EPT9 Sanremo: Melanie Weisner Talks Birthdays and Food!
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Sarah talks to Melanie Weisner about her birthday extravaganza which included a Chicago food tour.
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,865,450
Entries
797
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Cailly Cracks Aces with 10-3... for a Bit
Chris Moneymaker opened for 700 from early position and received a call from Ronny Kaiser in middle position. Lucille Cailly then came in with a three-bet to 1,900 from the button, and Jiachen Gong opted to four-bet all in from the small blind for 5,275 total. Moneymaker and Kaiser both got out of the way, and Cailly asked for a count.
"Don't think too long," Gong said.
"I won't," Cailly said. The woman who finished runner-up in the Season 8 Grand Final stated she didn't really want to make the call but did so nonetheless.
| Showdown |
Cailly:   |
Gong:   |
The table got a good laugh at Cailly's mediocre holdings, but the 
flop did give Gong a pair of tens. When the dealer burned and turned the 
, the table went deathly quiet as Cailly hit a ten to trip up and take the lead. Just when it looked like Cailly was going to crack aces, the 
spiked on the river to save Gong with a Broadway straight. "Wow," someone said from across the table, which pretty much summed up the hand.
Meanwhile, Ben Hamnett has been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Rousso's Day is Done
![[user72235]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
We just saw Tame PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso leave her table. Although we didn't catch the action on her final hand Rousso was kind enough to tell us that she busted Ace Queen into Aces on a dry board.
Vanessa also noted that it was a very thematic illustration of her entire day. Despite busting out Rousso didn't loose that charming smile off her face as she rushed out of the tournament room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Deeb Feels the Zak Attack
We didn't see much of the hand but it consisted Shaun Deeb losing a pot to Zachary Korik.
Around 10,000 chips had wondered into the middle and the river had been dealt to leave a 
board on show. Deeb was in the small blind and checked to face a 6,700 bet from his fellow American.
He made a very quick decision to call and mucked upon seeing Korik's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
17,700
17,700
|
17,700 |
Swip-Swap
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
The players have swapped around meaning the first half of the room are playing level five while the second half devour the buffet.
Cheong Takes a Small Hit
Joseph Cheong raised to 700 from the hijack and was called by an opponent from the big blind. The flop was 
and it was checked to Cheong. He fired 1,000 and his opponent called. Both players checked the 
on the turn and Cheong's opponent led out for 1,250 on the river. Cheong called and his opponent showed 
for a rivered pair of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Tran Gets Flushed By Balaguer
From under the gun, Henry Tran raised to 800. Paul van 't Veer and Adria Balaguer called from middle position, then Tristan Wade called from the small blind. From the, the dealer ran out the 
flop to get the party started.
After Wade checked, Tran bet 1,600. van 't Veer folded, but Balaguer called. Wade folded and left for heads-up action to fourth street.
On the turn, the landed. Tran kept pressing and fired 2,275. Balaguer called. The river then completed the board with the . Tran bet 3,500, and Balaguer made the call.
Tran showed top pair with a queen kicker holding the 
. Balaguer had made his hand on the river, though, as he turned up the 
for a spade flush.
Tran lost the pot, but still has roughly 85,000 in chips while Balaguer chipped up to 26,500, but he's still down on the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
26,500 |
Kurganov Takes One from the Champ
From middle position, defending champion Andrey Pateychuk raised to 700. Igor Kurganov three-bet to 1,900 on the button, and action folded back to Pateychuk. He called to take a flop of 
.
On the flop, Pateychuk checked. Kurganov fired 1,750, and that was enough for him to win the pot as Pateychuk folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
32,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
Heinz Keeps Growing
The reigning World Series of Poker champion is thriving here today in Sanremo. He already managed to amass one of the bigger stacks in the room before the break, and after coming back he continued to push around his table. We found him raise to 800 from under the gun. The players in the cutoff and the big blind called and the flop was 
.
All three players checked their option to see the 
hit the turn. The big blind checked to Heinz and he bet 1,700. Both of his opponents shot their hands to the muck and he was able to pick up the pot. He's currently sitting on roughly 85,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
Esfandiari's Out
Antonio Esfandiari didn't last long with his four-figure stack and from what we heard he got busted by Luca Moschitta when Esfandiari's Ace King ran into Moschitta's Queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |