EPT Barcelona Main Event Day 1a | 2007 EPT - Barcelona

08-28-2007 00:39 UTC+2

Coverage Starts Soon!

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Join us later today for our live coverage from the EPT in Barcelona.

08-28-2007 00:49 UTC+2

Join us at 4pm GMT for the kickoff of EPT Season 4

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The EPT has had a wild ride in its short three years of existence. The tour has grown exponentially, and you can follow along with all the action live from Barcelona as we bring you the European Poker Tour stop from Barcelona. The event is reportedly sold out, and the players were scrambling as we left the casino to win the last available seats in a super satellite. The Spanish keep late hours, and we’ll be right there with them tomorrow. Play starts at 5pm local time, and will go to 4 or 5 in the morning. Many big stars of poker will be there, and we look forward to bringing you all the poker – live from Barcelona. See you at 5pm Barcelona time (4pm London, 11am EST).

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08-28-2007 17:24 UTC+2

Short Delay

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There is a minor delay as players are still in line getting their seat assignment.s Action should begin shortly. Stay tuned.

08-28-2007 17:27 UTC+2

Who's Here?

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I took a quick walk around the tournament area and spotted 2007 WSOP bracelet winner Katja Thater, along with David Williams, Jimmy "gobboboy" Fricke, Betrand "ElkY" Grospellier, and Mark Vos.

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08-28-2007 17:37 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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EPT Barcelona is officially underway. Blinds start off at 25-50 and will increase every hour with a break every two levels. Play will begin nine-handed and will drop to eight-handed on Day 2 and remain that way through the final table.

08-28-2007 17:38 UTC+2

Interesting Tables: Online Power

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Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad (Norway) and Jon "Pearljammer" Turner (USA) are at the same table.

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Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

08-28-2007 17:41 UTC+2

Interesting Tables: Gobboboy, Jani, and Rob

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Jimmy "gobboboy" Fricke is seated at the same table as Jani Sointula (Finland) and Rob Hollink (Holland). Hollink won the EPT Grand Finale for Season 1.

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08-28-2007 17:41 UTC+2

Faces in the Crowd

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Some familiar faces in today's field include Phil Gordon (U.S.A.), Ram Vaswani (U.K.), Johnny Lodden (Norway), Noah Boeken (Netherlands), Humberto Brenes (Costa Rica), and Johan Storakers (Sweden).

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08-28-2007 17:48 UTC+2