€5,300 EPT San Remo Main Event Day 1b | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT San Remo

04-19-2009 17:33 UTC+3

One Bet All that Khan Needs

[user75032]

You'd think, in a five-way pot, that more than one bet would go into the pot after the flop. That might not be true if the bet comes from Hevad Khan. Khan was one of four players to call a preflop raise of 350 chips, and the one in the best position for doing so. All players checked through a flop of {J-Diamonds}

. Action again checked to Khan when the board paired on the turn, {J-Hearts}

. His bet of 800 chips, about half the pot, folded each of the other players in turn.

04-19-2009 17:33 UTC+3

Break It Down

[user38449]

The tournament clock has been paused while the players go on their first 15-minute break of the day.

04-19-2009 17:34 UTC+3

Watch EPTlive San Remo Coverage on PokerStars.tv

[user38449]

EPTlive San Remo coverage starts April 22, 14:00 CET (08:00 ET)

Tags: EPT live pokerstars

04-19-2009 17:42 UTC+3

Minieri Shrinks

[user46392]

On the last hand before the break, Dario Minieri dropped a few chips.

He bet 1,000 on the {Q-Hearts}

flop, and a gent who had checked to him in early position raised to around 3,000. Call.

The early-position gentleman checked the {A-Spades}

turn as well, and then called a 2,100 bet from Minieri. Both players checked the {K-Spades}

river, and Minieri's opponent turned over {A-Clubs}

. Minieri smacked his hand on the table before mucking and telling his opponent, "Nice hand." Down to 7,100, off went the diminutive Italian to his break.

Tags: Dario Minieri

04-19-2009 17:49 UTC+3

Play Resumes

[user75032]

Cards are back in the air. Bring on Level 3!

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

04-19-2009 18:02 UTC+3

Opponent Shows Mercier No Mercy

[user75032]

Isabelle Mercier has defied the trend so far today of women players having tough afternoons. Mercier is currently sitting behind about 15,000, but just gave some of those chips back in a heads-up pot. She was the preflop aggressor, putting in a raise to 450 chips. One player called that raise, then called another bet of 650 on the flop of {3-Hearts}

. Mercier slowed down when the turn came {A-Clubs}

, checking the action. Her opponent checked it right back, bringing the two players to the river. That card fell {Q-Hearts}

. Mercier seemed to consider betting but thought better of it and checked. She then folded to a bet of 1,300.

Tags: Isabelle Mercier

04-19-2009 18:10 UTC+3

Thater Not Getting Much Respect

[user75032]

Katja Thater has an impressive poker resume but that hasn't stopped the players at her table from playing back at her. Thater was the first player into the pot with a raise from middle position to 400. That didn't stop four other players from calling and taking the flop of {8-Diamonds}

. Everyone (including Thater) checked to the turn, which was the {3-Diamonds}

. Everyone checked again. The river {10-Hearts}

created another round of nothing but checks. The big blind turned over {Q-Hearts}

with a sheepish grin.

Tags: Katja Thater

04-19-2009 18:12 UTC+3

There Are a Lot of People Here

[user46392]

Now well into level three and we're still finding some famous faces that somehow ducked under our collective radar during the first two hours of play.

Recently discovered:

- 2007 GUKPT champion Mike Ellis
- British online sicko Ben "Milkybar Kid" Grundy
- cheery American Bill Chen
- EPT London winner Michael Martin
- WSOP bracelet winner Marty Smyth

04-19-2009 18:23 UTC+3

Tabatabai Battered

[user46392]

Fireworks on Table Tabatabai, as the eponymous John T. doubled up a short-stacked Ilari Sahamies, the chips presumably going in on the flop.

Tabatabai: {J-?}

Sahamies:

Board:

Sahamies is now on a fairly respectable 6,000, while Tabatabai drops to just 2,500.

Tags: Ilari Sahamies John Tabatabai