2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
€930,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,786,950
Entries
987
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Main Event

Day 1b Completed

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
251,500 51,500
Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
233,400 125,400
202,400 17,400
Jean Laurent Comparetto
Jean Laurent Comparetto
192,000 -8,000
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
190,500 10,500
188,700 8,700
184,600 4,600
179,000
170,300
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
EPT 1X Winner
166,700 6,700
Alain Roy fr
Alain Roy
165,300 -9,700
164,800
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
161,500 6,500
161,000
150,300
Carter Phillips us
Carter Phillips
EPT 1X Winner
145,800 5,800
145,100
143,400
Francesco Nguyen
Francesco Nguyen
140,200
140,000
138,400
136,100
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
135,500 30,500
134,100
131,000

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Day 1b Comes to a Close

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Ruben Visser - Our Chip Leader
Ruben Visser - Our Chip Leader

Wow! What a day it has been today!

The action was fast and furious right from the start and it ended exactly the same way. Team Pokerstars Pro Ruben Visser stealing the chip lead from Stefano Alberto Servalli just after Thomas Kremser had announced to the players that there would be three more hands.

In those last three hands Visser eliminated the player seated to his direct left to increase his chip count to 251,500, and it was enough to earn him a place at the top of the leader board. In fact his haul even surpassed that of yesterdays chip leader Leonid Bilokur, making him the chip leader when we return for Day 2 tomorrow. Second place appears to be occupied by EPT Grand Final champion Nicolas Chouity on around 235,000.

Other players through to Day 2 are David Vamplew, Barry Greenstein, Victor Ramdin, Vanessa Selbst, Carter Phillips, Joe Cada, Max Lykov and Ted Forrest.

249 players have survived day 1b, and 211 survived day 1a, so 460 players will return at 12:00 (CET) tomorrow for day of EPT San Remo.

The Two Faces of David Vamplew

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

David Vamplew is one of those players who has a very specific game face. It is difficult to explain but it is serious, professional and mesmerising to watch. Then when the action has finished he reverts back to type; a very friendly looking smily face. We have just seen serious face and smily face, in a very significant pot against Tsubasa Manabe, that has launched Vamplew towards the right end of the leader board.

Manabe raised to 2,200 and David Vamplew made the call from position. The flop was {j-Clubs} {5-Spades} {10-Hearts} and Manabe made a c-bet of 3,600 and Vamplew made the call. The turn paired the board when we saw the {10-Clubs} and Manabe checked to Vamplew. Vamplew looked at Manabe with his serious game face before betting 9,200 and Manabe called. The river was a very exciting {a-Clubs} and Manabe once again checked to Vamplew. Vamplew's serious face was now garnering the attention of Ted Forrest who kept looking at the Scot with a smile from ear to ear apparently mesmerised by it. Vamplew bet a whopping 19,400 and Manabe made the call. Vamplew turned over {k-Spades} {q-Spades} for the straight and Manabe flicked his cards to the Dealer.

Vamplew 171,000
Manabe 56,000

Tags: David VamplewManabe Tsubasa

Revamped

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
David Vamplew
David Vamplew

David Vamplew is up to 135,000 after finding {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} in the big blind against Tsubasa Manabe's {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades} on the button. After an inevitable raising war, they were on their backs and Vamplew's hand held on a {9-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{q-Spades}{k-Clubs}{2-Spades} board. Manabe drops a big chunk of chips and is back under 100,000.

Tags: David Vamplew

Wiss of Fate

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Mads Wissing open-shoved for his last 14,800 with {8-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and got looked up by IPT Leaderboard winner Tamas Lendvai on the button holding {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}. Not looking good for Wissing, but the board came down {2-Clubs}{9-Spades}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts} to make Wissing two pair and double him up to 32,000.

"Unlucky," Wissing told his opponent. Lendvai silently agreed.

Tags: Mads WissingTamas Lendvai

Melo Out Man...

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Fatima Moreira de Melo
Fatima Moreira de Melo

Fatima Moreira de Melo has been knocked out after she bet 11,000 then called all-in for 35,000 with {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} on a {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop against Constantino Russo's {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}. The {J-Hearts} turn and {K-Spades} river changed nothing and our favourite Dutch lady has been eliminated.

Tags: Fatima Moreira de Melo

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100