Main Event Day 1a | 2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid

05-07-2011 18:23 UTC+2

Chip Counts from the Far End of the Room

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Player	Chips	Progress
David Sonelin	106,000

Michael Tureniec	101,000 23,000	23,000

Ben Wilinofsky	80,000 32,000	32,000

Ana Marquez	80,000
Brian Hastings	65,000 40,500	40,500

Juan Maceiras	62,500 17,500	17,500

Fatima Moreira de Melo	61,500 23,500	23,500

Nicolas Chouity	60,000 14,000	14,000

Vadim Markushevski	60,000 42,500	42,500

Barry Greenstein	58,000 26,000	26,000

Liv Boeree	58,000 -18,000	-18,000

Jason Mercier	57,000 15,000	15,000

Sami Kelopuro	54,000 30,000	30,000
Vanessa Selbst	43,000 12,500	12,500

Tom Dwan	42,000 2,000	2,000
Jens Kyllonen	38,000 6,000	6,000

Fabrice Soulier	35,000
Pierre Neuville	35,000 1,800	1,800

Casey Kastle	31,000 -7,500	-7,500
Tobias Reinkemeier	31,000 1,000	1,000
Kevin Vandersmissen	27,000 -19,000	-19,000
Michael Eiler	25,000 -17,000	-17,000

[Removed:197]	19,000 -4,000	-4,000
Ville Wahlbeck	17,500 -17,500	-17,500

Joao Barbosa	17,000 -6,300	-6,300

05-07-2011 18:33 UTC+2

Ben-t Into Shape

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Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Ben Wilinofsky just added another 30,000 to his stack when his opponent made a big shove all in on the turn of a {Q-Hearts} {5-Spades} {9-Spades} {6-Hearts} board holding {8-Hearts} {8-Clubs} . The Canadian beat him into the pot and turned over {9-Clubs} {9-Hearts} for a set, just needing to avoid a gutshot-making seven on the river, which he easily did when the {2-Hearts} appeared instead.

Tags: Ben Wilinofsky

05-07-2011 18:37 UTC+2

Wilinofsky Not Quite Centurion But Definitely in Charge

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Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Ben Wilinofsky raised to 1,025 under the gun and it folded all the way around to the gentleman in the big blind (astoundingly, there are a few people in this incredibly stacked field whose faces we do not recognise). Mr. Big Blind called, and they saw a flop.

Flop: {2-Spades} {5-Clubs} {8-Spades}

Mr. Big Blind checked to Wilinofsky who bet 1,500. After a short pause, Mr. BB called.

Turn: {10-Hearts}

Again, Mr. BB checked, and Wilinofsky now bet 2,500. This time the pause from Mr. BB was rather longer, but he eventually called again.

River: {2-Clubs}

Mr. BB checked for a third and final time. Wilinofsky asked the dealer to spread the pot (it was around 12,500) before betting 35,000 to cover Mr. BB, who had around 15,000 left. The spell in the tank from Mr. BB was epic this time - after perhaps five or six minutes, the clock was called. Mr. BB attempted to extract some information from Wilinofsky via the medium of asking questions, but Wilinofsky just stared fixedly at the felt and refused to answer. Eventually, with around 20 seconds remaining, Mr. BB folded.

Wilinofsky is up to 90,000.

Tags: Ben Wilinofsky

05-07-2011 18:42 UTC+2

Cada-ver

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Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

We are down another one of our world champions - following the demise of Chris Moneymaker earlier in the day, we have now lost Joe Cada. We didn't see the hand, but we could tell from the celebrations that EPT Deauville champion Lucien Cohen was the assassin.

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Joe Cada Lucien Cohen

05-07-2011 18:47 UTC+2

Duhamel Grinds a Short Stack

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Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

The WSOP champ's stack is proving to be glued, limpet-like to his table. Jonathan Duhamel doesn't seem one of those lump-it-in types who regard a short stack as something to be moved in asap regardless - he's up over 10,000 after a period of being vultured by media on less than 3,000.

He raised preflop to 800 from an 8,000 stack, called by no fewer than four players, keen to have a shot at stacking the famous Canadian, perhaps. The flop arrived {8-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {2-Clubs} and action checked all the way around. The big blind bet 2,000 on the {2-Diamonds} turn, called by Duhamel alone. The river was the {A-Clubs} , and now checking to Duhamel, the big blind passed when he moved in for 4,150.

"Respect," he said to Duhamel, although there wasn't much sign of it preflop. In any case those who bet against his making the dinner break are about to lose.

Tags: Jonathan Duhamel

05-07-2011 18:47 UTC+2

Terrible Mistake Turns Out Nice for Palovic

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Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

The gentleman under the gun had raised to 1,050 and been called by Kevin Vandersmissen, Fabrizio Cataldi on the button and the gentleman in the small blind before Dag Palovic in the big blind attempted to call also. Problem was, he had just tossed in a 5,000 chip on top of the 500 chip that had been serving as his blind, and after a discussion with the floorman who'd been called over, it was ruled that the chip constituted a reraise to 5,500. Palovic tried to argue but it did no good.

However, it worked out well for the Team PokerStars Pro - his four opponents all passed and he's back up to his 30,000 starting stack.

Tags: Dag Palovic

05-07-2011 18:48 UTC+2

A Few More Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Bari	90,000 61,000	61,000
Angel Guillen	78,000 42,000	42,000

Anton Wigg	68,000 6,000	6,000

Andrew Chen	54,000 22,000	22,000
Jeffrey Hakim	48,000 -2,000	-2,000
Maria Maceiras	40,000 18,500	18,500
Ted Forrest	37,000 5,000	5,000
Fabian Quoss	32,000 5,500	5,500
David Vamplew	20,000 -26,300	-26,300

Mike McDonald	18,000 -22,500	-22,500

05-07-2011 18:49 UTC+2

Dinner Break - 75 Minutes

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Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Players are now on dinner break, the whole field going at once and dispersing, we've heard, around the restaurants of the Casino, which look pretty fancy (judging by the number of spotless wineglasses set per person). It's delicious tortilla for the press; back soon for the final three levels of the day.

05-07-2011 19:59 UTC+2

Assorted Photos, Part 1

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05-07-2011 20:00 UTC+2

Assorted Photos, Part 2

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