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

09-05-2009 17:51 UTC+2

Gaining A Thew Chips

Julian Thew is up to about 80,000 after getting very lucky in a large pot. Blind on blind, he had raised a 3,600 bet to 11,200 before his opponent moved all-in. Thew sighed and called with {9-Diamonds}

dominated as he was by the small blind's {K-Clubs}

.

The poker gods had other ideas though and the board ran out {4-Clubs}

leaving the Brit with a quiet but sheepish smile.

09-05-2009 17:45 UTC+2

Thew Vs. Mizrachi

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Julian Thew and Robert Mizrachi saw a {K-Diamonds}

flop and Julian bet out. Mizrachi called from the button and they proceeded.

Turn: {3-Clubs}

Another 3,000 from Thew, and a swift call from Mizrachi.

River: {9-Clubs}

Casual as anything, Thew now tossed in 7,000. Mizrachi paused for a moment, pensively threading chips -- and opted to give it up.

The Score:

Thew: 45,000
Mizrachi: 42,000

Tags: Julian Thew Robert Mizrachi

09-05-2009 17:40 UTC+2

Busto

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Also MIA is WSOP champ Carlos Mortensen.

09-05-2009 17:36 UTC+2

Disaster

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Ms Moreira de Melo. We weep for her loss.

...At least for the discerning gentlemen in the room. Lovely Fatima Moreira de Melo, newly signed up as a Team PokerStars SportStar, is nowhere to be seen, her seat now occupied by Morten Erlandsen instead.

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

09-05-2009 17:11 UTC+2

Disaster For Drinan

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Connor Drinan just exited in the last hand before the break. A typical {K-Diamonds}

vs the

of Olivier Douce. We're not sure where the money went in, but the {A-Diamonds}

was very conclusive.

09-05-2009 17:06 UTC+2

PokerStars.tv Is Good For You

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As evidenced by their enlightening and attractive videos.

And don't forget that from September 8th we will be going EPT Live!

09-05-2009 17:04 UTC+2

Breaktime #2

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Our players will be heading for the bathroom/bar even as we type.

09-05-2009 17:04 UTC+2

How Many Chips Do They Have?

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A selection from the floor:

Laurence Houghton: 46,000
Anthony Roux: 40,000
Davidi Kitai: 18,000
JJ Liu: 21,000
Jonas Molander: 16,000
Juan Pastor: 29,000
Kati Jerney: 37,000
Liya Gerasimova: 40,000
Matt Woodward: 83,000
Mel Judah: 42,000
Noah Boeken: 21,000
Peter Hedlund: 38,000
Pieter de Korver: 26,500
Surinder Sunar: 55,000
William Thorson: 18,000
Ivan Demidov: 30,000
Guillaume de la Gorce: 31,000

09-05-2009 16:53 UTC+2

Countries by the Numbers

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Donnie Peters

With registration now officially closed, we have some interesting facts for you. A total of 478 players entered this year's event. That's 141 less than last year's field. Even with a field size smaller by approximately 23%, there are a whopping 37 countries represented from all over the globe.

The United States had the most players in the field with 55. Bunched together in the next tier are Italy with 46 and France, Germany and Spain all with 44. Rounding out the top ten countries with most entrants are the Netherlands (30), Russia (29), Finland (21), Sweden (21), and Canada (18). The United Kingdom, Denmark and Romania all had numbers in the double digits as well.

To branch things out globally, players have flown in from Venezuela, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Israel and New Zealand.