Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
In the latest instalment, Eugene Katchalov talks about hand ranges, how they improve your game and how to go about mastering them.
Click through to the PokerStars Blog to find out more.
The PokerStars Blog catches up with Chris Moneymaker, who is faring well on his first trip to Sanremo. Other Team Pros are also among the leaders as day 1B draws close to its conclusion.
Players are now on their final 20-minute break of the day.
With around 26,000 already in the pot and the board reading
Oliver Speidel pushed in 35,000 and it was Rupert Elder's turn to act. Speidel's bet almost covered Elder's stack and he took a couple of minutes to make the decision. He had finally opted to go all in and Speidel snap-called.
Elder showed
while Speidel flipped
. Elder's nine gave him a better second pair and he doubled up.
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We found Liv Boeree and Matthew Keikoan heads up in a pot looking down at a board of ![]()
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. Boeree bet 3,200 and was awaiting action from Keikoan. After about a minute, Keikoan called and Boeree showed ![]()
for a pair of kings.
Unfortunately for Boeree, Keikoan showed ![]()
for two pair and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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28,000
7,000
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The latest EPT champion Mikalai Pobal opened with a raise to 1,200 from the middle position and Team PokerStars Pro Pius Heinz reraised to 3,000 on the button. Rene Roseler and Danilo Donnini both called and so did Pobal.
The flop brought
and action checked to Heins who tossed in 5,300. Al three of his opponents folded and Heinz collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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41,000
11,000
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136,000
31,000
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130,000
91,000
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91,000 |
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130,000
70,000
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90,000
66,000
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84,000
30,000
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82,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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70,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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67,000
40,500
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40,500 |
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65,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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48,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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45,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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24,000
79,000
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79,000 |
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4,300
35,700
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With 10,500 in the pot and a flop of ![]()
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, Guido Roperti checked and watched Eric Qu bet 6,550. Roperti responded by moving all in for 25,500, and after thinking about it for a few moments Qu made the call.
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Qu seemed pleased with his call, but Roperti was drawing to two overs and any diamond. The
turn changed nothing, but the
did as it gave Roperti his flush. Qu slammed the table in frustration and then sent over a bunch of chips, leaving himself 19,000 behind.