2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Main Event
Day: 5
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

More for Max

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Another small pot for Max Heinzelmann has put him up to around 8 million. Massimiliano Manigrasso raised to 135,000 and Heinzelmann called on the button. Max Lykov in the small blind counted out a potential reraise, but in the end opted to fold.

It was all over very swiftly on the {a-Clubs}{3-Spades}{8-Clubs} flop. Manigrasso checked, Heinzelmann bet, and the Italian decided that he did not want to mess with the chip leader at this time.

Tags: Max HeinzelmannMax LykovMassimiliano Manigrasso

Out of Table Action - Stifled

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

The action on the outer table has been stifled somewhat due to the stack sizes of Xuan Liu and Antonino Venneri. Both of them have between 10-15 big blinds and are in push or fold mode. in the past seven hands Venneri has moved all-in three times without receiving a call.

In fact we have only seen one flop after Costantino Russo completed in the small blind, Elder checked in the big blind before firing out a bet on the flop to take it down.

Tags: Xuan LiuAntonino Venner

Andrew Teng Eliminated in 12th Place (€40,000)

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Andrew Teng
Andrew Teng

The chips went in preflop, and although Andrew Teng was dominated, it was was looking pretty good for a split pot.

Teng: {a-Spades}{3-Spades}
Max Heinzelmann: {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

But check it out! Another ridiculously exciting board from the very talented Casino San Remo dealers:

Flop: {9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} pairing Teng's trey but giving Heinzelmann a flush draw.

Turn: {q-Diamonds} bringing in Heinzelmann's flsuh and leaving Teng drawing dead. He got up, grinning, and left.

River: for the sake of completeness the {7-Clubs}.

Heinzelmann is at well over 7 million now.

Tags: Andrew TengMax Heinzelmann

Liu-ting the Blinds

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

A short-stack Xuan Liu just moved all in preflop from the cutoff, managing to pick up the blinds and the antes. The Canadian is still probably our shortest stack at the moment though.

Tags: Xuan Liu

Viva La Vivo

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Massimiliano Manigrasso raised to 130,000 and Francesco De Vivo made it a suspicious 280,000 with just 600,000 back. Much to our surprise (and Xuan Liu's - who raised an eyebrow) Manigrasso flat-called to see a flop of {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}. Manigrasso checked and De Vivo fired out 350,000 with barely 250,000 behind - the former folded and got shown {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} for his efforts.

Tags: Francesco De VivoMassimiliano Manigrasso

Joe Cada Eliminated in 13th Place (€35,000)

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Joe Cada in the press room earlier
Joe Cada in the press room earlier

There were rumours of a three-bet shove (it's rather difficult to work out what's going on on our live feed screen sometimes) but we only caught the showdown bit.

Joe Cada: {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Max Heinzelmann: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Board: {5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}

It was another exciting flop, but it ultimately came to nothing for Cada. The 2009 World Champion is going to have to wait a little longer for an EPT title, as he is busto in 13th place. Heinzelmann meanwhile is up to around 6 million - chip leader, by our reckoning.

Tags: Joe CadaMax Heinzelmann

Revenge is Sweet

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Antonino Venneri turns the tables on Liu
Antonino Venneri turns the tables on Liu

In only the second hand of Level 27 Antonino Venneri has enacted sweet revenge on Xuan Liu. He moved his last 425,000 across the line from under the gun and it nearly got through before Xuan Liu called in the big blind.

Liu{a-Hearts} {7-Spades}
Venneri{k-Hearts} {6-Spades}

Venneri almost became our 13th place finisher until the river came to his rescue on a board of {10-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {j-Spades} {2-Spades} {6-Clubs}

Venneri ~ 890,000
Liu ~ 900,000

Tags: Antonio VenneriXuan Liu

Cada Heading South, Heinzelmann Going North

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Another small loss for Joe Cada and another nice little boost for Max Heinzelmann as they saw a {2-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop and Heinzelmann check-called a bet from Cada. They both checked the {7-Diamonds} turn and Heinzelmann bet out on the {2-Clubs} river. It was enough to make Cada give it up, and the World Champion is down to 1.5 million.

Next hand, Cada raised under the gun but faced a reraise from Heinzelmann. Before Cada could fold his hand (he did), Roberto Spada called in the big blind. Spada then check-folded to a continuation bet on the {2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop, further boosting the already monstrous Heinzelmann stack.

Tags: Joe CadaMax Heinzelmann

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

Chip Count Update (full)

Player Chips Progress
Rupert Elder gb
Rupert Elder
EPT 1X Winner
5,595,000 395,000
Max Heinzelmann
Max Heinzelmann
3,900,000 300,000
Roberto Spada
Roberto Spada
3,800,000 800,000
Massimiliano Manigrasso
Massimiliano Manigrasso
2,330,000 535,000
Luigi Pignataro it
Luigi Pignataro
2,040,000 -560,000
Max Lykov
Max Lykov
2,000,000 -500,000
Costantino Russo
Costantino Russo
1,930,000 -70,000
Marco Bognanni it
Marco Bognanni
1,815,000 295,000
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
1,710,000 -470,000
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
1,320,000 -180,000
Francesco De Vivo
Francesco De Vivo
1,035,000 -205,000
Andrew Teng gb
Andrew Teng
915,000 -330,000
Antonino Venneri it
Antonino Venneri
445,000 -955,000