2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Zavorotnijs Rocks the Boat

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs fired out 4,600 on the river of a {2-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} after Liv Boeree checked and got a fairly quick call from last year's winner but the Latvian turned over {2-Hearts}{2-Spades} for a full house.

I've yet to see a hand at show down that didn't involve at least once person holding a full house or better, the dealers are cold-decking everyone so far.

Tags: Liv Boeree

Fatima Experiences the Joy of Six

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Fatima Moreira de Melo has already doubled up after eliminating another player on a {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} board. Her opponent must have been pretty confident with {k-Spades}{10-Spades} for kings full but de Melo flipped {6-Spades}{6-Clubs} for rivered quads!

She's up to 40,000 already. This is how you win tournaments, make quads against the nut full house.

Tags: Fatima Moreira de Melo

Genovesi Takes One From Veldhuis

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Jackson Genovesi opened to 300 from middle position and Team Pokerstars Pro Lex Veldhuis called behind. The flop was {4-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {q-Diamonds} Genovesi bet 300 and Veldhuis raised to 1,200. Genovesi chuckled to himself before making the call.

Turn: {7-Spades}

Genovesi checked to Veldhuis who bet 3,000 and Genovesi called.

River: {3-Hearts}

The action slowed right down to a check-check pace. Genovesi peeled over {k-Clubs} {q-Hearts} and Veldhuis mucked unseen.

Tags: Jackson Genovesi; Lex Veldhuis

The Challenge Facing Boeree

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

If Team Pokerstars Pro Liv Boeree is going to retain her title then she is going to have to do it the hard way. We reported earlier that she was sharing the table with Alex Wice and at that time there were a lot of vacant places yet to be filled. Team Pokerstars Pro Lex Veldhuis has just filled the number two seat, young Italian hot shot Alessandro Speranza has sat in seat number ten and the World Champion Jonathan Duhamel has sat down in seat four.

Tags: Liv Boeree; Alex Wice; Lex Veldhuis; Alessandro Speranza; Jonathan Duhamel

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Early Elimination

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

We've already lost one player within the first half hour, apparently failing to fold {a-}{a-} on a {5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{6-Spades}{q-Spades} board against the stone cold nut holding {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} of a tablemate.

Everyone (And Their Mother) is Playing Today

Player Chips Progress
Nicolo Calia it
Nicolo Calia
30,000
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
EPT 1X Winner
30,000
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
EPT 1X Winner
30,000
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
30,000
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
30,000
Evelyn Ng us
Evelyn Ng
30,000
Alex Wice
Alex Wice
30,000
Lex Veldhuis nl
Lex Veldhuis
30,000
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
EPT 1X Winner
30,000
James Sudworth gb
James Sudworth
30,000
Jon Spinks gb
Jon Spinks
30,000
Stefan Mattsson
Stefan Mattsson
30,000
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
30,000
Imre Leibold ee
Imre Leibold
30,000
Johan Storakers se
Johan Storakers
30,000
Antony Lellouche fr
Antony Lellouche
30,000
Liya Gerasimova ru
Liya Gerasimova
30,000
Rob Woodcock
Rob Woodcock
30,000
John Eames gb
John Eames
30,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
30,000
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
30,000
Marcin Horecki pl
Marcin Horecki
30,000
Richard Toth hu
Richard Toth
30,000
Stuart Fox
Stuart Fox
30,000
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
30,000

Straight Flush for Sudworth

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

There was a limp from under the gun and James Sudworth raised to 300 holding {7-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}. The action folded around to the limper who made the call and they both saw a flop of {a-Diamonds} {q-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} - not a bad flop for the Sudworth hand.

The limper checked to Sudworth who bet 400 and the limper called. The turn {8-Diamonds} gave James Sudworth a straight flush draw but is was also a scary card for the Brit and both players checked. The river was Sudworth's gin card {6-Diamonds}. The limper bet 1,300 and Sudworth raised to 4,600 and the limper made the call before mucking his cards unseen after Sudworth laid out his straight flush.

Tags: James Sudworth

Boeree and Wice

Last years number one, Liv Boeree, has fittingly found herself seated on table number one. She shares that table with EPT Deauville third place finisher Alex Wice, Lex Veldhuis and reigning World Champion Jonathan Duhamel so we will keep an eye on proceedings.

In Boeree's first playable hand she called a pre flop raise in middle position and three players saw a flop including Wice in the big blind. The flop was {6-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} and Wice quickly checked to the initial raiser who bet 500; Boeree called the 500 but Wice forced them both out of the hand with a 1,900 three-bet.

Tags: Liv Boeree; Alex Wice