2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo

Main Event
Day: 6
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

Congratulations to Ludovic Lacay, Winner of EPT9 Sanremo Main Event (€744,910)

Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Ludovic Lacay
Ludovic Lacay

One week ago, the European Poker Tour Sanremo, the second stop on the Season 9 schedule, kicked off with 797 players each putting up €5,300 to battle it out for poker supremacy. It was a long seven days of play, but at the end of it Ludovic Lacay captured the title, the €744,910 first-place prize, and a brand-new Shamballa Jewels bracelet.

On Thursday, the final eight players returned to the Casino Sanremo to play down to a winner. The stacks were fairly deep, so there was plenty of play to be had, and it took more than three and a half hours for the first elimination to occur. It happened when Jason Lavallee opened to 160,000 from early position and made a quick call when the Ismael Bojang three-bet all in for 1,500,000 from the next seat.

Showdown
Lavallee: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Bojang: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

It was a flip, but Bojang needed to improve. Unfortunately for him, the board ran {6-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and the German was sent home in eighth place for €65,450. A couple of hours later, Adrian Piasecki joined him on the rail in seventh place when his {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs} failed to overcome the {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} of Lacay when the board ran out {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}.

The next to go was the sole American at the table, Micah Raskin, who opened from under the gun and called when Angelo Recchia three-bet him from the cut-off. The flop fell {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and Raskin check-raised Recchia's 250,000 continuation-bet up to 500,000. Recchia then three-bet to 875,000, Raskin called, and the {7-Diamonds} turned. Raskin check-called a bet of 626,000, leaving himself just 330,000 behind, and the {j-Hearts} peeled off on the river. Raskin proceeded to check-call with {a-Spades}{8-Spades} full house, but it was no good as Recchia had rivered a bigger full house with {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. With that, Raskin took his leave in sixth place.

The Irishman Jason Tompkins was the next to go in fifth place after his {A-Clubs}{4-Hearts} couldn’t crack the {K-Spades}{K-Hearts} of Artem Litvinov after the two got it all in preflop. A short time later, Lavalle opened to 250,000 from under the gun before Recchia moved all in for 3,495,000 from the button. Lacay was in the big blind and moved all in over the top. The action was back on Lavallee and he made a quick and disciplined fold with ace-king.

Showdown
Recchia: {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Lacay: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{2-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs} and the hope of having a home-grown champion came to an end as the last Italian in the field exited in fourth place for €225,000. After Litvinov was bounced in third place, Lacay and Lavallee, the two biggest stacks at the start of the day, engaged in heads-up play with the former holding nearly a 2-1 chip lead.

It was at that point the two struck a deal—Lacay locked up €644,910 while Lavallee guaranteed himself €538,089, which meant they were playing for €100,000 on the side. Once the numbers were settled, Lacay used his chip advantage to capture the title rather quickly.

EPT9 Sanremo Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1stLudovic LacayFrance€744,910*
2ndJason LavalleeCanada€538,089*
3rdArtem LitvinovRussia€283,000
4thAngelo RecchiaItaly€225,000
5thJason TompkinsIreland€171,000
6thMicah RaskinUnited States€132,000
7thAdrian PiaseckiPoland€96,000
8thIsmael BojangGermany€65,450

*Indicates two-handed deal.

Congratulations to Ludovic Lacay on becoming an EPT Champion and adding his name to the prestigious list of EPT Sanremo winners!

Former EPT Sanremo Champions

SeasonDateBuy-In# of PlayersPrize PoolWinnerTop Prize
4April 1-5, 2008€5,000701€3,100,000Jason Mercier€869,000
5April 18-23, 2009€5,3001,178€5,713,300Constant Rijkenberg€1,508,000
6April 15-21, 2010€5,3001,240€6,014,000Liv Boeree€1,250,000
7April 27-May 3, 2011€5,300987€4,786,950Rupert Elder€930,000
8October 21-27, 2011€4,900837€3,734,694Andrey Pateychuk€680,000
9October 5-11, 2012€5,300797€3,865,450Ludovic Lacay€800,000

That does it for our coverage from Sanremo. The next stop on the EPT9 schedule is Prague from December 9-15, 2012, so be sure to join us then for more great action on the European Poker Tour.

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