09-13-2007 13:49 UTC

Early Action

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Robert Cooper's exit occurred after running a short-stacked {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

into the

{K-Hearts}

{K-Spades}

of Per Hildebrand. Similarly making the decision to push with {J-Spades}

{J-Spades}

{J-Diamonds}

was David Wells, who ran smack into Aces in the hand of Andreas Pournaras.

Elsewhere some dramatic double-ups are causing sighs of relief, or, in the case of uncharacteristically chatty Andreas Hagen, amusement. He got his last few chips in with {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{7-Diamonds}

against

{J-Diamonds}

{J-Hearts}

and gave a running commentary about how this was going to be "an exciting pot." The flop brought {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

{3-Spades}

and it looked like he might be right.

"Jack on the turn, Five on the river," he predicted, receiving the {7-Spades}

{7-Spades}

as the turn card instead. "I'll take a Five for a chop..." he bargained with fate, and instead got a {7-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

. Laughing he sat back down saying, "I told you this one would get on TV."