€5,300 Main Event Dia 1a | 2014 PokerStars.net EPT Vienna

2014-03-23 23:33 UTC+2

Benny Bounced on the River

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Nível 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

After Stanek Klaus opened for 1,000 from the cutoff, EPT Champ Benny Spindler three-bet all in for 8,525 from the button. Both blinds folded and Klaus made a hesitant call.

Klaus:
Spindler:

Klaus seemed to immediately regret his decision, while Spindler sat silently as the dealer burned and put out the flop. Both players pair their ace, but Spindler's kicker had him well out in front. The turn meant Klaus needed to catch a ten on the river to eliminate his opponent, and much to Spindler's dismay, that's what came when the peeled off.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Stanek Klaus	52,000
Benny Spindler	Eliminado

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2014-03-23 23:34 UTC+2

Visser Got Shown 10-8 in a Five Bet Pot

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Nível 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Bulgarian player Bahar Musa opened the action with a raise to 1,100 from the under the gun plus one position. Right next to him Ruben Visser made it 3,000. Polish qualifier Dzmitry Urbanovich, who won one of the small side events in Deauville this year, cold four betted to 7,200 from the cutoff.

The button and both blinds quickly folded and Musa did the same after some thinking. Visser had other plans though, the EPT champ made it 15,600. Urbanovich made the call and the two were off to the flop.

Visser grapped a blue 5,000 chip and four red 1,000 chips and slid them over the line. Urbanovich thought for a little bit and then called.

The turn was the and Visser double checked his cards. He then tapped the table indicating he was checking. Urbanovich took 17,700 and placed it in the middle of the table. For a second it looked like Ruben Visser had some very creative plans on his mind, but in the end he folded.

Urbanovich grabbed his newly acquired chips and showed his hand: . "Good hand" Visser said with a sincere voice. "Kings?" Urbanovich asked. "King high" Visser replied.

Visser still has around 60,000. Meanwhile Urbanovich is up to 117,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dzmitry Urbanovich	117,000

Ruben Visser	60,000 8,000	8,000

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2014-03-23 23:37 UTC+2

Telker Has a Double

Nível 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Michael Telker was a little late back from the dinner break but he most certainly is back now and as loud as ever keeping up a constant stream of chatter reinforcing his claim to have been drinking steadily since the start of the tournament.

Soren Hansen opened to 1,200 and Telker threw out a bet of 4,225. Hansen moved all in and Telker couldn’t get his chips in the middle quick enough. Hansen turned over his cards and Telker asked “What’s that?” It was and Telker flipped over his getting a tease from Dominik Nitsche for always having kings.

The board ran out and with Telker claiming to have “Between twenty five and forty seven.” The dealer counted his stack at 25,700 and Telker doubled up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Telker	52,000 52,000	52,000

2014-03-23 23:45 UTC+2

Queens Hold For Georgiev

Nível 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Yordan Georgiev just ended up all in before the flop holding and he was up against Josef Klinger's . The board ran out and Georgiev raked in this crucial double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Yordan Georgiev	29,000
Josef Klinger	26,000

2014-03-23 23:47 UTC+2

Skoric Small Flush

Nível 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Marinko Skoric opened for 1,200 setting of a string of three other callers before it got to the blinds. Despite the price both blinds mucked and they saw a four way flop of . Skoric checked and Jose Lamarca Capa bet 1,000 getting a call from another player and Skoric. The turn card was the and again Skoric checked. Capa bet 2,700, the other player folded and now Skoric check-raised to 5,400. A call from Capa and they saw the river card .
Skoric now led out for 5,250 and Capa moved all in having his opponent covered. Skoric had just 10,000 behind and agonised. He made the call and Capa delicately turned over which was better than the that Skoric chose to show. They shook hands and Skoric headed for the exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Marinko Skoric	Eliminado

Nível: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

2014-03-23 23:54 UTC+2

Jack "jackziyang" Salter, A Professional's Professional

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Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Poker has come a long way since the early days, and its best players are, in a word, professional. PokerStars Blog meets Jack Salter and learns some solid lessons about the life of the travelling pro. To read about it, click here.

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2014-03-23 23:55 UTC+2

Michael Piper Playing His Own Tune On Return To EPT

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Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Michael Piper wear a vintage six-month beard and has the appearance of a man who travelled here by steam. But he may be the only player capable of standing out in such opulent surroundings, as the PokerStars Blog reports here.

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2014-03-24 00:09 UTC+2

"I Have the Nuts!"

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Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

We're not exactly sure what had happened but Sergii Baranov and Vladimir Geshkenbein were preflop all in for a 50,000 pot. Baranov was all in, Russian player Geshkenbein had his Ukrainian opponent easily covered.

And here comes the slightly odd about the situation: Baranov had in front of him while Geshkenbein had tabled .

Baranov seemed convinced he would hit though. "I have the nuts" he claimed. And so it would be as the window card was the . With the total board reading all Gehkenbein could say was "Nice hand sir".

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Vladimir Geshkenbein	50,000 8,000	8,000

Sergii Baranov	50,000 16,000	16,000

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2014-03-24 00:10 UTC+2

205 Players Remain

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Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

With one more hour to play for the day, the clock indicates 205 players are still active in the tournament. Given the fact that 341 started today, the average stack is just under 50,000.