Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
€10,000 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€823,200
Entries
84
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Nordkvist Doubles Leaving Cheong Crippled
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Joel Nordkvist shoved all in for 280,000 from the big blind before the flop and Joseph Cheong made the call in the small blind.
Nordkvist: 
Cheong: 
Nordkvist's ace put him in the lead and the 
on the flop gave him a higher pair. The 
on the turn made it trip aces for Nordkvist while the 
on the river also give trips for Cheong, but aces beat kings and Nordkvist doubled leaving his opponent crippled to just 35,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
582,000
-228,000
|
-228,000 |
|
35,000
-365,000
|
-365,000 |
Double Up for Cheong
Just one hand later after he's been crippled by Joel Nordkvist, Joseph Cheong shoved his stack of 32,000 from under the gun pre-flop and was called by Benny Spindler in the big blind.
Cheong: 
Spindler: 
Cheong was ready to leave the table after he saw an ace in Spindler's hand, but the 
flop made him get back to his seat. The 
on the turn and the on the river made no difference and Cheong's fives were good enough for a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,070,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
106,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
Cheong Doubles Again
One orbit later Joseph Cheong moved all in again, this time for 86,000 and Benny Spindler once again made the call.
Cheong: 
Spindler: 
Spindler's ace was in front before the flop, but it all changed as the dealer opened 
giving Cheong a flush and pushing Spindler far behind. The 
on the turn and the on the river only made Cheong's hand even stronger and gave him another double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,375,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
214,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
Four-Bet from Nordkvist
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Joel Nordkvist raised to 40,000 on the button, and Benny Spindler reraised to 120,000 from the big blind. Nordkvist then made it 200,000 to go, and Spindler folded.
Joseph Cheong Eliminated in 4th Place (€74,100)
From the button, Benny Spindler raised to 40,000. Joseph Cheong reraised all in from the small blind for 213,000, then Joel Nordkvist took a minute to think in the big blind. He eventually folded, then Spindler made the call after thinking for a minute himself.
Spindler showed the 
and was up against the 
for Cheong.
On the flop, Spindler took the lead when the 
fell. The turn was the 
and gave Cheong a straight draw. The river couldn't do it for him, though, when the 
landed, and Cheong was eliminated.
After the hand, Spindler and Nordkvist chatted a little about the hand, and Nordkvist said he folded pocket sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,460,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Joel Nordkvist Eliminated in 3rd Place (€98,500)
Just two hands after Joseph Cheong was eliminated in third place, Joel Nordkvist was all in and at risk against Benny Spindler.
Keven Stammen raised to 45,000 on the button, and Spindler reraised to 125,000 from the small blind. Nordkvist was in the big blind, and he moved all in for around 850,000. Stammen folded, and Spindler called.
Spindler held the 
to dominate Nordkvist's 
. On the flop, the 
fell, and Spindler maintained his lead.
The turn was the the the river the 
, both missing Nordkvist and sending him to the rail in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,300,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Heads-Up Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,409,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
791,000
-109,000
|
-109,000 |
Straight for Stammen
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
On the first hand of heads-up play, Benny Spindler raised to 40,000 on the button, and Keven Stammen called from the big blind to take a flop of 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the , and Stammen check-called a bet of 50,000 from Spindler to see the land on the river. Both players checked.
Stammen showed the 
for a straight, and he won the pot.
Three-Bet from Stammen
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
On the fifth hand of heads-up play, Benny Spindler raised to 40,000 on the button. Keven Stammen reraised to 155,000 and won the pot.