2011 PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€390,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,500
Prize Pool
€1,636,390
Entries
482
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Hans on Approach

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Vladimir Geshkenbein opened to 32,000 and Hans Erlandsson who is working a Lazarus -like recovery moved all-in for 274,000 and then Manilo Iemina flat-called behind.

Geshkenbein folded but was visibly shocked when Iemina turned over {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, racing against Erlandsson's {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}. The board came {q-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{5-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Erlandsson doubled up again, he's back up to 550,000. Iemina has dropped back to 1.1 million

Tags: Hans ErlandssonManilo IeminaVladimir Geshkenbein

Al Kraving

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Kravchenko
Alex Kravchenko

Sole remaining Team PokerStars Pro Alex Kravchenko has taken a bit of a hit and is now firmly in the danger zone on under 300,000.

He was in the big blind position and had made it to the turn of a {7-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} board when we arrived. He bet out 40,000, and in the hijack Koen De Visscher made the call.

They saw a {k-Diamonds} river too, but this time Kravchenko checked. De Visscher fired out 84,000 and it was enough - the Russian folded, and De Visscher took the pot.

Tags: Alex KravchenkoKoen De Visscher

Gesh Is More

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We didn't think it was possible, but Vladimir Geshkenbein has actually upped the aggression, either raising or reraising three hands in a row.

The first hand didn't actually go his way - he opened to 35,000 under the gun and faced a reraise to 78,000 from Manile Iemino in the cutoff. He called, but check-folded to a 90,000 bet from Iemina on the {j-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop.

Next hand, Karen Sarkisyan opened to 35,000 in the hijack, but Geshkenbein shoved from the small blind to cover him. Sarkisyan sadly contemplated his remaining 280,000 for a while before folding.

The hand after that, Kevin Vandersmissen min-raised from the button. Unintimidated by the huge mountain of chips in front of the chip leader, Geshkenbein reraised to 88,000, and Vandersmissen duly passed.

Tags: Vladimir GeshkenbeinKaren SarkisyanKevin VandersmissenManilo Iemina

Final Two Table Seat Draw

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Although they have not redrawn their seats, Table 1 has been broken in order to balance the other two tables. The prize money has now also increased with everyone now guaranteed no less than €11,495.

You can now find you heroes sat like so:

Table 2

Seat 1: Philip Meulyzer
Seat 2: Karen Sarkisyan
Seat 3: Martins Adeniya
Seat 4: Pierre Neuville
Seat 5: Kevin Vandersmissen
Seat 6: Vladimir Geshkenbein
Seat 7: Hans Erlandsson
Seat 8: Manilo Iemina

Table 3

Seat 1: Alex Kravchenko
Seat 2: Andreas Wiese
Seat 3: Morten Mortensen
Seat 4: Cristian Tardea
Seat 5: Koen De Visscher
Seat 6: Cristian Dragomir
Seat 7: Giacomo Maisto
Seat 8: Denis Murphy

Christian Fabri Eliminated in 17th Place (€9,000)

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Christian Fabri
Christian Fabri

Christian Fabri's tournament is over and we are now down to the final two tables of the PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest.

All the money went in preflop with Fabri holding {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} which was up against the dominating {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} of Denis Murphy and in need of serious help to avoid being eliminated.

Board:{5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{j-Diamonds} and just like that it was all over.

Tags: Christian Fabri

Bastian Fischer Eliminated in 18th Place (€9,000)

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Bastian Fischer
Bastian Fischer

We are down to 17 players after Bastian Fischer became Kevin Vandersmissen's latest victim.

Vandersmissen, who has been on fire since play began (not literally obviously but you know what I mean) raised to 32,000 and the snap-called when Fischer moved all in for 350,000.

Vandersmissen:{a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Fischer:{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The {6-Clubs}{k-Spades}{k-Hearts} flop kept Vandersmissen in front but the {9-Diamonds} put Fischer in the lead and a huge favourite to double up. However, Vandersmissen has obviously made a sacrifice to the poker gods this morning and they rewarded him with the {q-Clubs} on the river.

Tags: Bastian FischerKevin Vandersmissen

Maisto gets Clubbed

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Denis Murphy pushed all-in for 260,000 over the top of Giancomo Maisto's 80,000 bet on a {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{7-Hearts} board. Snap-call from the former chip leader.

Murphy: {q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Maisto: {9-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

The {j-Clubs} put the Irishman into the chip lead and he avoided the remaining nines and fives on the {k-Diamonds} river, doubling up to about 550,000. Maisto has dropped to about 600,000 meaning he's lost nearly 1 million chips so far today.

Tags: Denis MurphyGiancomo Maisto

Hans Up! Baby Hans Up!

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Hans Erlandsson was all-in for his last 35,000 and received an automatic call from Pierre Neuville in the big blind.

Erlandsson: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Neuville: {9-Spades}{6-Spades}

Flop: {10-Clubs}{8-Spades}{A-Spades}

Oooh, exciting.

Turn: {Q-Hearts}

Neuville gains three outs, but loses one.

River: {4-Clubs}

A damp squib and Erlandsson doubled, the next hand he moved all-in again and everyone folded. He's back over the 100,000 mark

Tags: Hans ErlandssonPierre Neuville

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