Main Event Day 5 | 2010 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

04-20-2010 20:51 UTC+2

Linde Re-Pop

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The very next hand and Per Linde shoved again for 1.6 million to a raise from Liv Boeree. Boeree decided not to risk it, though, and swiftly passed when she'd heard how much it was for.

Tags: Liv Boeree Per Linde

04-20-2010 20:48 UTC+2

Freerolling, and Everyone's a Winner

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Toni Pettersson raised and Per Linde, newly moved to the outer table and now occupying Dermot Blain's former seat, quietly announced all in. "All in?" said Pettersson excitedly like he couldn't wait to get his chips in. He called.

Pettersson: {A-Clubs}

Linde:

Board:

Pettersson cracked what we believe to be his first smile of the day when he flopped the higher flush draw, but the lack of a third club on the turn meant that they were chopping the pot.

Tags: Per Linde Toni Pettersson

04-20-2010 20:42 UTC+2

Dermot Blain Eliminated in 15th Place (€35,000)

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Dermot Blain moved all-in for 905,000 preflop from early position, Dmitry Stelmak called behind and everyone else folded.

Blain: {6-Clubs}

Stelmak:

Board:

Blain wished everyone good luck and left the table, Per Linde was moved from the feature table into Blain's seat as a result.

Tags: Dermot Blain Dmitry Stelmak

04-20-2010 20:33 UTC+2

Piceci Pushes Again

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Allan Bække raised, but Claudio Piceci made it all in for 1,030,000 and Bække passed.

Tags: Claudio Piceci

04-20-2010 20:27 UTC+2

Rinaldi Coinflips to Victory

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Claudio Rinaldi opened for 140,000 under the gun only for Dermot Blain to his immediate left to make it 375,000 to go. Michael Piper in the big blind was interested enough to ask Blain how much he had behind - answer: 1,750,000 - but folded. Back to Rinaldi.

Rinaldi dwelled up and stared at Blain's cards as though he might suddenly acquire the power of x-ray vision if he just wanted it badly enough. Then he announced all in. Blain called without asking how much it was.

Rinaldi: {A-Hearts}

Blain:

Board:

Rinaldi's all in had been for over 1.1 million and he doubled to 2.4 million. Blain meanwhile was left with just a shade over 1 million.

Tags: Claudio Rinaldi Dermot Blain

04-20-2010 20:26 UTC+2

9-High Tankage

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Erik Tamm moved all-in UTG for 575,000 and it's passed to Claudio Piceci in the big blind who looked at his cards and sighed like he had a decision. He thought for a minute then decided to folded {9-?}

face up.

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 5,000

04-20-2010 20:20 UTC+2

Gueorguiev Doubles Through Linde

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Atanas Gueorguiev moved in from the button and Per Linde snapped him off in the blinds.

Gueorguiev: {A-Hearts}

Linde:

Board:

Yet again the worst hand wins and we fail to lose a player, it's starting to look like a long night.

Tags: Atanas Gueorguiev Per Linde

04-20-2010 20:16 UTC+2

Biggest Pot Yet!

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For the second hand in a row, Allan Bække opened to 135,000. This time, Erik Tamm three-bet to 335,000 on the button, but the action wasn't done yet. In the big blind, Alexey Rybin took pause for just a minute before moving all in with a huge reraise to 3.17 million. Bække let out a wisecrack and a smirk before folding, but Tamm shook his head and made the call as the only covering player at the table. With a pot of nealy 7 million chips up for grabs and Rybin at risk of elimination, the cards were on their backs:

Tamm: {Q-Spades}

Rybin:

Tamm was about a two-to-one favorite, but he was clearly more nervous than Rybin as he paced around back and forth behind his chair. After a pause to build the suspense, the dealer ran out a flop full of blanks, {10-Diamonds}

. The turn {10-Spades}

didn't change much, leaving Rybin dead to one of the three remaining aces.

River: {A-Spades}

(Bink!)

It took several shoves of the dealers arms to get all 6.545 million chips into Rybin's corner, and he has now taken over the chip lead in the room with that amount. We're still waiting to get an eye on Tamm's remaining stacks, but he can't have very much at all.

Tags: Alexey Rybin Erik Tamm

04-20-2010 20:10 UTC+2

Six Moderately Interesting Hands

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Claudio Rinaldi raised to 140,000 from the cutoff but folded when Giuseppe Diep reraised all-in.

Dermot Blain won the blinds two hands in a row after making it 150,000 to go each time.

Toni Pettersson raised to 165,000 from the button and won the blinds.

Dmitry Stelmak made it 150,000 UTG and won the blinds.

Diep moved all-in UTG and Stelmak folded {A-Spades}

in the big blind.