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Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
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2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
€10,000 High Roller
Day: 2
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
Carlo Savinelli Bubbles €10,000 High Roller in Sanremo
Philipp Gruissem had been raising a few times with other players moving in over the top of him, but this time he had the hand, and he had enough. He opened to 12,000 from the cutoff seat, and action folded to Carlo Savinelli in the big blind. He reraised all in for 108,000.
"All right, enough of these all ins, f*** you guys!" said Gruissem with a smile as he made the call.
Gruissem held the 
for a flip against the at-risk Savinelli's 
. On the flop, Gruissem maintained his lead when the 
fell. It was here that Igor Kurganov began rooting for the deuce of clubs to come on the turn for the ultimate sweat card.
Low and behold, the dealer smacked the 
on fourth street, and Kurganov got his wish. Savinelli now had two overs, a straight draw and a flush draw to stay alive.
The river blanked off with the 
and gave Gruissem the win. He won the pot to eliminate Savinelli in 11th place on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Kurganov Doesn't Bite
From the button, Igor Kurganov raised to 12,000. Keven Stammen three-bet to 32,000 from the big blind, and Kurganov called to see the flop come down 
. Stammen bet 37,000, and Kurganov called.
The turn was the 
to pair the board, and both players checked. They also checked when the 
landed on the river.
Stammen showed top full house with the 
, opting to try and trap Kurganov. Kurganov showed the 
, but didn't bite.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
387,000 | -148,000 |
|
350,000 | 115,000 |
No Cash for Katchalov
Joseph Cheong opened with a raise to 14,000 from under the gun and Joel Nordkvist on his immediate left three-bet to 32,000. Action folded to the last standing Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov in the small blind and he went all in for 139,500.
Mikalai Pobal in the small blind struggled for two minutes or so wondering if he should make the call or not, and finally decided to fold. Cheong quickly did the same while Nordkvist made the call.
Nordkvist: 
Katchalov: 
It was the recent history all over again, just like the time he had eliminated Alexander Kopylkov, Nordkvist showed pocket aces and Katchalov was left in hope of hitting the board.
The flop went 
missing Katchalov, while Nordkvist once again hit a set of aces, only this time he did it on the turn when the dealer opened the . The 
on the river didn't mean a thing and Katchalov left the table.
With 11 players in play and only one elimination left before the money bubble bursts, the two tables are now playing hand-by-hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,500 | 170,500 |
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
805,000 | -20,000 |
|
660,000 | 195,000 |
|
|
535,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
380,000 | -100,000 |
|
325,000 | -110,000 |
|
310,000 | |
|
305,000 | 15,000 |
|
290,000 | 58,000 |
|
|
235,000 | -75,000 |
|
|
130,000 | -20,000 |
|
110,500 | 60,500 |
|
|
62,500 | -92,500 |
Spindler Over 800K
Joseph Cheong check-called a bet of 18,000 on the 
flop from Benny Spindler to see the land on the turn. Cheong checked, and Spindler checked behind.
The 
landed on the river, and Cheong checked. A bet of 50,000 came from Spindler, and Cheong folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
825,000 | 145,000 |
|
|
310,000 | 10,000 |
Ace-King for Spindler
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
On the 
flop, Benny Spindler checked, and Mikalai Pobal bet 18,000. Joel Nordkvist called, then Spindler called as well.
The turn was the , and all three players checked to see the 
land on the river. All three players checked again. Pobal simply mucked his hand straight away, and Nordkvist showed the . Spindler showed a winning and scooped in the pot.
Gruissem and Stammen Showing Their Hands
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
From the hijack seat, Philipp Gruissem raised to 12,000. In the next seat, the cutoff seat, Keven Stammen reraised to 28,000. Action folded back to Gruissem, and he made the call to take a flop.
The flop came down 
, and Gruissem checked. Stammen fired 32,000, and Gruissem folded the . Stammen showed the .
Good Night Mr Kopylkov
Alexander Kopylkov has just finished the tournament in 13th place and joined the rest of the field who went home early tonight. Kopylkov shoved his stack of a little less than 100,000 from the cutoff seat before the flop and was called by Joel Nordkvist in the middle position.
Kopylkov: 
Nordkvist:
It was an easy call for Nordkvist, while Kopylkov's suited connectors needed much help from the board. The 
flop didn't give him much hope, while the on the turn gave Kopylkov a couple of outs as he needed to hit a five or a ten for a straight. However, the on the river ended Kopylkov's run, giving Nordkvist a set of aces to send the Russian out of the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
480,000 | 130,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
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