2010 PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
65
Prize
€400,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,000
Prize Pool
€1,596,000
Entries
420
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Calia Nearly Coolered

We're guessing the chips went in before the flop or on it. Either way, we can only imagine the emotional roller coaster that Italian veteran Nicolo Calia experienced before the river chopped the pot.

Calia: {k-}{k-}
Maxim Panyar: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

Board: {6-}{j-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{a-}{10-} where none of those X's were clubs

Calia remained on a precarious 12,000, and Panyar maintained a comfortable 60,000.

Tags: Nicolo CaliaMaxim Panyar

Lerner Wakes Up with the Ladies

Roberto Masullo raised to 2,050 in the hijack. It folded to Derek Lerner in the big blind, and he three-bet to 7,700. While Masullo tanked, Lerner gave us a wink to let us know he had the goods. Masullo didn't try the old four-bet-the-big-blind trick, opting to muck instead. A disappointed Derek flipped up {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} as the dealer pushed the pot toward him.

Tags: Derek LernerRoberto Masullo

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 75

Deeb Can't Dodge Bullets, or the Black Widow

Usually when Shaun Deeb shoves into aces, it's a six-bet with {k-}{q-}. But this time, it was just an unavoidable cold decking. He had been whittled to just 6,000 when action folded to him after an early position raise. He moved all in, and a player behind him was only too happy to call. Deeb knew it wasn't going to go well as his personal cooler walked up just in time to see him turn over {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} and his opponent proudly table {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}. The unhelpful board ran out {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, but Deeb was already at the elevator bank by the time the river hit the felt.

Tags: Shaun Deeb

Fried Piper

Michael Piper's exit was at the hands of Richard 'Chufty' Ashby, stating, "I couldn't get away from top pair, top kicker, he had a set..."

Piper is off to play the randomized bounty tournament with Sorel Mizzi and Matt Kay, amongst others.

Tags: Michael Piper

Getting It In the Tureniec

Michael Tureniec
Michael Tureniec

Only a small pot had formed by the {5-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop but there was a very large bet, suggesting a raise, in front of Lauri Rantalainen (position) when we arrived at the table. We couldn't see whether Michael Tureniec (out of position) had indeed bet out, as he was in the process of moving all in to cover Rantalainen, who called.

Tureniec: {3-Hearts}{3-Spades} for a set
Rantalainen: {6-Spades}{8-Spades} for a straight flush draw

Turn: {2-Clubs}

River: {4-Spades}

Either the straight or the flush would have done, but the straight flush was very pretty nonetheless. Rantalainen doubled up to around 45,000.

"Wow," said Tureniec a moment later, taking it with good grace but looking a little shocked. He was left with less than 20,000.

Tags: Michael Tureniec

Double Barrel Blast From Benelli's Shotgun

Ben Wilinofsky
Ben Wilinofsky

Andrea Benelli opened preflop to 1,675 in early position before Ben Wilinofsky reraised to 5,650 from the small blind. Then Sami Kelopuro moved all-in for what looked like just a little bit more than Wilinofsky's push, but despite this Benelli moved all-in and the Canadian sighed.

Wilinofsky stated he didn't feel he could fold and despite not feeling great about it, called off for his remaining 17,000 or so (Benelli covering).

Kelopuro: {9-Diamonds} {9-Clubs}
Benelli: {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs}
Wilinofsky: {A-Hearts} {K-Spades}

The board came {6-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} and Benelli's Kings held to knock out both other players and add around 30,000 to his stack which is now over the 60,000 mark.

Tags: Andrea BenelliBen WilinofskySami Kelopuro

Big Slick for Battisti

PokerStars Team Pro: Online member Alfio Battisti raised to 1,600 from middle position. He got one caller in Jens Kyllönen. The flop came {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, and Battisti bet out 2,100. Kyllönen craned his neck to get a look at Battisti's stack before raising to 7,000. Battisti quickly moved all in for a total of 13,250, and Kyllönen shrugged, not happy about it but priced in. He called with {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts} to see that he was behind Battisti's {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}. The {k-Hearts} turn left Kyllönen drawing to a ten, but the river was the {9-Diamonds} instead. Battisti doubled up to 31,000, and Kyllönen dropped to 27,000.

Tags: Alfio BattistiJens Kyllonen

Selected Chip Counts

Yesterday we received full official chip counts during the dinner break from our friends at PokerStars but today they never happened, so please enjoy this selection of notable players for the time being.

Player Chips Progress
Perica Bukara cs
Perica Bukara
140,000 10,000
Brian Jensen
Brian Jensen
90,000
Vadim Markushevski by
Vadim Markushevski
60,000
Ilari Tahkokallio fi
Ilari Tahkokallio
58,000 3,000
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
EPT 1X Winner
45,500 -6,500
Ville Haavisto fi
Ville Haavisto
43,000 -27,000
Manuel Bevand fr
Manuel Bevand
40,000 5,000
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
EPT 1X Winner
37,500 -4,500
Derek Lerner
Derek Lerner
37,000
Rob Sherwood
Rob Sherwood
32,000 1,000
Kristijonas Andrulis lt
Kristijonas Andrulis
30,000
Casey Kastle si
Casey Kastle
28,500 500
Jens Kyllonen fi
Jens Kyllonen
EPT 1X Winner
27,500 -9,500
Ben Wilinofsky ca
Ben Wilinofsky
EPT 1X Winner
27,000 -18,000
Michael Greco us
Michael Greco
27,000 6,800
Benjamin Gallen
Benjamin Gallen
21,200 -6,800
Kevin Vandersmissen be
Kevin Vandersmissen
21,000 -19,000
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
15,000 -9,000
Laurence Houghton gb
Laurence Houghton
9,000 -16,000
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
7,000 -3,000