EPT Prague Main Event Day 2 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague

12-03-2009 20:56 UTC+2

Boeken Shoves

A player on the button opened with a raise to 8,000, and Noah Boeken moved all in for 79,600 total. His opponent went deep into the tank for a long while before surrendering his hand.

"Ace-jack?" asked Boeken. When the other man shook his head, Boeken revealed {A-Clubs}

with a shrug. "What can I do?" he asked rhetorically.

Boeken's back over 90,000 with that little chip-up pot.

Tags: Noah Boeken

12-03-2009 20:36 UTC+2

Pokering Once Again

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

The cards are back in the air with Level 14, the last level of the night.

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300

12-03-2009 20:25 UTC+2

Hold Everything

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Just like that, we've got five levels behind us today. the remaining 120-some-odd players are out in the corridors for their final break of the night. We'll come back for one more level before calling it quits for Day 2.

12-03-2009 20:22 UTC+2

Paying Pagano

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Everyone's favorite scruffily-bearded Italian pro

Luca Pagano opened the pot from early position, and a middle-aged Italian gentleman in the big blind moved all in for about 70,000. Pagano quickly called with the covering stack, and the cards were turned up. The big blind showed two queens, {Q-Clubs}

, but he was not in good shape. Pagano tabled {K-Spades}

, and a board full of blanks ensued. It ran out {10-Spades}

.

Pagano's kings hold, and he's notched another knockout. The chips of his latest victim push him all the way up to 290,000.

Tags: Luca Pagano

12-03-2009 20:20 UTC+2

Today's Going Very Quickly

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

As we approach the last break of the day, it seems like a good time to reflect on how super-mega-ultra-turbo-fast-quickly today has gone.

Runners who started Day 2: 328
Runners left now after five levels: 125

It's not entirely impossible that we'll make the money tonight at this rate.

12-03-2009 20:12 UTC+2

A Heartless Game

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Andreas Eiler called 17,000 on a {K-Hearts}

flop, and then checked behind on the {4-Hearts}

turn. The river came down the {6-Hearts}

and his opponent now tanked up. Eventually he bet out 25,000 - but Eiler called him with {J-Clubs}

and, unable to beat it, his opponent mucked.

Eiler up to 250,000.

12-03-2009 20:08 UTC+2

Andre Gets an Edberg-ucation

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

A gigantic pot headed Kristoffer Edberg's way as Cyril Andre got his whole stack in preflop.

Andre: {A-?}

Edberg:

Board:

Edberg is now on an up-there 400,000.

12-03-2009 20:04 UTC+2

Double Dutch

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

On the button, Dutch online stud Bijan Zahmat opened with a raise, and the big blind moved all in with a covering stack. Zahmat had 36,700 chips left, and they all went in as he turned over {A-Hearts}

. He was ahead, but he must not have liked to see his opponent show up {J-Spades}

, drawing live for the knockout.

But the dealer would save Zahmat as she ran out a board of {5-Spades}

. No pairs for either man, and Zahmat's ace-high earns him a double up to about 75,000.

Tags: Bijan Zahmat

12-03-2009 19:58 UTC+2

No Go For Greenwood

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

From under the gun, Arnaud Mattern opened the pot by flicking out a rainbow raise to 6,600 -- one of each color chip. A couple seats over, Kristoffer Edberg made the call, and action came to Luc Greenwood in position. He made a reraise to 16,500, enough to quickly fold Mattern. Edberg wasn't so easily pacified, though. He took his time studying Greenwood before adding a full stack of yellow T5,000 chips to the pot, a total re-reraise to 106,600. Greenwood frowned quickly and mucked even faster; he's sitting around 160,000 now.

Tags: Arnaud Mattern Kristoffer Edberg Luc Greenwood