Morten Erlandsen Poker Tournament Updates

Level 4 Update -- Table of Terror

Oct 03, '09

Blinds: 100-200 plus ante: 50

Players Remaining: 361 out of 422 (Unofficial)

Average Chip Count: 35,600

Notable Eliminations:

Felipe Ramos
Ben Grundy
Richard Ashby
Alexandre Gomes

Hand of the Level:

More Like Table of the Level

The most eye-catching thing to occur during this level, is the bit-by-bit coming together of pros and players of interest at one of the tables near the door. Gus Hansen, known to never play the very early levels, sat down to a table that was also holding Annette Obrestad, James Obst (pictured right), Laurence Houghton, and Jeffrey Lisandro. Richard Ashby was also there but Obst’s set held against Ashby’s flush draw and he made his exit from the table of horrors. Although Hansen is not long here, he is actually down to 32,000.

Straight Versus Flush

On an interesting looking 9 8 7 flop, Chad Brown checks and his opponent bets 1,500. Brown calls and the turn is the 7. He checks again, and his opponent applies more pressure, betting 3,700. Brown pushes that to 9,100 and the player calls. The river is the 7 and both players check. Brown shows J 10 for the straight but his opponent has him crushed with A 3 for the flush. Both had it on the flop, but luckily the hand was not fatal.

Little By Little

Morten Erlandsen bets 1,400 on an A K 6 flop and his opponent calls. The J turn and the 2 river is checked down and Erlandsen shows pocket fours. It’s enough.

On a table nearby, a conversation can be heared about a recent hand. The under-the-gun player bet 550, Julien Brecard called, and a Finnish player on the button raised it to 1,600. The big blind reraised it to 6,000, the original bettor folded, Brecard called, and the Finn folded.

The flop came A-5-6 rainbow, the big blind checked, Brecard bet 4,600, the big blind thought about it and then folded pocket kings face up, giving the Frenchman a nice pot. Who is to say he had the ace at all, in fact, he cheekily hints that he had jacks, but who knows.

PokerStars TV

Watch EPT 6 London Day 1B: Team Pro Cab Race on PokerStars.tv

The players now have their first break of the day before beginning level 5.

Player Tags: Morten Erlandsen,   James Obst

Quietening Down Before Bedtime

Feb 17, '09

Morten Erlandsen bets 3,500 from the small blind and the player on the button calls. The flop comes 1073.

Erlandsen a.k.a "Pokergirl1" bets out 4,500, and the button folds. He has been holding his own all day.

Elsewhere, Johannes Strassmann, Albert Iversen, and Trond Erik Eidsvig are now seated right beside each other. Eidsvig and Iversen appear to be having a great time, joking with each other, and knocking over each other's stacks... that is until it's time to be serious, and then we're guaranteed some action.

Johannes Strassmann sits quietly beside them. The calm before the storm.

Player Tags: Morten Erlandsen

Morten Wants More

Feb 16, '09

Morten Erlandsen is playing some stellar poker. On home turf, the Dane, who is best known for his online skills, seems to be in his comfort zone and is slaughtering his table. Sitting on the best part of 20,000 chips he calls a raise from seat 6 of 300 and the flop comes 988.

Both players check.

The turn comes the A, seat 6 checks and Erlandsen bets 550. Seat 6 raises it substantially and Erlandsen calls. The river is a blank, a 2.

Erlandsen flips over AK to take the pot from his opponent who shows K-Q. He is unstoppable... for now.

You will find some strategic advice and discussion from the Team Mermaid pro in the Hand 2 Hand section of next month's issue of Card Player Poker + Sports.

Player Tags: Morten Erlandsen