Jonathan Odogwu from the UK is a regular player at the Vic, the home casino of two-time EPT winner Victoria Coren Mitchell. He’s a player who likes to talk at the table. He likes to talk a lot. There had been already been a bit of a commotion earlier in the level where he had called the clock on himself before we got to the table and saw Odogwu call a raise in the small blind from Will Molson on the button.
“I’ll give you a spin.” said Odogwu as the big blind folded and they went heads up to a flop of . “I have to bet. Two pair” he continued, betting 4,000.
Molson made the fold and Odogwu said he could pick one card to see. Molson picked the and claimed to have had two kings.
With 20k in the pot and a flop of Atanas Malinov moved all in for his last 25,000. Antonio Esfandiari was the man with the decision to make. It would be around a third of his remaining stack if he did make the call and in the end that’s what he did with . Malinov showed him his and he needed to dodge just a few outs.
The turn and river were no good for Esfandiari and Malinov had his double up
Gus Hansen is known for his high variance playing style. He showed this in the €100,000 Super High Roller where he entered late, and tripled up and busted within two levels. Here in the Main Event he didn't even make it to the second level.
He started the hand with about 13,000 in chips according to Mateusz Moolhuizen who was seated at the same table. Hansen opened for about 1,800 in middle position holding and got three-bet by Ole Schemion two positions next to him who had made it about 4,000. Hansen made the call and check-shoved allin on with two hearts. Schemion was committed and made the call with .
The on the turn and on the river made for a flush for Schemion. Hansen's straight wasn't worth much and "The Great Dane" departed even before we really got to see any of him today.
We didn't catch the action as it unfolded, but we do know that the legendary Phil Ivey just doubled. He did so when he managed to get his stack all in preflop with and was up against the of Marc Daubach. The board ran out clean and fans will no doubt be thrilled to learn Ivey is still alive with some chips!
It's back to the virtual felt for Viktor "Isildur1" Blom, who has been eliminated from the 2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €10,600 Main Event.
According to Antonio Esfandiari, who was there when it happened, it happened when he opened for 2,000 and received a call. Blom then called from the button, and another player three-bet to 7,100 from the small blind. Esfandiari and the limper both called, and then Blom shoved all in for right around 18,000. Only the three-bettor called with , which was well out in front of Blom's . The board ran out clean and the Swede hit the rail here in Level 9.
Straight after coming second in the WPT Championships in Borgata for $727,860, Byron Kaverman, an EPT regular, has arrived to buy into the EPT Grand Final at the last minute.
He's joined in late registration by Full Tilt Poker Professional Gus Hansen who was competing in the Shark Cage tournament yesterday. Other players who have bought in are Sergey Rybachenko, Yves Boschetti and Ziv Vachar.
Rafael Morales had four-bet to 13,100 and Georgy Filippovich made the call in the cutoff. They saw a heads-up flop of .
Morales checked and called a bet of 12,000 from Filippovich. Turn card and it was a check call again, this time the bet was 17,000 from Filippovich. On the river Morales made one last check and Filippovich moved all in for 43,800.
Morales had been the preflop aggressor but now he went deep in the tank, staring at his opponenet to see if he could get any indication of what was the best course of action. Several minutes ticeked by before he decided to make the fold.
. “I have to bet. Two pair” he continued, betting 4,000.
and claimed to have had two kings.
Atanas Malinov moved all in for his last 25,000. Antonio Esfandiari was the man with the decision to make. It would be around a third of his remaining stack if he did make the call and in the end that’s what he did with 
and he needed to dodge just a few outs.
and river 
were no good for Esfandiari and Malinov had his double up
and got three-bet by Ole Schemion two positions next to him who had made it about 4,000. Hansen made the call and check-shoved allin on 
with two hearts. Schemion was committed and made the call with 
.
on the turn and 
on the river made for a flush for Schemion. Hansen's straight wasn't worth much and "The Great Dane" departed even before we really got to see any of him today.
. The board ran out clean and the Swede hit the rail here in Level 9.
.
and it was a check call again, this time the bet was 17,000 from Filippovich. On the river 
Morales made one last check and Filippovich moved all in for 43,800.
