Last Break of the Day
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Level 8
: 400/800, 75 ante
One 15 min break, one last one hour level, one mad rush to find out who was the final chip leader then good night sweetheart it times to go.
2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,786,950
Entries
987
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Steady Process For Greenstein
Level 8
: 400/800, 75 ante
Barry Greenstein is making steady progress over at table 21. He is playing well and his book is going to have to stay where it is (under his seat) for today. Here is an example of the type of hands that he is taking down.
There was a raise from middle position for 1,625 and a three-bet from late position for 3,600. Greenstein was in the small blind and he just called as did the original raiser. So three to the flop:
Flop: 
Everyone checked the flop.
Turn: 
Greenstein bet 5,000 and both players folded. He now has 112,000.
Tarantino Pulped
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PokerStars Team Online member Antonio Tarantino was just on the verge of leaving when arrived. We very strongly suspect that the chips went in on the flop.
Tarantino: 
Valerio Mattera: 
Board: 
"Ciao," said a still cheerful Tarantino as he wandered off and Mattera increased to 75,000. Things aren't going well for other Italian PokerStars representatives either - Team PokerStars Pro Pierpaolo Fabretti has also bitten the dust.
Choraria Gets Benefit of Three-Way Action
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Kamal Kumar Choraria is up to about 80,000 after winning a substantial three-way pot against Mario Magliana and Denis Laugier. Laugier had moved all-in against Magliana's initial raise, Choraria had pushed all-in behind to isolate and Magliana called both pushes.
Choraria: 
Laugier: 
Magliana: 
Magliana asked around the table if anyone folded an ace or a king, "Yes," said James Sudworth, "I folded pocket kings."
The board came 
and Choraria nearly trebled up while Laugnier was eliminated and Magliana dropped to 45,000.
The Haves & the Have Nots
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 | 23,000 |
|
73,000 | 40,000 |
|
72,000 | 23,000 |
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55,000 | 16,000 |
|
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50,000 | -12,000 |
|
48,000 | 31,000 |
|
48,000 | -2,000 |
|
45,000 | -8,000 |
|
43,000 | 7,000 |
|
42,300 | -22,700 |
|
41,000 | 4,000 |
|
39,000 | -2,000 |
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Comparetto and Contrast
Here are some of our chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | |
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162,000 | |
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142,000 |
Sick Call
Level 8
: 400/800, 75 ante
Roberto Romanello is famous for his ability to lay a hand down. He has just shown us that he also has the ability to call down a bluff under very light circumstances.
Luca Topazio opened to 1,800 from the button and Roberto Romanello defended the big blind. The dealer laid 
on the felt and Romanello check-called a 1,800 Topazio bet. Both players checked the 
turn before the final card was delivered and it was the bluff inducing .
Romanello checked to Topazio who bet 9,000 and Romanello went into thought mode. Topazio was staring straight into Romanello, but he was refusing to take his headphones off, as Romanello desperately tried to gain some more information. Eventually Topazio took off one earphone and Romanello shouted to him.
"I think you have jack-ten."
After long deliberation and plenty of prodding and questioning the Welshman called and what a call it was. Topazio tapped the felt and showed the lone 
before folding the other card. Incredibly Romanello peeled over 
for a ace high hand with a queen kicker.
"Sick call," said Romanello.
That it was.
Lexit Wounds
Level 8
: 400/800, 75 ante
Lex Veldhuis has been eliminated after he peeled a large 2,800 raise with 
in a three-way pot to see a 
flop. Lex and the original raiser checked before the third player bet 1,600 - Veldhuis called but the original raiser raised to 10,000. The other player folded and Lex called to see the turn where he check-called a bet of 26,000 only for the ugly looking to come on the river.
Veldhuis checked again and his opponent snap-moved all-in for 54,775 to cover the Dutchman. Veldhuis tanked before calling off his stack only to see his opponent's 
, stating to us after, "He'd always been continuation betting previously and he snap-bet every street..."
Details to follow of this new chip monster.
Peng Virtually Felted
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Vanessa Peng, occupying the perhaps cursed seat that was recently vacated by Liv Boeree, has been crippled to within millimetres of the felt. We didn't see what she had (the dealer was sweeping in the cards when we arrived) but it wasn't good enough to beat Paolo Della Penna's pocket jacks on a 
board. Peng was left with just a few hundred chips and we suspect is not long for this tournament.
He Who Deres Wins
Level 8
: 400/800, 75 ante
Max Pescatori, the "Italian Pirate", is back down to starting stack territory after betting 4,500 from the cutoff to a check from big blind Gerasimos Deres on the turn of the 
board. Deres check-raised him to 10,100 and Pescatori folded instantly. The Pirate's stack has been pillaged and he's sinking - he's down to 32,000 now from his earlier high of 50,000.