Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw
PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw Championship Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
23,500 PLN
Entries
203
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
Players Left 1 / 203
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, Thierry Van Den Berg got all 11,400 of his remaining chips into a pot of more than 30,000. Jeremie Zawadzki had the covering stack, and he tabled 
. Van Den Berg was in trouble, all in with his 
.Salvation would come, though, as the dealer ripped the
off on the river to improve the Team PokerStars Pro to the winning trip queens. Zawadzki slammed the felt with his fist and walked away as Van Den Berg tried to justify his actions to the table."I knew I was in trouble," he said, "but I had to pay 11,000 for 70,000. I have to go all in." It wasn't quite 70,000, but Van Den Berg had a valid point. "It's really unlucky for him, but I had to go all in. I never suck out either. You can look at all the blogs. If you can find a hand where I sucked out, I'll pay your next buyin."
Van Den Berg has doubled his way up to about 60,000 courtesy of that two-outer on the river.
as the first player act. Aleksey Yuzikov fired 3,000 and then Ludovic Lacay called. ElkY folded.The river brought the
and Yuzikov checked. Lacay checked behind and then instantly, Yuzikov mucked his hand. Lacay asked if he needed to show and the dealer informed him that he didn't need to. Lacay was awarded the pot without showing and is now back up over the starting stack amount to 30,500.
The flop came down
. ElkY checked and then Gryko checked behind.The turn added the
to the board. ElkY checked once more and Gryko tapped the table right behind him.The river was the
. ElkY was first to act and opted for a bet of 3,300. Gryko paused for thought, but then slid his cards into the middle. After having dropped some chips recently, ElkY is back up to 41,000.
. Sebastian Bauer was first to speak, and he checked. Roberto Romanello put out a bet of 600, and Bauer made the call.The turn was the
, and Bauer led out into the pot with a bet of 1,000. Romanello shot a glance to his right before sticking in a raise to 2,500. After a bit of hesitation, Bauer grabbed enough chips to cover his opponent and flung them into the middle. Before they even hit the felt, Romanello said, "I call," committing his final 11,550 chips to the pot.Showdown
Bauer:
Romanello:
Romanello needed only to fade a king to stay alive, and the river was a safe
. That spells a double up for Romanello, and it puts him right back to his starting stack of 30,000.
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
and action checked to Nitsche. He fired a continuation bet of 1,500 and only the cutoff seat called.The turn paired the top card on board, adding the
. Nitsche and his opponent checked.The river put a third ten out there when the
fell. Nitsche reached for some chips and laid out a bet of 2,800. HIs opponent went into the tank. After about a minute, the player started shaking his head and then mucked his hand. Nitsche is up to 43,000 chips.
