Main Event Day 1b | The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

05-07-2013 12:50 UTC+2

Position on a Friend

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While perusing around the tournament area, we spotted two friendly faces over on Table 25. PokerStars Team Online members Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen and Randy "nanonoko" Lew are seated right next to one another, with Lew having position on his fellow teammate.

Randy Lew
@nanonoko

Have direct position on fellow team online member @mickeydp in the #EPTGrandFinal this'll be fun.May 07 2013

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Petersen was quick to fire off his own needle a few minutes later.

Mickey Petersen
@mickeydp

Decent table draw for day 1 of #EPTGrandFinal with four humans and one robot. Planning to win some nice pots off @nanonoko today!May 07 2013

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While both Petersen and Lew are known for their online prowess - Lew routinely crushes ring games while Petersen has nearly $5.8 million in online tournament earnings - they both have major live scores. In Season 8, Peterson won the EPT Copenhagen Main Event, earning $444,595, while in Season 5, Lew shipped the APPT Macau Main Event, pocketing $484,617.

We'll certainly keep an eye on the two as the battle it out on the actual felt today, and if we see anymore needles on Twitter, we'll pass them along as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mickey Petersen	30,000	30,000
Randy Lew	30,000	30,000

Tags: Mickey Petersen Randy Lew

05-07-2013 12:52 UTC+2

Hall Off to a Great Start

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Gaelle Baumann sufferd at the hands of Galen Hall to drop below 20,000 chips already.

She was in the cut-off and three-bet to 800 after Hall had opened to 250 from the hijack. Hall called and then took the lead with bets of 1,650, 3,200 and 5,575 on a board.

Hall opened and Baumann mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	42,000	12,000
Gaelle Baumann	18,600

Tags: Galen Hall Gaelle Baumann

05-07-2013 12:58 UTC+2

More Famous Faces

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Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Brown	30,000	30,000
Andras Nemeth	30,000	30,000
Yann Dion	30,000	30,000
Dermot Blain	30,000	30,000
Max Greenwood	30,000	30,000
Steven van Zadelhoff	30,000	30,000
Tony Judett	30,000	30,000
Paul Vas Nunes	30,000	30,000
Luke Greenwood	30,000	30,000
Ivan Demidov	30,000	30,000
Dani Stern	30,000	30,000
Michael Tureniec	30,000	30,000
Benny Spindler	30,000	30,000
Matthias De Meulder	30,000	30,000
Bertrand Grospellier	30,000	30,000
Faraz Jaka	30,000	30,000
Martin Jacobson	30,000	30,000

05-07-2013 13:05 UTC+2

Lights, Camera, More Lights, Action As Main Event Reverts To Type

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After the quiet start to the main event yesterday Day 1B promises to be a barnstormer, with a big crowd of players arriving to take a seat. Read on at the PokerStars Blog.

05-07-2013 13:10 UTC+2

The Big Pros Are Everywhere!

Happy_Freaked

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Player	Chips	Progress
Govert Metaal	30,000
Antonio Esfandiari	30,000
Martin Finger	30,000
Jason Mercier	30,000
John Juanda	30,000
Joseph Cheong	30,000
Taylor Paur	30,000
Paul Berende	30,000
Joep van den Bijgaart	30,000
Felipe Ramos	30,000
Adam Levy	30,000

05-07-2013 13:24 UTC+2

Baumann Bounces Back a Bit

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Galen Hall opened to 250 from under the gun, Gaelle Baumann called on his direct left, and Guillaume Darcourt defended out of the big blind. The dealer fanned , Darcourt checked, and Hall continued for 500. Baumann bumped it up, raising to 1,500, and only Hall called.

The turn was the , Hall knuckled, and Baumann reached for a blue T5,000 chip. She announced a number that was less than 5,000, however she spoke so quietly that it was inaudible for our reporter.

It was apparently enough to chase the American away though, because Hall flicked his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	36,000	-6,000
Gaelle Baumann	20,000	1,400

Tags: Galen Hall Gaelle Baumann Guillaume Darcourt

05-07-2013 13:27 UTC+2

Team Pros Force River Folds

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It's not always easy to find a fold on the river when you've invested so much into a pot up to that point. Tim Adams and Taylor Paur had to do that in hands just now.

Adams was heads up with Angel Guillen after he was the only player to call a 300 raise pre flop. The Team PokerStars Pro went on to bet 400, 1,050 and 2,200 on each street of a board. Adams stuck with it but the last bet was too much for him to call.

Moments later Richard Toth was battling in a big hand with his neighbour, Taylor Paur. On the turn of a board, Toth led for 750 from the cut-off and was raised to 1,900 by Paur. Toth came back with a big raise to 5,600 and Paur called after some thought.

The river fell as and Toth led for 11,800. Paur admitted defeat and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Toth	34,000	4,000
Timothy Adams	33,000	3,000
Angel Guillen	28,000	28,000
Taylor Paur	24,000	-6,000

Tags: Angel Guillen Richard Toth Taylor Paur Timothy Adams

05-07-2013 13:28 UTC+2

357 And Counting

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With about 90 minutes of late registration left there are now 357 players in today's Day 1 flight. If you have €10,600 laying around you should rush over here and grab yourself a seat!

05-07-2013 13:30 UTC+2

Mizrachi Misses

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Antonio Matias tossed out a bet of 2,000 on a board of , and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi quickly raised to 4,500. Matias called.

The river was the , and Matias fired out 5,500. Mizrachi begrudgingly folded the face up, and in return, Matias showed the . He then smiled, and revealed the for trip fives.