2008 PokerStars.com EPT - Prague
�5,250 Championship Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Marc Naalden -- 11,025
Mark Flowers -- 11,200
Steven Zadelhoff -- 6,025
Mika Paasonen -- 15,600
Daniel Mangas -- 16,700
Johnny Lodden -- 4,850
Mikael Norinder -- 12,275
Voitto Rintala -- 12,800
Steve Jelinek -- 12,000
Christoffer Sonesson -- 7,500
Theo Jorgensen -- 13,300
Not doing so well is the multiple EPT finalist from last year Trond Eidsvig, he's on just 3,500.
On a nearby table, meanwhile, Marcin Horecki faced a curious bet of 725 into a pot of 3,325 and a board of , but after much dwellage, let it go.
The turn was the and Mattern checked with the big blind betting 2,000 and the limper calling. Mattern then moved in for an additional 5,250 and the big blind folded. But the limper called after a momentary dwell and tabled to Mattern's which needed to hit an Ace, Jack or Spade but failed on all three counts on the river which was a total brick.
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Van Zadelhoff flipped for a gutshot straight flush draw as Martin said, "That was the one hand I didn't want to see," as he turned over for top set but vunerable to the draw. The helped neither but the gave Van Zadelhoff the nuts, putting him up to about 25,000 early on.