The EPT always has open arms for celebrities from any background. The press like them because it gives us a different sort of character to write about. The players like them because, more often than not, they're good value. The celebrities we like the most are sports stars, as they offer a real competitive edge. Royston Drenthe, the Everton and dutch international footballer, is playing today. We'll try to bring you some interesting from him. All we've got so far is him folding to a 5,000 river bet from a certain Mike McDonlad.
Andrey Pateychuk is a beast of a player who has everyone raving about him after they've played with him. The EPT San Remo champion bet 2,300 on a board and was tank-called by Fady Kamar who mucked upon seeing the Russian's .
We're doing out best to find a Phil Ivey hand for all his fan boys, but unusually he's smiling and laughing when we're around. We need the stare and him mixing it up back soon, please.
There was a raise to 450 from early position and three callers before Freddy Deeb three-bet to 4,450 in the big blind. Everybody folded and Deeb pulled in the pot.
Leon Tsoukernik is one of the few players who has been in Monte Carlo for several days. Tsoukernik was the man who entered the €100,000 Super High Roller and then used money he won playing craps to buy his second bullet. That tournament didn't end too well for Tsoukernik and his Grand Final Main Event experience is also something he would rather forget.
Here is his exit hand from the mouth of Team PokerStars Pro Arnaud Mattern:
There was a raise in early position to 500, a call from middle position, Tsoukernik called as did Mattern in the big blind. The flop was with two spades, the pre flop raiser bet 1,025, the player in middle position folded, Tsoukernik moved all-in for around 5,850, Mattern called and the pre flop raiser folded. Mattern turned over for trips and Tsoukernik turned over for the flush draw and one over card. The turn and river bricked for Tsoukernik and he was out of the competition.
It has not been a bad few weeks for Marvin Rettenmaieir. Nobody plays more European tournaments than the German so it's nice to see him grab a 3rd and 5th in two recent High Roller events, including EPT Berlin for €85,800. He has a stack of around 65,000 and here is how he won most of them from the man himself.
Rettenmaier raised to 350 in middle position and Leon Viellevoije called in the small blind. The flop was and Viellevoije led for 725. Rettenmaier made it 2,200, Viellevoije called and the pair moved on to the turn. The turn card was the and Viellevoije checked called a 4,600 Rettenmaier bet. Finally we saw the on the river and Viellevoije check-called a 13,600 Rettenmaier bet.
Rettenmaier
Viellevoije
Rettenmaier takes the pot, with a set, and Viellevoije somehow manages to keep 22,000.
The European Poker Tour covers ,amy pf the major cities of the continent but none can rival Monaco for the glitz, glamour, opulence and, well, money. The Grand Final returns home this season kicking off with the €100,000 Super High Roller.
Chris Moorman hasn't really got beyond his starting stack, but he is trying his best.
We caught him in a heads up pot with Bo Tony Viklund and they were to a flop. Moorman was out of position and went into check-call mode when he faced a 1,100 bet here and a 2,500 bet on the turn. The river fell and both players checked it through. The Swede tabled pocket tens, losing out to Moorman's .
The very next hand Moorman raised to 550 from under the gun and was called in three spots before Steve O'Dwyer three-bet to 3,200 from the small blind. One by one they folded. O'Dwyer seems to make it look easy in building up a stack. He's on 46,000.
We joined the action on a flop of , the two players in the hand were Team PokerStars Online player Anders Berg (BB) and Ariel Celestino (OTB) and Berg had check-called a 2,200 Celestino bet. Both players checked the turn and the final card was the . Berg bet 6,000 and after working through what seemed to be a tough decision Celestino folded.
board and was tank-called by Fady Kamar who mucked upon seeing the Russian's 
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with two spades, the pre flop raiser bet 1,025, the player in middle position folded, Tsoukernik moved all-in for around 5,850, Mattern called and the pre flop raiser folded. Mattern turned over 
for the flush draw and one over card. The turn and river bricked for Tsoukernik and he was out of the competition.
and Viellevoije checked called a 4,600 Rettenmaier bet. Finally we saw the 
on the river and Viellevoije check-called a 13,600 Rettenmaier bet.
flop. Moorman was out of position and went into check-call mode when he faced a 1,100 bet here and a 2,500 bet on the 
turn. The river fell 
and both players checked it through. The Swede tabled pocket tens, losing out to Moorman's 
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