2009 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final
€10,000 EPT Grand Final Main Event
Day: 1a
Sit N Go Silliness Update
Abecassis Doubles from the Brink
It turned out he was in pretty excellent shape, with his against Naalden's , which failed to improve.
Lucky Luca
Nelson's Column
Other biggies:
Andrey Zaichenko - 130,000
Faraz Jaka - 143,000
Annette Obrestad - 140,000
Lodden Jealous of Nelson
The river fell . Nelson's opponent checked. With a wave of his hands over his 148,000 remaining chips, Nelson announced that he was all in. It was effectively a bet of about 27,000. Nelson's opponent tanked for about a minute, then quietly pushed his chips over the betting line. Nelson squeezed his cards before opening for two pair, sixes and sevens. It was good, giving Nelson the pot and the chip lead at 225,000 chips.
"So lucky, all day!" exclaimed Johnny Lodden, also at the table.
"What?" asked Nelson with a laugh.
"Just raise it up with six-seven," replied Lodden. Then he added, "Nice hand. I thought you had aces or queens."
"You didn't put me on seven-six?"
"I didn't think you had the moves," Lodden said with a grin.
Jesus Shoved
Obst:
Ferguson:
Board: an absolutely uneventful
Ferguson stays in on 33,000.
ElkY a World Record Holder
Day 1a Concludes
Among them are leaders Lee Nelson, Luca Pagano, Annette Obrestad and Faraz Jaka. There are a good few over 100,000 now who will start the second day's play near pole position, along with whoever rises to the top in tomorrow's flight.
As cheers come from the monitor-filled corner where Elky has just completed breaking the STT record, the tournament area is being bagged and tagged. The beautiful sunshine absorbed by players on the stunning seaview balcony of the Sporting Club at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel in fifteen minute chunks during the breaks will be back tomorrow, and so will we, with live coverage starting at 12pm local time.
€10,000 EPT Grand Final Main Event
Day 1a Completed