Level: 22
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
€10,000 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€823,200
Entries
84
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Stammen Continues To Fight Back
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Keven Stammen limped the button, and Benny Spindler checked his option in the big blind to see the 
flop. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
, and Spindler bet out 20,000. Stammen raised to 70,000, and Spindler called.
The river was the 
, and Spindler checked. Stammen bet 140,000, and Spindler tank-folded.
Fours for Stammen
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Benny Spindler raised on the button to 40,000, and Keven Stammen defended with a call from the big blind. The flop came down 
, and Stammen checked. Spindler bet 20,000, and Stammen called.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Both checked again.
Stammen showed the 
, and Spindler mucked.
Easy Win for Spindler
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Benny Spindler raised to 40,000 on the button, and Keven Stammen called from the big blind to see a flop of 
. Stammen checked, then folded to a bet of 40,000 from Spindler.
Three-Bet from Spindler
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
After Keven Stammen limped in on the button, Benny Spindler made it 120,000 to go from the big blind to win the pot.
Three-Bet from Stammen
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
On the fifth hand of heads-up play, Benny Spindler raised to 40,000 on the button. Keven Stammen reraised to 155,000 and won the pot.
Straight for Stammen
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
On the first hand of heads-up play, Benny Spindler raised to 40,000 on the button, and Keven Stammen called from the big blind to take a flop of 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
, and Stammen check-called a bet of 50,000 from Spindler to see the 
land on the river. Both players checked.
Stammen showed the 
for a straight, and he won the pot.
Heads-Up Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,409,000 | 109,000 |
|
791,000 | -109,000 |
Joel Nordkvist Eliminated in 3rd Place (€98,500)
Just two hands after Joseph Cheong was eliminated in third place, Joel Nordkvist was all in and at risk against Benny Spindler.
Keven Stammen raised to 45,000 on the button, and Spindler reraised to 125,000 from the small blind. Nordkvist was in the big blind, and he moved all in for around 850,000. Stammen folded, and Spindler called.
Spindler held the 
to dominate Nordkvist's 
. On the flop, the 
fell, and Spindler maintained his lead.
The turn was the 
the the river the 
, both missing Nordkvist and sending him to the rail in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,300,000 | 840,000 |
|
Busted |
Joseph Cheong Eliminated in 4th Place (€74,100)
From the button, Benny Spindler raised to 40,000. Joseph Cheong reraised all in from the small blind for 213,000, then Joel Nordkvist took a minute to think in the big blind. He eventually folded, then Spindler made the call after thinking for a minute himself.
Spindler showed the 
and was up against the 
for Cheong.
On the flop, Spindler took the lead when the fell. The turn was the and gave Cheong a straight draw. The river couldn't do it for him, though, when the 
landed, and Cheong was eliminated.
After the hand, Spindler and Nordkvist chatted a little about the hand, and Nordkvist said he folded pocket sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,460,000 | 85,000 |
|
Busted |