POKERSTARS EPT: BARCELONA - AT A GLANCE

[snoopy1239]

Hi, folks.

I'm currently at Gatwick airport taking advantage of some of today's modern technology... oh no, hold on, it's actually my dodgy vodafone card which would have been laughed at half a century ago.

Anyhow, I'm with Mr Raab and Jen, who is lying across two seats in a desperate attempt to get an extra hour of rest (her body clock failed to adjust in time and she only managed 1 hour of beauty sleep last night).

It hasn't been a great start to the venture with first the tube being delayed (the phrase 'tin of sardines' springs to mind), and now the ruddy plane, which is a stunning 90 minutes late (Bah, humbug!).

This therefore means that it's going to be a complete rush job, with two skinny bodies legging it down foreign roads... but don't fret, we still intend to be at Casino Barcelona in time for the start, which, incidentally, is scheduled to be at 5pm.

So, sit tight and enjoy a day of blonde updates - we'll try to make them as fun as we can!

[snoopy1239]

We've arrived and will commence our updates from here on in.

Apologies for the unexpected delay.

[snoopy1239]

Spotted a few players still at the felt:

Rory Mathews
Ulriksen
JP Kelly
Doc (from Walsall)
Martin Wendt
Peter Smythe
Torstein Iversen
Luca Pagano
James Arkenhead
Johnny Lodden
Nick Gibson
Julian Thew
Jeff Buffenbarger
Christer Johnanssen

(please excuse any incorrect spellings)

[snoopy1239]

JP Kelly -- 4,550
Peter Smythe -- 10,500
Tony Chessa -- 8,400
Ulriksen -- 28,500
Martin Wendt -- 13,200
Julian Thew -- 9,525
Jeff Buffenbarger -- 3,225
Luca Pagano -- 10,425

[Djinn]

We thought the field looked a little small, and it's because half of them are on a dinner break right now, with the other half swapping over in a few minutes.  So here are some stories from Half One:

Mainly Nottingham Nick Gibson has been involved in a bit of controversy - as he says, when I ask him if he has any tales, "Yes, two awesome ones!"

In level two he bluffed all in for his last 4k on the river with a missed flush draw (the pot was a tasty size).  His opponent, who'd actually been on just middle pair until he two-paired the river, called.  Gwibbo showed King high - his opponent mucked his hand!
Then, as the table gave each other funny looks, opponent took his hand back and called the floor for a ruling - harsh but fair, Nick took that pot down.
 
A little later, a bizarre dealer move gave all the chips at the end of a big pot (stacks included) to Nick's losing two pair (the Other Guy had a straight).  More floor calling confusion, and Nick's down to 3,600.  But still in.  Amazingly.

[Djinn]

Recent counts, taking into account the JP treble up just now:

Martin Wendt     13,700
Julian Thew        9,900
Gwibbo              3,800
JP Kelly              10,600
Karl Mahrenholz   12,800
Richard Redmond  17,000

[Djinn]

I passed Julian Thew when on the button, and involved in a hand.  The board stood at .  His one Matey had checked to him; he bet 1,400 into the 2,600 pot.  After a good think, Matey moved in for his short stack (can't have been more than 2kish).  Julian called with his .
Matey showed - it was good, Julian's down to under 8k...

[Djinn]

OK, are you ready for a really long list?  Sure, what could be more fascinating?  "Nothing!" I hear you cry:

ENTRANTS (as far as we know now) FOR THE BARCELONA EPT - Thanks to Mad Harper....

20:15 – September 13, 2006

Name   Day 1a   Day1b   Country
Abel Meijberg       x   Holland
Abramo Grasso       x   
Adam Berggren       x   Sweden
Adam Stoneham       x    United Kingdom
Adria Rodriguez-Xuarez Guallar       x    Spain
Afd Chef Alan Reffeldt Otte   x       
Age Spets   x       Norway
Ahmad Ali       x   
Aki Huttunen   x       Finland
Aki Pyysing   x       Finland
Ákos Németh   x       
Al Rapoport   x       United Kingdom
Alain Ghozzy       x   
Alan Sass   x       
Alex Kravchenco       x   
Alex Leviev           
Alexander Stevic       x   Sweden
Alexandros Dalaklis       x   
Allan Dyrstad    x       Norway
Anders Henriksson       x   Sweden
Anders Hoyer Berg   x       Norway
Anders Karlsen   x       Norway
Anders Österström       x   Sweden
Andre Akkari       x   
Andrea Wirth       x    Germany
Andreas Fluri       x   
Andreas Hagen       x   Norway
Andreas Hurtig   x       Sweden
Andreas Kostakis       x   
Andreas Larsson   x       Sweden
Andreas Nygren       x   Sweden
Andrew Black       x   Ireland
Andrew Brokos       x    United States
Andrew Robl       x   
Andy Bradshaw       x   
Angel Blanco Puras        x   Spain
Angelos Dalaklis   x       
Angus Dunninton       x   
Ankaoua       x    France
Anne Schoendorff       x    Denmark
Anthony Lellouche   x       France
Anthony Mackay       x    United Kingdom
Anthony Nicholls       x   
Anton Kristinn Thorarinsson   x       
Arild Helland   x       
Artur Kirilenko   x       
Askild Hansen       x   Norway
AVRAHAM Eytan       x    Israel
Azad Piroot   x       
Barney Boatman   x       United Kingdom
Ben Grundy   x       United Kingdom
Bengt Sonnert       x   Sweden
Bernard Stoddard       x   
Bernd Stadlbauer       x   
Bertrand Grospellier   x        France
Birger Rasmussen   x        Norway
Birgitta Johansson   x       Sweden
Bjornar Koss       x   Norway
Bjorn-Erik Glenne       x   Norway
Bo Sehlstedt   x       Sweden
Brian Jensen       x   Denmark
Brian Lesser       x    United States
Brian Long   x        United States
Brice Cournut   x        France
Brice Van Der Volgen   x        United States
Brynjar Valdimarsson       x   
Carl Olson       x    United States
Carlos Lopez       x   Spain
Carlos Tejado   x       
Cato Eriksen       x   Norway
Christer Johansson   x       Sweden
Christopher Andersson       x   Sweden
Chuc Hoang       x   France
Ciaran Burke       x   
Clark Richard Hamagami       x    Canada
Claude Cohen   x       France
Claus Nielsen   x       Denmark
Cristoffer Sonesson       x   Sweden
Daan Rutger Houtman   x        Netherlands
Dag Martin Mikkelsen   x        Norway
Damien Lemercier       x   
Dan Bitsch Pedersen   x       Denmark
Daniel Elkeslassy   x        Morroco
Daniel James Chastain   x        United States
Daniel Larsson   x       Sweden
Daniel Paolucci       x    Canada
Daniel Richard Ryan       x    United States
Dario Alioto       x    Italy
Dario Minieri       x    Italy
David Alimi       x    France
David Barrie   x       
David Bergren    x       Sweden
David Binstock       x   
David Danesghart   x       
David Gregory   x       
David LAYANI       x    France
David Lundberg       x    Sweden
David Mikael Albertsson   x       
David Palmstal       x   Sweden
David Plastik       x   United States
David Pomroy        x   United Kingdom
Dean Sanders       x   
Demjan Sandor       x   
Dennis Friis Skaarup       x   Denmark
Dennis Plejdrup   x       Denmark
Derek Morris   x        United Kingdom
Didier Cicurel   x        Switzerland
Dimitri Constantinou       x   
dr arulmaran sivaguru   x        United Kingdom
Dustin Bauer   x        Canada
Ed Hollis       x   
Edgar Skjervold       x   Norway
Edward Garry       x    United Kingdom
Eirik Bjorklund       x   Norway
Eli Marciano   x       France
Eric Joss   x        Switzerland
Eric Sfez   x       France
Erich Kollmann   x       Austria
Erik Friberg           Sweden
Erik Lindberg   x        Sweden
Erik Staddeland       x   Norway
Erik Thelin   x       
Espen Saltnes   x       Norway
Fabrice Soulier   x       France
Faraz Jaka       x    United States
Farias de Andrade       x   
Frank Silverstein   x        United States
Franklin Díaz   x       
Frederik Hostrup-Pedersen   x        Denmark
Frederik Pedersen       x   Denmark
Frej Rutensköld   x        Sweden
Gareth Wyn Derbyshire   x       
Gary Jones       x   United Kingdom
Gerard Lancry   x       
German Simon Dansker   x       
Giaroni Gianni   x       
Gorgolas Escriña       x   
Greg Eglesia       x    United States
Greg Hobson   x        United States
Greger Aktell       x   Sweden
Greice Yamaguchi   x       
Guillaume Cauret       x    France
Guillermo Garcia Dominguez   x        Spain
Gunnar Ostebrod   x       Norway
Gus Hansen       x   Denmark
Gustaf Smari Bjornsson       x   
Gustav Lundholm       x   Sweden
Gusten Sjöberg       x   Sweden
György Móger    x       
Hans Christian Skjonstad   x       Norway
Hans Eskilsson   x       Sweden
Harald Karlsson   x        Sweden
Henric Olander       x   Sweden
Henrik Fruergaard Rasmusen       x   Denmark
Henrik Waltersson       x   
Hubert Attali   x        France
Humberto Brenes   x        Costa Rica
Iago Lopez Gonzalez   x        Spain
Ian Marmion           
Ian Smith       x    Canada
Ian Woodley   x       
Igor Holdaiy       x   
Ilari Sahamies       x   
Imtias Khata       x   
Ingemar Backman   x       Sweden
Isabelle Mercier       x    Canada
J P Kelly   x       
James Campbell   x        United States
James Reid       x   
Jan Boubli       x    France
Jan Roger Larsen   x       
Jan Sjavik   x       Norway
Jan Sorenson           Denmark
Jani Karke   x       
Jannick Wrang   x        Denmark
Janos Spada       x   
Jari Salonen   x       Finland
Jean-Pierre Thabet       x    Canada
Jeff Buffenbarger   x       
Jeff Lissandro   x       Italy
Jeff Sharpe       x   United Kingdom
Jeppe Lundsgaard       x    Denmark
Jeremy Creachbaum       x    United States
Jérôme Duarte   x       France
Jesper Petersen   x        Denmark
Jim Hamburger       x    United States
Jimmy Walberg       x   
Jin Cailin       x   
Joakim Geiger       x   Sweden
Joe Hachem       x    Australia
Joel Forsberg       x   Sweden
Joel Renberg       x    Sweden
Johan Berg   x       
Johan Berqvist   x       Sweden
Johan Kretz (J. Wmmemhag)   x       
Johan Wemmenhag   x       
Johannes Karl Vogel       x    Germany
Johannes Steindl       x   
John Gale       x   United Kingdom
John Hewston   x       United Kingdom
John Persson           Sweden
John Kabbaj   x      United Kingdom
Johnny Kongsmark Olesen   x        Denmark
Johnny Lodden   x       Norway
Jonas Helness   x       Norway
Jonas Molander   x        Sweden
Jonas Norrman       x   
Jonathan Dull   x        United States
Jonathan Theisen   x       
Jorge Teixeira       x    United States
Jørgen Kjerkol       x    Norway
Jorgen Pettersson           
Jorn Martinsen   x       Norway
Jorryt van Hoof   x        Netherlands
José Almeida       x   
José Vazquez Ortega   x       
Josef Kollarits   x       
Joseph Aval       x   
Joseph Marino       x    United States
Juha Helppi       x   Finland
Jules Rip Kuusik   x       
Julian Gardner       x   United Kingdom
Julian Thew   x       United Kingdom
Kai Danilo Paulsen        x   Norway
Kakoun Haim   x       
Karin Lundgren       x   Sweden
Karkus Andras   x        Hungary
Karl Henrik Ljungström       x   Sweden
karpati imre   x        Hungary
Katja Thater   x        Germany
Kenna James           United States
Kerry Kerrigan       x   United Kingdom
Kevin Moore       x   
Kevin O'Connell       x   United Kingdom
Konstantinos Tsolis       x   
Kristian Obbarius       x   
Kristoffer Myhre    x       Norway
Kuremszki Csaba       x    Hungary
Lars Kjestrup       x   
Lars Simon Lindqvist   x       Sweden
Lasse Laukkarinin       x   
Lasse Ubostad   x        Norway
Laurens Veltman   x       
Lenn Olsen       x   
Lennart Nystrom       x   Sweden
Leopold Chow   x        Canada
Leslie Kerrigan   x        United Kingdom
Luca Pagano   x        Italy
luciano giustini       x    Canada
Mads Andersen       x   Denmark
Magnus Oddernes   x       Norway
Magnus Persson   x       Sweden
Magnus Soderholtz   x       
Manuel Cuberos   x        Spain
manuel jimenez cecilia   x        Spain
Marc Antoine       x   
Marc Friedmann       x   
Marc Goodwin   x       United Kingdom
Marc Naalden   x       Holland
Marcin Horecki   x        Poland
Marco Massuci       x   
Marco Pistilli   x       
Margarita González    x       Spain
Mario Silvestri       x   
Marius Sannes   x       
Mark Bolliger       x   Switzerland
Mark Boudewijn   x       Holland
Mark Pickett       x   
Mark Teltscher       x   United Kingdom
Markus Golser   x       Austria
Martin Aigner   x       
Martin Olsson           
Martin Vallo       x   Denmark
Martin Wendt   x       Denmark
Matias Abrahamsen   x       
Mats Iremark       x    Sweden
Matt Tyler   x       
Matthew Davey       x    Sweden
Mattia Daverio       x    Italy
Mattias Andersson   x       
Mattias Ericson       x   Sweden
Mauro Guanti   x       
Max Kraanen       x   
Max Lindberg   x        Sweden
Maxim Brandwain       x   Belgium
maximilianos trigas   x        Greece
Michael Kindle   x       
Michael Kleiner       x   Germany
Michael McWhirter       x   
Michael Rabenseifner       x    United States
Michel Abecassis   x       France
Michel Alberti   x       
Mickey Wernick       x   United Kingdom
Mikael Larsson   x       Sweden
Mikael Lindbäck       x   Sweden
Mikael Svensson    x       Sweden
Mikael Westerlund       x   Sweden
mike halioua   x        Canada
Miron Shakira   x       
Niall Mc Namara   x        Ireland
Nichlas Saarisilta       x    Sweden
nick england       x    United States
Nick Gibson   x       United Kingdom
Nick Slade       x   
Nicklas Ström   x       Sweden
Nico Behling   x       
Nicolai Vivet   x       Denmark
nicolas martin       x    France
Niklas Jalmestal       x   
Niko Vastamäki       x    Finland
Nils Paulsen       x   Norway
Noah Boeken   x       Holland
Olivier Daeninckx       x   
Olof Sundin       x   Sweden
Orlando Diaz   x        Sweden
Oscar Garcia-Pelayo       x   Spain
Oscar Teran   x       
Pal Hersleth       x   Norway
Pascal Perrault       x   France
Pasi Heinanen   x       Finland
Patrick Azzouzi       x   
Patrick Bruel       x   France
patrick champagnol       x    France
Paul Oska   x       
Paul Parker       x   United Kingdom
Paul Zimbler       x   United Kingdom
Peder Kjellen       x   
Pedro Barbosa           
Per Jogren       x   Sweden
Per Ström   x       Sweden
Per Ummer       x   Sweden
Per-Anders Hogbom   x       Sweden
Peter Bertelsen       x   
Peter Eichardt   x       Sweden
Peter Ersson   x       
Peter Fischer       x    Denmark
Peter Gould   x       United Kingdom
Peter Järgren       x   Sweden
Peter Jetten   x       
Peter Myrvig   x       
Peter Nielsen       x    Denmark
Peter Nordin       x   
Peter Persson       x   Sweden
Peter Roche       x   Ireland
Peter Smyth   x       
Peter Vlemmix       x   
Petri Pietilä   x       Finland
Phil Ivey           United States
Philip Hilm       x   Denmark
Philip Thorell   x       Sweden
Philip Yeh   x       Sweden
Pier Paolo Ruscalla       x   
Priyanand hallan   x        United Kingdom
Rahmn Mats   x       Sweden
Ralf Hermann       x   
Ram Vaswani       x   United Kingdom
Ramón Martínez-Reboredo Salvadores   x       
Ramzi Jelassi       x    Sweden
Raul Mestre       x   Spain
Raul Paez   x       Spain
Richard King       x    United Kingdom
Richard Redmond   x       United Kingdom
Ricki Nielsen           Denmark
Rino Matthis       x   Switzerland
Rob Hollink   x       Holland
Robert Cohen       x   France
Robert Donnino   x        United States
Robert Santilli   x       
roberto manfredini       x    Italy
Robin Keston   x       
Roland de Wolfe   x       United Kingdom
Roland Rozel       x   
Rolf Pedersen   x       
Ronnie Gustafsson   x        Sweden
Ronny Alex       x   
Ross Boatman       x   United Kingdom
Ross Johnson       x   
Roy Brindley   x       Ireland
Ryan Fronda       x   
Sandro Bellusci   x       
Sarah Bilney       x   Australia
Sebastian Riviere Karen   x       
Sebastian Ruthenberg   x       Germany
Serge Didisheim   x       
Seval Haegeland   x       Norway
Shane Reihill   x       
Shayan Salehi       x   
Simon Gilchrist       x   United Kingdom
Simon Johansson   x       Sweden
Simon John Young       x    United Kingdom
Simon Nowab       x   United Kingdom
Simon Zache    x       
Sofie Valdersnes       x    Norway
Sofie Wahlström   x       Sweden
Soren Nielsen       x   Denmark
Stale Egenes   x       Norway
Stefan Mattsson       x   
stefan rotach   x        Switzerland
Stefan Seile   x       Sweden
Steven Pearce   x       
Stuart Fox   x       United Kingdom
Stuart Haywod       x   
Stuart Rimmer       x   
Stuart Taylor   x       
Sverre Sundbo       x   Norway
Sybren Van Boven       x   
Szymon Przewozniak   x        Poland
Teemu Lahtinen   x       Finland
Terrence Chan       x    Canada
Terris Preston   x       
Terry Cook       x   United Kingdom
Theo Jorgensen       x   Denmark
Therese Merkel       x   Sweden
Thierry Cazals       x   France
Thierry Passeron   x       
Thomas Bihl   x       German
Thomas Billum (DEN)   x       Denmark
Thomas Christiensen       x   Denmark
Thomas Fougeron   x       France
Thomas Peterson       x   
Thomas Wahlroos   x       Finland
Tobias Garp   x       
Tobias Wolf   x        Germany
Tobias Wutschka   x       
Tony Cascarino   x       United Kingdom
Tony Chessa   x       United Kingdom
Tony Lindstedt   x       
Tore Lagerborg       x   Norway
Torstein Iversen   x       Norway
Trond Manger       x    Norway
Tyler Netter   x        United States
Ukka-Pekka Kytöharju   x       Finland
Vadim Markushevsky       x   
Vegar Hansen   x       Norway
Vegard Nygaard       x   Norway
Vihreasaari Riku-Matti Juhani           
Vincent Van Rooijen   x       Holland
Vivi Saethren       x   Norway
Vladimir Temelkovski   x        Macedonia
William Fitzpatrick       x    Canada
William Thorsson        x   Sweden
Yair Lapid       x   
Yvon Aouizerate   x       
Zsibrita Zsolt   x       

[snoopy1239]

Les Kerrighan -- 26,000
T Wahlroos -- 10,400
Peter Gould -- 9,100
Umberto Brenes -- 6,825
Johnny Lodden -- 19,525
Stephen Pearce -- 16,400
Phil Ivey -- 16,750
Stuart Fox -- 7,500
Ian Woodley -- 8,850

Also:

Roland De Wolfe -- 16,575
Rob Hollink -- 11,625

[Djinn]

More counts from my first round after the whole field joins up again (blinds 100/200 at present):

Milkybar Kid       13,150
Roland de Wolfe  17,900
Rob Hollink          13,000  (these three are now sat on the Golden Rail Table)
Les Kerrigan      36,700   (I tentatively suggest him as Chip Leader)
Praz Bansi          2,700   (Bracelet winner at this year's WSOP - last seen taking on us smaller fry at Equal Chance      )
Stuart Fox         9,800
Phil Ivey            21,000
Barney Boatman  2,000    (Gave the universal Low Chip Wince)
John Kabbaj        5,600
Thomas Wahlroos  12,700
Ian Woodley          not sure but he's still in
Elky                     15,500
Stephen Pearce    20,000
Jonas Molander      17,500  (Team Hink)

[snoopy1239]

Phil Ivey -- 16,375
Barney Boatman -- 4,100
John Kabbaj -- 3,450
Luca Pagano -- 15,250
Praz Bansi -- 3,150
Stuart Fox -- 13,300
Ian Woodley -- 10,450
JP Kelly -- 8,000

[Djinn]

Squeezing through to the sort of feature table - I see Roland getting involved in a bit of preflop re-raising action with one of the blinds - before you know it 8,000 is in front of Roland (looks like less than half his stack, however) and Matey-in-the-blinds is all in.
Roland shows: 
His opponent: 

This looks very familiar - I seem to remember almost exactly the same situation taking Roland out of the EPT Baden... This time he has his opponent well covered, and it looks like he may have an escape route via a three-club board on the turn - but no cigar.

The photos (pics on interactive thread only, sadly) are 1) A slightly disappointed Roland, with a truly amazing hat on
2) Roland's hand, which was meant to be artistic but is actually disappointingly blurry
3) His opponent, and doubler-upper.

[Djinn]

Enough messing around!  More chip counts:

Jeff Buffenbarger      5,200
Tony Chessa           20,200
Johnny Lodden       24,000
Torstein Iversen      10,000

Two tables are currently hosting cash games, which I never seem to learn not to hover round and count people's chips, which they quite rightly find irritating.

[snoopy1239]

Stephen Pearce limps for 300, MB moves all-in for 3,850, Pearce calls.

2-2 vs A-3o

Board = 6-T-5-5-2 giving Pearce the boat.

[Djinn]

************************************BREAK*****************************************

Caught up with Ben Grundy, who's a fairly short stack now and lamenting his seating on the right of Rob Hollink.  Roland shares this position, which is making it awkward for the two of them to attack the four tighter players whom Ben says are to the left of Rob - now with too few chips to really raise and pass to a re-raise, he looks a little frustrated.  Still in, though, unlike many.  I'd estimate a quarter of players are now playing cash or in the bar.