The back-to-back UKIPT winner, Wojciech Barzantny, has been eliminated in the fifth level of play. We didn’t see the hand, but were told by the table that he appeared somewhat tilted when he moved all-in with ‘not a very good hand.’ Campan Cristian Marius eliminated the German star after calling with a 'better hand.'
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Luke Schwartz, who has been sandwiched in one of those corner tables, has just managed to double up through the poker legend that is Chris Bjorin. It looked as though all the money went in preflop with Schwartz' 
staying ahead of Bjorin's 
on a board that read 
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30,000
18,000
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18,000 |
Jeff Sarwer is appearing in the blog and it's not because his aces have been cracked, and that makes a nice change for both parties.
The Canadian three-bet to 1,425 after Patrick Uzan opened to 625. Call. The flop appeared as 
and Uzan checked to face 1,450 bet. Call again.
On the 
turn Uzan refused to budge and check-called a 2,750 bet to see the 
river appear. Sarwer saw his third bullet for 7,750 called before he opened 
for the nut flush. Uzan mucked.
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55,000
17,000
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17,000 |
Marc-Andre Ladouceur seems to like to raise when he has plenty of chips. Scratch that. Ladouceur seems to like to raise a lot when he has chips. Just ask Luke Greenwood.
The Canadian opened from mid-position before Ladouceur three-bet to 2,025 from the cut-off. Greenwood came back with a four-bet to 5,125, only for Ladouceur to five-bet to 8,625. Greenwood called with around 25,000 behind.
The flop fell 
and Greenwood folded to a 5,500 bet from Ladouceur.
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125,000
15,000
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15,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
When we reached the table, Marc-Andre Ladouceur and Marvin Rettenmaier were heads up on a flop of 
. Rettenmaier checked, Ladouceur tossed out 2,600, and Rettenmaier called.
The turn was a third diamond - the 
- and Rettenmaier checked again. Ladouceur fired a second bullet worth 6,800, and Rettenmaier called.
The 
completed the board, and Rettenmaier checked a third time. Ladouceur tanked for a bit, then slid out a large tower of blue T5,000 chips, putting Rettenmaier all in. The bet was worth around 32,000, which was more than the pot, and Rettenmaier thought for over two minutes before calling.
Ladouceur flipped over 
for a turned flush, and Rettenmaier mucked his hand. Mad Marvin hit the rail, while Ladouceur is now flirting with a 200,000-chip stack.
Busted main early... Up to 45 then couldn't fold a set to @MarcAndre_FDawg river overjam... Guess we are gonna call it a cooler #EPTLondonMarch 10 2013Follow
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176,000
51,000
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51,000 |
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Busted |
Roving reporter Homer has just reported a Luke Schwartz double up in a hand against the legend that is Chris Bjorin, and we can now reveal that he has done it again.
The action is at the turn on a board of 
with 15,000 in the pot.
Schwartz bets 10,500 and Vizsnyiczai Zsolt made the call. The river card is the and Schwartz looked as if he had seen a ghost. Nevertheless he moved his stack into the middle of the pot and Zsolt snap called.
Showdown
Schwartz:
Zsolt: 
Hollywood for Schwartz and a cooler for Zsolt. Schwartz is up to 88,000 chips.
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88,000
58,000
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58,000 |
Team PokerStars Pro, Theo Jorgensen, has just doubled through Nicola Grieco. We are at the turn on a board of 
with around 10,000 in the pot. Jorgensen checked, Grieco bet around 9,500 and Jorgensen called.
The river card was the 
and no sooner had Jorgensen checked, Grieco had moved all-in. The Dane shrugged his shoulders and made the call.
Showdown
Jorgensen:
Grieco: 
The experience of the Dane shining through and he moved up to 70,000. Grieco now has 40,000.
So why was Jorgensen so cool with the call? It's One Direction of course.
Finding myself listening to One Direction and actually enjoying it. Has officially been brainwashed by a preteen daughter.March 10 2013Follow
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70,000
57,000
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
Barny Boatman is the archetypal British pro. He’s typical of the breed which alongside certain foreign raiders, look surprisingly off colour, particularly when Annette Obrestad is involved. Read on at the PokerStars Blog.
