2009 PokerStars.com EPT San Remo
€5,300 EPT San Remo Main Event
Day: 3
The Bubble Bursteth
After more than a minute of suspense, the two hands were turned up. Hall confidently tabled , drawing a forlorn look from his opponent. Rather sheepishly, Zappietro turned over , miles behind.
With the two players standing to await the final two cards, the dealer ran off a safe turn card, the . As necks craned in closer and closer to the table, Hall leaned in as well to watch what would unfortunately be his final river card of the day. Like a bolt of lightning, the ripped off the deck, drawing a huge reaction from all in attendance. Gutshot, Hall lowered his head and pushed his way slowly out of the room.
There was still hope for the eliminated player to make the money though. Across the room, one hand involving a short-stack all in was yet to be played. By virtue of his chip advantage, Hall would earn his payday should the short-staked player bust from the other table. That player was Pierre Neuville, and he had tabled after moving all in for his last 14,300. Working against him was Marco Vailati, racing with his . The board ran down , safe for the all-in player. Neuville earned a crucial double up in the eleventh hour, earning him a spot in the money.
With that, Joakim Hall becomes our bubble boy, knocked out in 113th place.
Sticky Bubble Situation Puts Smith on Tilt
Smith was most confused, and then most upset -- it turns out he thought that 114 were getting paid, instead of the 112 that are in reality getting some tasty monies. Indeed, Thomas Kremser did this morning announce that 114 were getting paid, before correcting himself. Mr. Smith is very unhappy. Just goes to show, you should always pay attention to everything the TD says...
Chen Robbed
Turns out a gent shoved with and Chen called all in from the big blind with .
Board:
To add insult to injury, Chen's opponent initially didn't realize he'd won. Yikes.
'KingDan23' Dethroned
Known as 'Danny98765' on PokerStars, but better known as 'KingDan23' on other sites, Smith managed to run pocket queens into Marco Vailati's pocket aces, leaving himself just under 15,000 in chips. Moments later, Smith moved all in from early position for his last 13,300 and was looked up by one of the table's big stacks (and big blind at the time), David Eldar. Smith was in front when the hole cards were revealed:
Smith:
Eldar:
The flop that ensued still had Smith in front, but the that fell on the turn gave Edlar a pair and proved to be fatal for Smith. Failing to catch a life-saving ace on the river , Smith was eliminated from the tournament just outside of the money.
Markussen Busto
Valero Comes Up Short
Constant Destruction of Opponents
Busto
Mattern saw Michael Tureniec open with a button raise, and he moved all in for just less than 100,000. Tureniec called, tabling . Mattern's was in fine shape for a double up, but a second on the board would spell his demise.
Portal Doubles Up
Portal:
Soderstrom:
Board: