Main Event Day 1b | 2011 PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest

03-21-2011 21:59 UTC+1

Chip Counts From The Middle of The Room

Matthew Pitt

Player	Chips	Progress
John Eames	55,400 1,800	1,800
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	30,400 5,400	5,400

Fernando Brito	27,375 6,325	6,325
Ville Wahlbeck	25,900 4,800	4,800

Martin Finger	19,200

Sofia Lovgren	18,800 900	900
Florian Langmann	16,150 33,850	33,850

03-21-2011 22:01 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Morten Mortensen	135,000 15,000	15,000
Vladimir Geshkenbein	75,000 10,000	10,000

Markus Golser	51,000 1,000	1,000
Mattias de Meulder	34,000 19,800	19,800

Pierre Neuville	33,000 7,000	7,000

Martin Jacobson	32,000 10,000	10,000
Anton Wigg	29,000 6,000	6,000

Salvatore Bonavena	27,000 700	700

Joao Nunes	22,000 5,000	5,000

Max Lykov	21,000 4,625	4,625
George Danzer	19,000 12,000	12,000

Laurence Houghton	12,500 17,500	17,500

Nuno Coelho	8,800 33,200	33,200

Lowering His Stani-dard

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Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Kevin Stani opened preflop to 1,000 and got one caller in Carlo Misuraca. Stani led out for 1,025 on a {3-Clubs} {j-Hearts} {4-Spades} and Misuraca quickly called to see the {7-Spades} turn where both players cautiously checked.

The river was the {5-Hearts} and Stani now carefully bet out 2,250 but Misuraca showed no signs of folding, calling and quickly turning over {9-Hearts} {9-Spades} as the Norwegian pro mucked his hand.

Tags: Kevin Stani

03-21-2011 22:15 UTC+1

Wahlbeck Almost Finnished

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Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

We found Ville Wahlbeck betting 4,000 from the cutoff on the river of an {8-Hearts} {q-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {8-Spades} board. In the big blind, online qualifier Nikolaus Deininger eyed him up. "You hit the queen?" he mused. "Sevens? Nothing?" He now check-raised to 11,000.

Wahlbeck grinned, and proceeded to tank up for a minute or two, the smile never dropping from his face. "Dunno if I can beat an eight," he said, "You played it well." He called anyway, and Deininger duly turned over {8-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} for quads. He is up to 60,000, while the Finnish Team Pro is down to 12,000.

Tags: Ville Wahlbeck Nikolaus Deininger

03-21-2011 22:19 UTC+1

Further Chip Counts

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They just keep coming.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thorsten Schafer	74,000 3,000	3,000
John Eames	59,000 3,600	3,600
Markus Golser	50,000 1,000	1,000
Luca Cainelli	48,000 27,000	27,000
Max Lykov	45,000 24,000	24,000
Florian Langmann	25,000 8,850	8,850

Fernando Brito	23,700 3,675	3,675
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	20,000 10,400	10,400

Ivo Donev	8,000 24,000	24,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 50

03-21-2011 22:31 UTC+1

Sudworth Picks Up Some Easy Chips

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Matthew Pitt

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

We have already concluded that table 13 is the worst one in the room for players seated at it due to its pro heavy nature, which means picking up chips is not only harder to do for them but it is also vital as one mistake could end their night.

James Sudworth has just picked up some much needed chips and currently sits on around 18,200. He open raised to 950 from middle position and picked up three callers in the shape of Andrea Piva in the cutoff, Dmitry Zhukov in the small blind and finally Kevin Stani sat in the big blind.

The dealer put out the {3-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {8-Spades} flop, both blinds checked then everyone folded when Mr Sudworth fired a continuation bet totalling 2,075. Easy game!

Tags: James Sudworth Dmitry Zhukov Andrea Piva Kevin Stani

03-21-2011 22:35 UTC+1

Neuville Viktorius

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Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Pierre Neuville is up to around 50,000 after betting out 5,500 on the river of a {7-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {k-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} and getting paid off by Viktor Wessmann who made a "pffft" sound and tossed his cards into the muck when Neuville turned over {k-Hearts} {q-Hearts} /

Tags: Pierre Neuville

03-21-2011 22:37 UTC+1

Naujoks Double Barrel Bluffs, Still Chops Pot

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Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Sandra Naujoks opened to 1,100 preflop, getting called by Michael Tureniec and Bodo Sbrzesny behind her. The flop was a dry-looking {k-Spades} {7-Clubs} {2-Hearts} and Naujoks fired out 2,300, Tureniec flat-called and Sbrzesny folded.

The {k-Hearts} turn proved interesting and Naujoks fired a second bullet, this time Tureniec took a little longer but still called the 4,100 bet. Both players checked the {5-Spades} river and Naujoks turned over {a-Spades} {j-Hearts} - then the Swede turned over {a-Diamonds} {j-Clubs} - chopped pot!

Tags: Michael Tureniec Sandra Naujoks

03-21-2011 22:39 UTC+1

Not Nau, Not Ever

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Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

The flop read {4-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {q-Hearts} when Sandra Naujoks' chips went in, up against Philip Meulyzer.

Naujoks: {8-Clubs} {8-Spades} for middle set
Meulyzer: {a-Hearts} {j-Hearts} for a flush draw

It wasn't the flush that did her in though - the turn and river came the {k-Clubs} and {10-Spades} respectively, making Meulyzer a Broadway straight and sending the EPT Dortmund champion to the rail. Meulyzer is up to 85,000.