2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Phillips Hits Huge Suckout to Take Over Chip Lead

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 100 ante
Carter Phillips
Carter Phillips

The board was reading {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Spades} and there was a bet of 15,200 in front of Carter Phillips but Lorenzo Sabato had reraised to set the former EPT Barcelona champion all-in. Phillips thought for several minutes, he still had over 100,000 remaining but was covered, so clearly this was a big decision. Finally the clock was called and a member of staff came over to warn Phillips he had a minute to make up his mind.

"It's ok," said Phillips, "I call."

Phillips: {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}
Sabato: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

It was looking disastrous for Phillips but the {k-Spades} turn improved him to two pair yet he still needed one of the remaining jacks or kings to avoid being eliminated. The {K-Clubs} then appeared on the river and Sabato looked disgusted and had to leave the table for a minute.

As Phillips scooped the 260,000 chip pot, Tom MacDonald sitting next to him said, "Absolutely snapping him off there, there's so many draws."

"It's the only value hand he can have...I didn't think he 3-bet eights," replied Phillips.
"Sick get there though..."
"It's probably the sickest live suckout I've ever had," agreed the American.

Tags: Carter Phillips

Ace-high vs Six-high for 120,000 pot

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

A four-way raised pot saw a flop of {J-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Hearts} which Almira Skripchenko checked, Gerasimos Deres fired out 6,300, Kalle Niemi folded and Cristiano Viali made a big raise to 18,000. Deres thought for a minute and then moved all in, Viali rechecked his cards and called.

Deres: {6-Spades}{5-Spades}
Viali: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}

The {7-Clubs} turn paired the board, as did the {j-Hearts} river meaning Viali's ace high was still good and he doubled to about 120,000.

Cataldi Doubles up Lombard

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Fabrizio Cataldi is also on the Visser/Roy table and has the third biggest chip stack behind the aforementioned two. Cataldi has just dipped down to 140,000 chips though after calling the 18,100 all-in of Arnaud Lombard.

Cataldi: {9-Spades} {9-Diamonds}
Lombardi: {a-Spades} {q-Clubs}

Board: {7-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {k-Diamonds} {2-Spades}

Lombard got up from his seat to leave.

River: {q-Hearts}

He sat back down again.

Cataldi ~ 140,000

Tags: Fabrizio Cataldi; Arnaud Lombard

The Big Stacks Collide

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Alain Roy and Team Pokerstars Pro Ruben Visser are seated on table 9 and both of them have very impressive stacks. We just caught them both fighting it out on a flop of {j-Diamonds} {a-Spades} {8-Hearts}. Roy bet 5,700 in the hi-jack and Visser called in the cut-off. Fabrizio Cataldi thought for a long time in the big blind before folding and then the dealer gave us {5-Hearts} on the turn. Roy bet 11,500 and Visser decided the turn was as far as he was willing to go and ditched his hand.

Roy ~ 221,000
Visser ~ 240,000

Tags: Alain Roy; Ruben Visser

Korved Up

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Pieter de Korver opened preflop with {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and got called by both blinds to see a {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{7-} flop, the small blind led for 4,500, the big blind folded and de Korver moved all in for about 40,000. Quick call from his opponent's {7-}{5-} and de Korver picked up a gutshot on the {q-Spades} turn but the river was the {2-Diamonds} and the Dutchman was out.

Tags: Pieter de Korver

Huberis

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Stefan Huber was tanking on the river of a {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} board against Alain Roy. The latter had fired out 20,400 into a pot of about 35,000 against the Austrian, the bet size representing a significant portion of Huber's stack. After almost five minutes, Huber finally made the call and Roy turned over {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}, Huber quickly mucked as the Frenchman moves to about the 200,000 mark.

Tags: Alain Roy

Phoning it in

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Nicola Grieco opened to 3,300 from late position and it was passed to Martins Adeniya in the small blind who gave Grieco a long cold stare down before moving all in. It was passed to Grieco who tanked for a minute and then, bizarrely, his phone started to ring. Grieco immediately became much more interested in this phone call and passed his cards almost as an afterthought. Adeniya looked bemused but raked the chips in regardless.

Tags: Martins Adeniya