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

12-03-2009 13:59 UTC+2

Bulgarian Watch

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Things are not looking great for our two Bulgarians so far.

Atanas Gueorguiev - 32,000
Alexandar Milanov - 16,500

12-03-2009 14:04 UTC+2

Calo High

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An enormous pot had erupted while no-one was looking - there was perhaps 90,000 already in the middle by the time we got there on the river of the {K-Clubs}

board.

Furthermore, Frank Calo in early position had bet out an additional 22,400, driving his opponent Fabrice Cecchini into the tank. Cecchini had already sunk most of his stack into this pot, and had less than 40,000 left to his name. Eventually he folded, and Calo is newly numbered among the chip leaders - he's up to around 150,000.

12-03-2009 14:08 UTC+2

Calling a Spade a Spade

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Hilarity at Table 15, as Stephane Hee picked up a pot. Witness:

Rene Baranek: {J-Clubs}

Hee:

Board:

12-03-2009 14:13 UTC+2

Katja Caught

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Katja Thater is down to just 17,000 after doubling up a short stack who moved in on a {7-Clubs}

flop with

. Thater called with {7-Hearts}

, failed to suck out on the {A-Clubs}

turn or

river, and she is now in a short-stack predicament.

Tags: Katja Thater

12-03-2009 14:25 UTC+2

Something to Gork At

[user46392]

Overnight chip leader Marc Gork has one-upped his awful clashing pink-and-orange outfit from the other day - today he has turned up wearing his regulation issue Hilton bathrobe and slippers, topped with his oversized furry Russian hat. A presence to be feared in the card room, indeed.

Tags: Marc Gork

12-03-2009 14:27 UTC+2

Break Time

[user46392]

Let's see how many cigarettes we can smoke in 15 minutes!

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

12-03-2009 14:44 UTC+2

Play Resumes

[user66118]

Hey, let's play some more poker.

12-03-2009 14:54 UTC+2

Silow Sent Off

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Oskar Silow open-shoved in early position, sliding his last 10,500 chips into the pot. A few seats over, Marcin Horecki re-raised to 22,000, and he successfully isolated himself against the at-risk Silow.

Silow showed down {7-Diamonds}

, and he was racing for his survival against the Team PokerStars Pro's {A-Clubs}

. The dealer would show him no favor, though, as the board ran out {K-Diamonds}

. Unable to hold his pocket pair, Oskar Silow has been knocked out of Day 2.

Horecki is now quite, quite healthy. After a fine start to his day, the Polish pro is up to 177,000.

Tags: Marcin Horecki Oskar Silow

12-03-2009 14:57 UTC+2

Van den Berg Vanquished

[user66118]

With a button raise in front of him, Thierry van den Berg moved all in for 17,500 from the small blind. The big blind then moved all in himself, and the button called both men with a chance for the double knockout.

Showdown
Button: {A-Spades}

van den Berg: {A-Clubs}

Big Blind: {A-Hearts}

The big blind's pocket aces would hold up in the end. The button flopped a king, and van den Burg turned a flush draw, but neither man could catch up. For the big blind, that spells a double-up-and-then-some. For van den Berg, it's the end of the road and the end of his tournament.

Tags: Thierry van den Berg