€8,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event Day 1a | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

09-04-2009 15:32 UTC+3

De Wolfe Climbs Back to Starting Stack

donpeters

After a player raised to 400, Roland de Wolfe reraised to 1,200 from later position. The original raiser made the call. The two players took the flop of [As} {10-Clubs}

. The first player checked to Wolfe and he fired 1,325. His opponent called.

The turn brought the {Q-Diamonds}

and action checked to Wolfe again. He fired a pot-sized bet of 5,000. His opponent tanked for a minute or two and then let his hand go, giving Wolfe the pot. Wolfe is now back to right around his starting stack of 30,000 chips.

Tags: Roland de Wolfe

09-04-2009 15:29 UTC+3

A Little Cold for Freddy

donpeters

Freddy Deeb was just overheard commenting about how cold he is in the tournament room. "It's freezing man!" he exclaimed. "We're in Barcelona, it should be warm!"

Tags: Freddy Deeb

09-04-2009 15:19 UTC+3

Frida's Here

[user46392]

Are you a weary poker player, suffering from the stresses and strains of already an hour and a half hard at work at the felt here in the Gran Casino de Barcelona?

Never fear! The EPT's own belle de massage, Frida, is here to soothe your aching shoulder muscles. Looking rather lovely in a frankly awesome leather miniskirt, her masseuse's skills are proving very popular already.

09-04-2009 15:17 UTC+3

Aguiar Flops Nuts, Gets Paid

[user76023]

With around 15,000 in the pot on a board reading {Q-Hearts}

, Jonathan Aguiar bet 10,000 on the river. He was paid off by his Scandinavian opponent who mucked when shown {10-Hearts}

for the flopped straight.

09-04-2009 15:15 UTC+3

Spindler Takes a Knock

[user46392]

Benny Spindler's taken a bit of a hit, and is currently perched on a 24,000 stack, a look of distinct consternation about his face.

There seems to have been an under the gun raise followed by a call from the button. Over to Spindler in the small blind who reraised. Both under-the-gun and button called, and they saw a flop.

Flop: {Q-Spades}

Spindler bet out 3,000 and the original raiser passed. A flat call from the button later, though, and they saw a turn.

Turn: a harmless-looking {5-Clubs}

Spindler went into the tank for a few moments before checking. The button bet 5,200 -- and Spindler rewarded him with an insta-fold.

Tags: Benny Spindler

09-04-2009 15:14 UTC+3

Langmann 5-Bet Folds...

[user76023]

Florian Langmann raises to 400 from early position and the player to his left makes it 900. It's passed to the big blind who reraises to 2,150.

The action returns to the German who made it 5,900 with about 27,000 behind. The middle player folded and the big blind said, "I'm sorry but I'm all-in."

Langmann dwelt for two minutes before throwing his cards in the muck having put in nearly 6,000 of his stack without even seeing a flop.

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

09-04-2009 14:49 UTC+3

Long Day

[user76023]

Today we'll be playing 9 levels, with a staggered dinner break between 7.15pm and 9pm local time.

09-04-2009 14:49 UTC+3

No Mercy for Mercier

[user46392]

Undeterred, Jason Mercier reraised to 875 on the button after a raise from the cutoff, but the gent on the cutoff liked his hand enough to re-pop Mercier for 3,150. After a moment's consideration, Mercier gave it up.

Tags: Jason Mercier

09-04-2009 14:46 UTC+3

Table Of Doom Update

[user46392]

Losers: Arnaud Mattern (18,600) and Roland de Wolfe (24,000)

Winner: Dragan Galic (40,000)

Tags: Arnaud Mattern Roland de Wolfe