2007 EPT - Barcelona

EPT Barcelona Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info

2007 EPT - Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♠10♥
Prize
€1,170,700
Event Info
Buy-in
€7,700
Prize Pool
€4,181,100
Entries
543
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
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May I see your I.D.?

[user25067]
[user25067]
Annette
Annette
There are a number of VERY young faces in today's field, such as 18-year old Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad and 19-year old Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke, due to the fact that the legal age to play poker in Europe is 18 as opposed to 21 in the U.S. These two young superstars are still several years away from chasing their first WSOP bracelets, but have already made great strides in both online play and in live events outside the U.S. Fricke was the runner-up in the 2007 Aussie Millions in January while Obrestad recently won over $117,000 for first place in the Full Tilt Poker $500,000 Guarantee.

Tags: Annette_15Jimmy Fricke

Gobboboy = Early Chipleader

[user24788]
[user24788]
Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke
Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke
Jimmy "gobboboy" Fricke is off to a hot start, despite drawing a table with two of Europe's toughest pros, Jani Sointula and Rob Hollink.

An unknown player paid off Fricke after he turned a flush with {10-Spades}{7-Spades} on a board of {A-Spades}{3-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Spades}{9-Diamonds}. After he dragged the pot, Fricke's chipstack topped over 16,000. He jumped out to an early chiplead.

Tags: gobboboy

Lost in Translation

[user25067]
[user25067]
After losing a small pot, Phil Gordon got up from his table and walked over to his pal, Roland De Wolfe.

"Hey Roland-- how do you say 'donkey' in Italian?" Gordon asked.

"Philo Gordino!" was De Wolfe's reply.

"Pretty close," said Gordon with a laugh.

Tags: Phil GordonRoland De Wolfe

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

251 Players Remaining

[user24788]
[user24788]
Out of the 263 runners in Day 1a, around 251 remain. There is late registration for this event up until Level 3. So if you are a poker player in the Barcelona area and have €8,000 to burn, come on down to the Casino Barcelona.

Dinner Break for Half the Field

[user25067]
[user25067]
With the conclusion of the second level of play, half the field (tables 1-14) have been sent on dinner break while the other half (tables 15-30) will take an 11-minute break before returning to play for another 45 minutes. They will then take their dinner break as the first half of the field returns to play Level 3.

A "players buffet" has conveniently been set up for all tournament participants right next to the playing area.
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