PokerStars EPT Copenhagen Main Event Day 1b | 2008 PokerStars.net EPT - Copenhagen

02-20-2008 22:17 UTC+1

Ramzi Runs into Trouble at New Table

Ramzi Jelassi just changed tables and got involved in one of the first hands he was dealt. The UTG player limped in for 400, another EP player raised to 1,300, Jelassi called and the UTG player called. The flop was {K-Diamonds}

. The action was checked to Jelassi, who fired out 2,500. The UTG player raised to 6,500, the EP player folded, and Jelassi went into the tank.

"You do know this in my first pot at the table?" he quipped with a smile as he flashed {A-Hearts}

and folded.

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02-20-2008 22:24 UTC+1

Table Talker: Ed de Haas

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Ed de Haas is one of the European poker circuit's most colorful characters. Standing nearly seven feet tall, de Haas is a good-natured chatterbox at the table, cracking jokes and even breaking into song on occasion (he just serenaded his tablemates with the Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer").

I'm envying de Haas at the moment, as he's just become the recipient of a delivery bag of a large quantity of sushi and is already midway through his second spicy tuna roll.

Hailing from Amsterdam, de Haas finished 71st at the 2007 WSOP Main Event, collecting over $130K.

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Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

02-20-2008 22:40 UTC+1

Ramzi Jelassi Eliminates Stephen Devlin

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Stephen Devlin raised pre-flop and the aggressive Ramzi Jelassi put in a reraise. Stephen moved all in for just over 20,000 and got insta-called by Ramzi with aces. No help for Stephen's K-9 and EPT Copenhagen is over for "allinstevie."

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02-20-2008 22:48 UTC+1

Big Stack Alert

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Here are some of the tournament's larger stacks as Day 1b draws to a close:

Markus Golser 60,000
Jan Sorensen 57,000
Ramzi Jelassi 52,000
Gino Alacqua 41,000
Joris Jaspers 40,500

02-20-2008 22:51 UTC+1

Rolf Doubles Up a Short Stack

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Rolf Slotboom called a 4,500 all-in with {J-Hearts}

, his opponent had {K-Spades}

. Rolf started calling for a jack before the flop was dealt and as soon as the doorcard, the {K-Clubs}

, was revealed he needed one. It never materialised and he is down to 13,000.

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02-20-2008 22:53 UTC+1

Stuart Rutter Loses Race

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Stuart Rutter lost a 26,000-chip race when his queens were cracked by A-K. This has left him on 13,000.

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02-20-2008 23:04 UTC+1

Tick...Tick... BOOM!

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After two early-position players limped in for 600 apiece, Michael "Timex" McDonald popped it to 2,100, only to see PokerStars qualifier and fellow Canuck Russell Carson move all in from the button. The limpers folded and McDonald insta-called.

McDonald: {Q-Diamonds}

Carson:

The flop was {A-Spades}

, the turn was the {10-Spades}

, but the

spiked on the river to save Timex and send Carson to the rail. He's now up to 25,500 with just about 25 more minutes to play today.

Tags: Michael McDonald

02-20-2008 23:16 UTC+1

Seven More Hands

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The tournament clock has been stopped with 11 minutes, 46 seconds left. Instead of playing until the clock hits zero, seven more hands will be played on each table. After that, play will end, the 25-denomination chips will be raced off the tables, and players will bag and tag their chips.

02-20-2008 23:37 UTC+1

Charlie Ciresi Eliminated

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On the last hand of the night, Arnaud Mattern raised to 1,800, a middle-position player reraised to 8,000, and Charlie Ciresi moved all in for 12,500. Mattern folded and the MP player called. Ciresi turned up A-A and was in great shape against his opponent's {Q-Clubs}

. The flop was K-J-7, the turn was an eight, but a queen spiked on the river -- a cruel end to Ciresi's tournament.

Tags: Charlie Ciresi