€5,300 EPT San Remo Main Event | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT San Remo

04-23-2009 16:41 UTC+3

Hand #27 - Kalle Niemi

[user46392]

Now our chip leader, Constant Rijkenberg raises to 125,000, and Kalle Niemi pushes for another 350,000. After a moment's thought, we have a call.

Niemi: {A-Hearts}

and takes his shades off.
Rijkenberg: {K-Hearts}

Board:

(Rijkenberg grins, but...) {5-Hearts}

Double-up for Niemi.

04-23-2009 16:37 UTC+3

Hand #26 - Constant Rijkenberg

[user75032]

Kalle Niemi has the button in Seat 1. Constant Rijkenberg looks very pleased with himself after raising to 125,000. Reynolds announces a raise to 332,000, a curious amount since there are no red (T1,000) chips left in play. Rijkenberg reraises all in and is double-fist-pump-snap-called by Reynolds! It's the biggest pot of the tournament, kids, so of course both players have premium hands, right?

Rijkenberg: {Q-Diamonds}

Reynolds:

A roar goes up in the gallery and Rijkenberg is out of his seat with his arms in the air as the dealer spreads a flop of {9-Hearts}

, giving Rijkenberg the nuts! There are high-fives aplenty on the rail with the turn coming down {2-Spades}

to lock Reynolds out of the pot.

The river {K-Diamonds}

is probably unnecessary salt in the wound for Reynolds. He's down to about 600,000, while Rijkenberg is the new chip leader with 3.79 million.

Tags: Constant Rijkenberg Wlliam Reynolds

04-23-2009 16:30 UTC+3

Hand #25 - Constant Rijkenberg

[user46392]

Constant Rijkenberg raises to 125,000, and although Ovi Balaj thinks about it, he passes, as does everybody else.

04-23-2009 16:28 UTC+3

Hand #24 - Dragan Galic

[user75032]

Dragan Galic has the button in Seat 7. He puts in a minimum-raise to 100,000, drawing arched eyebrows (we presume) from the streaming broadcasters. That raise takes down the pot.

Tags: Dragan Galic

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

04-23-2009 16:23 UTC+3

On Your Marks

[user75032]

The end of Level 26 has come. There will be a short break while the tournament staff race off the now-unnecessary red (T1,000) chips.

04-23-2009 16:23 UTC+3

Hand #23 - Kalle Niemi

[user46392]

Kalle Niemi moves all in for 461,000, with absolutely zero expression on his face. He gets no takers, and picks up the pot.

04-23-2009 16:20 UTC+3

Hand #22 - Ovi Balaj

[user75032]

Gustav Sundell has the button in Seat 5. For the second pot in a row the newly revitalized Ovi Balaj is in there, with a raise to 100,000. Nobody wants to play for that amount.

Tags: Ovi Balaj