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

09-04-2009 16:49 UTC+3

Ruthenberg Fills Up

donpeters

With all five community cards being laid out and the remainder of the deck spread across the felt in front of the dealer, Sebastian Ruthenberg bet out 3,200. The board was {9-Hearts}

. His opponent took a couple minutes before making the call, but would be disappointed when he found out what Ruthenberg held.

Ruthenberg tabled {10-Hearts}

for a full house and scooped in the pot. He now has 28,400 chips.

Tags: Sebastian Ruthenberg

09-04-2009 16:51 UTC+3

Freddy Deeb's complaints of being cold must have resonated with someone. He can now be seen wearing a black track jacket over his previous attire in order to warm up a bit. Maybe his cards will heat up as well.

Tags: Freddy Deeb

09-04-2009 17:04 UTC+3

Numbers Announced

[user46392]

Total entries today, as witnessed by the official clock in the tournament area, number 208. Of those, 199 are still in the running at this time.

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

09-04-2009 17:10 UTC+3

Lodden Won't Be Bluffed

[user46392]

Johnny Lodden in the big blind called a button raise from his opponent and the two of them saw an {A-Clubs}

flop, which Lodden quickly checked. His opponent bet, Lodden called, and they saw a turn.

Turn: {8-Clubs}

Once again, Lodden checked and this time his opponent bet a hefty 5,000. Lodden thought about it for a moment, and called.

River: {10-Spades}

Now Lodden expressionlessly moved his remaining 10,525 across the line. After just a moment's pause, his opponent tapped the table and folded, showing Lodden a rather lacklustre {5-Clubs}

for nothing more than a turned flush draw gone bad.

Lodden boosts his stack to 24,000.

Tags: Johnny Lodden

09-04-2009 17:13 UTC+3

Not Having a Great Day So Far

[user46392]

Atanas Gueorguiev: 21,300
Almira Skripchenko: 15,000
Jesper Hougaard: 7,500

09-04-2009 17:14 UTC+3

King High No Good for Mercier

donpeters

A woman in the cutoff limped before Jason Mercier completed from the small blind. The big blind, Marcin Horecki, checked. The flop came down {A-Clubs}

between the three players and everyone checked on the flop.

The turn brought the {A-Hearts}

and action was checked by the two professionals, Mercier and Horecki. The woman bet 600 and only Mercier called.

The river produced the {5-Hearts}

and the remaining two players checked. Mercier showed his {K-Hearts}

first before the woman tabled {6-Spades}

for the winning hand.

Mercier is down to 26,000 chips.

Tags: Jason Mercier Marcin Horecki

09-04-2009 17:17 UTC+3

Everyone Showing Cards

donpeters

Leo Margets attacked the big blind from the small blind position with a raise to 600 in preflop action. The player in the big blind defended.

The flop came down {9-Hearts}

. Margets fired out 1,000 and her opponent flipped the {A-Clubs}

as he slid his cards into the muck. Margets showed as well, revealing the {10-Hearts}

. She now has 26,400 chips.

Tags: Leo Margets

09-04-2009 17:17 UTC+3

Collado Picks Up a Tidy Sum

[user46392]

Jan Collado raised in mid position only for the gent to his left in the hijack reraised. There followed folds all around back to Collado, who called, and they proceeded heads up to the {Q-Clubs}

flop, which both players checked.

They saw an {8-Diamonds}

turn, which both players again checked, and moved on to the {8-Hearts}

river. Now Collado bet out 5,500, and after a brief spell looking X up and down, Mr. Hijack called -- but mucked when Collado showed him pocket {K-Clubs}

.

Collado up to 43,000.

Tags: Jan Collado