We began predicting chaos and Biblical fury; in the end it was just the regular whirlwind that howls through day two fields on the European Poker Tour. EPT Kyiv was seven levels old when 203 players returned to the Palace of Sports at noon on the second day. "We will play five or six levels today," intoned Thomas Kremser in his introductory speech to the room. By the second of those, the decision was made. "We will play five levels," he declared emphatically. By that point, about 50 players had already been eliminated. By the end of the day, only
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EPT Kyiv: Fitzgerald from the rail
My curiosity as to the progress of Alex Fitzgerald had inadvertently turned me into a stalker. I'd been hanging around his table for far too long, moving position every once in a while to keep the blood flowing in my feet and so not to draw attention to myself,...more
PokerStars EPT Kyiv: Day 2 Level 12 updates
Live updates from day 2, level 12 of EPT Kyiv Sports Poker Championship brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Marc Convey, Howard Swains and Simon Young. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be found by clicking right here. Blinds 200-1,000-2,000. 7.35:...more
EPT Kyiv: Action Deeb
If you give action, you get action. It's an adage that's been bandied around poker rooms since the internet generation of deranged and nose-bleed players ripped up the poker rulebook and brought their near-suicidal aggression into the live arena the game was invented. And one of the most renowned action...more
EPT Kyiv: I'll get you Sarwer
Watching Jeff Sarwer play, you realise he's a man who likes to put on a show. Resembling ever so slightly (when he grins) the Hooded Claw/Sylveter Sneakly, who caused Penelope Pitstop all that trouble, Sarwer likes to talk. There's no trash, no goading, just happy chit-chat as he enjoys...more
PokerStars EPT Kyiv: Day 2 Level 11 updates
Live updates from day 2, level 11 of EPT Kyiv Sports Poker Championship brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Marc Convey, Howard Swains and Simon Young. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be found by clicking right here. Blinds 200-800-1,600. Great...more
EPT Kyiv: The enigma of Alex Kravchenko
It's an enduring mystery among the writers of PokerStars blog: How does Alexander Kravchenko do it? We've followed the Russian Team PokerStars Pro across the whole continent and to the United States for more than two years now, and I don't think any one of us has ever seen him...more
PokerStars EPT Kyiv: Day 2 Level 10 updates
Live updates from day 2, level 10 of EPT Kyiv Sports Poker Championship brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Marc Convey, Howard Swains and Simon Young. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be found by clicking right here. Blinds 100-600-1,200. 2.35:...more
EPT Kyiv: Malott has a lot...
Racing handicappers often look for what's called a "key race" when studying the form, a race in which several of the front finishers go on to greater success. Well table four yesterday could be described as a "key table". It featured Shaun Deeb, Andrew Malott and Carter Phillips, three...more
EPT Kyiv: Ivanchenko freerolls from Kazakhstan to Kyiv
Everyone dreams of their first EPT and everyone dreams of their first hand. They want a monster to kick the whole thing off and they want a trophy and hundreds of thousands of dollars by the end. For Alexsander Ivanchenko, things really couldn't have got off to a better start....more
PokerStars EPT Kyiv: Day 2 Level 9 updates
Live updates from day 2, level 9 of EPT Kyiv Sports Poker Championship brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Marc Convey, Howard Swains and Simon Young. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be found by clicking right here. Blinds 100-500-1,000. 3pm:...more
EPT Kyiv: The first fifteen minutes
"Seat open, table eight." That was 2 minutes 4 seconds into the level and the eliminations didn't stop there. It's kind of a tradition now in tournament coverage to highlight how fast players can bust within minutes of the start. Well, we're nothing if not traditional... Arriving here third...more
EPT Kyiv: Into day two
It's day two at EPT Kyiv, and after the thunderstorms of day 1a and the blackout of day 1b, we're preparing for earthquakes, tidal waves and a plague of locusts this afternoon. While we wait for today's Biblical torment to be unleashed, there's a poker tournament going on -- and...more
PokerStars EPT Kyiv: Day 2 Level 8 updates
Live updates from day 2, level 8 of EPT Kyiv Sports Poker Championship brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Marc Convey, Howard Swains and Simon Young. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be found by clicking right here. Blinds 75-400-800. 1.25pm:...more
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