2010 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Welcome to 2010 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo Day 2!

We're running a little late this morning after a slight delay getting into the casino as the security were not letting anyone in, players, PokerStars staff or indeed media. Cue some Dario Fo-esque farce with Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano (who is one of the organisers) trying to get in and being unable to.

Nevertheless, we've managed to now enter the building. There are 620 players remaining led by Michael Eerhart from Holland with 247,800; Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier is just a little behind him on 232,500.

Play is scheduled to start in a little over 10 minutes but looks like it might be a little longer than that as players are only just now filtering into the casino.

Delay

With the players not being let in until close to the start time, the tournament has inevitably been delayed. Hopefully we should be starting soon.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

The Numbers Are In

Finally, we've been provided with the breakdown of the prize pool. When 1,240 runners get together at an EPT event, someone's bound to win €1.25 million.

1 - €1,250,000
2 - €750,000
3 - €420,000
4 - €345,000
5 - €270,000
6 - €210,000
7 - €150,000
8 - €90,000

9-10 - €63,500
11-12 - €50,000
13-14 - €40,000
15-16 - €35,000
17-24 - €30,000
25-32 - €26,000
33-40 - €22,000
41-48 - €19,000
49-64 - €16,000
65-80 - €13,000
81-104 - €10,500
105-144 - €9,000
145-184 - €7,500

Lieu V. Lehmann; Greenstein Likes

With around 7,000 in the pot by the {10-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {2-Spades} flop, Liz Lieu (big blind) checked. Markus Lehmann in the cutoff bet 4,000, only for Lieu now to check-raise to 10,000. Lehmann did nothing for a while, then motioned for Lieu to move her hands away so he could see her remaining chips. Eventually he flat-called.

Both players checked the {9-Diamonds} turn and Lieu checked the {J-Clubs} river as well before Lehmann bet 14,000. Lieu thought about it for a long, long time - and then tossed in the call.

Lehmann: {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades} for ace-high
Lieu: {3-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} for a pair of threes

To a round of applause from Barry Greenstein at the rail, Lieu moved up to around 90,000.

Tags: Barry GreensteinLiz Lieu

Downfall of Dario

The Scarf has scarpered.
The Scarf has scarpered.
Dario Minieri has been eliminated after a crucial pot did not go his way. Minieri had button raised and it had been defended by the big blind Matteo Andrea Grimaldi.

The board had got to the turn of the {9-Hearts} {8-Spades} {5-Spades} {10-Spades} board where Minieri raised all-in and Grimaldi called for his tournament life with {A-Hearts} {9-Clubs}. Minieri showed {K-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} for overcards, a flush draw and a gutshot but missed everything on the {3-Hearts} river.

The last 6,000 or so went all-in preflop with {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} but lost out to Lars Tungel's {A-Spades} {K-Diamonds} on a {K-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {7-Spades} {2-Hearts} {6-Spades} board.

Bad Timing For Keiner

Michael Keiner must have loved to get his meagre 12,000 in three-way with {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} except he managed to run into {A-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} of Anton Wigg but more importantly, the {A-Hearts} {A-Spades} of Damien Rony.

The board came {6-Clubs} {A-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {10-Clubs} {6-Spades} and Keiner departed laughing at his own fate as Rony nearly tripled up.

Check Out Table 15

With a field this rich in poker talent and TV-friendly faces, there were always going to be a good few interesting tables, but this one takes the proverbial biscuit today.

Seat 2: EPT Warsaw finalist Oleksandr Vaserfirer
Seat 4: EPT Prague finalist Andrew Chen
Seat 6: serial do-weller Joe Serock
Seat 8: EPT Warsaw runner up Alfio Battisti
Seat 9: some guy called Luca Pagano