and was racing against his opponent's 
.The board ran out
and de Meulder is back up over the starting stack with about 33,000.
2010 PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest
2010 EPT Snowfest Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2010 PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€3,500
Entries
546
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 546
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and was racing against his opponent's .The board ran out
and de Meulder is back up over the starting stack with about 33,000.
Around the EPT circuit, the players tend to party just as hard as (read: much, much harder than) they work at the poker table. Last night, PokerStars put on another fine welcome party just up the mountain at the Goass Hall. All of the typical sights were on hand: cocktails flowing freely, bare-breasted women dancing on tables, PokerStars logos spinning on the ceiling, goats wandering around the bar. Okay, that last one is unique to Snowfest as far as we're aware. In any event, Gloria Balding was there with a VIP pass, and she caught up with a few of the players to find out their thoughts on coming here to the Alps to play poker. Check it out:
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
board. The gentleman in the big blind checked and Mattern bet 1,400; Mr. Big Blind had called even before Mattern's chips were across the line.They saw a
river and Mr. Big Blind checked and quickly called another 2,650 from Mattern, and when the cards were turned over Mattern's 
just pipped his opponent's 
to the pot.Mattern, who was down to just 3,000 earlier on today, is now up to a commanding 60,000 or so.
Negreanu dwelled up for a long time before throwing his
theatrically across the table. His opponent showed him a very respectable 
and took the pot.Negreanu dips to 23,500.
The latest question came from a middle-aged gentleman in the five seat: "Do you ever take a break? Like, when you are running bad?"
Negreanu: "Nah. I've been playing a long time. I don't need to quit."
Player: "Even when you are running bad five, six, seven, eight months?"
Negreanu: "Honestly, that hasn't ever happened to me in my career. Or if it has, I've found a way to keep winning in spite of it. I feel like I'm running really bad today, but I'm still here. It's about heart for me."
Run-bad or not, Negreanu's still doing just fine over there. He's below his starting stack, but 25,000 gives him plenty of play for now.
and the action was on Negreanu, faced with a decision of whether or not to call 5,000.He made the call and when the
hit the river, his opponent immediately bet 10,000. Negreanu knocked over his chips Phil Hellmuth style, but with a little more cheer. He thought for a for a few moments but gave up his hand and said he folded kings, slipping to under 20,000. The following hand, the same opponent limped under the gun and Negreanu raised to 1,200 from middle position. Action folded around to the limper and he called, bringing out a
flop. The limper dark check-called 1,600 from Negreanu, and both players checked the 
turn. The river brought the and the opponent bet 5,000. Negreanu quickly called and saw that his was good, besting his opponent's .He's back up over 25,000.
He got his last in with
on the turn of a 
board, but found his opponent holding 
. No flush came on the river, and the plucky Pole hit the rail.
