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

Bosch Drilled

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Oliver Bosch had check-raised Stefano Alberto Servalli's 3,250 bet to 8,000 on a flop of {2-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Hearts} putting the Italian to the test. Servalli finally had the clock called on him and then announced all in with about 5 seconds left, Bosch shrugged and called.

Bosch: {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Servalli: {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The {k-Hearts} changed nothing and although Servalli had a brief scare on the river, it was the {6-Diamonds} not the {6-Hearts} which had come to eliminate Bosch.

Having watched this hand though, I do have a secret hankering to see someone raise all in or check raise all in on the river with literally a second left on the clock - as a bluff..

Veni Vidi Vici-domini

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Giuseppi Vicidomini has been eliminated after pushing all in on a {9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{8-Spades} board with {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts} but getting called by Walter Ferrero's {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. The {2-Spades} turn and {2-Diamonds} river were both bricks and Vicidomini put his hands on his head distraught while Ferrero banged the table and fist-pumped in delight.

You can never say the Italians lack passion.

Dinner Break Change

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Half of the field has returned to the tables with their bellies full of pasta and the other half and ran off to fill theirs up.

Ramdin Doubles Up in Epic 10 Minute Hand

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Victor Ramdin
Victor Ramdin

That was LONG.

It started simply enough, Frederic Marc Herbette and David Whalen limping from UTG and UTG+1 respectively before Victor Ramdin raised to 2,600 from middle position. Fabio Mangano then 3-bet on the button to 6,600 and the blinds and limpers all folded the action back to Ramdin.

The Team PokerStars Pro checked across to Mangano's stack before deciding to just flat call with about 22,000 behind. The flop was {9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Ramdin immediately checked across to Mangano who then tanked for about 5 minutes before checking behind.

Ramdin quickly led for 8,000 on the {2-Hearts} turn and Mangano, in a repeat of the previous street, tanked again for several minutes, finally getting the clock called on him. With about 20 seconds left, Mangano moved all-in and Ramdin called instantly with {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts} - the Italian needing an ace from space on the river since his holding was {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}.

"Ace!" said Mangano desperately but the dealer ignored his pleas and put out the {3-Diamonds}. Ramdin is now up to 62,000 while Mangano has been crippled.

Tags: Victor Ramdin

Century for Selbst

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst

We found Vanessa Selbst checking a {4-Spades}{2-Clubs}{10-Spades} flop. Her opponent (who had rather inconsiderately obscured his ID card with a dinner ticket) bet 1,700 - but Selbst now check-raised him to 5,300. This prompted a dwell-up of simply epic proportions from the dinner ticket gent - it was well over five minutes, and we reckon that anything over three counts as epic on Day 1. Selbst spent the first couple of minutes staring at the flop with studied impassivity; after a while she apparently became bored and relaxed into gazing around the rather lovely belle epoque ballroom that is our tournament area. To her credit, she never once looked as though she was going to call the clock.

Eventually Mr. Dinner Ticket folded {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} face up. Selbst pursed her lips and ever so slightly raised an eyebrow. She is up to 100,000.

Tags: Vanessa Selbst

Keys Fails to Lock It Up

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

James Keys' downward spiral of misery continued, and he is now no longer in his seat. Conclusion - busto. We hope that he didn't actually shoot himself, as he looked as though he was threatening.

Tags: James Keys

David Vamplew Doubles Up

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
David Vamplew
David Vamplew

There was a raise to 900, a three-bet to 2,500 and then a David Vamplew four-bet to 5,875 from the small-blind. The original raiser moved all-in, the three-bettor moved out of the way and Vamplew called.

Vamplew: {a-Clubs} {k-Clubs}
Original Raiser: {a-Spades} {4-Clubs}

Board: {6-Hearts} {j-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {9-Hearts} {k-Diamonds}

Vamplew now has 58,000.

Tags: David Vamplew

Keys Headed for the Door?

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
James Keys, earlier in the day - happiness levels in direct proportion to stack size
James Keys, earlier in the day - happiness levels in direct proportion to stack size

We caught James Keys' eye, then looked down at his stack - it comprised just 8,100. He put two fingers to his temple in the international gesture of blowing his brains out.

"Nothing really," he sighed when we asked what had done the damage, "Just like 20 hands where I lost 2k. That's an exaggeration by the way. 10 hands isn't an exaggeration though." He assessed his stack with sadness - it's always bad when all your chips will easily fit in the palm of your hand, and none of them are the good high-denomination ones. We wish him luck.

Tags: James Keys

Various Stacks

Some have gone up, others have gone down. Such is poker.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
95,000 33,000
Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
67,000 24,500
John Eames gb
John Eames
52,000 23,000
Alain Roy fr
Alain Roy
50,000 30,000
Salvatore Bonavena it
Salvatore Bonavena
49,000 14,000
Dario Alioto it
Dario Alioto
48,000 10,000
Vanessa Peng
Vanessa Peng
43,000 15,000
James Sudworth gb
James Sudworth
41,200 3,200
Antony Lellouche fr
Antony Lellouche
41,000 11,000
Jorge Arias
Jorge Arias
38,000 -8,000
Imre Leibold ee
Imre Leibold
37,500 -1,000
Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
33,000 -27,000
Sandra Naujoks de
Sandra Naujoks
EPT 1X Winner
27,000 5,000
Johan Storakers se
Johan Storakers
25,150 650
Brian Jensen
Brian Jensen
22,000 -10,000
James Keys
James Keys
8,100 -12,900
[Removed:13]
[Removed:13]
8,000 -19,000