2010 PokerStars.net EPT Vienna

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net EPT Vienna

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€700,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,935,000
Entries
587
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0

Reinkemeier's Bullets Misfire

{A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} for Thomas Reinkemeier in his final hand, and they let him down in the end, albeit in rather spectacular fashion. He only had around 20k but most of it went in vs. Yuriy Nesterenko's {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} on a {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} flop. Outs galore for Nesterenko, and the {3-Diamonds} came on the turn to complete his flush but leave the door open for Reinkemeier's flush and house draws. Nope - the river was the {K-Hearts} and the rail beckoned.

Tags: Tobias ReinkemeierYuriy Nesterenko

Pelayo's Bullets Don't

Almost simultaneously, a big pot was brewing on Table 24, with another {A-Hearts}{A-Spades} getting full value rather than kicking their owner out. These stacks were big; [Removed:40] bet out on the {J-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop, Oscar Pelayo raised to 10k, and received a quick call. On the {4-Hearts} turn Vitagliano checked, Pelayo bet 16,500 and was immediately set in for around 50k. He made the call, his hand holding against Vitagliano's {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} on the {J-Diamonds} river for a pretty big double through (over 120k).

Tags: Oscar Pelayo

Hruby the Gem Eliminates Andrew Teng

He is a little gem that Hruby
He is a little gem that Hruby

Team Pokerstars Pro Martin Hruby has increased his stack size to ~257,000 and as far as we can tell has taken the chip lead on Day 2.

We joined the action with a huge pile of chips scattered all over the Pokerstars logo in the centre of the table and a tower of yellow chips in front of Hruby. The decision - and one for his tournament life - was over to Mikahil Smirnov. The board was {k-Hearts} {a-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {q-Spades} and Smirnov eventually folded.

No sooner had Hruby welcomed his new little cherubs into his chip household when Andrew Teng opened from middle position with a 2,800 raise. Hruby made the three-bet from the Big Blind 11,200 for Teng to keep playing. Teng fiddled around with his chips for a while before dumping most of his stack over the line as a four-bet and Hruby shoved all in. Teng called but he didn't look confident.

Hruby: {k-Clubs} {k-Hearts}

Teng: {a-Clubs} {q-Diamonds}

The flop gave Teng a glimmer of hope but he already had his jacket on and was leaving the table as the board ran out {q-Spades} {7-Spades} {j-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} {5-Spades}. Teng marched out into the sunshine of Vienna and Hruby marched to the top of our Leaderboard.

Tags: Andrew Teng Mikahil SmirnovMartin Hruby

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Where Are They Now?

A selection of the day's leaders when it was fresh and new, with their current stacks (and Martin Hruby who appears to be our current chip leader). It seems like all of them have dropped a little, with Houghton having half his original stack - but still a better-than-average 90k.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Hruby cz
Martin Hruby
268,000
11,000
11,000
PokerStars
Claudio Simaldoni
Claudio Simaldoni
178,000
-3,000
-3,000
Sergii Baranov ua
Sergii Baranov
165,000
-18,200
-18,200
Adam Jerney
Adam Jerney
152,000
24,700
24,700
Giacomo Maisto
Giacomo Maisto
140,000
-32,400
-32,400
Laurence Houghton gb
Laurence Houghton
90,000
-20,000
-20,000

Official End of Level Chip Counts (full)

Thanks, PokerStars!

Player Chips Progress
Martin Hruby cz
Martin Hruby
260,000
-8,000
-8,000
PokerStars
Kyriakides Miltiadis
Kyriakides Miltiadis
250,000
Franz Markus Popetschnig
Franz Markus Popetschnig
230,000
Balazs Botond hu
Balazs Botond
226,000
Bozo Bagaric
Bozo Bagaric
200,000
[Removed:40]
[Removed:40]
199,000
Sergii Baranov ua
Sergii Baranov
195,000
30,000
30,000
Nima Ahary
Nima Ahary
193,000
Claudio Simaldoni
Claudio Simaldoni
190,000
12,000
12,000
Illia Kainov
Illia Kainov
190,000
Toni Judet ro
Toni Judet
182,000
PokerStars
Moshe Vaizman
Moshe Vaizman
180,000
Jose Severino pa
Jose Severino
180,000
Stjepan Jokic
Stjepan Jokic
178,000
Luca Cainelli
Luca Cainelli
178,000
Dieter Albrecht
Dieter Albrecht
175,000
Konstantinos Nanos gr
Konstantinos Nanos
171,000
PokerStars
Daniel Biro
Daniel Biro
170,000
Thomas Tiroch
Thomas Tiroch
167,000
Szymon Pieszczoch pl
Szymon Pieszczoch
165,000
-18,300
-18,300
Adam Jerney
Adam Jerney
155,000
3,000
3,000
Charles Combes
Charles Combes
145,000
888poker
Tom Dwan us
Tom Dwan
145,000
-15,000
-15,000
Elmar Müller
Elmar Müller
140,000
Lubomir Kudlicka
Lubomir Kudlicka
140,000

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Keiner Fried

Michael Keiner was one of two players who met their tournament end at the hands of Erik Friberg just now.

We didn't get there in time to see the action, but we know that the chips all went in preflop.

Keiner: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Friberg: {k-}{k-}
Dylan Linde: {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

Board: {j-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

Keiner and Linde both hit the rail, and Friberg looked most pleased with himself as he collected their chips.

Tags: Michael KeinerErik FribergDylan Linde

French Strike

Jacques Zaicik - French
Jacques Zaicik - French

French-on-French action as Bernard Boutboul checked the river of a {k-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} board to table neighbour and fellow Frenchman Jacques Zaicik, who bet 10,500. Boutboul called with a shrug and turned over {a-}{k-} for top pair, top kicker, but Zaicik flipped {5-}{5-} for a flopped set and bumped his stack up to over 70,000. Boutboul was left with 45,000 and a look of sadness.

Tags: Bernard BoutboulJacques Zaicik