2010 PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
65
Prize
€400,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,000
Prize Pool
€1,596,000
Entries
420
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Break Time Ahoy

We're on 75 minute levels today - by the by, we'll be playing five of them today - so players are getting a 15 minute break after every one.

Out on to the balcony, everybody!

Maglione Says Sorry, Probably Isn't.

Kristijonas Andrulis fired out a bet of 3,200 on a flop of {7-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} with Italian Davide Maglione making the call. The turn was the {9-Hearts} and Andrulis thought for a moment before betting 8,800. Maglione now moved all-in only to be instantly called by Andrulis' flopped set of {10-Clubs} {10-Spades} while Maglione showed a slightly speculative {8-Clubs} {3-Clubs} that had turned a straight draw.

The river was the {J-Diamonds} making the straight and Maglione simply said, "Sorry," as Joep van den Bijgaart stifled a giggle, along with several other players on the table. Maglione doubled up to around 100,000. while Andrulis has been crippled with less than 20,000 remaining.

Tags: Kristijonas Andrulis

Jensen Scoops One

Antonio Buonanno opened to 3,100 from middle position, and next to act, Anders Jensen reraised to 8,900. Buonanno made the call, and they were heads up to the {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop. Both quickly checked, and it went check-check again on the {k-Hearts} turn. The {3-Hearts} river put a third heart out there, and Buonanno checked again. Jensen bet 10,100. It only tok Buonanno a second to toss out a call, then even less time to muck when Jensen tabled {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} for top pair, top kicker. Jensen moved up to 83,000, leaving 60,000 in Buonanno's stack.

Tags: Antonio BuonannoAnders Jensen

The Rich Get Richer

When we caught the hand on the river of a {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{2-Clubs} board, chip leader Perica Bukara was heads up with online qualifier Christopher Murphy. Murphy bet out 16,000, and Bukara smoothly made it 43,000 to get to showdown. Murphy made the call, and Bukara turned up {k-Spades}{2-Hearts} for a full boat. Murphy didn't have it beat and dropped down to 40,000 while Bukara soared to 270,000.

Tags: Perica BukaraChristopher Murphy

Don't Hassle The Hoff

Steven van Zadelhoff
Steven van Zadelhoff

Steven van Zadelhoff was looking a {3-Hearts} {A-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {6-Hearts} board where checked across to the aggressive Belarussian Vadim Markushevski. The Team Pokerstars Pro slid out a bet of 14,000 but after a short while, Van Zadelholff check-raised to 37,000 putting Markushevski into the tank.

Several minutes elapsed and eventually Markushevski folded, Van Zadelhoff later tweeted that he had {A-} {A-} and is up to 142,000.

Tags: Steven van ZadelhoffVadim Markushevski

Mazunin's Trap Fails

Arnaud Mattern opened to 2,800 preflop from early position and Mikhail Mazunin reraised out of the small blind to 7,200. Mattern made the call to see a {A-Spades} {5-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} flop where the Russian continued the aggression with a 9,200 bet.

Mattern made a fairly speedy call before both players checked the {3-Hearts} turn and then the {6-Diamonds} river. Mazunin looked about as frustrated as the average England fan at the World Cup, turning over {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} having hoped the Frenchman would make a move. Sneaky boy.

Mattern drops to about 87,000 while Mazunin moves up to 66,000.

Tags: Arnaud Mattern

Thorsson Rocks Petros' World

Thorsson - more-sson
Thorsson - more-sson

Kristoffer Thorsson has had a fine start to the day.

We arrived just in time to see him knocking out Zennawi Petros. We didn't quite manage to see what Mr. Petros had, but Thorsson had a flopped set of sixes and Petros couldn't beat it.

Thorsson must have won another decent pot right at the start of the day, as he has managed in just a few hands to increase his stack from 32,500 at the start of the day to almost 100,000 now.

Tags: Kristoffer ThorssonZennawi Petros