PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw Championship Main Event Day 2 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw

10-22-2009 14:53 UTC+3

Wait Up

[user66118]

Seventy-five minutes into the day, the players are off on a 15-minute break.

10-22-2009 14:48 UTC+3

Kitai Knocks One Out

donpeters

Davidi Kitai called PokerStars online qualifier Julian Hasse's all in preflop. Kitai held {A-Diamonds}

against Hasse's {K-Spades}

.

The board ran out {A-Clubs}

, sending the German to the rail and moving Kitai up a little bit to 37,000.

Tags: Davidi Kitai Julian Hasse

10-22-2009 14:38 UTC+3

Jan Bendik raised to 2,300 from the cutoff seat and action folded over to Russian professional Viatly Lunkin in the big blind. Lunkin reraised to 7,200, putting the pressure back on Bendik. Bendik didn't back down and shoved over the top of Lunkin's three-bet, putting him all in. Lunkin made the call.

Lunkin held {A-Hearts}

and was crushing Bendik's {A-Diamonds}

.

The board ran out {A-Clubs}

, earning Lunkin the double up. He was all in for 38,700 total and now has approximately 78,000 chips. Bendik slipped to 70,000.

Tags: Jan Bendik Vitaly Lunkin

10-22-2009 14:28 UTC+3

So Long, Skripchenko

[user66118]

With a raise in front of her, Almira Skripchenko moved the last ~13,000 of her chips into the middle. A few seats behind her, Alessio Isaia made a third raise over the top, folding the original raiser and putting Skripchenko heads up for her tournament life.

Showdown
Skripchenko: {A-Clubs}

Isaia:

The flop was a promising miss for the at-risk lady as it fell {2-Hearts}

. The turn was not so promising, though, as the {4-Clubs}

left her drawing dead to Isaia's full house.

That's the end of the day for Skripchenko, leaving just EPT Presenter Michelle Orpe and Lisa Taphanel to represent the ladies here on Day 2.

Tags: Alessio Isaia Almira Skripchenko

10-22-2009 14:20 UTC+3

Pagano Loses a Ton with Aces

donpeters

The pot sat well over 20,000 between Team PokerStars PRO Luca Pagano and PokerStars online qualifier Alexander Debus and the flop was {Q-Diamonds}

. The action was on Debus and a bet of 10,000 had been laid out in front of him. Pagano made the call.

The turn brought the {8-Hearts}

and action was on Debus after Pagano checked in the dark. Debus fired 22,000 this time. Pagano took about a half of a minute before annoucing that he was all in. Debus gave a big sigh and made the call.

Debus held {9-Hearts}

for a set of nines, now overtaking Pagano's {A-Diamonds}

. The river was the final nine in the deck, the {9-Clubs}

, and Debus doubled up. He was all in for 52,175 total on the turn and Luca passed over the chips.

Debus is now up to 150,000 while Pagano dropped to 45,000.

Tags: Alexander Debus Luca Pagano

10-22-2009 14:17 UTC+3

Friendly Fire

[user66118]

We admittedly didn't see the hand that sealed his fate, but we can say for certain that Alexander Kravchenko and his short stack have just been eliminated at the hands of his fellow-PokerStars Pro, Luca Pagano.

Tags: Alexander Kravchenko

10-22-2009 14:02 UTC+3

Phillips Doubles Up Potier

donpeters

Alessio Isaia raised to 2,200 before action got to chip leader Carter Phillips. Phillips put in a three-bet to 6,000. It folded around to Pierre Potier and he moved all in for 12,350 total. Isaia folded and then Phillips made the call, needing only to commit another 6,350 chips. He then tabled {8-Clubs}

. Potier held {9-Diamonds}

.

The flop gave Phillips an open-ended straight draw with the {6-Spades}

. The turn was the {8-Hearts}

and the river the {3-Clubs}

. Phillips wasn't able to come from behind and eliminate Potier, doubling him up to 29,000. Phillips is still a big chip leader with over 180,000.

"Good first hand to show down." remarked Phillips after the hand.

Tags: Alessio Isaia Carter Phillips Pierre Potier

10-22-2009 13:50 UTC+3

ElkY Doubles

donpeters

Just like Shaun Deeb, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier wasted little time in getting his chips into the middle. ElkY held pocket nines against {A-Diamonds}