2010 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2010 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
€1,250,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€6,014,000
Entries
1,240
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 1,240
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Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Hougaard Left Perplexed

Right at the end of the level Jesper Hougaard saw his 1,400 bet check-raised on the river of the {3-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {6-Diamonds}. The double bracelet winner looked very confused for a moment before he thought for a good five minutes into the break before finally folding {5-Hearts} {6-Hearts} face up.

Chartier Times Two

Sam Chartier
Sam Chartier
We joined the action in a heads-up pot as the dealer ran out a flop of {7-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds}. Action was on Claudio Pollin, and he continued out with a bet of 1,100. Sam Chariter made a quick call.

The turn brought the {4-Spades} and another bet from Pollin, 2,100 this time. After a bit of a pause, Chartier raised to 5,100, and Pollin instantly flicked two yellow chips off his stack for a re-raise to 12,100. That sent Chartier into the tank for about two minutes before he grabbed his chips and moved all in for 16,600. It was just 4,500 more to Pollin, but he clearly did not want to call. Eventually, and reluctantly, he dropped the extra chips into the pot. Cards up, gentlemen:

Chatier: {5-Hearts} {6-Hearts}

.....

Cards up, gentlemen! It took a little more prodding to get Pollin to show his hand. Eventually, he tried to muck them, but the dealer pulled his {J-Clubs} {J-Hearts} off the table and flipped it up; he was drawing dead.

The {2-Clubs} on the river didn't counterfeit the deck, and Chartier's double up is legal and valid. He's shot back to about 38,000 courtesy of that pot.

Tags: Claudio PollinSam Chartier

Minieri Gets Lucky

Happy Dario
Happy Dario
Max Heinzelmann in the hijack raised, only for Dario Minieri to reraise to 2,275 in the cutoff. A third gentleman now four-bet to 5,200. Interesting. Back to Heinzelmann, who five-bet to 12,500. "How much do you have behind?" asked Minieri ominously. Answer: 23,000. Minieri announced raise and pushed his whole stack across the line. The third player got out of the way, but Heinzelmann made the call.

Heinzelmann: {A-Clubs} {A-Spades}
Minieri: {K-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}

Board: bang! {9-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}

It seems that someone else had folded a king, making that a one-outer that Mr. Minieri smacked. Heinzelmann had to endure an agonizing pause while the dealer established whether or not he was busto; he was, and walked off sighing.

Minieri is up to a most likely chip-leading 70,000.

Tags: Dario Minieri

Chen Clubs Gillard?

With the board reading {4-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs}, [Removed:361] Gillard thought long and hard before calling Andrew Chen's 3,000 bet. The river was the {2-Clubs} making both the backdoor flush and the house. Gillard checked again and Chen bet 6,000 but this time the Frenchman decided to fold on the river.

Moar! Moar!

You know the field is packed with notables when we walk by Erick Lindgren a dozen times before noticing him. E-Dog is at a very tough table with the likes of Stefan Matsson, Allan Bække, and Rui Milhomens. And sure enough, his better half, Erica Schoenberg is lurking at a table not too far away.

We've also spied Miami John Cernuto over in the corner, and it's a pleasure to see him over here across the pond doing some work. He's back-to-back with Paul Testud at the adjacent table.

Fall from Grace

Strolling by Andrew Chen's table, something - or someone - was amiss. Richard Grace, cheerful but apparently luckless New Zealander, was not in his seat. Chen filled us in on his unfortunate demise.

It seems that Luke Fields raised under the gun and got two callers behind; Grace called too from the big blind.

They saw a {4-?} {3-?} {2-?} flop with a flush draw on it and Grace bet out. Perhaps it says something about Mr. Grace's table image that everyone called. Either way, come the offsuit {J-?} on the turn Grace bet out again and this time Fields raised. Everyone else folded, Grace got it in and Fields called.

Grace: {4-?} {4-?} for a set
Fields: {A-?} {5-?} for a straight

River: did not make Grace a full house, but instead sent him to the rail.

Luke Fields is having a lovely day so far, on around 60,000.

Tags: Richard Grace