The PokerStars.net EPT Grand Final in Madrid has arrived and ten Team PokerStrategy.com players will be participating in the €10,600 Main Event. The games begin on May 7th, so check back daily for updates on their progress.
The team will be represented by ten of our players:
* VojtaR
* Allanon
* Tsubi
* Bokkie
* Thorsten77
* Nazgul
* BongBob
* vovoleo
* Simon1989
* TripleAceIRL
The on-site coverage will yet again be carried out by Albatrini.
Good luck guys!
PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final
Eight Days, 28 events, a highroller event with the best of the best and a Grand Final in Madrid for the PokerStars.com EPT season 7. The highroller event is already down to the final eight players and is going to continue at 1:00 pm CET, the main event is going to start at 12:00 noon CET and our Team PokerStrategy.com players 
Allanon, Bokkie, BongBob and Tsubi joined day 1A.
Tomorrow the remaining Team PokerStrategy.com players Nazgul, Simon1989, Thorsten77, TrippleAceIRL, VojtaR and Vovoleo will start on EPT Grand Final Main Event Day 1B.
The buy-in for the main event is 10.000€ and it was 25.000€ for the highroller event.
Good luck to our Team PokerStrategy.com players and all the PokerStrategists, let us enjoy a great final of the PokerStars.com EPT Season 7 in madrid.
Tsubi by PokerStrategy.com, on Flickr
Bokkie by PokerStrategy.com, on Flickr
Next to our Team PokerStrategy.com players Allanon, BongBob, Bokkie and Tsubi I also could spot 
lechuckpoker, 
Ace0nTheRiver, 
fabstinho, 
cYde, Bergmann, Blumenkind, Barry Greenstein, Chris Moneymaker and Jonathan Duhamel up to know and this is not the end of the list.
Starting stack is 30.000 chips, Blind are 50 - 100 at the beginning with 60 minutes at each level.
Already saw a 9bet all-in action 300bb deep with AK against pocket KK, AK won the hand, nice hand 
EPT Grand Final Main Event Day 1A
Blinds 50 - 100:
Team PokerStrategy.com
Allanon: 29.000
Bokkie: 35.000
BongBob: 15.000
Tsubi: 22.500
Bokkie and Tsubi are sitting at the same table, BongBob lost part of his stack.
Benjamin 'psychobenny' Spindler by PokerStrategy.com, on Flickr
Fabian 'fabstinho' Quoss by PokerStrategy.com, on Flickr
Chris Moneymaker by PokerStrategy.com, on Flickr
Blinds 75 - 150:
EP raises to 300, BongBob calls with üocket JJ, a player in LP squeezes to 1200, EP folds and BongBob calls. He check-calls the flop of 9:s 9:h 4:h, 2:s on the turn and both check, BongBob checks the A:h on the river LP bets 3.900 into a pot of about 6.500, BongBob raises to 11.000, LP tank-calls with AQo.
BongBob: "I tried to represent a flush which I really could play like this. I put him on a weak hand after his check-behind on the turn and he will have the ace most of the time but I also though I may get him (as a good player) of his hand. Unfortunately the check-raise did not work out, he was tanking for a while but called with his toppair."
BongBob dropped to 15.000 chips.
EPT Grand Final Main Event Day 1A
Blinds 100 - 200:
Team PokerStrategy.com
Allanon: 31.000
Bokkie: 41.000
BongBob: 13.000
Tsubi: 50.000
Seatchanges for Tsubi.
After he dropped a little in chips, he went up to 50.000.
He got pocket KK and raised in early position, two callers behind him and and also the bigblind called, who also called two bets on the flop and turn, board was QJ23. K on the river and the BB check-raised Tsubi all-in, bad timing for him because Tsubi snapcalled with his topset, BB showed Q4o and built a nice pot for Tsubi.
A few minutes later Tsubis table was broken up and right after he sat down, tournament director Thomas Kremser came by with another new seat draw.
Tsubi: "New seat again?"
Now Tsubi is sitting right next to blackmember cYde.
Tsubi and cYde by PokerStrategy.com, on Flickr
EPT Grand Final Main Event Day 1A
Blinds 100 - 200:
Team PokerStrategy.com
Allanon: 38.000
Bokkie: 40.000
BongBob: t.b.a.
Tsubi: 48.000
Blinds 100 - 200:
UTG+1 raises to 550, Allanon (UTG+2) reraises to 1.400, UTG+1 calls.
Heads-Up in the flop J:c 4:h 8:c, UTG+1 check-calls Allanons cbet of 1.600 and donks 2.000 on the 6:s turn, Allanon calls. J:s on the river and another bet of 5.500 by UTG+1, Allanon makes a crying call.
UTG+2 shows pocket 66 for a turned set and Allanon mucks his hand.
Only a few hands later:
Allanon raises first-in to 600 on the smallblind, BB reraises to 1.625, Allanon 4bets to 3.600, BB 5bets to 6.625.
The french dealer was not sure about a minraise or a call (because he is used to double the bet as a minraise) but the floorman cleared the situation, it was a correct minraise. Allanon shoves 18.000 all-in, BB snapcalls with AKo, Allanon shows K:h 5:h
Good beat on the Q:h J:h 5:d 5:s 3:h board for Allanon and he doubles to 38.000 chips.
Blinds: 150/300
Tsubi is up to 65.000.
Brian Hastings raise from UTG, Tsubi flatcalls from late position. One overcall in the blinds. On the Flop 2:h 3:h 8:d Hastings checks, Tsubis bets. The player in the blinds fold, Hastings calls. Same game on turn (4:c) and river (7:c). Tsubi shows AA and Hastings lost with KK.
Originally posted by Albatrini
Allanon vs BigBlind by PokerStrategy.com, on Flickr
It's not a blig blind. His name is Mike McDonald 
EPT Grand Final Main Event Day 1A
Blinds 150 - 300:
Team PokerStrategy.com
Allanon: 32.000
Bokkie: 43.000
BongBob: 5.500
Tsubi: 61.000
PokerStrategists:
Blumenkind: 109.000
cYde: 23.000
fabstinho: 23.600
Originally posted by Nevrex
It's not a blig blind. His name is Mike McDonaldYeah thx, also had to recognize this
Not the best day for BongBob. He gets a lot of hands but can not really improve on the boards and when he does it is only the second best hand. He already dropped to 5.500 chips.
Blinds 150-300:
Allanon lost some chips against the same player in two hands in a row:
First Hand: UTG+1 raise to 700, Allanon and the BB calls. On the Flop J:c 7:c A:h all three players checks . Turn 2:c and the initial raiser bet and can pick-up the pot.
In the next hand the UTG raise again from the same player on 700. This time Allanon 3-bet to 1.800 from the CO, but UTG makes a small 4-bet and Allanon has to fold his hand.
Apart from Mike McDonald on his left Allanon is realtively happy with his table.
