2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
€744,910
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,865,450
Entries
797
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Bou-Habib Doubles Through Shkoyan

Walid Bou-Habib shoved all in before the flop for 84,000 and was called by Tolik Shkoyan. Bou-Habib showed {A-Spades} {10-Hearts} and Shkoyan flipped {A-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}. Ace king looked good, but Bou-Habib hit a ten on the {2-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} flop and took the lead. The {4-Clubs} on the turn and the {J-Diamonds} on the river bricked and Bou-Habib doubled his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Walid Bou-Habib
Walid Bou-Habib
183,000
6,000
6,000
Tolik Shkoyan
Tolik Shkoyan
165,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Hasan HabibShkoyan Tolik

Longobardi & Liviu Takes Their Leave

Giuseppe Ottaviani opened for 24,000 under the gun only to have Alessandro Longobardi, who was next to act, move all in for around 80,000. Action folded back around to Ottaviani and he made the call.

Showdown
Longobardi: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Ottaviani: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

Longobardi got it in good, but the {8-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{9-Clubs} flop paired Ottaviani's ace and gave him the lead. Neither the {2-Hearts} turn nor {K-Diamonds} river would deliver salvation for Longbardi, and he exited in the last level of the night.

Meanwhile, Ignat "0Human0" Liviu has been eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Giuseppe Ottaviani it
Giuseppe Ottaviani
625,000
419,500
419,500
Alessandro Longobardi it
Alessandro Longobardi
Busted
Ignat Liviu ro
Ignat Liviu
Busted

Tags: Alessandro LongobardiIgnat LiviuGiuseppe Ottaviani

Haxton Hits Straight Flush; Jumps Into Chip Lead

Simone Petrini raised to 16,000 from under the gun and it folded around to Isaac Haxton on the button. Haxton pushed out a three-bet to 40,000 and it went back to Petrini who called.

The two saw a spade-friendly flop - {9-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Spades}. Petrini wasted no time with a bet of 45,000 and Haxton called. The {8-Spades} rolled off on the turn, putting four connecting spades on the board.

Petrini slowed down with a check and Haxton moved 85,000 into the middle. Petrini sat thinking for about ninety seconds before announcing that he was all in.

"I call I have a straight flush!" Haxton said in one breath. He rolled over {J-Clubs}{10-Spades} for the nuts.

Petrini showed {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for top set on the flop and shook his head at his misfortune. The {J-Spades} completed the board and Haxton was able to scoop a pot that boosts him into the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
895,000
157,000
157,000
$25K Fantasy
Simone Petrini
Simone Petrini
Busted

Tags: Isaac HaxtonSimone Petrini

Huge Pot for Recchia

THe Italians may have a new hero in the field as Angelo Recchia just captured a huge pot.

We didn't catch the action until the river on a board reading {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs}. With 250,000 already in the pot, Angelo Recchia moved all in from the big blind for 301,000 and put the pressure on Ben Vinson. After getting a count, the latter called and Recchia rolled over {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}. He didn't seem too confident, but then Vinson mucked his cards. Given it was an all-in-and-call situation, the dealer properly exposed the hand... {8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Angelo Recchia it
Angelo Recchia
850,000
658,000
658,000
Ben Vinson gb
Ben Vinson
54,000
-551,000
-551,000

Tags: Angelo RecchiaBen Vinson

Colantoni Doubles Through Kontonatsios

We found Matteo Colantoni all in before the flop for his last 135,000. Colantoni was called by Ioannis Kontonatsios and the two were off to the races. Colantoni held {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and was racing with Kontonatsios' {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}.

Colantoni jumped into the lead on the {Q-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop by pairing his king. The {2-Spades} came on fourth street and the {3-Diamonds} on fifth, allowing Colantoni to double up. Kontonatsios, on the other hand, has fallen to about 80,000.

Player Chips Progress
Matteo Colantoni it
Matteo Colantoni
290,000
132,900
132,900
Ioannis Kontonatsios gr
Ioannis Kontonatsios
80,000
-63,300
-63,300

Tags: Ioannis KontonatsiosMatteo Colantoni

Full House for Nhouyvanisvong

Eric Nhouyvanisvong raised to 14,000 from the cutoff seat before the flop and Dimitar Danchev three-bet to 32,000 from the big blind. Nhouyvanisvong called and they went two-handed into the flop.

The dealer opened {A-Spades} {A-Hearts} {A-Clubs} and Danchev bet 18,000. Nhouyvanisvong replied and the two saw the {5-Clubs} come on the turn. Both players checked and the dealer flipped {Q-Spades} on the river.

Danchev checked and after thinking about it for a while Nhouyvanisvong did the same opening {6-Spades} {6-Clubs} for aces full of sixes. Danchev flipped {J-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} and saw Nhouyvanisvong collec the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Nhouyvanisvong fr
Eric Nhouyvanisvong
310,000
177,900
177,900
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
103,000
-102,000
-102,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dimitar DanchevEric Nhouyvanisvong