2016 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Dublin

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Dublin

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
€375,770
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€1,794,500
Entries
185
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Ivarsson's Button Clicking Doesn't Work

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Ivan Luca raised to 550 and Alexander Ivarsson, Sam Greenwood as well as Berthold Winz called. Kyle Frey on the button had other plans and made if 2,600 to go before the action went back to Ivarsson.

The Swede reraised to 7,000 and just Frey called. After the flop {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, Ivarsson checked and folded to a bet worth 6,500 by Frey.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Frey us
Kyle Frey
58,000
8,000
8,000
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
37,600
-5,400
-5,400

Tags: Alexander IvarssonBerthold WinzIvan LucaKyle FreySam Greenwood

Palumbo Doubles Through Thorel

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel
Jean-Noel Thorel

Amidst all the early action in the €10,000 High Roller, Jean-Noel Thorel appears to be at the very heart of it. After eliminating Akin Tuna, he just doubled up tablemate Rocco Palumbo.

In a three-bet pot the pair saw a board of {k-Spades}{j-Spades}{10-Hearts} and Thorel check-called Palumbo's bet. On the turn of the {6-Hearts}, Thorel lead for three quarters pot and Palumbo called. The river was the {9-Hearts} and Thorel checked, Palumbo lead for 12,000 and Thorel jammed. Palumbo called and showed {q-Spades}{a-Diamonds} for a flopped straight, and Thorel attempted to muck his cards before being forced to show {9-Clubs}{10-Hearts}, and handing some chips over to the Italian

Player Chips Progress
Rocco Palumbo it
Rocco Palumbo
68,000
15,000
15,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
54,000
-36,000
-36,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelRocco Palumbo

Litvinov Says No Word

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Artem Litvinov is usually very easy to spot in tournaments, as one simply does have to check for the one with the most table talk. But today, the Russian is rather silent and this may also be due to his bad start into the High Roller. Two coins are next to his stack but haven't been used yet to flip for a decision.

Mike McDonald bet the {J-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Clubs} river for 900 after both players had checked the flop and turn. Litvinov then silently raised to 2,375 and McDonald called to get shown {A-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} as winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
45,000
-5,000
-5,000
EPT 1X Winner
Artem Litvinov ru
Artem Litvinov
19,000
-14,000
-14,000

Tags: Artem LitvinovMike McDonald

Gieles Takes it on the River

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Mike McDonald raised to 500 from the hijack and Luuk Gieles then three-bet to 1,550 from the cutoff. Artem Litvinov called in the big blind and so did McDonald. On the {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop and the {4-Spades} turn, all three players checked. The {10-Spades} river was checked to Gieles and his bet of 3,100 enforced two folds.

Player Chips Progress
Luuk Gieles nl
Luuk Gieles
54,000
4,000
4,000

Tags: Artem LitvinovLuuk GielesMike McDonald

Tuna First Seat Open

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante
Akin Tuna
Akin Tuna

Rocco Palumbo three-bet an open-raise and a call to 2,200 and then Akin Tuna, the initial raiser, wanted to squeeze in a further reraise. However, he threw in a T-5,000 chip first and the dealer then told him it was just a call. Tuna was slightly annoyed by then and checked behind the {10-Spades}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop. Palumbo bet the {6-Hearts} turn for 2,000 and Tuna folded, getting shown the {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}.

A few minutes later, Tuna was involved in another big pot and called a bet of 6,200 by Jean-Noel Thorel on the {Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Clubs} turn. Thorel continued for 6,500 on the {J-Clubs} river and Tuna shoved for what looked like 20,000. Thorel announced the call and the dealer asked him twice, because it sounded almost as like fold.

Tuna flipped over {9-Spades}{8-Hearts} for a flopped straight and Thorel stood up from his massage, looked at the board twice and then roller over {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
90,000
48,000
48,000
Rocco Palumbo it
Rocco Palumbo
53,000
3,000
3,000
Akin Tuna tr
Akin Tuna
Busted

Tags: Akin TunaJean-Noel ThorelRocco Palumbo

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Winz is Wincing

Level 1 : 100/200, 25 ante

Berthold Winz lost a big pot early on to Nicholas Palma with the latter getting value from pocket queens and then got moved tables. On the {8-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{5-Hearts} river, Winz then bet 500 and Sergey Lebedev raised to 1,300. The German called and mucked when he was shown {5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Palma us
Nicholas Palma
85,000
35,000
35,000
Berthold Winz de
Berthold Winz
18,000
-32,000
-32,000

Tags: Berthold WinzNicholas PalmaSergey Lebedev

Four-Bets Out Early in the High Roller

Level 1 : 100/200, 25 ante

Aussie Millions Main Event Champion Ari Engel has broken out the four-bets in level one against Alexander Ivarsson. After Engel opened to 800 from the hijack, Alexander Ivarsson took it upon himself to three-bet from the big blind to 3,000. Engel took a moment to think before adding additional chips to his original bet and four-betting to 9,000. Ivarsson folded.

"You come to this table and four-bet my friends!" said Chance Kornuth, "To be fair, I'd four-bet him as well!"

Player Chips Progress
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
55,000
5,000
5,000
$25K Fantasy
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
43,000

Tags: Ari EngelAlexander Ivarsson

Greenwood Takes from Chadha

Level 1 : 100/200, 25 ante
Sam Greenwood
Sam Greenwood

Carlos Chadha raised to 650 and Luc Greenwood called out of the big blind. On the flop {9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades}, Greenwood check-called a bet of 800 and did so again for 1,800 on the {3-Diamonds} turn. The {J-Spades} came on the river and Greenwood checked for a third time.

Chadha bet 4,200 and Greenwood snap-called by tossing in a T-1,000 chip to see his opponent turn over {A-Spades}{9-Clubs} for top pair. Greenwood had that beat with {3-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and claimed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
58,000
8,000
8,000
Carlos Chadha us
Carlos Chadha
43,000
-7,000
-7,000

Tags: Carlos ChadhaLuc Greenwood