Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
The players are now onto the last 75-minute level of the night.
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
Main Event
Day: 1a
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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Action folded to Italy's Andrea Vitale in the hijack seat and he pushed his entire stack of 9,000 pre-flop. The player in the cutoff seat was Negjdel Avdylaj and he made the call. No one else at the table was willing to chip in an the two were left heads-up.
Showdown:
Vitale: 
Avdylaj: 
The board went 
giving Avdylaj a better second pair along with the pot while Vitale got eliminated from the tournament on the very last level of Day 1a of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
On a flop of 
, Jeffrey Hakim checked to Mike "Timex" McDonald who bet 1,825. Hakim called and the two players were off the the turn.
Fourth street was the and Hakim checked to McDonald who checked behind. The rivered and Hakim fired 4,500. McDonald tanked for well over ninety seconds before finally releasing his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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67,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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51,000
13,000
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13,000 |
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
After a player had raised from early position, Gabriel Tuna moved all in from the hijack for 7,500. Gregor Nastran the called from the big blind, the original raiser folded, and the cards were turned up.
| Showdown |
Nastran:   |
Tuna:   |
It was a classic flip, but Tuna needed to improve in order to stay alive. The 
flop didn't do it, and Tuna began to rise just as the dealer burned and turned the . That was one of the cards he was looking for, and the safe 
on the river gave him a much-needed double; meanwhile, Nastran was left with just 9,000 after the hand.
Lorenzo Sabato checked the 
board before Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier fired 1,675. Sabato called.
On the river, the 
hit the board. Both players checked and it was Mercier's 
that won the pot. Sabato mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,000 | |
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31,500
6,500
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6,500 |
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Jackson Genovesi won his seat in a live satellite here in the casino and he's not afraid to take on sharks of the game.
PokerStars Team Online's Mickey Petersen opened the pot to 1,200 from mid position and was three-bet to 2,800 from Genovesi in the cut-off. The EPT Copenhagen champion wasn't done though and four-bet to 4,900.
Genovesi called very quickly to see an 
flop appear. Petersen continued for 4,500 and snap-folded when his opponent effectively shoved for 22,600.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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39,000 | |
Dan Smith was all in on the 
flop with the 
. It was bad news for him that Lorenzo Sabato held the for flopped trips.
After the fell on the turn, Smith needed a six on the river. The wouldn't do it, though, and Smith was out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Sarah Grant secretly dances on Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier and then steals for him an interview wrought with sarcasm.
After Andrew Lichtenberger fired 1,800 on the 
flop, Jackson Genovesi raised to 4,400. Lichtenberger called.
The turn was the , which paired the board. Lichtenberger checked, Genovesi bet 8,900, and Lichtenberger called.
The river was the , and Lichtenberger checked. Genovesi bet 11,300, and Lichtenberger made the call.
"Don't show me ace-queen," said Genovesi as he turned up the . Lictenberger showed the 
for the same two pair, and the two chopped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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41,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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24,500
14,500
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14,500 |
The 2010 World Series of Poker champion Jonathan Duhamel has just joined the list of Day 1a bust outs after running into Walid Bou-Habib. Duhamel shoved his stack from the middle position and everyone folded expect for Bou-Habib on Duhamel's right, who made the call.
Showdown:
Duhamel: 
Bou-Habib: 
The 2010 WSOP champion was covered and needed help from the board to survive. However, the 
was not what Duhamel needed and Bou-Habib's sevens were good enough to send Duhamel to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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