2011 PokerStars.com EPT Loutraki

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.com EPT Loutraki

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
€347,000
Event Info
Entries
336
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Leaving a Marc

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Miroslav Rizov raised Marco Leonzio's 3.650 bet on the turn of a {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} board to 7,650 but the Italian made the call to see the {9-Clubs} river, Leonzio checked and Rizov checked behind, the Bulgarian quickly folding when Leonzio tabled {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for a full house.

Tags: Marco Leonzio

Vamplew and Nitsche

Nitsche's roomie!
Nitsche's roomie!

Even when you have won an EPT title you still have to be conservative with your spending and that's why David Vamplew is sharing a room with Dominik Nitsche. The cleaners must have their work cut out wading through Nitsche's clothes strewn across the floor, but at least they can use Vamplews broomstick to clear the mess up.

The two are now side-by-side on table four and here is some action featuring Vamps.

Vamplew raised to 500 in early position, Iulian Georgian Ruxandescu called in middle position as did the big blind. The flop was {7-Clubs} {2-Spades} {2-Hearts} and the big blind checked to Vamplew who bet 750. Ruxandescu was next to act and he made the call before the big blind folded his hand. The turn was the {2-Diamonds} and Vamplew bet 1,375 and stared at Ruxandescu who thought for a while before raising. Vamplew's hand was in the muck quicker than it took us to count out the size of the raise.

Vamplew won't be worrying though, his 42,000 is still a decent wedge and at least it's more than his roomate has got!

Player Chips Progress
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
42,000
-10,000
-10,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: David VamplewDominik NItsche

Cantu in at the Last

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Brandon Cantu is a last minute arrival for Day 1A joining Paul Berende's table in the far corner of the room, the double-bracelet winner has previously spoken about his desire to win an EPT and complete poker's "Triple Crown". Cantu had his deepest run at the EPT in Vilamoura a year or so ago and was chip leader late on in that event - one eventually won by Toby Lewis, can he improve on his 36th place finish this time?

Tags: Brandon Cantu

Karr Puts the Breaks On

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
McLean Karr
McLean Karr

Mclean Karr fired out 2,075 on a flop of {10-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Tolly Sakellariou was the only player out of the five to the flop who made the call. The {A-Clubs} came on the turn and Karr checked, Sakellariou wasting little time in putting out a bet of 4,200. Karr didn't like this and reluctantly gave up his hand - the American still has above his starting stack however.

Tags: Mclean Karr

Chip Counts Prior to The Second Break

Player Chips Progress
Evangelos Vrakas
Evangelos Vrakas
74,000
-6,000
-6,000
Jamie Rosen us
Jamie Rosen
70,000
Julian Herold de
Julian Herold
67,000
2,000
2,000
Attila Koevesi
Attila Koevesi
66,000
2,000
2,000
Miltiadis Kyriakides
Miltiadis Kyriakides
65,000
McLean Karr us
McLean Karr
65,000
17,000
17,000
Roman Makhlin
Roman Makhlin
64,000
-3,000
-3,000
Alexios Zervos gr
Alexios Zervos
63,000
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Kent Lundmark se
Kent Lundmark
62,000
13,000
13,000
EPT 1X Winner
Joseph El Khoury lb
Joseph El Khoury
53,000
-27,000
-27,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
50,000
7,000
7,000
Robert Deppe mx
Robert Deppe
50,000
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
43,000
-9,000
-9,000
EPT 1X Winner
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
38,000
-4,000
-4,000
EPT 1X Winner
Andras Kovacs hu
Andras Kovacs
37,000
-1,000
-1,000
Paul Berende nl
Paul Berende
35,000
-6,000
-6,000
Rupert Elder gb
Rupert Elder
33,000
-5,000
-5,000
EPT 1X Winner
Tobias Garp se
Tobias Garp
27,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
26,000
13,000
13,000
EPT 1X Winner
Andrew Teng gb
Andrew Teng
26,000
-6,000
-6,000
Richard Toth hu
Richard Toth
23,200
-2,800
-2,800
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Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
20,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Heinz Kamutzki de
Heinz Kamutzki
17,000
-14,000
-14,000
Konstantinos Nanos gr
Konstantinos Nanos
15,625
-7,375
-7,375
Marcin Horecki pl
Marcin Horecki
6,600
-2,400
-2,400
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Ziyard Calls The Clock On Himself

We joined the action on a flop of {Q-Clubs} {7-Spades} {5-Spades} and Zimnan Ziyard bet 4,275 after play checked to him. The chip leader Evaggelos Vrakas was seated in the big blind and he raised to 12,000. There was a third player in the hand who folded before Ziyard made the call.

The dealer gave us the {3-Clubs} on the turn and with 30,000 in the pot Vrakas moved all-in for 60,000. Ziyard was sat behind a 50,000 stack and he had a decision to make. In the end Ziyard called the clock on himself and when it counted down to zero his hand was folded.

Ziyard was allowed to choose one of Vrakas' cards and he flipped over the {5-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Evangelos Vrakas
Evangelos Vrakas
90,000
16,000
16,000
Zimnan Ziyard gb
Zimnan Ziyard
50,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Zimnan ZiyardEvaggelos Vrakas