Pokerstars.com Baden EPT: Final - At A Glance

[NoflopsHomer]

The Final Table will begin at 3pm (2pm UK time)

Final Counts and Seats.

Thierry Van Der Berg -- 227k
Manfred C. Hammer -- 369k
Julian Thew -- 610k
Vladmir Poleshchuk -- 624k
Ted Lawson -- 81k
Thomas Fuller -- 190k
Denes Kalo -- 468k
Anton Allemann -- 254k

[NoflopsHomer]

Sverre Sundbo is here to do the English commentary. He has a stockpile of 'Hammer' jokes ready...

[danafish]

And here's that delicious delicious payout again -

1   €670,800
2   €375,000
3   €225,000
4   €160,800
5   €132,900
6   €105,000
7   €83,600
8   €60,000

For all the Julian Thew fans out there, his biggest ever win, at the Plymouth GUKPT, was £59,500. At an exchange rate of €1.44312=£1, that's €85,865.62, which means that he has to make it to a paltry 6th place for his biggest ever cash. I find this very impressive.

[danafish]

They will be starting literally any second now with blinds at 5k/10k with a 1k ante. Current "Hammer Time" count from Sverre = 3.

[NoflopsHomer]

Seat 1: Thierry Van Der Berg -- 227,000



Seat 2: Manfred Hammer -- 369,000



Seat 3: Julian Thew -- 610,000

[danafish]

There has now been some shuffling up, and indeed a degree of dealing. Good luck all!

[NoflopsHomer]

Seat 4: Vladmir Poleshchuk -- 624,000



Seat 5: Ted Lawson -- 84,000



Seat 6: Thomas Fuller -- 190,000

[danafish]

And we've already had an exit! First hand!

Swiss Anton Allemann raises to 40k preflop, and chip leader Vladimir Poleshchuk calls.

The flop comes 8-9-K, and Anton bets a good chunky 70k or so, only for Vlad to go all in; instacall from the Ramonesque young Allemann.

Anton - A-K

Vlad - K-9!

And another Nine on the turn seals it.

We are now Seven.

Anton Allemann is OUT in 8th place winning €60,000

[danafish]

Oh my gods we're going to be out of here by lunchtime.

Here's Floppy with the second exit, on the second hand. Unbelievable. We're going to the bar.

[NoflopsHomer]

And Ted Lawson is all-in the second hand with after Vladmir raises, Vladmir makes the call with .

Board:



Two hands and two exits, at this rate we'll be done by 4pm.

Ted Lawson is OUT in 7th place winning €83,600

[NoflopsHomer]

He's a little profile of our two early exiteers.

Anton Allemann is one of two psychology students sitting at today’s final table. He took up poker 18 months ago after a mere glimpse of the payout structure at an EPT event showed how much money could be won. He started playing online but now likes both online and live events. He said: “My previous biggest win was a cash game in Vegas during the World Series – I made $40,000 in one night. I think I’m an aggressive player, but I can also be flexible and adapt to the table conditions”

Despite Baden being his EPT debut, Ted Lawson, from South Florida, is well known on the international poker scene. The married father-of-three has ten World Series cashes  including three final tables and a bracelet. He has made 12 final tables this year. Describing himself as a poker professional, Lawson runs 21st Century Holding, the NASDAQ-listed company he founded with his wife in 1983.

[danafish]

Vlad The Impaler takes the blinds with a 30k raise preflop.

[NoflopsHomer]

Vladmir limps UTG, Fuller passes, Kalo raises it up a little folded back to Vladmir, but the Russian says "Niet" and passes.

Thomas Fuller raises utg, Vladmir calls in the big blind.

Flop:



Check check.

Turn:



River:



Vladmir bets a very small 30k on the river, but it looked as though Fuller had paired the Queen on the turn, we couldn't see if it was A-Q or K-Q and checked to induce the bluff on the river.

[NoflopsHomer]

board between Julian and Vladmir, the King on the turn killing the action for Julian's but still picked up a decent sized pot, although he'll be rueing that turn.

[danafish]

Hammer shoved and was called by Vladimir "I Impale You On My" Poleshchuk.

Hammer -

Poleshchuk -

Board -  (that's the Dark Forces!)

And it no longer matters what his middle name is because Manfred Hammer is OUT in 6th place winning €105,000.