2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
€680,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,600
Prize Pool
€3,734,694
Entries
837
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Main Event

Day 5 Completed

Day 5 Ends with Neilson Leading Final Table

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Daniel Neilson
Daniel Neilson

The final table is set here in San Remo, Italy for the 2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo. Today was another short day on the schedule as the field of 24 players got down to eight in very little time.

At the end of the day, Australian Daniel Neilson led the way with 6.7 million in chips. He quietly chipped his way up throughout the day before ending the night by sending Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden home in ninth place. Neilson has been on a nice little run here in Europe recently. A few weeks ago, he placed 45th in the EPT London Main Event for £13,000 and is now set to make a whole lot more cash as he eyes the €800,000 top prize here.

When the day began, Chris McClung had a ton of chips with 3.148 million. Instead of sitting here writing about how he ran over the field, all we can do is wonder where all his chips went. McClung's ultra-aggressive style had him with his foot on the gas all day. In fact, it seemed like he just never slowed down from Day 1. Today, that style seemed to get the best of him and allowed him to grant numerous double ups to his opponents. McClung went out in 14th place.

One of the players McClung doubled was Kevin MacPhee. MacPhee will enter the final table with 1.115 million in chips and has a shot at becoming the first-ever two-time EPT champion. Back in 2010, MacPhee won EPT Berlin, which has also been referred to as EPT Gunfest due to the armed robbery attempt on the tournament.

With 14 other players falling short of this final table besides Lodden and McClung, we lost a ton of talent. Team Pro Lex Veldhuis hit the rail in 15th place, former EPT champion Mike McDonald went out in 18th and 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champion Elio Fox fell in 23rd.

Final Table Seating Assignments

SeatPlayerChips
1Andrey Pateychuk3,105,000
2Kevin MacPhee1,115,000
3Barny Boatman2,490,000
4Daniel Neilson6,700,000
5Rocco Palumbo1,160,000
6Yorane Kerignard2,145,000
7Dimitar Danchev4,435,000
8Jan Bendik3,980,000

Everyone left has locked up at least €63,694, but there's still plenty more to win than just that. The title and first-place prize of €800,000 still hangs in the balance, so be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the live coverage starting tomorrow at 2:00 PM local time.

Tags: Daniel Neilson

Johnny Lodden Eliminated in 9th Place (€45,000)

Johnny Lodden - 9th place
Johnny Lodden - 9th place

Well, everyone was hoping for a short night, but this is not the way they'd hoped to have it end.

Before the flop, Johnny Lodden got himself all in and racing against big stack Daniel Neilson. It was Lodden with the {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} and Neilson with the {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades}, and there was a huge pot up for grabs to the man who could run the fastest.

It would turn out to be Neilson. The {J-Spades} {5-Spades} {5-Hearts} flop was a swing and a miss for the Team PokerStars Pro, and he was shaking his head and getting a bit more frowny as the {6-Diamonds} landed on the turn. Lodden looked off into the distance as he wished for his card, but it never came. The river {2-Spades} filled out the board, and Neilson's queens hold strong to earn the knockout.

With it comes the bounty of the last remaining Team PokerStars Pro, and the gregarious Norwegian will have to settle for a €45,000 consolation prize this week.

Player Chips Progress
Johnny Lodden no
Johnny Lodden
Busted

Tags: Johnny LoddenDaniel Neilson

The Final Nine

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
SeatPlayer
1Andrey Pateychuk
2Kevin MacPhee
3Barny Boatman
4Daniel Neilson
5Rocco Palumbo
6Yorane Kerignard
7Johnny Lodden
8Dimitar Danchev
9Jan Bendik

One Table Left

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Our final nine have recombined around the TV table. We'll play on for one more knockout to set up tomorrow's final table. Cards are back in the air with about 35 minutes left in the level.

Patrick Gastaldi Eliminated in 10th Place (€45,000)

Patrick Gastaldi - 10th place
Patrick Gastaldi - 10th place

From under the gun, Patrick Gastaldi raised to 150,000. Yorane Kerignard reraised to 310,000 from the cutoff seat. On the last hand, Kerignard three-bet Dimitar Danchev's under-the-gun open. Action folded back to Gastaldi and he reraised all in. Kerignard quickly called.

Kerignard tabled the {9-Spades}{9-Hearts} and was flipped with the {A-Spades}{J-Hearts} for Gastaldi. The two looked be to bearly dead even in chips.

The flop came down {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and the nines held for Kerignard. The turn was the {K-Hearts} and then the river landed with the {8-Clubs}. Gastaldi had missed and was eliminated in 10th place for €45,000.

The remaining nine players are now redrawing down to one table.

Player Chips Progress
Yorane Kerignard fr
Yorane Kerignard
2,100,000 1,055,000
Patrick Gastaldi
Patrick Gastaldi
Busted

Tags: Patrick GastaldiYorane Kerignard

Angelo Tarallo Eliminated in 11th Place (€35,000)

Angelo Tarallo - 11th place
Angelo Tarallo - 11th place

Andrey Pateychuk opened the pot with a raise, and Angelo Tarallo three-bet shoved for 405,000 total. When it came back to Pateychuk, he decided he had plenty of chips to make the call, and he did so with {K-Spades} {7-Hearts}. Tarallo was working with {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}, and he was in front but only by a small margin, and he was the one on the hook for all his chips.

The {7-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} flop was an unkind one for the at-risk player, but the {7-Clubs} on the turn gave him a shot. Now he had eight outs instead of six, but it still wasn't enough. The {8-Diamonds} filled out the board, and that's the end of the line for Tarallo.

Italy now rests its hopes in Rocco Palumbo who's left along carrying the torch for the host nation.

Player Chips Progress
Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
EPT 1X Winner
3,500,000 400,000
Angelo Tarallo it
Angelo Tarallo
Busted

Tags: Angelo TaralloAndrey Pateychuk