2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
€744,910
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,865,450
Entries
797
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Nuzzo vs. Zayonts

Gabriele Nuzzo opened for 18,000 from the cutoff and Alexander Zayonts defended from the big blind. Both players then checked the {10-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} flop, the dealer burned and turned the {5-Diamonds}, and Zayonts check-called a bet of 24,000. Both players returned to checking on the {5-Spades} river, and Nuzzo rolled over {K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. Unfortunately for him, it was no good as Nuzzo flipped over {J-Clubs}{10-Spades} for tens and fives.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Zayonts
Alexander Zayonts
455,000
30,000
30,000
Gabriele Nuzzo
Gabriele Nuzzo
157,000
-208,000
-208,000

Tags: Alexander ZayontsGabriele Nuzzo

Bianchi Heros; Busts

Michele Bianchi's day has come to an end after he busted to Atanas Kavrakov.

The two were heads up to a {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{7-Spades} flop and Bianchi checked to face a 45,000 bet that he called. The turn fell {2-Diamonds} and this is where things got really interesting.

Kavrakov bet 110,000 when his opponent checked to him again. Bianchi tanked for two minutes before he moved all in for 280,000 with {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}. Kavrakov looked back at his cards and made the call with {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades} for two-pair.

The river came {j-Spades} and Bianchi was led away to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Atanas Kavrakov bg
Atanas Kavrakov
840,000
439,000
439,000
Michele Bianchi ch
Michele Bianchi
Busted

Tags: Fabio BianchiAtanas Kavrakov

Salsberg Finishes Off Sabato; Jumps Into Chip Lead

We recently found Matt Salsberg in a big confrontation with Lorenzo Sabato. We caught up to find Salsberg put the nail in Sabato's coffin.

Sabato made it 19,000 before the flop only to be three-bet by Salsberg. Sabato called and the duo saw {2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} fall on the flop. Sabato check-called a 65,000 bet and the turn was the {5-Spades}. Sabato checked again and Salsberg fired 150,000. Sabato moved all in and Salsberg snapped him off.

Salsberg: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}
Sabato: {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The {5-Hearts} hit the river and secured Sabato's elimination, boosting Salsberg to 1.25 million as the biggest stack in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Salsberg ca
Matt Salsberg
1,250,000
455,000
455,000
Lorenzo Sabato it
Lorenzo Sabato
Busted

Tags: Matt SalsbergLorenzo Sabato

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Di Lauro Wins a Huge Pot Off Maracchione

With {Q-Clubs} {A-Spades} {7-Hearts} already on the board Charly Maracchione bet 36,000 from under the gun and Michele Di Lauro made the call in the cutoff. It was then Sofia Lovgren's turn to act and she folded her hand.

The dealer opened {K-Diamonds} on the turn and Maracchione pushed in another 53,000. Di Lauro called and both saw the {3-Spades} come on the river. Maracchione tanked for a while before making a 134,000 bet. It took a little less time for Di Lauro to make his decision and he pushed in his two blue towers of T5,000 chips for an all-in.

Maracchione didn't like it one bit and mucked his hand giving up the pot to Di Lauro.

Player Chips Progress
Michele Di Lauro it
Michele Di Lauro
890,000
169,000
169,000
Charly Maracchione it
Charly Maracchione
330,000
-266,000
-266,000

Tags: Michele Di LauroCharly Maracchione

Roumeliotis Gone

Francesco Lorenzini opened to 21,000 from middle position and it folded around to Alex Roumeliotis who moved all in for about 180,000 from the big blind. It folded back to Lorenzini and he thought for about forty-five seconds before finally calling with {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}. Roumeliotis rolled up {8-Spades}{7-Spades} and was in dire need of some help.

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and Lorenzini's queens full of nines was able to eliminate Roumeliotis from the field. Lorenzini is now up to about 540,000.

Player Chips Progress
Francesco Lorenzini it
Francesco Lorenzini
540,000
340,000
340,000
Alex Roumeliotis se
Alex Roumeliotis
Busted

Tags: Alex RoumeliotisFrancesco Lorenzini

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Inge Forsmo no
Inge Forsmo
1,325,000
304,000
304,000
Matt Salsberg ca
Matt Salsberg
1,210,000
-40,000
-40,000
Jason Tompkins ie
Jason Tompkins
1,200,000
50,000
50,000
Jason Lavallee ca
Jason Lavallee
910,000
525,000
525,000
Laurent Polito fr
Laurent Polito
655,000
10,000
10,000
Artem Litvinov ru
Artem Litvinov
505,000
126,000
126,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
485,000
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
443,000
41,000
41,000
Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
405,000
-117,000
-117,000
Imed Mahmoud tn
Imed Mahmoud
390,000
-20,000
-20,000
Ludovic Lacay fr
Ludovic Lacay
315,000
-174,000
-174,000
EPT 1X Winner
Alex Roumeliotis se
Alex Roumeliotis
200,000
-305,000
-305,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
155,000
-39,000
-39,000

Sheikh Doubles Through Haxton

Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton

From early position, Isaac Haxton raised to 20,000. [Removed:163] reraised to 60,000 from the hijack position, then action folded back around the table to Haxton. After about 30 seconds, Haxton announced that he was all in.

"All right, I call," was the response from Sheikh as he looked at his stack just to double check things. He held the {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}.

When Haxton saw Sheikh turn up the pocket tens, he wasn't impressed. With a shake of his head, Haxton tabled the {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {5-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{6-Clubs} to keep Sheikh's tens in front and give him the double up. He was all in for 264,000 and moved to over 550,000. Haxton slipped back to just about 12 big blinds (127,000).

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:163]
[Removed:163]
551,000
257,000
257,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
127,000
-361,000
-361,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton

Short Stack Battles

Justin Bonomo has a weird dynamic at his table. He has an average stack of a little less than 500k but almost all of his opponents have a lot less.

Two of those opponents, Sebastian Von Toperczer and Peter Dragar, just went to war over the course of two hands.

Von Toperczer open shoved from under the gun for around 100,000 and Dragar called all in from the big blind.

Dragar: {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Von Toperczer: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}

The board ran {j-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} to make Dragar a straight to stay alive.

Von Toperczer was left with 36,000 and called them off when Dragar set him from the small blind.

Dragar: {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Von Toperczer: {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The latter got his revenge on the {6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts} board.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastian Von Toperczer de
Sebastian Von Toperczer
165,000
28,000
28,000
Peter Dragar hu
Peter Dragar
82,000
-166,000
-166,000

Tags: Justin BonomoSebastian Von ToperczerPeter Dragar