2011 PokerStars.com EPT Loutraki

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.com EPT Loutraki

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
€347,000
Event Info
Entries
336
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

Pierre Mothes v Dimitris Mpinas

Both Pierre Mothes and Dimitris Mpinas were all-in and it was Mothes who was at risk of elimination.

Mothes{A-Hearts} {K-Hearts}
Mpinas{J-Hearts} {J-Clubs}

Board: {10-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {4-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {A-Spades}

When the final card hit the deck both players were shouting and screaming as they headed off into separate directions. We do not understand Greek but we are pretty dure Mpinas blamed the Dealer for the loss of his flip.

Mpinas now with all the work to do as we approach the break.

Player Chips Progress
Pierre Mothes de
Pierre Mothes
680,000 406,000
Dimitris Mpinas
Dimitris Mpinas
120,000 -201,000

Tags: Pierre MothesDimitris Mpinas

David Elyashar Blows Up!

David Elyashar has glided nicely into second place this morning, but he has just had the most amazing blow up. The action folded around to Elyashar in the small blind and he made up the loose change. Florian Schleps was seated in the big blind and he raised it up to 30,000. Back to Elyashar and he raised it right back up to 70,000. Schleps wasn't too concerned because his next move was to raise to 150,000. Elyashar moved all-in and a rather stunned looking Schleps made the call. He was even more stunned when he saw the hand of Elyashar.

Schleps{Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades}
Elyashar{8-Spades} {5-Clubs}

Board: {7-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {K-Spades} {4-Spades}

Schleps had quickly forgotten about his earlier loss to Elder while Elyashar had just undone all of his hard work in one moment of madness.

Player Chips Progress
Florian Schleps
Florian Schleps
990,000 515,000
David Elyashar il
David Elyashar
470,000 -530,000

Tags: David ElyasharFlorian Schleps

Sergey Serafimov Doubles Up Through Ioannis Taramas

Ioannis Taramas raised to 20,000 and Sergey Serafimov moved all-in for 55,000 in the cutoff. All eyes were back on Taramas and he made the call. It was Serafimov whose tournament life was at risk.

Serafimov{K-Spades} {K-Hearts}
Taramas{6-Hearts} {6-Spades}

Board: {10-Spades} {5-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}

Serafimov doubles up.

Player Chips Progress
John Taramas gr
John Taramas
580,000 -200,000
Sergey Serafimov ru
Sergey Serafimov
360,000 143,000

Tags: Sergey SerafimovIoannis Taramas

Heseding Climbs, Mustafov Doubles.

Fahredin Mustafov has doubled through David Elyashar with {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} against {A-Hearts}{10-Spades} after a board of {4-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} to move back up over the quarter-million mark.

Hauke Heseding had fired out 25,000 on a {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop only to see chip leader Charalampos Kapernopoulos min-check raise him to 50,000. Undeterred, Heseding made it 125,000 and Kapernopoulos quickly called. Both players checked the {4-Clubs} turn and Kapernopoulos then quickly called a 100,000 bet on the {Q-Spades} river, Heseding showed him {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}, the Greek player grimaced and flashed {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds} into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Charalampos Kapernopoulos gr
Charalampos Kapernopoulos
1,300,000 -260,000
Hauke Heseding
Hauke Heseding
875,000 315,000
David Elyashar il
David Elyashar
800,000 -200,000
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
270,000 -46,000

Tags: Charalampos KapernopoulosDavid ElyasharFahredin MustafovHauke Heseding

Viliyan Petleshkov Eliminated in 22nd Place (€8,700)

Viliyan Petleshkov check-raised all in against a 31,000 bet from Hauke Heseding with the board reading {A-Hearts}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}. Heseding tanked for a minute before making the call with {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}, Petleshkov showed {A-Spades}{J-Spades} and picked up a gutshot to go with his flush draw on the {10-Hearts} turn, but the river was the {6-Hearts} and he was eliminated instead.

Heseding moved up to 560,000

Player Chips Progress
Hauke Heseding
Hauke Heseding
560,000 175,000
Viliyan Petleshkov bg
Viliyan Petleshkov
Busted

Tags: Viliyan PetleshkovHauke Heseding

Jose Maria Felices Eliminated in 23rd Place (€8,700)

Jose Maria Felices moved all-in for 71,000 in early position and the action folded around to our chip leader Charalampos Kapernopoulos in the small blind who shrugged his shoulders and made the call. The big blind folded and we had a showdown with Felices in danger of elimination.

Felices{K-Clubs} {7-Spades}
Kapernopoulos{Q-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}

Felices was ahead but everyone was aware just how good the chip leader was running. This hand was no exception!

Board: {A-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {2-Spades} {9-Hearts} {10-Clubs}

The ten on the river sealing the fate of Felices.

Player Chips Progress
Charalampos Kapernopoulos gr
Charalampos Kapernopoulos
1,560,000 383,000
Jose Maria Felices
Jose Maria Felices
Busted

Tags: Charalampos KapernopoulosJose Maria Felices

Theofanis Poziopoulos Eliminated in 24th Place (€7,400)

Theofanis Poziopoulos open shoved for 77,000 and Panagiotis Kouloukakos also shoved but for a whole lot more. Everyone else folded and we had a Greek showdown.

Kouloukakos{J-Spades} {J-Clubs}
Poziopoulos{A-Hearts} {3-Spades}

Board: {Q-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {K-Clubs}

Poziopoulos eliminated in 24th place.

Player Chips Progress
Panagiotis Kouloukakos gr
Panagiotis Kouloukakos
460,000 56,000
Theofanis Poziopoulos
Theofanis Poziopoulos
Busted

Tags: Panagiotis KouloukakosTheofanis Poziopoulos

Pocket Jacks Are Very Good To Rupert Elder

Just one minute after we saw Pim van Riet lose with pocket jacks, Rupert Elder shows him how it is done.

Florian Schleps made the raise from early position and Rupert Elder moved all-in for 234,000. The action folded back around to Schleps and he made the call and had Elder covered.

Elder{J-Hearts} {J-Clubs}
Schleps{Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades}

Once again there was no sweat as Elder nailed the flop!

Board: {J-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {5-Spades}

That is the difference between winning an EPT and not!

Player Chips Progress
Rupert Elder gb
Rupert Elder
EPT 1X Winner
480,000 227,000
Florian Schleps
Florian Schleps
475,000 -133,000

Tags: Florian SchlepsRupert Elder