€5,300 EPT San Remo Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2009 PokerStars.com EPT San Remo
€5,300 EPT San Remo Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.com EPT San Remo
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,713,300
Entries
1,178
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Wrap It Up
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There were a staggering 578 players in the field today, spread across three rooms on the second floor of the casino. Annette Obrestad, Casey Kastle, Chad Brown, Greg Raymer and Dario Alioto were some of the biggest names who were in the field at the start of play, but will not be returning on Monday for Day 2.
By the end of the night there were several players competing for the title of Top Dog. Our survey of the room at day's end didn't find any player with more chips than Asa Smith's 80,000 -- although several were close. We'll have the official counts tomorrow morning after the chip bags are all logged by the tournament organizers, but until then we'll go out on a limb and call Smith the overnight chip leader.
Tomorrow, we get to rewind the clock and re-live the joy of Day 1a when the other half of the field slings the chips around for the first time. Day 1b is scheduled to start at 2pm local time. Expect the field to be close to the maximum of 610 players.
Until then, you can find us at the bar.
Current Standings
Game Over for Ludo
couldn't pull any miracles out of the deck for him.
Count Down from Five
Timex and Glo
Mike "Timex" McDonald came unwound in this level, but our Gloria Balding had a chance to talk to the young pro while he still was still fighting it out on the felt.
Kravchenko Hanging in There
flop. Kravchenko checked and his opponent bet 1,675. Kravchenko raised to 4,500 and his opponent quickly passed.Kravchenko on a below-average 16,000 or so.
Horecki Surrenders to River Raise
and bet 1,525. His lone opponent, the button player, thoughtfully considered his action and then called. Both players checked the turn 
. The river fell 
. Horecki had first action and, perhaps given his opponent's check on the turn, led out for 3,525. After approximately twenty seconds, his opponent raised to 8,500. It took Horecki far less time to fold. His opponent showed presto -- pocket fives."It's a value bluff!" said Horecki. His stack took a slight hit, but is still strong at approximately 35,000.
Saab Changes Gears Again
After shooting up to 30,000 while noone was looking, Saab is now down to a mere 6,200. With his current rate of swings, we fully expect him to be chip leader next time we walk the floor.
French-On-French Action
