2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
€680,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,600
Prize Pool
€3,734,694
Entries
837
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Waxman Beats Pavel

We picked up the action on the turn with the board reading {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} between Ion Pavel and Matt Waxman. Pavel checked and Waxman bet 500. Pavel made the call and the river completed the board with the {4-Clubs}. Pavel checked and Waxman fired the same bet, 500. Pavel called.

Waxman flipped over the {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for two pair, aces and fours, playing the king kicker on board. Pavel double checked his hand and then mucked it, giving Waxman the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
32,000 2,000

Tags: Matt WaxmanIon Pavel

Karr Can't Beat Ayow's Straight

Kevin Ayow check-called a bet of 650 from McLean Karr on the {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{10-Hearts} flop to see the {3-Spades} land on the turn. Ayow checked again and Karr bet 1,925. Ayow made the call.

The {J-Spades} paired the board on the river and Ayow checked. Karr took some time to decide on his bet size. He tossed out a single T5,000 chip and announced "3,875". Ayow quickly tossed in the same yellow chip to make the call.

Karr knew right away that he must be beat and announced, "Two pair." After that, Ayow tabled the {9-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for a flopped straight. Karr didn't show and Ayow won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
McLean Karr us
McLean Karr
19,125 -10,875

Tags: McLean KarrKevin Ayow

More Names in the Field

Player Chips Progress
Men Nguyen
Men Nguyen
30,000
Salman Behbehani us
Salman Behbehani
30,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
30,000
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
EPT 1X Winner
30,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
30,000
Michele Limongi it
Michele Limongi
30,000
McLean Karr us
McLean Karr
30,000
Jamie Rosen us
Jamie Rosen
30,000
Alex Wice
Alex Wice
30,000
Martins Adeniya gb
Martins Adeniya
30,000
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier fr
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
30,000
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
30,000
Aaron Jones us
Aaron Jones
30,000
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
EPT 1X Winner
30,000
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
30,000
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
30,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
30,000
Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
30,000
Bryan Devonshire us
Bryan Devonshire
30,000
Tim Marsters
Tim Marsters
30,000
Jarred Solomon za
Jarred Solomon
30,000
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
30,000
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
30,000
Erika Moutinho us
Erika Moutinho
30,000
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
EPT 1X Winner
30,000

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Pros Sharing Space

Here are some more of the notables we've stumbled across in the middle section.

As far as the table layout goes, we see a lot of pairings of Team PokerStars Pros sharing space.

Sandra Naujoks and Pierpaolo Fabretti are on the same table, and nearby we found Salvatore Bonavena and Liv Boeree sitting across the felt from one another. On the other side of the room, Martin Czuczor and Fatima Moreira de Melo are together, and Jonathan Duhamel and Matthias De Meulder will be looking to terrorize their table along the far windows.

Player Chips Progress
Salvatore Bonavena it
Salvatore Bonavena
30,000
Eddy Sabat us
Eddy Sabat
30,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
30,000
Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
30,000
Martin Hruby cz
Martin Hruby
30,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
30,000
Matthias De Meulder be
Matthias De Meulder
30,000
Dermot Blain ie
Dermot Blain
30,000
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
30,000
Theo Jorgensen dk
Theo Jorgensen
30,000
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
30,000
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
30,000
Praz Bansi gb
Praz Bansi
30,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg de
Sebastian Ruthenberg
30,000
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
30,000
Sandra Naujoks de
Sandra Naujoks
30,000
Pierpaolo Fabretti
Pierpaolo Fabretti
30,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Day 1b Almost Ready

It's almost time for Day 1b of the 2011 PokerStars.it European Poker Tour San Remo. Yesterday saw a starting flight of 359 runners take to the felt with over 100 of them hitting the rail by day's end. Gianluca Trebbi bagged up the most chips at 159,600 and is the overall man to catch so far.

Today should have even more runners than yesterday with plenty more big names and Team PokerStars Pros to fill seats in the tournament area. Some of those slated to play today are Liv Boeree, Jonathan Duhamel, Betrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Eugene Katchalov and Vanessa Selbst. They'll be joined by Shaun Deeb, Matt Waxman and Philipp Gruissem.

Play is set to kick off at 2:00 PM local time with another eight levels of play on the slate. Just like yesterday, Dinner break will come after Level 5 for half the field and the second half will take it when they come back. Stay tuned for all the updates right here on PokerNews.

Main Event

Day 1b Started