2009 PokerNews Cup Alpine

Event 6 - €1,500 PNC Alpine Main Event
Day: 1
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Event Info
2009 PokerNews Cup Alpine
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
€46,474
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,375
Prize Pool
€172,054
Entries
129
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
3,000
Players Left 1 / 129
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Pap Picks Up a Pot

No luck early doors for the tongue-twisting Wojciech Kaminski, who bet 500 from the button on a {6-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {4-Diamonds} flop. Istvan Pap, who'd checked the flop to him, flatted, and they saw an {8-Spades} turn. Again Pap checked and again Kaminski bet 500, but this time Pap raised to 1,500. Kaminski, who greatly amused this blogger yesterday by asking exactly how one plays Pot Limit Omaha after spending a couple hours watching the final table, passed.

Fashionably Late

The board is currently reading a total of 129 players, but that number can soon change if someone wishes to buy in post kick-off.

One player who has arrived in typical Hellmuth-esque fashion is event #2's winner, and also finalist of event #3, Mark Vos.

Tags: Mark Vos

Somebody Call an Ambulance

It didn't take too long for us to lose our first man, that unfortunate wooden-spoon winner being Peter Muhlbeck. I joined the action post-flop, but shrewd detective work soon shone a light on past occurrences.

According to Richard Pols, Muhlbeck limped UTG, Nicholas van der Marel made it 200, another player called, and Muhlbeck bumped it up to 800. Van der Marel called, and the other player folded.

On the {8-Clubs}{J-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop, Muhlbeck led for 1,300, van der Marel raised to 3,300 and Muhlbeck smooth-called.

A {4-Clubs} turn and bedlam ensued, Muhlbeck checking, van der Marel betting 5,000, Mulhbeck pushing all-in and van der Marel calling quicker than a pack of wolves on a three-legged cat.

Van der Marel = {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}

and, seemingly of no surprise to the rest of the table...

Muhlbeck = {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}

The {7-Spades} river was a safe one for the Dutchman, forcing his neighbour to make an unsatisfactorily premature exit and head straight to the bar for an earlier-than-expected double vodka.

Tags: Nicholas van der MarelPeter Muhlbeck

I Haas To Call

With the board reading {A-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} {2-Spades} {9-Hearts}, Jeffrey Haas in the small blind bet 500, swiftly called by Emmanuel Rosetta on the button. They saw a river.

River: {A-Spades}

Haas bet out 1,200 -- but Rosetta raised to 3,000. Haas dwelled up for a few moments, bobbing gently to some music in his head. He periodically looked interestedly at Rosetta, who was looking fixedly at the ceiling. "I don't think you have the ace," he said eventually. "Call."

Haas flipped {A-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} -- but Rosetta did indeed have the ace, and he took down a juicy pot with {A-Clubs} {10-Hearts}.

Tags: Emmanuel RosettaJeffrey Haas

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Aces for Jiang

YongHui Jiang bet out 1,200 on the river of a {4-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {7-Spades} board, and Andras Kovacs to his left called. To the whole table's surprise, Jiang turned over {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades}, and, blowing a raspberry, Kovacs showed him {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}.

Monster Pot for Dainius

It's been a hard day so far
It's been a hard day so far
With around 6,000 in the pot by the river of a {Q-Clubs} {6-Spades} {J-Hearts} {5-Spades} {4-Diamonds} board, Dirkzauskas Dainius checked to John Duthie, who promptly bet 3,200. Dainius put on a very serious face, and dwelled up long enough for Duthie to call time on him. Eventually he called, and it was good -- he flipped {A-Spades} {Q-Spades} to take the pot, while Duthie flashed the {J-Clubs} at him. "You were never folding that..." Duthie began to complain, and is now down to around 9,400.

Tags: John Duthie

Big Laydown by Kristiansen

Kim Kristiansen just made a big lay down. Facing a bet of 2,050 on the river of a {J-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{8-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} board from Johan Percivall, Kristiansen deemed that he was behind and proudly mucked {A-Spades}{8-Diamonds} face-up. Sadly for your curious reporter, his opponent didn't show and quietly slid his cards into the middle.

Kristiansen remains at around 15,000.

Tags: Johan PercivallKim Kristiansen