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

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 17:06 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 17:11 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.

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

09-05-2009 17:36 UTC+2

...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.

09-05-2009 17:40 UTC+2

Busto

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Also MIA is WSOP champ Carlos Mortensen.

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 17:51 UTC+2

Gaining A Thew Chips

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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 17:52 UTC+2

Boeken Finally Wins a Hand

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Donnie Peters

Noah Boeken has been very quiet all day without much going on in his neck of the woods. Just recently, he flat-called a raise to 900 from the cutoff seat. The flop came down {9-Diamonds}

and the preflop raiser led for 1,600. Boeken put in a raise to 5,100 and the player folded.

It's not much, but it's the first pot we've seen Boeken pull in. He has around 22,000 chips.

Tags: Noah Boeken

09-05-2009 17:53 UTC+2

Mikkelsen Gone

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Dag Martin Mikkelsen is out after getting his stack in with top two pair against a straight and flush draw on the turn. Unluckily for the Norwegian, his opponent hit to eliminate him.