Archive for January, 2010

Watch Ramzi Jelassi in Action..

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

I give you a piece of Ramzi Action, enjoy!

For you that didn’t really follow on what happened, the player in the CO made it 4.700, and Ramzi on the button made it 13.000, and got called. Then you can clearly see yourself and get a guide in stacking your chips like a star..

We are now playing level 12, with blinds of 1000/2000 and an ante of 200, 259 players remaining with an avg stack of 89.000.

Ramzi Jelassi, 175.000
Sylvain Lanternier, 96.000
Stephan Kjerstad, 55.000

Get the blog password! Make a “Good Luck” Comment!

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

The requirement to get the $250 Blog Freeroll Password is today to make a comment to any blog post where you wish Team RedKings “Good Luck!” or something else that encourages Ramzi Jelassi, Sylvain Lanternier and Stephan Kjerstad!

When we have got 500 comments, the password will be released, if not the tournament will be canceled. So comment now!

Info about the freeroll:
Name: Blogs.redkings.com FR 3
Date & Time: 22/1 at 20:00 CET
Prizepool: $250
Buy-in: FREE!
Password: Make a blog comment and get it!

Ramzi does like Ramzi usually do..

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Ramzi is on table 38, one of the tables who didn’t fit in the main room, so it looks a bit like he is playing in a dark pokerclub in the suburbs of France. This doesn’t make any difference for Ramzi as he just 5-betted a player all-in and took the pot home pre-flop and is already up to 150.000.

Ramzi Jelassi - 150.000

Ramzi Jelassi - 150.000

Sylvain Lanternier has also started the day excellent, and is now up to 74.500.

Sylvain Lanternier - 74.500

Sylvain Lanternier - 74.500

Stephan Kjerstad has got about the same as he started with, 56.000.

Stephan Kjerstad - 55.000

Stephan Kjerstad - 55.000



Don’t forget that tonight another Freeroll is scheduled, but the only way to get the password is if you readers make at least 1000 comments in total to any blog post during the day. Only one per reader is accepted against the total 1000!! If not, the tournament will be canceled.

Day 2 in EPT Deauville..

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Day 2 is just about to start, a little bit delayed as always here in France. We will today try to play down to about 100 players during the 6 x 75 minute levels that is planned to be played today. The most interesting players we look forward to following, is:

Ramzi Jelassi, 92.700
Sylvain Lanternier, 54.500
Stephan Kjerstad, 61.900

Luca Pagano, 193.100
Ludovic Lacay, 185.800
Freddy Deeb, 181.500
Peter Eastgate, 112.200
Mike McDonald, 66.300
Mika Paasonen, 64.300
Dario Minieri, 64.000
Arnaud Mattern, 60.200
Julien Brecard, 58.900
Katja Thater, 56.400
Antoine Saout, 40.000
Isabelle Mercier, 24.500

Day 1b over, 3 RedKings player through to day 2..

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

We had 5 starting, 2 of them had to leave, but we have 3 still standing, and they are all pretty tall, butt tallest is Mr. Ramzi Jelassi. We will be back tomorrow at 12:00 CET! And yet another freeroll is to be announced.

Ramzi Jelassi, 91.200
Sylvain Lanternier, 54.500
Stephan Kjerstad, 61.900

Go Team RedKings!

Last level of the day..

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

We have finished the last break and we are on level 9, which will be the last of a long poker day.

Sylvain has doubled up! Hopefully we will get more info on how a little bit later.

Some interesting chip counts:
Sylvain Lanternier, 49.000
Ramzi Jelassi, 76.000
Stephan Kjerstad, 65.000

Freedy Deeb, 180.000
Juha Helppi, 46.000
Luca Pagano, 190.000
Alexander Kravchenko, 88.000
Peter Eastgate, 110.000

Bad news, and…

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Toni Ojala had about 20.000 left when the player UTG opened for 2.000, Toni called with _Ah _Ks, player on the button raised to 6.000. UTG player says bye bye to his hand, and Toni decides to go all-in. He gets called, and this is it, he needs to double up. His opponent tables _Kh _Kc and no Ace in sight on the board and Toni leaves the tournament. Now he is going home to sleep, it has been a tough day for him.

And…. to the good news! Ramzi Jelassi made a miraculous call with _9s _9h on the board _8s _7c _3s _4s _8h. His opponent check raised him all-in for 30.000, and Ramzi made the call and his opponent mucked. 78.000 for Ramzi!

Ramzi Jelassi, 78.000
Sylvain Lanternier, 34.000
Stephan Kjerstad, 62.000

Ramzi grows a bit..

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Ramzi raised to 1500, player a few positions after re-raised all-in with about 13.000, and Ramzi had a easy decision with _Ah _Ac. His opponent Had _Kd _Jd, and managed to find a flush draw on the turn, but no luck on the river, and Ramzi took home the pot bringing him up to 45.000.

Toni Ojala, 22.000
Stephan Kjerstad, 63.000 (hit a two pair on the river)
Sylvain Lanternier, 35.000
Ramzi Jelassi, 45.000

Stephan Kjerstad tells us about a spectacular hand..

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Just before the dinner break there were some special action on Stephans table. Look!

Time for level 7 now. Team RedKings starts it like this:
Stephan Kjerstad, 47.500
Ramzi Jelassi, 30.000 “Has had a bad timing so far”
Toni Ojala, 22.000 “Still feel a bit sick, and don’t want to play like a shortstack tomorrow, so I’ll try to double up”
Sylvain Lanternier, 29.000

Payouts!

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

768 players entered EPT Deauville building the total prize pool to €3,686,400. 104 of them will be paid in the following order:
1 € 847,000
2 € 516,000
3 € 295,000
4 € 221,000
5 € 165,000
6 € 129,000
7 € 92,000
8 € 70,000
9-10 € 51,500
11-12 € 35,000
13-14 € 28,000
15-16 € 22,000
17-24 € 18,400
25-32 € 16,500
33-40 € 14,700
41-48 € 13,600
49-56 € 12,500
57-64 € 11,600
65-72 € 10,900
73-80 € 10,200
81-88 € 9,500
89-96 € 8,800
97-104 € 8,100

Only 1 hour left to tonights $250 Blog Freeroll! Find the password here