2014 PokerStars.it EPT Sanremo

€4,900 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.it EPT Sanremo

Final Results
Winner
Vicky Coren Mitchell
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
€476,100
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,600
Prize Pool
€2,480,872
Entries
556
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Busquet Running Like God

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Aku Joentausta has become the latest victim to the run of Olivier Busquet here on Day 3 of the EPT10 Sanremo Main Event. He was all in preflop for what looked like 80,000 and Busquet made the call.

Joentausta: {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}
Busquet: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

The {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} board boosted the stack of Busquet to massive 650,000 in the very last hand before the first break on Day 3.

Player Chips Progress
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Olivier Busquet
650,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Aku JoentaustaOlivier Busquet

Busquet Busts Vlad In Huge Hand

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Olivier Busquet
Olivier Busquet

We saw the action on the river, but Jeffrey Hakim later filled us in on what had happened before that.

Darie Vlad opened under the gun and Olivier Busquet was one of three callers. The initial raiser continued on {3-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} with a 10,500 bet. Busquet was the only caller and they went heads up to the turn: {J-Diamonds}. Vlad checked to Busquet who made a bet of 26,000. Vlad now check raised to 58,000 and Busquet called.

The river came the {2-Diamonds} and Vlad announced all in. This clearly wasn't what Busquet liked to see and he started pondering. "I have a very good hand" he said with a big grin on his face. "How much is it?" The dealer started counting and announced it was 126,100. "126? That's a lot" Busquet continued his monologue. "How can I fold?"

Busquet moved his hand forward, still heavily thinking about his decision. You could just feel he wanted to fold, but in the end he didn't; "Call" he said without moving any chips forward.

Vlad looked disappointed, got up from the table and showed his failed bluf with {Q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Busquet tabled {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts} and the dealer started pushing a big pile of chips his way.

"It's a very strong play, I fold almost every hand" Busquet said to his Romanian former opponent. Hakim, Frankland and Busquet continued to discuss the hand. Vlad in the meantime was already out the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Olivier Busquet
600,000
207,100
207,100
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Darie Vlad
Busted

Tags: Jeffrey HakimMathew FranklandOlivier BusquetDarie Vlad

Feddersen And Debard Gone

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

It has been a really bad ten minutes for the Germans as we have also lost Jesper Feddersen. Down to fumes and only 20,000, he moved all in with the {A-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Stephen Chidwick called with the {K-Spades}{2-Spades}. The {10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{Q-Spades} flop was already scary with the flush draw for the Brit.

On the {9-Clubs} turn additional outs made it even worse for Feddersen but he was still alive. He could only shook his head though when the {4-Spades} river popped up. Chidwick made the flush and now Pius Heinz and Dominik Nitsche are the last two Germans left in the EPT10 Sanremo Main Event.

Only one minute later Benjamin Debard also hit the rail. He was all in preflop for ~ 80,000 with the {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and got called by John Haigh with the {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}. The board delivered three queens and two small cards.

Player Chips Progress
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John Haigh
280,000
45,300
45,300
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Stephen Chidwick
170,000
-65,000
-65,000
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Benjamin Debard
Busted
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Jesper Feddersen
Busted

Tags: Jesper FeddersenJohn HaighPius HeinzRobert HaighStephen Chidwick

Shautsou Not Quite All In

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Iliodoros Kamatakis opened for 6,300 and one of the shorter stacks at the table, Cristiano Viali, raised to 16,000. The big blind Piotr Shautsou slid out all of his blue chips in a big tower for a bet of around 100,000.

“You’re all in?” asked a puzzled Kamatakis. Shautsou lifted his arms to show him that there were a few meagre chips left in front of him. Puzzlement turned to annoyance when Kamatakis and Viali both folded as Kamatakis wanted to get it all in against the short stack.

Shautsou showed them the {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs} for good measure as the chips were pushed his way.

Tags: Cristiano VialiIliodoros KamatakisPiotr Shautsou

Sperling Busts In Three Way All In

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Alex Longobardo opened the action to 6,500 and Alex Kravchenko three-bet to 15,700. Recent Estrellas Valencia winner Fabio Sperling moved all in for ~ 35,000 and Longobardo did so as well. Kravchenko snapped both off and the three of them tabled their cards:

Longobardo: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Sperling: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}
Kravchenko: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}

The {9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} board stayed clear for the best hand pre flop and Kravchenko more than doubles up, Longobardi is left crippled.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Kravchenko
230,000
132,500
132,500
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Alex Longobardi
40,000
-53,000
-53,000
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Fabio Sperling
Busted

Tags: Alex KravchenkoAlex LongobardiFabio Sperling