Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
2008 PokerStars.com EPT - Prague
�5,250 Championship Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerStars.com EPT - Prague
Buy-in
€5,000
Entries
570
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
8,000
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and Mattern bets 625 after a check from the Norwegian. Mouawad makes the call and Eidsvig check-raises to 1,650, Mattern gets out of the way and Mouawad makes a second call.On the
turn, Eidsvig leads for 2,000 and Mouawad quickly announces that he is all in. Eidsvig lets out a yelp of frustration, but folds speedily. After the hand he confesses he had Queens and begins to play with his chips, shaking his head.
board before calling again, reluctantly so, to a bet of 3,550 on the 
river. Jorgensen spent little time folding as he was shown 
for a rivered full house.Meanwhile, Markus Golser and poker cowboy Alfonso Amendola had somehow accumulated a big pot preflop, but on the
flop, it was Amendola who took it down with a bet of 5,650. One table down, 2006 EPT Copenhagen winner Mads Andersen led for 525 on a 
flop, before checking down a 
turn and 
river with 
to snap up a small, but useful pot.
when his opponent moved all in on an 
board. But his timing proved to be off as he was up against 
which made two pair on the turn and Slotboom couldn't catch a two-outer on the river. He was left with a paltry 50 chips which went in soon after and predictably, couldn't manage a comeback. The kicker to make things even worse? According to Steve Frezer the tournament director, it was Rolf's own girlfriend who dealt the cards that sent him to the rail.
A couple of tables down is defending champion Arnuad Mattern. Looking cooler than the Fonzarelli in a refrigerator, Mattern has suffered a slight hit during this opening level with 7,500 in chips. At first I was braced to blame his supposedly lucky card protector presented in the form of a jar of honey, before I learned that it wasn't a card protector at all, rather a one off appearance to nurture a sore throat. Still, if he wins this event, then the honey will surely be making more appearances than in a Winnie the Pooh film.
and manages to elicit a reluctant fold from his near neighbour.
Nevertheless, there seems to be a plethora of stars at the fet, many of whom have already caught our eye. Within the rabble is the usual smattering of designer hoodies, ipods and spiky blonde hair, meaning the Scandies are here in full force. As expected, there are still many an empty seat, so I'm sure that final number won't be confirmed until very late in the day, giving those cucumber cool latecomers ample time to arrive in true Hellmuth-esque fashion.
But will France retain the trophy this year round, or will one of the other many nations represented on the Tour Czech-raise their way to EPT gold? Stay with us over the next five days as we find out...
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0