[user46392]
Five players made it to a flop, and it checked around to Maurilio Mergioti who bet 400. To his immediate left, Alex Kravchenko nursed a snifter of brandy and raised to 1,200; one other player called, as did Mergioti.
Come the turn, though, Mergioti just shoved for a lot more than the pot -- perhaps 10- or 15,000. Kravchenko and the third player looked bemused, and passed.
[user75032]
The easiest way of chipping up is getting your opponents to fold before a flop even comes out. Michael Tureniec took advantage of his button by reraising to 1,500 after the cutoff player made the initial raise to 500. Tureniec's reraise was enough to fold everyone and get all of the chips.
Annette Obrestad had similar success by putting in the first raise preflop. Nobody wanted to play, prompting Obrestad to flash pocket kings. Peter Hedlund, sitting to her left, flashed a look of mock surprise.
"You won with kings?" he asked Obrestad. "I've lost all my kings so far."
[user46392]
Shoving-happy Italian Maurilio Mergioti pushed all in for around 18,000 to a 750 raise and a 2,450 raise from some aggressive gentlemen on his table. Both players backed down and folded, and Mergioti rewarded them by flashing .
[user46392]
Incidentally, the tournament directors are not messing about here today. Each break lasts exactly 15 minutes, regardless of whether there are any players at the tables when "Shuffle up and deal" is announced.
"S**t! Three minutes in already?" wailed Peter Hedlund as he dashed back to his seat (although he immediately jumped back out of it and went over to chat to someone on the other side of the table). Indeed I saw more athleticism as players legged it back to their tables at the start of level five than I believe I have ever witnessed before at an EPT. Good to know players are getting some exercise.
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flop, and it checked around to Maurilio Mergioti who bet 400. To his immediate left, Alex Kravchenko nursed a snifter of brandy and raised to 1,200; one other player called, as did Mergioti.
turn, though, Mergioti just shoved for a lot more than the pot -- perhaps 10- or 15,000. Kravchenko and the third player looked bemused, and passed.
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