Event #2 is Officially Underway!

Thomas Lamatsch has been appointed the head tournament director for the 2009 PokerNews Cup Alpine Series, and he's just delivered a brief set of instructions to the players before giving the command to get the cards in the air.

In lieu of the customary "Shuffle up and deal" decree that we're accustomed to hearing out on the tour, Lamatsch employed a more straight-forward approach, instructing the dealers to "Start, please."

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