Break It Down
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
Main Event
Day: 1a
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
Seiver Five-Bets Islamay
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Just before the end of level 2 Scott Seiver raised to 400 and was called by the Dutchman Riekus Hein Wijermars and the Italian Erion Islamay.
The flop brought 
. Both Islamay and Seiver checked while Wijermars opted to bet 700. Islamay then raised to 2,000 and Seiver re-raised to 4,500. Wijermars got out of the way and Islamay four-bet to 7,700.
Seiver tanked for a bit before five-betting to 13,000. The pot got too big for the Italian and he folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,500 | 14,000 |
River Agression Pays
Two hands at the same time on two separate tables, both with significant river action:
- Team PokerStars Pro Ana Marquez was heads up with Ilkin Amirov and two had made it to the river of a
board. The Spaniard checked to Amirov who bet 1,600. She check-raised to 4,800 and took the pot as Amirov folded. - Moments later we glanced on a big pot playing out between Matt Salsberg and Michal Polchlopek. Around 28,000 had made it into the middle by the time the final
had been laid out. TV producer Salsberg fired 10,000 and that was enough to convince his Polish opponent to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | 12,000 |
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
Behbehani Off to a Good Start
With around 2,300 in the pot and a flop of 
, Fioroni Aroldo checked from early position and opened the door for Salman Behbehani to bet 900 from middle position. Aroldo made the call and then checked the 
turn, prompting Behbehani to fire out 2,425. Aroldo didn't take long to fold and Behbehani was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 | 8,000 |
It Looks Like, Sounds Like and is a Poker Tournament
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
There are a few changes to the layout of the main event this year, but on the outside, and on the inside, things look just as they always do.
Read on at the PokerStars Blog.
EPT Sanremo Through a Lens
Gimbel Be Nimble
We came across the table to find Harrison Gimbel heads up in a pot against Sebastian Von Toperczer. The board read 
and Von Toperczer checked to Gimbel on the button. Gimbel bet 2,650 and received a call.
The board finished with the 
and Von Toperczer checked once more. Gimbel moved out a sizable bet of 7,200 and Von Toperczer called.
Gimbel showed for a flopped set of sevens which caused his opponent to muck and the pot to be pushed his way. Gimbel is now sporting a stack of about 46,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,500 | 16,500 |
"You Didn't Believe Me"
Barny Boatman raised to 375 under the gun and cleared the field all the way around to Stefano Ferrara, who defended from the big blind. Ferrara proceeded to check-call bets of 500 and 1,000 on the 
flop and 
turn respectively, before leading out for 2,200 on the 
river.
Boatman didn't seem too excited to make the call, but that's exactly what he did. Ferrara then rolled over 
for a straight, which turned out to be the winner. "You didn't believe me on the flop!" Boatman said before turning over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000 | 25,000 |
Petersen Loses a Big Pot
Mickey Petersen raised to 400 in the middle position before the flop and Jackson Genovesi three-bet to 1,150 from the cutoff. Both Roberto Vaira on the button and Igor Kutsevol in the big blind called, as well as Petersen, and the four went to the flop.
The dealer spread the 
, and all players checked. Kutsevol then fired 4,025 on the 
turn, and Petersen called. Genovesi and Vaira folded, and the two remaining players saw the river bring the .
This time it was Petersen who made the first move tossing in 5,800. Kutsevol answered with a call and opened the 
for a flush, which was good enough to beat Petersen's set of fours as he showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,825 | -10,175 |
McDonald vs. Reilly
Mike "Timex" McDonald opened for 375 from under the gun and received three callers including the cutoff and both blinds. The 
flop brought checks from all four players, and then Tim Reilly led out for 750 from the small blind on the turn. The big got out of the way, McDonald made the call, and the cutoff folded, which brought about the 
on the river.
Reilly opted to slow down with a check and McDonald took the opportunity to bet 2,125. Reilly gave it some serious thought, but he ultimately opted to lay down his hand. "I had a queen," Reilly said as McDonald just slid his hand to the dealer. Despite that win, McDonald is still down a bit from the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,000 | -1,000 |