EPT9 Sanremo: Go-Kart Time with the EPT Concierge
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
EPT Concierge has kicked off this season to provide entertainment while on tour. Sarah tagged along on the most recent Go-Kart trip.
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
€10,000 High Roller
Day: 2
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
Kopylkov Cracks Spindler's Queens
We're not sure when the chips went in, we're guessing it was preflop, but Alexander Kopylkov just doubled through Benny Spindler holding 
on a 
board. Spindler held the 
and was ahead until the turn, but the king saved Kopylkov and allowed him to double through the big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
182,000
91,800
|
91,800 |
Pagano Doubles Through Metaal
A short-stacked Luca Pagano moved all in for 31,300 from early position and found a called in Govert Metaal in the small blind.
| Showdown |
Pagano:  |
Metaal:   |
Pagano was out in front and looking to dodge an ace, which is exactly what he did as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
-88,000
|
-88,000 |
|
64,000
31,500
|
31,500 |
|
||
Two More Until Chow Time
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
These next two levels will be the final two before the players all head off on a 60-minute dinner break.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Break
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
The players are on a 15-minute break.
O'Brien Picks One Up
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
From the hijack seat, Dan O'Brien raised to 4,800. John Duthie reraised from the cutoff seat to 12,000. Action folded back to O'Brien, and he made the call to take a flop.
On the flop, the 
fell. Both players then checked to see the 
land on the turn. O'Brien tossed out 11,300, and Duthie folded.
Bluff from Kurganov
On the 
board, Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano bet 14,500, and Igor Kurganov made the call.
The river completed the board with the , and Pagano checked. Kurganov fired all in, and Pagano tank-folded. Kurganov showed the 
for a bluff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
183,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
32,500
-52,500
|
-52,500 |
|
|
||
Quick Fall for Chernyshev
With approximately 30,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Evgeny Chernyshev bet 32,000 from the big blind and was met with an all-in raise to 84,900 from Eugene Katchalov in middle position. Evgeny Chernyshev took his time but eventually made the call.
| Showdown |
| Chernyshev: |
Katchalov:  |
Chernyshev got the money in drawing dead, and he didn't seem to pleased about it. After the meaningless 
was put out on the river, the stacks were counted down and Chernyshev was left with just 8,000.
In the very next hand, Luca Pagano raised to 5,200 from middle position and Chernyshev moved in from the small blind. Pagano made the call and ended up having Chernyshev crushed.
| Showdown |
Chernyshev:  |
Pagano:  |
The board ran out 
and Chernyshev's day came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Nordkvist vs. Cheong
Joseph Cheong opened for 5,000 from middle position only to have Joel Nordkvist move all in from the big blind for 47,200. Cheong made the call and discovered the bad news.
| Showdown |
| Nordkvist: |
| Cheong: |
The 
flop made things interesting as it Cheong an open-ended straight draw, but Nordkvist was able to fade it as the appeared on the turn followed by the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
100,000
53,000
|
53,000 |