2011 PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€275,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,000
Prize Pool
€1,071,600
Entries
282
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000

Kings Everywhere

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Grzegorz Cichocki raised from middle position and Vojtech Ruzicka defended the big blind. The flop was a very regal looking {k-Hearts} {k-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} and both players checked. The turn was the third king {k-Spades} and Ruzicka bet 14,500 and Cichocki made the call. The river was the {a-Diamonds} and Ruzicka checked and Cichocki took the betting lead for the first time when he bet 44,000 and it won the pot.

Tags: Grzegorz CichockiVojtech Ruzicka

Bansi Shoves On Valerevish

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Double WSOP bracelet winner Praz Bansi is pretty low on chips but he just picked up the blinds, antes and 13,000 on top of that. Konstantinov Aleksandr Valerevish opened to 13,000 and when the action folded to Bansi in the cutoff he moved all in for just over 100,000. No sooner had Bansi bet, Valerevish folded.

Tags: Konstantinov Aleksandr ValerevishPraz Bansi

No idea or monster

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Jeff Sarwer
Jeff Sarwer

Jeff Sarwer found himself in a tricky spot just now against Rolands Norietis and let his hand go on the turn but seemed slightly perplexed by the situation.

He raised from UTG and was called by the Latvian (button) and Lauri Meidla in the big blind. The flop came {8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{8-Spades} and Sarwer's c-bet was only called by Norietis. The turn fell {k-Spades} and Sawer checked to face a 33,500 bet.

"You obviously know I have a big hand, right?" asked Sarwer to no response.

The Canadian let his hand go after a few minutes thought and added, "Well played."

"You don't like turn?" asked Norietis

"Either you have no idea what you're doing or you have a monster", was Sarwer's closing statement on the matter.

Tags: Jeff SarwerRolands Norietis

Kaiser Finds a Boat on the River Leaving Cichocki up xxx Creek Without a Paddle

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Vojtech Ruzicka raised to 13,000 from the cut-off, the chip leader Ronny Kaiser called on the button and then Grzegorz Cichocki three-bet from the small blind making it 32,000 to play. Ruzicka folded and Kaiser called and the top two went to the flop once more.

Flop: {2-Diamonds} {j-Clubs} {j-Spades}

Kaiser bet 32,000, Cichocki raised to 70,000 and Kaiser called.

Both players checked the {4-Hearts} turn and the dealer gave us the {6-Diamonds} on the river. Cichocki checked to Kaiser who bet 125,000 and Cichocki made the call and it was a losing one.

Kaiser: {6-} {6-}

Tags: Vojtech RuzickaRonny KaiserGrzegorz Cichocki

Checking in the Dark

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Lauri Meidla likes to move so fast when he plays his poker he checks in the dark and he does it a lot. We joined the action on a flop of {a-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} and Meidla was in the small blind and Jeff Sarwer was in the big blind. Meidla checked in the dark and Sarwer bet 8,500 and Meidla called. Two more checks in the dark were checked back by Sarwer and Meidla won the pot with his lowly {3-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds}.

Tags: Lauri MeidlaJeff Sarwer

Three Random Hands

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
  • Ronny Kaiser raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Grzegorz Cichocki called in the cut-off. The flop was {9-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {j-Spades} and Kaiser won the pot with a 15,000 bet.
  • Kjartan Jonsson raised to 14,500 in middle position and Sami Kelopuro called on the button. The flop was {q-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {6-Spades} and Jonsson c-bet to 28,000 and Kelopuro called. The turn was the {2-Clubs} and Jonsson checked to Kelopuro and a 58,500 bet did the trick.
  • Vicenzo Apicella raised to 12,000 from the cut-off and Arvi Vainionkulma moved all-in from the small blind and after some consideration the Italian folded.

Huge Suckout For Raigo Aasmaa

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Kjartan Jonsson made a standard raise and Raigo Aasmaa moved all-in for 133,000 and Jonsson snap-called.

Jonsson{a-Clubs} {a-Spades}
Aasmaa{5-Clubs} {5-Hearts}

Flop: {2-Hearts} {q-Hearts} {a-Hearts}

The flop had more hearts on it than an Alice and Wonderland scene and Jonsson didn't have one.

Turn: {j-Clubs}

No change.

River: {7-Hearts}

Aasmaa turns it around with a flush and Jonsson was gutted.

Jonsson ~ 235,000
Aasmaa ~ 133,000

Tags: Kjartan JonssonRaigo Aasmaa

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Stefan Jedlicka Eliminated in 22nd Place (€7,500)

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Stefan Jedlicka has been eliminated at the hand of Jeff Sarwer.

Jedlicka committed his stack with {A-Spades}{3-Spades} and Sarwer looked him up with {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}. The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and Jedlicka was no more.

Ironically, Sarwer had folded {k-}{q-} just a few hands previously when facing an all in bet. In that hand he raised to 16,000 in the hijack seat and then folded when Stuart Fox moved all in for 90,000 on the button.

Tags: Stefan JedlickaJeff Sarwer