Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament director has introduced the players and cards are in the air here in the Casino Sanremo theater.
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,865,450
Entries
797
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
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Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Former EPT Sanremo Champions
| Season | Date | Buy-In | # of Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Top Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | April 1-5, 2008 | €5,000 | 701 | €3,100,000 | Jason Mercier | €869,000 |
| 5 | April 18-23, 2009 | €5,300 | 1,178 | €5,713,300 | Constant Rijkenberg | €1,508,000 |
| 6 | April 15-21, 2010 | €5,300 | 1,240 | €6,014,000 | Liv Boeree | €1,250,000 |
| 7 | April 27-May 3, 2011 | €5,300 | 987 | €4,786,950 | Rupert Elder | €930,000 |
| 8 | October 21-27, 2011 | €4,900 | 837 | €3,734,694 | Andrey Pateychuk | €680,000 |
| 9 | October 5-11, 2012 | €5,300 | 797 | €3,865,450 | ??? | €800,000 |
Lacay Takes Chip Lead
Jason Tompkins raised to 100,000 from under the gun and it folded all of the way around to Ludovic Lacay in the big blind. Lacay called and the flop came down 
. Lacay checked and Tompkins opted to check right behind.
The 
came down on the turn and Lacay took this opportunity to lead out for 150,000. Tompkins flat called and the 
hit the river. Lacay fired 175,000 for one last bet and Tompkins tanked for about a minute before finally calling.
Lacay showed 
for a pair of jacks and Tompkins flashed his 
before mucking his hand.
With this pot Lacay has overtaken Jason Lavallee as the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,951,000
585,000
|
585,000 |
|
||
|
3,275,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
Aces for Piasecki
Artem Litvinov opened for 105,000 from the hijack and received a call from Ludovic Lacay, who held 
in the cutoff. The button got out of the way, and then Adrian Piasecki three-bet to 290,000 from the small blind with 
. The big blind folded, Litvinov did the same, and Lacay followed suit after thinking about it for a few moments.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,850,000
-101,000
|
-101,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,260,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
700,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Litvinov Doubles Through Recchia
Ismael Bojang opened with a raise to 100,000 from under the gun and Angel Recchia three-bet to 260,000 from the next seat over. Artem Litvinov looked at his cards and moved all in with a four-bet over the top for 580,000. It folded back to Bojang who folded and Recchia called.
Recchia: 
Litvinov:
The board fell 
and Litvinov's ace-queen was able to hold as the best hand, ensuring him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,265,000
-580,000
|
-580,000 |
|
|
1,335,000
635,000
|
635,000 |
Recchia Folds an Overpair
Adrian Piasecki opened for 100,000 under the gun holding and Jason Lavallee called from early position with 
. Angelo Recchia then called from the cutoff with 
, and Artem Litvinov flatted from the button with 
. Both blinds folded, and four players took a flop of 
.
Two checks put action on Recchia, and he put out a paltry bet of 180,000. Litvinov responded by moving all in for 1.04 million, and it proved enough to take down the pot as the rest of the players folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
765,000
|
765,000 |
Raskin Turns a Wheel
With 390,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, three players checked and the dealer burned and turned the . Micah Raskin, who had turned a wheel with 
, coyly checked from the small blind, and Ismael Bojang bet 130,000 under the gun with . Jason Tompkins then folded from the cutoff, and Raskin did a bad acting job before check-raising to 350,000. Bojang thought for about two minutes and then tosses his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Bojang Doubles Through Lavallee
Jason Tompkins opened to 125,000 from under the gun plus one. It folded to Jason Lavallee who three-bet to 300,000 only to have Ismael Bojang move all in for 835,000 from the button. It folded all of the way back to Lavallee who was getting the right price to make a call.
Lavallee: 
Bonjang: 
The board fell 
and Bojang was able to score a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,870,000
-655,000
|
-655,000 |
|
1,965,000
775,000
|
775,000 |