2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
€930,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,786,950
Entries
987
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 50

Adin Suffers Some Subtraction

Level 7 : 300/600, 50 ante

Alessandro Adinolfo and Pieter de Korver both checked a flop of {a-Spades}{2-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} before Adinolfo fired out 2,300 on the {8-Spades} turn. De Korver made the call to see a {9-Hearts} river where Adinolfo checked this time, de Korver bet 4,300 but the Italian made the call.

De Korver turned over {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades} - and it was good.

Tags: Pieter De Korver

Soul Food

Level 7 : 300/600, 50 ante
Fabrice Soulier
Fabrice Soulier

Fabrice Soulier has been grinding a short stack for a while but just managed a vital double up to 14,000 when he was all-in with {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} against Kasey Castle's {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} but the board came {3-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{a-Spades} and neither player improved.

Tags: Fabrice SoulierKasey Castle

A Smattering of Chips For You

Player Chips Progress
Simeon Naydenov bg
Simeon Naydenov
97,000
1,000
1,000
Michael Eiler de
Michael Eiler
85,000
-6,575
-6,575
EPT 1X Winner
Tom Macdonald
Tom Macdonald
70,000
20,000
20,000
Konstantin Bucherl
Konstantin Bucherl
66,000
-7,000
-7,000
Emiliano Bono
Emiliano Bono
63,000
-2,000
-2,000
Joe Ebanks us
Joe Ebanks
42,000
7,000
7,000
Daniel Drescher
Daniel Drescher
38,000
23,000
23,000
Pieter de Korver nl
Pieter de Korver
32,700
12,700
12,700
Alessio Isaia it
Alessio Isaia
27,000
-8,000
-8,000
Jack Ellwood gb
Jack Ellwood
26,000
500
500
Alec Torelli us
Alec Torelli
24,000
2,800
2,800
StakeKings
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
17,000
-5,500
-5,500
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
13,000
-17,500
-17,500
Ludovic Lacay fr
Ludovic Lacay
10,400
-3,700
-3,700
EPT 1X Winner

MIA

Level 7 : 300/600, 50 ante

Kenny Hallaert, Mario Adinolfi, former EPT London winner Aaron Gustavson and Manig Loeser are all so super confident in their abilities that they've actually decided to retire from the tournament early tonight.

Or, they might have all been eliminated.

Blom But Not Forgotten

Level 7 : 300/600, 50 ante
Viktor Blom
Viktor Blom

By the by, we found out what happened to Viktor Blom. It turns out that he was all in with {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for the nut straight and a redraw to a flush on the turn of a board where the flop read {j-}{8-}{10-} with one club on it, and the turn was a second club. His opponent was holding {j-}{8-} for two pair, and hit a third {8-} on the river to make a full house. GG, Mr. Blom.

Tags: Viktor Blom

Last Legs For Lacay?

Level 7 : 300/600, 50 ante

We are not sure EPT San remo is going to see much more of Ludovic Lacay. He just moved all in from the small blind with his last 10,000 holding the mighty {2-} {4-}. He didn't get any callers and picked up the blinds and antes.

Tags: Ludovic Lacay

Drescher Picks Up a Much Needed Pot

Level 7 : 300/600, 50 ante
Daniel Drescher
Daniel Drescher

Daniel Drescher raised to 1,400, Kevin Vandermissen three-bet to 3,900 from the big blind and Drescher called. The flop was {q-Hearts} {6-Spades} {7-Hearts} and Vandermissen bet 3,600 and Drescher called. The turn was the {10-Spades} and Vandermissen bet 5,300; after a short little think Drescher moved all-in and Vandermissen folded instantly.

Drescher ~ 38,000

Tags: Daniel Drescher; Kevin Vandermissen

Getting Dresch

Level 7 : 300/600, 50 ante

An initially interesting hand fizzled into not very much when Primoz Adamie opened under the gun for 1,300 and got called by his neighbour Daniel Drescher; they saw a {7-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop and Drescher called another 2,400 from Adamie. But this is where the nothingness begins: they both backed off and just checked down the {4-Hearts} turn and {7-Clubs} river, and Adamie turned over {9-}{9-} to take the pot.

Adamie is up to over 20,000 and looking a bit less precarious now; most of Drescher's fine work in the previous reported hand was undone, and he is back down almost to what he started the day with, on 32,000.

Tags: Daniel DrescherPrimoz Adamie

Don't Pinho Hopes on Henrique

Level 7 : 300/600, 50 ante

Henrique "Hat Pro" Pinho is no more. We understand that most of the damage was done when his flush proved no good against another player's quads. He exited shortly afterwards, and today's lone Portuguese Team PokerStars Pro will not be returning for Day 2.

Tags: Henrique Pinho