2014 PokerStars.it EPT Sanremo

€4,900 Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Monster Pot Sends Benelli Into the Chip Lead

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

We saw a commotion over in the corner of the room and made our way over to find out what it was all about.

When we arrive, the dealer was busy counting out chips while three players looked at the {6-Spades}{2-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Clubs} board in amazement. Another observer revealed that action had exploded on the turn, which is where both the shortest stack, Jacobus Visser, and Andrea Benelli, who had 30,000 or so, got their chips in against EPT9 Barcelona champ Mikalai Pobal. Based on the cards they had laid out in front of them, it was easy to see why.

Pobal: {8-Spades}{9-Spades}
Visser: {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Benelli: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

Both Visser and Benelli had flopped sets, but of course the latter's was best. Meanwhile, Pobal had turned an open-ended straight draw to go with his flush draw. The {2-Clubs} river was a blank, and Benelli tripled into the chip lead while Visser was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Andrea Benelli it
Andrea Benelli
95,000 65,000
Mikalai Pobal by
Mikalai Pobal
EPT 2X Winner
20,000 -10,000
Jacobus Visser nl
Jacobus Visser
Busted

Tags: Mikalai PobalJacobus VisserAndrea Benelli