PokerStars Dublin EPT: Day 1A - At A Glance

[NoflopsHomer]

Jim Kerrigan has won another huge pot. His opponent moved all-in on a board. Jim called with and found he was up against the less threatening which failed to improve. He must have close to 30k now.

[snoopy1239]

Matt Tyler is OUT after running a set into a bigger set.

[snoopy1239]

Stuart Fox -- 16,800
Nick Slade -- 24,000
Pippa Flanders -- 19,300
Dean Sanders -- 3,650
Micael Muldoon -- 8,500
Bjorn Glenne -- 2,900
Thang Nguyen -- 8,450
Praz Bansi -- 6,725
Chris Moneymaker -- 8,725
Jeff Kimber -- 18,600
Johan Stoakers -- 12,350
Johnny Lodden -- 14,600
Jim Kerrigan -- 41,500
Mickey Wernick -- 2,075
Alli Mallu -- 5,425
Marc Goodwin -- 16,725
Rory Liffey -- 7,650
Rob Taylor -- 3,825

[snoopy1239]

Mel Judah is OUT

He raised pre-flop from early position with Aces, Mateyboy called in the Big Blind.

Flop = K-5-4

Mel bet 1,000, MB raised to 3,200, Mel moved all-in, MB called.

MB = 5-4

5 on the turn sealed Judah's fate.

[NoflopsHomer]

Dean Sanders is OUT. He was already all-in when Mateyboys 1 and 2 pushed their chips in on a board. One matey flipped . Dean and Matey 2 both mucked so must have already been drawing dead despite the river.

[snoopy1239]

Andy Black -- 30,100
James Blundell -- 13,900
Scott Taylor -- 6,375
ElkY -- 19,750
Roy Brindley -- 48,250
Jim Reid -- 20,175
Torstein Iversen -- 4,100
Reyaaz Mulla -- 9,200
Liam Flood -- 13,600
Oscar -- 5,500
Martin Wendt -- 41,150
Pascal Perrault -- 11,100
Martyn Cavanagh -- 16,650
Joe Rafferty -- 6,050
George Geary -- 14,875
Ash Hussain -- 9,300

[snoopy1239]

Two recent finalists just clashed.

Kussik, who finalled in London raised 900 from the button.

Glenne, who won the Barcelona EPT moved all-in for 3,300 more.

Kussik called.

Kussik =

Glenne --

Board =

Glenne Rivers a straight and doubles through.

[NoflopsHomer]

Guess the hands now.

This is Katja Thater vs Stuart Fox:

Stuart raises from the cutoff to 900. Katja calls from the small blind.

Flop:



Katja checks, Stuart bets 1250, Katja raises to 3500, Stuart calls.

Turn:



Both players check.

River:



Katja bets 3k, Stuart moves all-in for about 10k. Katja folds.

[NoflopsHomer]

Paul Roper doubles through Jim Reid. A-K-T board, Jim held A-T but Paul had Q-J.

[NoflopsHomer]

Micky Wernick and Roberto Romanello are both out due to the curse of the ladies.

Micky's short stack ran Queens into Jonny Lodden's Kings.

Roberto lost a huge 40k pot with Queens to Ace King on the river after all the chips went in preflop.

[NoflopsHomer]

Marc Goodwin -- 23k
Jamie Blundell -- 14,125

Dave Masters is OUT.

[NoflopsHomer]

Foxy -- 25k

[snoopy1239]

Jeff Kimber -- 22,100
Ash Hussain -- 8,325
Andy Black -- 30,900
Johan Stoakers -- 17,875
James Blundell -- 14,500
Johnny Lodden -- 4,500
Jim Kerrigan -- 67,000
Scott Taylor -- 18,350
ElkY -- 18,350
Roy Brindley -- 54,400
Jim Reid -- 15,875
Torstein Iversen -- 4,100
Philip Hilm -- 60,400
R Mulla -- 12,850
Ian Fraser -- 30,550
Marc Goodwin -- 23,500

No sign of Donnacha O'Dea, Skalie, Mickey Wernick or Rory Liffery

[NoflopsHomer]

Amazing Double Mateyboy Squared Call News now

Case 1:

Mateboy 1 pushes all-in on a board, Mateboy 2 calls, eventually, for all his chips with which is ahead of the . And survives the river.

Case 2:

Mateboy 1 makes a huge bet on the river of a board. Mateboy 2 calls with which ahead of the .

[snoopy1239]

Dave Clayton -- 33,500
Rory Liffey -- 3,700
Richard Herbert -- 24,900
Stuart Fox -- 20,725
Nick Slade -- 27,500
Ashley Alterman -- 7,300
Liam Flood -- 18,000
Martin Wendt -- 32,400
Pascal Perrault -- 17,300
Martyn Cavanagh -- 14,200
George Geary -- 9,225
Praz Bansi -- 17,425


Ash Hussain is OUT.

Lost most of his chips with a straight (9-4) which he hit on the Turn. Come the river though, Mateyboy had turned his trip deuces into a Full House.

Swan song came with Pocket Threes against A-K which obviously failed to stand up.