Enter the Dragan
Apr 21, '09
Dragan Galic, the man with all the chips, just can't seem to do wrong.
The player in the hijack raises 20,000, Natale Barile pushes all in from the button for 86,000. Galic is on the small blind and he pushes all in over the top. It comes back to the hijack who thinks for five minutes, while Galic and Italianman Barile pose for photographs and shake hands. Clock is called and his cards are mucked. Galic announces what he thinks his opponent's cards are and he's right - A
Q. Galic reveals pocket sixes.
The board is J
5 3
K 8
and Galic knocks another one out.
The chip leader is not just a dominating presence at his table, but also in the whole room. The Croatian is over six foot and built like a tank. He's running over the field today, but always with a friendly smile on his face.
Player Tags: Dragan Galic
Niem Stays in
Apr 22, '09
Kalle Niem is all-in under-the-gun for his last 253,000 with A Q and Dragan Galic calls with A 2. Galic is not so lucky this time around as the board brings nothing and Niem's A-Q is enough to take it down: K J 74 8.
Niem moves up to 563,000 and Galic moves down to around 3,300,000.
Player Tags: Dragan Galic, Kalle Niemi
Rasmus Akerblom Eliminated in 13th Place (â¬45,700)
Apr 22, '09
First hand after dinner break, unlucky number 13 hit the rail.
Rasmus Akerblom shoved all in and Dragan Galic moved all-in on top, clearing the path for a heads up. Akerblom revealed K J and Galic showed pocket tens.
Board: 6 6 4 A 7 and Galic's tens hold up.
Akerblom hits the rail in 13th place for €45,700
Player Tags: Dragan Galic, Rasmus Olog Akerblom
David Eldar Eliminated in 19th Place (â¬26,300)
Apr 22, '09
David Eldar is the next victim of today's carnage. All-in with A-K on a flop of 8-7-2. Dragan Galic quickly called as his A-7 had hit a 7, and he stayed ahead throughout the 10 turn and 4 river.
Eldar played extremely well and goes home with €26,300 for 19th place.
Player Tags: Dragan Galic, David Eldar
Luigi Abiusi Eliminated in 24th Place (â¬26,300)
Apr 22, '09
After the table break, Dragan Galic was back in action. He raised the preflop pot to 34,000 and Luigi Abiusi moved all in for 233,000. Galic called with A Q and Abiusi flipped over pocket sevens. The flop brought a present for the Croatian when it came A K 6, and another on the turn - the A. Abiusi didn't stand a chance as the river fell the K and he hits the rail in 24th place for €26,300.
Player Tags: Dragan Galic, Luigi Abiusi
Galic Keeps Pressure on
Apr 21, '09
Constant Rijkenberg and Dragan Galic are seated right beside each other. Rijkenberg started the day as chip leader of his table but lost a big pot to Rasmus Akerblom leaving him with under 300,000 in chips.
Galic in mid-to-late position bets 18,000, and Ovidiu Balaj in the hijack calls. The board comes K K 6, Galic bets 45,000 and Balaj folds.
A couple of hands later, Galic is in middle position and at it again. He bets 30,000 and David Eldar calls from the button. The flop comes 9 8 2. Galic checks. Eldar bets 16,000 and Galic calls. The turn is the 10 and Galic gets Eldar to fold.
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Player Tags: Dragan Galic, Rasmus Olog Akerblom
Dragan Galic Eliminated in Fifth Place (â¬314,000)
Apr 23, '09
Constant Rijkenberg raises and Dragan Galic (pictured left) moves all in for two million and his tournament life.
He flips over 9 9 and Rijkenberg has A Q. The board creates a tremendous reaction as it falls K J 10. Unbelievably, Rijkenberg has flopped another straight. The turn is the 3 and Galic is drawing dead as the river comes the 10.
Galic maintained the chip lead in this tournament for three whole days, and it was hoped that he could go all the way and see it through. However, Constant Rijkenberg has put the Croatian out of EPT San Remo in fifth place for €314,000.
Player Tags: Dragan Galic, Constant Rijkenberg
Alexander Fitzgerald Eliminated in Seventh Place (â¬171,000)
Apr 22, '09
Alexander Fitzgerald (pictured right) pushes all-in and William Reynolds calls. Fitzgerald shows A K and Reynolds shows pocket jacks. The board comes 10 6 2 8 2 and Reynolds wins 1,280,000. Fitzgerald is left with less than three big blinds.
The young American shoves in the very next hand for 135,000. Dragan Galic is next to act, both he and Ovidiu Balaj call. The flop is 10 3 2 and Galic bets 150,000 while staring at Balaj. Balaj looks him in the eye and after two minutes he folds showing his hand (which we don't have the privilege of seeing).
The cards are revealed:
Fitzgerald: K9X
Galic: J-10
The turn is the Q and the river is a brick. Galic's paired tens hold up and Fitzgerald leaves the tournament in seventh place for €171,000.
Player Tags: William Reynolds, Alexander Fitzgerald, Dragan Galic, Ovidiu Balaj
Team PokerStars Pro Marcin Horecki bet 2,000 preflop from middle position and Dragan Galic made the callon the button. The flop was dealt K
Team PokerStars Pro Marcin Horecki bet 2,000 on a flop of K