alp Okumus

03-11-2008 22:57 UTC+1

Recent Eliminations

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Team PokerStars pro Katja Thater and Polish pop star Michal Wisniewski have both been eliminated from the tournament late in the seventh level of play.

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03-11-2008 23:01 UTC+1

Scoreboard Updates

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As we approach the eighth and final round of play for the evening, here are some notable chip count updates:

"The Music Man" Stewart Chantler - 21,000

Woody Deck - 11,000

Kenneth Hicks Jr. - 38,500

Alp Okumus - 44,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

03-11-2008 23:25 UTC+1

Flink Maintaining His Lead

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Robert Flink of Sweden is still atop the tournament leaderboard with just under 90,000 in chips. There are currently 85 players remaining in the tournament with approximately 35 minutes to play in level eight.