Main Event Dinner Break Stacks

Here is what we look like going into the last Level of the night:

Sigurd $56,000

Javier $80,000

Also, friend of Everest Poker, Tournament Director of the SPT, EPEC and 3LT Baden, Thomas Kresmer is sitting on $27,000

An Everest double team

Joachim Hein is an experienced player from Germany. While studying computer science he got more and more involved in playing poker and then he finally decided on making his passion his profession.

It is not the first time he's played the WSOP, but this tournament is still something special. He is sitting at the same table as Everest Poker’s Live the Dream player Javier Martinez saying that even if he knew some of his opponents, he wouldn't let this affect his game. During the first levels his table was rather tight with everyone feeling everyone out. He also mentions that as time goes by the table is getting noticeably more and more aggressive.”

After the second break Joachim was holding $30,000, very close to Javi who had approx $31,000.

We will keep everyone posted on what is going on.

Qualifier Pics from Around the Room pt. 2

Sebastian Hoyez:

Herve Muller:


Joachim Hein:

Hand review with Sigurd Eskeland

Here is a quick hand review taken from Sigurd a short while ago:

Sigurd's opponent raises the pot to $500, with Sigurd calling.

The flop comes J-9-7. Sigurd makes it $700, his opponent raises to $2,100. After a brief moment Sigurd calls.

The turn comes a 9. Sigurd bets out $2,500 with his opponent calling his bet.

The river is a 5. Sigurd makes it $6,500. His opponent calls showing Q-Q. Sigurd turns over 8-10 of diamonds for the Jack high straight.

This brings his chip stack up to $38,000.

Updates through the second break

Here are some quick chip counts going into the third level:

Luis Ubierna $47,000

Javier Martinez Gil $31,000

Qualifier Pics from Around the Room

Bo Sehlstedt


Tristan Giard

Chip Count Updates through Level 2

Here are some chip counts as we approach the end of the 2nd level of play:

Javier Martinez 32,000
Luis Ubierna 34,500
Juan Rodriquez 31,000
Sebastien Hoyez 27,500
Herve Muller 33,000

Juan Rodriquez

The Brothers Ubierna

The Ubierna's are hoping that there is some brotherly luck in the air of the Rio Casino today as both brothers Pablo and Luis are doing well in the early onslaught.

They are and always have been competitive with each other, but are obviously rooting for one another today too, which is good, since Pablo seems to have a bit of an edge right now.

Pablo held three sets in the very first level of play today, and has increased his stack early from the 30,000 starting stack to a robust 65,000.

Luis Ubierna is at 32,000 and says, "I am playing tight and playing small pots."

Pablo Ubierna

Newly crowned bracelet winner and 2010 Everest's Live the Dream Team Member Sigurd Eskeland was smooth sailing here on Day 1B of the Main Event before running into a bit of a cooler.

On a flop of J-T-K, Sigurd was holding J-T and thought to have his first fish on the hook as he was getting called on the flop. After calling a small raise on later streets of action however, he found out his opponent had been the one holding the hand to beat; a set of Tens.

Sigurd is now down to 25,000, but still has tons of play left to get into the green zone.