One More Level
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
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
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: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Marc-Andre Ladouceur wins the IPT High Roller and €132,400
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Canadian pro Marc-Andre Ladouceur overcame a three-to-one chip deficit to beat Alex Roumeliotis to claim his first live title putting to bed the disappointment of bubbling the WSOP Main Event final table and finishing runner-up to Terje Augdal in the EPT Barcelona Heads-Up Championships.
Read the full story at the PokerStars Blog.
Last Break of the Day
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
One more 20-minute, then one more level before we leave for the night.
More for Ziyard
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
The Greek player Kyriakos Mitsopoulos opened with a 1,125 raise in the middle position and last season's European Poker Tour Loutraki €4,400 Main Event winner, UK's Zimnan Ziyard three-bet to 2,650 from the button. The rest of the table folded and the action went back to Mitsopoulos who made the call.
The dealer flipped over 
on the flop and Mitsopoulos checked. Ziyard followed and both players saw the 
come down on the turn. It was then followed by a 2,200 bet from Mitsopoulos while Ziyard raised to 6,125. The Greek thought about it for a while before finally deciding to let his hand go.
Aroldo Beats Baker
Fioroni Aroldo bet the whole way on a board of 
into his opponent David "ODB" Baker. Aroldo fired 1,650 on the flop, then 2,900 on the turn and finally 5,300 on the river. Baker called all three times, but couldn't produce better than the 
of Aroldo and lost the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000 | -18,000 |
Aces and Jacks
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
From middle position, Andrea Dato raised to 1,025. Lorenzo Sabato called form the hijack seat, then Jason Mercier called from the big blind.
On the 
flop, Mercier and Dato checked before Sabato fired 1,650. Both of his opponents made the call.
The turn was the 
to pair the board, and everyone checked. All three also checked the 
that added another pair to the board on the river.
Sabato showed the 
, but Dato's 
was better. Mercier couldn't beat either and mucked his hand.
He's Got Soul-ier
On a 
flop, a player checked to Fabrice Soulier who bet 2,700. Soulier's opponent called and the 
fell on fourth street. Both players checked to see the 
complete the board. Another check prompted Soulier to bet 4,100. His opponent snap-called but Soulier showed 
for the best hand. His opponent flashed 
before mucking his cards.
With this pot Soulier is up over 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 16,000 |
Polychronopoulos Bustopoulos
After Athanasios Polychronopoulos busted in a flip he pounded fists with every one at the table to say goodbye. Then he got to the dealer where he jokingly pretended to pound something else of his with his fist.
He had around 14,500 chips when he three-bet all-in with 
. Paul Guichard had opened with 
and made the call. The board ran 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Chartier & Iacofano Disappear
We're not exactly sure of the preflop betting, but it appeared Sam Chartier raised from the cutoff, Brandon Barnes three-bet from the small blind, Chartier shipped, and Barnes called.
Showdown
Barnes: 
Chartier: 
It was a bad spot for Chartier, but it got much worse when the flop fell 
. Barnes flopped a full house and left Chartier drawing to the and for a runner-runner royal flush. While that would have been quite the story, the 
turn dashed those hope and left Chartier drawing dead. The was put out on the river for good measure and Barnes was pushed the pot.
Meanwhile, Kevin Iacofano has been eliminated from the tournament.
Knocked out of EPT San Remo last 11k 99 to KK, not my day, but I'm gutted and not happy with anything. Have to be perfect or you die. #LifeOctober 05 2012Follow
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 38,000 |
|
Busted |