PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw Championship Main Event | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw

10-25-2009 15:23 UTC+2

Mozdzen Fearful of Aces

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Luca Pagano raised to 55,000 from under the gun before Clayton Mozdzen moved all in for for about 470,000 total. This was the third hand in a row that Mozdzen was involved in.

Pagano folded and Mozdzen flashed two red aces saying, "I haven't had this hand all tourament. I told myself I was going to bust with it."

Tags: Clayton Mozdzen Luca Pagano

10-25-2009 15:19 UTC+2

Mozdzen Raised Off Another Hand

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Clayton Mozdzen called a 55,000-chip raise from under-the-gun Alfio "aLFioSn0b" Battisti. Mozdzen was in the small blind and first to act after the flop of {J-Clubs}

. He checked to Battisti, who also checked.

The turn brought the {8-Diamonds}

. Mozdzen fired 75,000 into the pot. Dario Minieri looked on from the rail behind Battisti as he watched his fellow Italian stick in a raise to 230,000. Mozdzen folded {Q-Spades}

, letting his top pair go again. He's now down to 470,000.

Tags: Alfio Battisti Clayton Mozdzen

10-25-2009 15:16 UTC+2

Mozdzen Gets Check-Raised

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Oleksandr Vaserfirer limped in from the small blind and Clayton Mozdzen checked his option in the big blind. The two players went to the flop and saw it come {K-Diamonds}

.

First, Vaserfirer checked and then Mazdzen fired 20,000, the minimum bet. Vaserfirer made the call before the {9-Diamonds}

fell on the turn. He checked again to Mozdzen, who fired 70,000.

Vaserfirer has been aggressive all tournament long and wasn't going to switch up during this hand. He check-raised Mozdzen on the turn to 200,000 and Mozdzen snap-folded {K-Clubs}

with disgust.

Mozdzen is down to 615,000.

Tags: Clayton Mozdzen Oleksandr Vaserfirer

10-25-2009 15:12 UTC+2

Pagano Picks Up Some Chips

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From the button, PokerStars SuperNova Elite Alfio "aLFioSn0b" Battisti raised to 55,000. Christophe Benzimra called out of the small blind and then Luca Pagano, member of Team PokerStars PRO Italy, reraised to 185,000 from the big blind. Both Battisti and Benzimra folded, moving Pagano back to 970,000.

Tags: Alfio Battisti Christophe Benzimra Luca Pagano

10-25-2009 15:07 UTC+2

Vaserfirer Stays Aggressive

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Oleksandr Vaserfirer raised to 55,000 from middle position and Clayton Mozdzen called from the cutoff seat. From the small blind, Alfio "aLFioSn0b" Battisti reraised to 155,000. Action fell back on Vaserfirer and he first pulled back his original raise and then stuck out two big stacks of chips, totaling 370,000. Mozdzen folded, as did Battisti.

Vaserfirer moved to over 2.5 million. Battisti slipped to 600,000.

Tags: Alfio Battisti Clayton Mozdzen Oleksandr Vaserfirer

10-25-2009 15:03 UTC+2

Battisti Splashing Around

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Under the gun, Alfio Battisti made his standard open to 55,000. Action passed all the way around to the big blind where Ruslan Prydryk flicked in the calling chips.

Heads up, the flop brought {A-Clubs}

, and both players checked. Prydryk would pass again on the {2-Spades}

turn, and Battisti fired a delayed continuation bet of 85,000. His opponent called, and both men would again check when the {7-Hearts}

hit the river. Prydryk was first to show, turning over {K-Clubs}

. Battisti returned his cards to the muck, unable to beat second pair.

Prydryk - 755,000
Battisti - 800,000

Tags: Alfio Battisti Ruslan Prydryk

10-25-2009 14:56 UTC+2

Playing Nine-Ball

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First in from the cutoff, Alfio Battisti made it 55,000 to play, and Oleksandr Vaserfirer was the only caller, coming along from the big blind.

The flop brought {3-Diamonds}

, and the action went check-check. The {9-Spades}

on the turn drew a leading bet of 75,000 from Vaserfirer, and Battisti put in the call. The river was the {Q-Diamonds}

, and both men checked once again.

Vaserfirer showed up {A-Spades}

, and Battisti's {A-Hearts}

meant a split pot as the two men chopped up the antes.

Tags: Alfio Battisti Oleksandr Vaserfirer

10-25-2009 14:46 UTC+2

No Break

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The last level was a short continuance from last night and there will be no break as the players play through to the end of Level 22 until receiving a 15-minute break.

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

10-25-2009 14:44 UTC+2

Luca Claiming the Top Spot?

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The elimination of Alexander Klimashin in 7th place may have been all Luca Pagano needed to move into the number one slot on the all-time EPT Tournament Leader Board. It's not official though, but it was estimated that all Pagano needed was to finish 6th or better here in Warsaw. Barring an astonishing collapse, Pagano is likely to finish much higher than 6th and lock himself into the top spot for sure.

Tags: Luca Pagano