Main Event Dia 1a | 2013 PokerStars.com UKIPT Isle of Man

2013-10-31 14:16 UTC

Plan For Today

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There will be eight levels today with no dinner breaks and 15-minute breaks every two levels. This should mean that the day will finish around 8.45pm tonight.

2013-10-31 14:16 UTC

Poetry in Slow Motion

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Dara O`Kearney, Daddy of the Irish poker collective “The Firm”, eloquently sums up his first two levels in a tweet.

Dara O'Kearney @daraokearney

Wandered lonely as a card dead cloud through first couple of levels of #UKIPTIOM. 18425 at first breakOctober 31, 2013

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2013-10-31 14:34 UTC

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sam Razavi	33,000 19,500	19,500
Dermot Blain	11,500 -6,500	-6,500

Daniel Tighe opened to 425 from the button and Dominik Nitsche, who was in the small blind and made the final table the WSOPE Main Event a few days ago (and came third in last night's £150 Six-Max event here at the UKIPT) reraised to 1,500.

At this point a waitress came along and Tighe reached for more chips while asking for a Red Bull.

"Oh great, he's getting the drinks in while four-betting me..." said Nitsche.

Tighe then raised to 3,925. Nitsche quickly moved all in and Tighe tanked for several minutes before folding.

The young German showed saying, "With my image, I thought I was getting snap-called!"

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dominik Nitsche	25,000 5,000	5,000

2013-10-31 14:40 UTC

Rueful Razavi

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On a flop of Sam Razavi was in the big blind and check / called a bet of 600 from PokerStars qualifier Paul McTaggart. They then both checked the turn and river . “Fours?” asked Razavi as his opponent turned over looking regretful that he hadn’t followed up on his instinct and tried to take the pot with a bluff. It was only a small pot but Razavi obviously felt the chips should have been headed his way.

2013-10-31 14:52 UTC

Gelsbergs Has his Game Face On

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Maris Gelsbergs is a PokerStars qualifier from Latvia and it looks like he has come to play. He also seems to be getting plenty of respect from the rest of the players at his table. Having opened from under the gun plus one for a min raise the previous hand and taking down the blinds he was at it again the next hand. Opening for 300 and getting called from the big blind by Lewis Jackson from England. They saw a flop of . Gelsbergs bet 300 when it was checked to him and got a call from Jackson. They both cautiously checked the turn and when Jackson checked the river a bet from Gelsbergs of 650 was enough to convince Jackson to release his hand.

The next hand Gelsbergs defended his big blind when Caicai Huang raised from the button to 325. They both checked a flop of . The dealer put a turn card of and Gelsbergs felt the time was right for a bet of 300. He was right and a third successive pot headed his way.

2013-10-31 15:02 UTC

Tighe Me Down

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Daniel Tighe and Dominik Nitsche are continuing to spar.

TIghe opened to 325 preflop on the button again and Nitsche three-bet once more, this time to 1,025. Tighe called to see a flop. Nitsche continued with a 1,100 bet and Tighe called to see the on the turn.

This time Nitsche checked, quickly folding when Tighe bet 1,600.

Nível: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

2013-10-31 15:10 UTC

Petersen Shoves on Yan

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Mateusz Zbikowski opened to 400 from the cutoff, Team PokerStars Online Mickey Petersen called on the button and [Removed:17] called in the small blind to see a flop.

Yan led out for 700, Zbikowski folded and Petersen made the call to see the on the turn. Yan didn't let up and bet 1,700 this time. Petersen again called to see the on the river.

This time Yan bet 4,700 and Petersen tanked for several minutes before moving all in for about 14,000. The onus was back on Yan, the latter chosing to fiddle with his chips for another few minutes before he eventually mucked his cards with a wry smile.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
[Removed:17]	30,000 -14,000	-14,000
Mickey Petersen	25,000 6,500	6,500

2013-10-31 15:13 UTC

Table Talk from Rational Group Staff

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Four players saw a flop of and when pre-flop raiser, Alexander Schilt from Switzerland, continued for 450 he was called by Joan Hadley on the button. The blinds folded and the two players saw a turn card of . Schilt checked and Hadley, a member of Rational Group Staff who are allowed to play in this tournament for the first time, said “I’ll let him catch up.” and checked. The last card was the , bringing in the flush and Schilt took the bait and bet 900. Hadley made what looked like a reluctant call but was relieved when a sheepish Schilt admitted “No flush.” Her hand of for a flush was good enough.