The Rate of Attrition
2009 PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv
€5,000 EPT Kyiv Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv
Buy-in
€4,700
Prize Pool
€1,391,200
Entries
296
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000
Two More Birds
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The Proverbial Two Birds
Shaun Deeb opened the betting with a raise to 1,050, and that was only the beginning, as the song says. A couple seats over, the player in the cutoff re-raised to 5,000, and that wasn't the end of it either. On the button, Yakov Nepomnyashchiy made it 12,500 total before Alexey Nikolenko moved all in for 13,500 from the big blind. That was enough to quickly fold Deeb (and his alleged pocket deuces), while the other two opponents both called to see a flop.
In the dark, Nepomnyaschiy insisted on trying to move all in despite the fact that he was not first to act. The dealer repeatedly pushed his stack back to him, but Yakov wasn't understanding the message as he continued to try and bet out of turn. In any event, he and the last live opponent ended up sloppily getting it all in as the dealer spread out
.Showdown
Cutoff:
Nepomnyaschiy:
Nikolenko:
The aces were the covering stack, and Nepomnyaschiy was poised to eliminate two players. When the turn and river came
and 
respectively, he did just that, knocking out a pair and chipping his way over the century mark. He's still stacking those checks, but it appears he's up to about 115,000 now.
Every Hand Revealed
And action they have seen. The author of Every Hand Revealed has been involved in many hands, and had a good end to the previous level and start to this one, building his stack up over 50,000. Just now he was involved in another hand with Cristian Dragomir. Dragomir has also had a productive day, building his stack up over 60,000.
With the board showing
, Dragomir fired a bet of 2,500 from middle position and Hansen called from the button. The river then brought the 
. Dragomir checked, and Hansen bet 4,400. Dragomir quickly called. "I'm absolutely sure I do not have the best hand," said Hansen with a grin. "I have a jack," he said, showing the
. "It is not good," said Dragomir, showing his
for trip aces. "But the people watching want to see your hand," he added. "It's fine," said Hansen, showing his other card -- the (a busted flush). "You can always ask," he said. "Not me," said Dragomir, shaking his head and insisting Hansen was showing his second card for the onlookers' benefit only.Hansen now has 45,000, while Dragomir is up to 78,000.
Glo and A.K.
Alexander Kostritsyn is among those who've been steadily on the rise all day, pushing his current stack up toward 70,000 at the present moment. But before much happened, Gloria caught up with the Russian during the first break for a quick chat about poker in Russia and Ukraine. Check it out:
Back At It
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Breaking Things
A Numbers Game
Squeaking into the money will earn the players at least €7,610. The five-figure payouts start with 16th place which is worth €12,000, and a final table seat is guaranteed to be worth at least €23,000. Moving on from there, each of the top four finishers will pocket six-figure cash of more than €100,000.
When all is said and done late Sunday evening, all of the chips will be piled in front of one lucky man or woman. To that player will go the etched glass EPT trophy, an invitation and entry into the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, and €330,000 in cash money.
Good luck, players!
Little by Little for Lunkin
, and the blinds checked to the preflop raiser who continued with a bet of 1,100. Lunkin called, and the other player folded.The turn brought the
. Both players checked. The river was the . Lunkin announced he was betting, and tossed out a single yellow chip for a bet of 5,000. His opponent thought a moment, then folded.Lunkin still has a lot of work to do. He presently sits with 13,500 as we near the end of level 5.