Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
The buffet room has been stripped bare and cards are back in the air.
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,865,450
Entries
797
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 797
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Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
The players are back in their seats with their bellies full. Now it's time to get back to business and play down to a winner. The cards are in the air and action is underway.
Ludovic Lacay has rocketed back into the chip lead after he eliminated Adrian Piasecki and took a chunk out of Jason Lavallee at the same time.
Lacay opened to 200,000 from under the gun before Piasecki moved all in for 1,455,000 from the cut off. Lavallee had a tough decision and ended up calling with 
, and then folding when Lacay shoved to isolate behind him.
Lacay: 
Piasecki: 
Lacay found himself in such an incredible spot and the 
board did not disappoint him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,300,000
3,185,000
|
3,185,000 |
|
||
|
5,200,000
1,445,000
|
1,445,000 |
|
Busted | |
Action folded around to Angelo Recchia who raised to 200,000 from the button. It folded to Ludovic Lacay's big blind and he three-bet to 500,000. Recchia would not be swayed, however, as he pushed out a four-bet to 850,000.
Lacay wasted no time five-betting all in and Recchia went into the tank contemplating for his tournament life. Eventually he relented and folded his hand, awarding Lacay the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,525,000
1,225,000
|
1,225,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,600,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
Artem Litvinov opened for 205,000 from early position with 
and then Jason Tompkins moved all in from the button for 2.025 million with 
. The blinds both folded, and Litvinov considered for about 30 seconds before sending his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
2,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
There are two final tables playing down today! When it is all over we will have a new Main Event and a High Roller Champion.
Jason Lavallee has lost further ground to Ludovic Lacay after he had to give up on a hand versus Angelo Recchia.
The action folded around to Lavallee in the small blind and he raised to 275,000. Recchia peeled from big blind and called a 280,000 c-bet on the 
flop. Lavallee fired another bullet for 450,000 on the turn and was called once more.
The river came 
to put a fourth spade out there and Lavallee checked to face an all in bet of a little more than two million. Lavallee only had 
for a pair of twos and folded. Recchia failed to show his cards to the camera.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
4,100,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Micah Raskin raised to 200,000 from under the gun and Artem Litvinov called from the button. The blinds got out of the way and the flop came down 
.
Raskin led for 350,000 and Litvinov went into the tank for about two minutes before finally calling. The turned and Raskin slowed down with a check. Litvinov wasted no time moving 800,000 into the middle which was a bet that was enough to put Raskin all in.
Now it was Raskin who went into the tank for about a minute before finally calling with 
for top pair and a flush draw. Litvinov showed . The river bricked out for Litvinov and Raskin was able to score a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
980,000
|
980,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Artem Litvinov opened for 250,000 under the gun and Angelo Recchia defended from the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop, and then Recchia tossed out a bet of 240,000 on the 
turn. Litvinov thought for about a minute and then sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
