2011 PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€390,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,500
Prize Pool
€1,636,390
Entries
482
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Padar Malfunction

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante

Tanel Padar's decision to check behind with a set seemed to shock Nikolai Senninger if the look on his face was anything to go by.

The action started with the hijack open limping, Senniger raising to 1,025 from the cutoff, Padar flat-calling on the button and the initial limper folding. The flop came down {5-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{j-Spades}, Senniger bet 1,025, Padar raised it up to 4,100 and Senniger quickly called.

A {k-Clubs} on the turn was met with a check from both parties and the same action greeted the {a-Clubs} on the river.

Padar turned over {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} for a set of kings, a hand Senniger couldn't beat as he mucked with a bemused expression on his face.

Tags: Nikolai SenningerTanel Padar

Andrulis Gets Lucky For Big Pot

Kristijonas Andrulis
Kristijonas Andrulis

Kristijonas Andrulis opened preflop to 425 before Pascal Lefrancois made it 1,100 from middle position. Andrulis then 4-bet to 2,675 and Lefrancois looked a little unsure briefly but then made the call.

The flop was {k-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Andrulis fired 2,000 and Lefrancois made the call to see a {4-Diamonds} turn where Andrulis fired a second time, betting 5,800. Lefrancois took longer to think about his hand this time but then called once more.

The river was the {7-Hearts} and now Andrulis bet 13,700 and Lefrancois thought even longer before finally making the call leaving himself just 8,000 behind.

The Lithuanian showed {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for an unlikely rivered straight while Lefrancois rolled his eyes in disbelief.

Player Chips Progress
Kristijonas Andrulis lt
Kristijonas Andrulis
72,000
22,000
22,000

Tags: Pascal LefrancoisKristijonas Andrulis

Plain Shea-ling

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante
John O'Shea
John O'Shea

John O'Shea, who made two side event finals at EPT Prague late last year and made the last three tables at EPT London, is looking in pretty good shape to go deep in this Main Event after picking up a decent-sized pot with the precious pocket aces.

We got there in time to witness Constantin Meyer check-calling a bet of around 2,000 from O'Shea on the turn of the {j-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Spades}{6-Hearts} board. Meyer check-called again on the {8-Hearts} river, but we never got to see his hand. He mucked as soon as O'Shea had revealed his rockets, and the Irishman is up to 51,000.

Tags: John O'Shea

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

Mitchell Bets Big, Wins Big

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

James Mitchell, the 2010 Irish Open Champion, is climbing up the chip counts after winning a nice pot from Andrey Gulyy.

With the board reading {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} Gulyy check-called a 2,600 bet from Mr Mitchell. The {10-Clubs} popped up on the river and once again Gulyy checked and was met with a large bet of 6,325 from Mitchell. This was enough to send Gulyy into the tank for almost two minutes and when he emerged he made the call, creating a 22,000 pot.

However, the pot was shipped in Mitchell's direction as he turned over {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} for a flopped set. Gulyy quickly mucked so we will never know what he held.

Tags: Andrey GulyyJames Mitchell

O'Shea All Smiles Despite Losing

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Ireland's John O'Shea has just lost a decent sized pot but still managed to force a smile, maybe because he still has 41,000 chips.

We caught up with the hand with O'Shea heads up against Andrey Mitlyansky on a flop reading {3-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and picked up as O'Shea bet 700 then called a raise to 2,000 from the Russian.

The turn brought the {4-Clubs} into play and this time O'Shea checked then called a bet of 2,500 from Mitlyansky. The river was the {j-Hearts} and again O'Shea checked and was sent into the tank when his opponent tossed a solitary yellow 5,000 chip into the pot. After around a minute O'Shea folded and Mitlyansky mucked.

Tags: Andrey MitlyanskyJohn O'Shea

Al Krav Gives Up

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Alex Kravchenko
Alex Kravchenko

Alex Kravchenko might be scary to most, but Nikolai Senninger manage to best the Russian just now when he called Kravchenko's preflop raise to 525 out of the small blind.

Kravchenko fired 525 again on the {A-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} and Senninger called before both checked the {A-Diamonds} turn. The {6-Clubs} river saw Senninger now fire out 1,150 and Kravchenko counted out the chips with one hand before passing with the other.

Tags: Alex KravchenkoNikolai Senninger

Duth Enough

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

John Duthie just squeezed a good amount of value out on the river of a {9-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} betting 1,500 in a blind on blind tussle against Aleksey Tkachenko.

The Russian called but mucked when he couldn't beat Duthie's {9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}

Tags: John Duthie