4.28pm: Level over The three minutes passed without any major incidents. 4.25pm: Back from break The players are back to play the final three minutes of this level before they head straight into level 23. 4.10pm: 15 minute break The players are on a 15 minute break as all the chip stacks are moved to one table. Final 9 seat draw with chip counts: Seat … [Read more...]
EPT Vilamoura: Day 4, level 19 & 20 updates (6,000-12,000, 1,000 ante)
September 1, 2010 By
1.07pm: First break of the day That's 75-minutes gone and we've lost three players; Carolyn Gray, Eliran Argelazi and Kevin O'Donnell. Ten minute break. -- RD 1.06pm: Jacobson piles on the pressure Martin Jacobson is relentless and it doesn't take a lot of analysis to see how he's growing his stack. Jacobson opened the pot for 26,000 from the cut-off … [Read more...]
EPT Vilamoura: Seat draw with 3 tables remaining
August 31, 2010 By
With 24 players left in the EPT Vilamoura main event this is how the last three tables will reconvene: Table 1 1 - Tom Johansen, Norway, PokerStars qualifier , 521,000 2 - Eliran Argelazi, Israel, 202,000 3 - Konsta Vesterinen, Finland, 284,000 4 - Kevin O'Donnell, USA, 196,000 5 - Marton Czuczor, Hungary, 440,000 6 - Robert Cezarescu, Romania, PokerStars … [Read more...]
EPT Vilamoura: Jacobson swings into the lead with 24 left
August 31, 2010 By
One of the reasons the European Poker Tour has become so successful is that the destinations aren't just great places to play, they are also great places to visit. No player likes to bust from a tournament but the blow is softened, and the mind happily distracted, when there's a wonderful city waiting to be explored. PokerStars decided to take this … [Read more...]
EPT Vilamoura Day 3: Level 17 & 18 updates (4,000-8,000, 500 ante)
August 31, 2010 By
5.56pm: Break time Just 32 players are left here from a starting field of 384 and the big money is getting within tasting distance. Fabrizio Ascari seems particularly excited and is dancing around on the veranda outside the tournament room while shouting "All-in" and "I'm going to win the tournament." -- RD Ascari: more lively than a crate of Red … [Read more...]
EPT Vilamoura Day 3: Levels 15 & 16 updates (2,500-5,000, 500 ante)
August 31, 2010 By
2.55pm: END OF LEVEL 16 The players are on a 15 minute break before level 17 begins. 2.53pm: Sheringham scores big double-up Friends of PokerStars Teddy Sheringham is up to nearly half-a-million chips after doubling-up through and crippling William Thorson. The river was out leaving a [jh][9c][6h][9s][2c] board and Sheringham moved all-in for 127,500. … [Read more...]
Brandon Cantu leads charge at EPT Vilamoura to make fortune like bloggers
August 30, 2010 By
Today started like any other: members of Team PokerStars Blog woke up a little bleary-eyed after a tasty late-night curry and a few light refreshments. Little did we know that as the day wore on we would become millionaires many times over. By incredible good fortune not one but two ladies in Africa emailed in to blog@pokerstars.com to ask us for assistance … [Read more...]
EPT Vilamoura Day 2: Level 13 & 14 updates (1,500-3,000, ante 300)
August 30, 2010 By
9.20pm: Cantu overnight chip leader Brandon Cantu is the big daddy going into Day 3 with 557,4000. There are plenty of players following behind (a total of 70 left in fact) so keep your eyes peeled for the end of day wrap and chip counts. -- RD 8.56pm: Stop the clock The clock has stopped for day two with officials announcing that there will be four … [Read more...]
EPT Vilamoura Day 2: Level 11 & 12 updates (1,000-2,000, 200 ante)
August 30, 2010 By
6.01pm: Break time The head-long rush to the exits can only mean one thing - that's the end of level 12 and players are off on a 15-minute break. -- SY 6pm: Cantu Can-do again Brandon Cantu up to more than 400,000 after he eliminated PokerStars qualifier Julian Stuer. Stuer got his chips in with [ac][ks] with Cantu showing [jh][js]. The board ran [6c][3s][9d][td][4h] … [Read more...]