2010 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
€1,250,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€6,014,000
Entries
1,240
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 2,000

Stivoli Stiffed

Mauro Stivoli has been finished off, he was all-in for his last 50,000 or so with {5-Clubs} {2-Spades} against Armando Graziano's {K-Spades} {K-Hearts} and couldn't get there on a {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {K-Clubs} {8-Clubs} board.

Stelmak Seizes Chip Lead

Dmitry Stelmak
Dmitry Stelmak
Dmitry Stelmak raised from the button only for Erik Tamm to reraise to 120,000. Iulian Iacob shoved from the big blind and the action moved back on Stelmak who either called or raised; either way Iacob got out of the way and they went to showdown.

Tamm: {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts}
Stelmak: {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}

"Nice," said Tamm.

Board: a very exciting but no-cigar {K-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {5-Spades} {7-Diamonds}

Tamm took his leave, while Stelmak received a congratulatory massage from Alexey Rybin and seized the chip lead - he's up to 3 million.

Tags: Dmitry StelmakErik Tamm

Pantaleo Finally Busts

Giuseppe Pantaleo open-shoved for 225,000 from the button and Jens Thorson called from the big blind. Showdown.

Pantaleo: {Q-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}
Thorson: {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts}

Board: {K-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {K-Hearts} {2-Spades}

Pantaleo sighed with relief and giggled; they chopped the pot.

A few minutes later, though, and Pantaleo finally succumbed to Alexey Rybin's cowboys, all in preflop.

Pantaleo: {A-?} {J-?}
Rybin: {K-?} {K-?}

Board: {3-?} {8-?} {Q-?} {K-?} {2-?}

Tags: Alexey RybinGiuseppe Pantaleo

Kaiser Thanks His Queens

Ronny Kaiser
Ronny Kaiser
Ronny Kaiser has doubled through thanks to a pair of Queens. He was all-in blind on blind against Mauro Stivoli holding a dominating {Q-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} against Stivoli's {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} and dodged the regicidal bullet on the {2-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} board, Stivoli was crippled as a result.

Tags: Ronny Kaiser

Pantaleo Losing His Shirt

Giuseppe
Giuseppe
We caught up with Giuseppe Pantaleo checking a {7-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {6-Spades} flop and Ramon Demon Cserei betting big. Pantaleo called and they saw a turn.

The turn was the {10-Clubs} and Cserei instantly announced all in for around 650,000. Pantaleo tanked up for what seemed like forever - but it was clearly a huge decision so no-one called time. After perhaps five or six minutes, he called.

Pantaleo: {8-Hearts} {8-Clubs}
Cserei: {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds}

River: {7-Clubs}

Wow. Pantaleo was reduced to just 465,000 and looked like breathing was suddenly quite difficult. Cserei meanwhile shouted something that made it clear to everyone in the vicinity that he's won a big pot and was propelled into the big leagues on 1.9 million.

Tags: Giuseppe PantaleoRamon Demon Cserei

Blain of His Life

Dermot Blain
Dermot Blain
Woe for Dermot Blain as as he raised to 45,000 only for Alessandro Gabriele to shove for 246,000. Blain made the call, but following them both turning over {A-?} {Q-?} and nobody making a flush, they chopped up the pot. A few minutes later and Blain made it 45,000 from the small blind only for Gabriele to push again, this time for 303,000. Blain looked like he was really considering it, but this time opted to pass. Gabriele showed him the {6-Clubs}.

Tags: Dermot Blain