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The PokerStars tournament on the Isle of Man is an inviting tournament that attract many, and many strong players. Maybe they are lured by the pictures of Alina l'Ami, maybe by the landscape of the island or maybe by the prizefund of the tournament. This year, the winner will receive 10,000 Pounds.
The harbour of Douglas, the capitol of the Isle of Man where the tournament takes place.
The Villa Marina, the venue of the tournament
The 10th year is a good reason to celebrate
Yuri Garrett checks Sabino Brunello for forbidden devices.
But Sabino had only too much money with him and had to get rid of his small change.
The Masters
The first move - let the fun begin! Michael Adams (left) is the top seed of the tournament.
The Isle of Man is close to England and a huge number of English top players made the journey across the sea: Michael Adams, Nigel Short, Gawain Jones, Dawid Howell, Niclas Pert, Simon Williams, Daniel Gormally, Mark Hebden, and a number of others. A lot of international top players such as Laurent Fressinet, Jan Timman, Sergei Tiviakov, Sergei Movsesian, Gabriel Sargissian, or Julio Granda Zuniga also decided that the Isle of Man is worth a visit.
Laurent Fressinet
Jan Timman
Michael Adams
Dronavalli Harika
Pentala Harikrishna
Gabriel Sargissian
Gawain Jones
Yuriy Kozubov
Nigel Short
Julio Granda Zuniga
Daimante Daulyte
David Howell
Standings after round 4
| Rank |
Name |
Score |
Fed. |
Rating |
| 1 |
GM Harikrishna, P. |
3.5 |
IND |
2737 |
| 2 |
GM Fressinet, Laurent |
3.5 |
FRA |
2702 |
| 3 |
GM Naiditsch, Arkadij |
3.5 |
AZE |
2682 |
| 4 |
GM Sargissian, Gabriel |
3.5 |
ARM |
2679 |
| 5 |
GM Granda Zuniga, Julio E |
3.5 |
PER |
2667 |
| 6 |
GM Movsesian, Sergei |
3.5 |
ARM |
2658 |
| 7 |
GM Melkumyan, Hrant |
3.5 |
ARM |
2622 |
| 8 |
GM Howell, David W L |
3.0 |
ENG |
2705 |
| 9 |
GM Short, Nigel D |
3.0 |
ENG |
2678 |
| 10 |
GM Grandelius, Nils |
3.0 |
SWE |
2647 |
| 11 |
GM Kuzubov, Yuriy |
3.0 |
UKR |
2641 |
| 12 |
GM Tiviakov, Sergei |
3.0 |
NED |
2612 |
| 13 |
GM Sengupta, Deep |
3.0 |
IND |
2580 |
| 14 |
GM Donchenko, Alexander |
3.0 |
GER |
2577 |
| 15 |
GM Brunello, Sabino |
3.0 |
ITA |
2553 |
| 16 |
GM Hillarp Persson, Tiger |
3.0 |
SWE |
2546 |
| 17 |
GM Greenfeld, Alon |
3.0 |
ISR |
2534 |
| 18 |
GM Vishnu Prasanna. V |
3.0 |
IND |
2503 |
| 19 |
GM Sundararajan, Kidambi |
3.0 |
IND |
2497 |
| 20 |
IM Lampert, Jonas |
3.0 |
GER |
2461 |
| 21 |
IM Zumsande, Martin |
3.0 |
GER |
2422 |
| 22 |
FM Koop, Thorben |
3.0 |
GER |
2407 |
| 23 |
FM Merry, Alan B |
3.0 |
ENG |
2335 |
| 24 |
GM Adams, Michael |
2.5 |
ENG |
2742 |
| 25 |
GM Jones, Gawain C B |
2.5 |
ENG |
2623 |
| 26 |
GM L'Ami, Erwin |
2.5 |
NED |
2619 |
| 27 |
IM Van Foreest, Jorden |
2.5 |
NED |
2548 |
| 28 |
IM Rambaldi, Francesco |
2.5 |
ITA |
2547 |
| 29 |
GM Boruchovsky, Avital |
2.5 |
ISR |
2536 |
| 30 |
IM Illingworth, Max |
2.5 |
AUS |
2517 |
| 31 |
GM Harika, Dronavalli |
2.5 |
IND |
2516 |
| 32 |
GM Vaisser, Anatoly |
2.5 |
FRA |
2515 |
| 33 |
GM Hebden, Mark L |
2.5 |
ENG |
2490 |
| 34 |
GM Neelotpal, Das |
2.5 |
IND |
2465 |
| 35 |
IM Pert, Richard G |
2.5 |
ENG |
2450 |
| 36 |
IM Paehtz, Elisabeth |
2.5 |
GER |
2447 |
| 37 |
IM Swayams, Mishra |
2.5 |
IND |
2444 |
| 38 |
GM Williams, Simon K |
2.5 |
ENG |
2429 |
| 39 |
FM Basso, Pier Luigi |
2.5 |
ITA |
2428 |
| 40 |
IM Houska, Jovanka |
2.5 |
ENG |
2372 |
| 41 |
FM Berry, Neil |
2.5 |
SCO |
2355 |
| 42 |
IM Afek, Yochanan |
2.5 |
ISR |
2252 |
| 43 |
GM Fridman, Daniel |
2.0 |
GER |
2649 |
| 44 |
GM Timman, Jan H |
2.0 |
NED |
2562 |
| 45 |
GM Arkell, Keith C |
2.0 |
ENG |
2505 |
| 46 |
GM Gormally, Daniel W |
2.0 |
ENG |
2500 |
| 47 |
GM Tarjan, James E |
2.0 |
USA |
2479 |
| 48 |
IM Tan, Justin |
2.0 |
AUS |
2445 |
| 49 |
IM Hamitevici, Vladimir |
2.0 |
MDA |
2439 |
| 50 |
IM Kobo, Ori |
2.0 |
ISR |
2427 |
Games
Photos: Alina l'Ami
