So sang The Bangles as they lamented the start of another working week.  However much we hate it, the fact is it is Monday, it is November and they are already playing Christmas tunes.

But do not fear dear poker player, for we have the tournaments to lighten even the moodiest Monday maniac!

7am “PPP Brekkie Roll” $50 prize Freeroll tournament $0 buyin $0 registration fee

12pm “Fast Food Freeroll” $50 prize Freeroll tournament $0 buyin $0 registration fee

2pm $20 Feeder to Irish Open GF Satellite

6pm $20 Feeder to Irish Open GF Satellite

7pm – “PPP $300 Paddy Point Freeroll” Freeroll tournament – 120 Paddy Points Speed

8pm – “Bad Beats and Bubbles Rebuy”

“Bad Beats and Bubbles Rebuy” $5 + 50 cents
Rebuy tournament with added prizes
Rebuy prizes for bad beats and bubbles

8.45pm $10,000 GP Double Stack
Buyin - $200 + $15, Rebuys & add-on

9pm $20 Feeder to Irish Open GF Satellite

Midnight $20 Feeder to Irish Open GF Satellite

It would seem harsh to say that she blew it. 

Annette Obrestad’s sensational explosion onto the world poker circuit continued with her performance at the Dublin EPT where she finished 2nd just weeks after winning the WSOPE in London.

Obrestad, along with Andy Black, had been the big story of the tournament, levelling all comers with her aggressive style.  At one point, the equally aggressive Black was the massive chip leader but lost them all to the Norwegian teen queen exiting just before the final table in 10th place.

Obrestad made short work of that final table in what seemed like a certain race towards her second major title in as many months.  She knocked out player after player and when three handed play began she had more than 3/4 of all the chips in play.

She kept that lead in to heads-up play against Reuben Peters but the Dutchman chipped away and chipped away, and then chipped away some more, until he got his nose in front. 

The final hand exemplified Obrestad’s fearless approach to the game, even at the most costly moments.  After some frenetic preflop raising Obrestad eventually called Peters’ all-in on a ten-high board with her pocket 77.  Peters’ held AT and we had a new and unexpected EPT champion in Dublin.

Her radar might have been malfunctioning in that particular hand but her call proves that she is willing to put it all on the line when she believes she has the best of it (one can only presume she put Peters on a big Ace which had missed the flop) - which makes her an incredibly dangerous opponent.

So congratulations to Reuben Peters on his first major title and don’t feel too bad for Annette, you can be sure that this exceptional young player will be making poker headlines for many years to come.

1. Reuben Peters €532,620
2. Annette Obrestad €297,800
3. Reijo Manninen €178,680
4. Tronde Eidsvig €127,630
5. Daan Ruiter €105,510
6. Anders Pettersson €83,380
7. Michael Durrer €66,370
8. Thierry Van Der Berg €47,650
9. Casper Hansen €30,630
10. Andy Black €30,630

Another inevitable tryst just occured between Andy Black and Annette Obrestrad. On a board showing Jd 3d 3c Anette bets out and is called by Andy. The turn is the Th and is followed by a second slightly larger bet by Obrestrad which is also called by Black. The Qc hits the river and Annette bets out 50k which is duly called.

Annette Obrestrad: Jh Jc
Andy Black: ??????

Needless to say Andy didnt show, so we shall leave it up to your imagination!

Andy Black’s demolition of the Dublin EPT field continues with his elimination of Holland’s Noah Boeken.

From the small blind Black raised it up and instantly called Boeken’s all-in from the big blind.  Noah’s heart must have dropped when Andy flipped over his dominating AJ.  Boaken held AT.

A meaningless board saw Andy trying to find space in front of him to pile the extra chips to his ever growing stack. Boaken takes home €20,420 for his weeks work.

13 players remain as the race for the final table hots up.

Answer: Rich!
Teen Poker Queen, Annette Obrestad has just knocked the stuffing out of Arshad Hussain when he pushed allin for the remainder of his stack with pocked 5’s on a Jack high flop, falling foul to the A9 of his opponent. Annette_15 spiked a nine on the turn and with no miracle five on the river it was curtains for Hussain.

The tables have just broken and it looks like the A&A show is back on. I am voting heads up between Andy and Annette and I certainly wouldnt want to be standing in the middle of that!

Noah Boeken is also seated at the AA table so fireworks are sure to follow! Uk Poker News are also following the action and they have reported the following giggles:

When Noah Boeken sat back down at Andy’s table, Noah extended his hand and said:

“Andy Black, nice to meet you. I’ve heard a lot about you . . . or was it from you? Was that you talking?”

Annette Obrestad has busted her compatriot Johnny Lodden in a QQ v TT preflop showdown.  To rub salt in the wounds wondergirl hit her set on the flop sending Lodden to the rail.  It could prove to be a big hand for Obrestad as she has added more chips to her towering stack while at the same time eliminating one of the most dangerous players left in the field.

The Andy & Annette show continues as Black and Obrestad continue to race clear of the field.  These two have tangoed already in Ireland this year - Obrestad finished 13th in the Pot Limit Omaha event at the Irish Open which Black won.

Andy Black has burst through the 500k mark and has almost twice as many chips as his nearest rival with 19 players left.

Andy knocked out Simon Munoz, who began the day third in chips, when his AT his held up against Munoz’s A3.  A short stacked Munoz pushed all-in on the big blind over the top of Black’s cut-off raise.  Andy called immediately and the board was no help for the Spaniard.

Andy Black has just knocked out Luca Pagano and Kristian Kjondal in one hand! Neither Luca’s 6C 6s nor Kristian’s Qh QC could catch a break against the pocket Kings of Andy Black. He has sent them both to the rails leaving 22 in the feild!

You will also be glad to hear that Andy has been reunited with his beloved “Thunderbolt” so it’s happy days all around really!

EPT Chip leader Andy Black has apparently lost “Thunderbolt” his prize card guard talisman. Let’s hope it doesnt cramp his style as he and the remaining 23 contestants sit down to battle it out for day 3 of the EPT, Dublin 2007.

Mr Kremser has ordered the dealers to begin, so let the games commence!

Make sure to get down to the RDS tomorrow to support Simon Poker Day - Europe’s largest charity poker event.

The tournament, which is in aid of the homeless, has a buy-in of €330 of which €100 goes directly to the charity and €200 goes into the prizepool.

The success of the event owes a great deal to the enthusiasm and hard work of Pardaig Parkinson who is one of the event organisers.

Last year over 200 players along with corporate and private donators raised just under €50,000 for homeless charity Simon Dublin and the event proved one of the most popular on the circuit attracting players such as Donnacha O’Dea, Jesse May, Scott Gray, Julian Gardner, ‘Mad’ Marty Wilson, Dave Colclough, Kevin O’Connell, Nick Leeson, Matthew Stevens, and Stephen Hendry. The event was won by former World Champion and three time Irish Open Champion Noel Furlong who will defend his title.

paddypowerpoker.com will be supporting the event and encourages anyone with an interest in poker or charity to make their way down to Ballsbridge for 2pm for a chance to play against some of the best players in the world and to sample the atmosphere in one of the most enjoyable poker events on the calendar!