Event 2 - €55 No Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys | 2009 PokerNews Cup Alpine

03-22-2009 18:32 UTC+2

By Georg!

[user4144]

Sebastien Guerlinze opened for 2,400, Georg Steiner pushed for 7,225, and Guerlinze called.

Guerlinze = {K-Hearts}

Steiner =

Board =

Guerlinze now on 31,000.

Tags: Georg Steiner Sebastien Guerlinze

03-22-2009 18:29 UTC+2

Ira the Tiger

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Short-stacked Ira Schmitz just found herself all in, although she's not going down without a fight, and, seemingly, without having to sweat a bead or two.

With {A-Hearts}

,versus

, she was looking good for a split pot, until, that is, the {J-Spades}

board threatened a cheeky backdoor flush.

After the dealer had taken a quick peek (I'm sure this only added to Schmitz' anxiety), a harmless {3-Diamonds}

the felt and Schmitz breathed a sigh of relief. However, she is still painfully short with just a couple of thousand.

Tags: Ira Schmitz

03-22-2009 18:21 UTC+2

Sandra Ambroz raised to 1,600 in early position, only for Carlo Graziano to reraise all in for 4,500 total. At which point uber-stack Rasmus Gandrup announced that he was all in too.

Ambroz was left with a difficult decision. "I'm beating you," said Graziano helpfully. Eventually she passed (Graziano managed to extract from her that she hadn't had an ace) and Graziano confidently turned over {A-Diamonds}

. Gandrup turned over a perhaps slightly embarrassing but very live {5-Spades}

. "Oh, nice hand," said a deadpan Graziano, and the board was dealt.

Board: {10-Diamonds}

A visibly relieved Graziano sat back down and took possession of his new, healthier 10k stack.

03-22-2009 18:18 UTC+2

Luke O'Kelly Doubles Through

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Luke O'Kelly is now on around the 13,000 mark after his pocket queens out-coinflipped Big Slick. Although he spiked a set on the flop, he was made to sweat against a Broadway straight draw which never arrived.

Tags: Luke O'Kelly

03-22-2009 18:14 UTC+2

Grimm End for Achim

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Achim Grimm is out. I joined the action with the cards on their back, Grimm's {A-Diamonds}

in need of divine assistance against his opponent's {J-Hearts}

. However, the Poker gods remained silent, and after a rapidly dealt {3-Spades}

board, Grimm tapped the table and made his exit.

Tags: Grimm Achim

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 50

03-22-2009 18:12 UTC+2

Current Current Chip Leader

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No sooner than Snoopy typed that last post did Rasmus Gandrup overtake the chip lead from Viliyan Petleshkov. Gandrup is currently sitting with well over 40,000 in chips.

Tags: Rasmus Gandrup

03-22-2009 18:04 UTC+2

Current Chip Leader

[user4144]

Chip daddy at the moment is this happy chappy, Viliyan Petleshkov. He has a right to be cheery, though, as he's currently riding high with 27,000.

In fact, just prior to that count, he eliminated Anders Willemoes Larsen with {9-Hearts}

versus

on an ensuing {3-Spades}

board, all in preflop with Petleshkov calling a small(ish) three-bet push from Larsen.

Tags: Anders Willemoes Larsen Viliyan Petleshkov

03-22-2009 18:00 UTC+2

Yoeri Van Erp Doubles Through

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Yoeri Van Erp has doubled through to what I believe is the 13,000 mark. He was in dominating shape with {A-Spades}

versus

on a

flop and, as to his requests, dodged a harmless {K-Hearts}

and

turn and river.

Tags: Yoeri Van Erp

03-22-2009 17:59 UTC+2

Vos Accident Turns out Nice

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Mark Vos attempted to raise to 625, only to be informed by the tournament director that it was 800 minimum. "No worries, that's what I meant to do," he lied, and promptly got called in three spots.

Flop: {6-Hearts}

Reinhard Knitel bet, and Vos now found himself all in for his paltry stack, and called.

Knitel: {4-Spades}

Vos: looking good with {4-Diamonds}

Turn:

River:

A more-than double up for the Vos man.