2013 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville

High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
53
Prize
€313,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Entries
85
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Quads for O'Dwyer

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Steve O'Dwyer has just hit quad jacks — not the online radio show — here in Deauville.

The chips went into the middle of a {j-Spades}{2-Hearts}{j-Hearts} flop, Chris McClung holding {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and O'Dwyer the {j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. O'Dwyer needed to fade a heart in order to double up, but when the {J-Clubs} fell on the turn O'Dwyer locked up the hand. The {10-Clubs} completed the board and O'Dwyer doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
46,000
-14,000
-14,000
EPT 1X Winner
Chris McClung ca
Chris McClung
28,000
-22,100
-22,100

Tags: Chris McClungSteve O'Dwyer

Show One Card

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Table 14 is in high spirits and they've decided to play the Show one card game. The dealer randomly chooses a card from the winning player's hand and it makes for great fun and discussion after a hand's complete.

Ynvge Steen was the player who had to show one after his three-bet was successful on a {7-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop. Ramin Hajiyev bet 1,700 before the button raised to 4,100 and Steen to 11,400.

Both players folded and the dealer picked {10-Clubs}. "Oooo, that was a good card to choose!" commented Hajiyen.

Player Chips Progress
Ynvge Steen
Ynvge Steen
55,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Ramin HajiyevYnvge Steen

Chips Counts of the Rich and Famous

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Here is a selection of chip counts from around the room.

Player Chips Progress
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
147,000
22,000
22,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
75,000
18,000
18,000
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
71,500
-17,700
-17,700
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
66,200
66,200
66,200
Kevin Vandersmissen be
Kevin Vandersmissen
62,000
18,450
18,450
Adrien Allain fr
Adrien Allain
58,000
58,000
58,000
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry
57,300
1,300
1,300
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
53,900
3,900
3,900
Chris McClung ca
Chris McClung
50,100
-59,900
-59,900
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
43,700
43,700
43,700
Vicky Coren
Vicky Coren
41,900
-8,100
-8,100
Kent Lundmark se
Kent Lundmark
41,600
-8,400
-8,400
EPT 1X Winner
Ilan Boujenah il
Ilan Boujenah
37,600
37,600
37,600
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
36,500
2,500
2,500
EPT 1X Winner
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
27,300
4,300
4,300
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
23,700
23,700
23,700
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
23,200
-26,800
-26,800
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Another One Bites the Dust

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Andrei Revenko has become the third player to leave the tournament today. Jason Koon, who'd not long joined the tournament, informed us of the hand.

Revenko got his stack in with {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs} on an A-5-7-2 (two club) board. Gleb Tremzin was his opponent in the hand; he called and faded all river outs.

Player Chips Progress
Gleb Tremzin ru
Gleb Tremzin
80,000
80,000
80,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
60,000
60,000
60,000
Andrei Revenko
Andrei Revenko
Busted

Tags: Andrei RevenkoGleb TremzinJason Koon

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Wydrowski Checks it Down With the PCA Champion

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Dimitar Danchev
Dimitar Danchev

Dimitar Danchev recently won the PCA Main Event and he is now attempting to take down the High Roller event here in Deauville. That quest is not going to plan so far, but he has just added a few chips to his stack.

Marcin Wydrowski was under the gun and he min-raised to 800. Nobody wanted to take Wydrowski on at first, but Danchev called from the big blind to give Wydrowski a customer.

The {K-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs} flop was ready and willing for a continuation-bet but when Danchev checked Wydrowski checked behind. The {9-Diamonds} turn also went check-check, as did the {6-Diamonds} river. Danchev won with his {J-Spades}{6-Spades}, Wydrowski showed the {A-Spades}{10-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
38,000
-12,000
-12,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dimitar DanchevMarcin Wydrowski

Steen Stacked; Will Try to Return

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Ynvge Steen said to his table, "Am I that bad?" when they said they would wait for him to re-buy after he was stacked by Imad Derwiche.

Steen had opened from early position and called in four spots to an {8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop. Derwiche bet a near pot-sized 3,000 and Steen riased to 6,800. The other players involved folded before Derwiche set Steen in for 16,000 he had behind. Call.

Derwiche: {8-Clubs}{2-Spades}
Steen: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

The board ran out {3-Hearts}{q-Clubs}.

Steen went off to see if his bank card would allow him to re-buy. His new stack will be taken out if that fails.

Player Chips Progress
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
90,000
90,000
90,000
Ynvge Steen
Ynvge Steen
50,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Imad DerwicheYnvge Steen

Pollak Four-bet Wins Pot

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Steven Silverman opened the betting from the cutoff with a raise to 1,050. The button was with Artem Metalidi and he three-bet to 2,500. Benjamin Pollak checked his cards and he must have seen something he liked because a few moments later he put in a four-bet to 6,400.

Silverman quickly released his hand, as did Metalidi.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
47,500

Tags: Artem MetalidiBenjamin PollakSteven Silverman

Nemeth Takes on Marquez

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Ana Marquez raise to 1,000 from under the gun and to her direct left was Dorin Rauta. He called and the next aggression action came from Andras Nemeth on the button who raised to 3,400. Both Marquez and Rauta called.

The flop came down {7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and it was checked over to Nemeth. The Hungarian bet 4,700 and only Marquez called. The dealer put the {10-Diamonds} onto the turn and it was greeted by a check from Marquez and a check behind from Nemeth. The {A-Spades} received the same treatment, both players checked.

"King-queen," said Nemeth before turning over {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}.

Marquez rechecked her cards before flicking them back towards the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
39,600

Tags: Ana MarquezAndras NemethDorin Rauta