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2012 PokerStars.it EPT Campione
Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.it EPT Campione
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,764,500
Entries
570
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
First Three Hands
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
We saw a flop on the first hand but Olivier Busquet took the pot down with a standard continuation bet. The second two were taken down preflop after a raise from the cutoff then the hijack by Mario Nagel.
Busquet Hits Straight On The River
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Olivier Busquet opens to 50,000 from under the gun and he finds two callers in the shape of Jannick Wrang in the cutoff and Fabrice Soulier, though the latter shaped as if he was going to try and make a squeeze play.
The trio share a flop reading 
and Busquet makes a continuation bet of 80,000, Wrang calls, and Soulier covers his mouth with his scarf before once again shaping to raise but then just calls. The turn is the 
and now Busquet checks. Wrang decides to fire a bet of 205,000 that Soulier folds to but Busquet calls. The river is the 
and when Busquet checks Wrang checks behind.
Busquet flips over 
and Wrang mucks.
Not So Fab
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Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
It's been a tough early start for Fabrice Soulier, everyone else has been three-betting him a lot and winning several pots off the Frenchman. The latest was Jannick Wrang, who made a raise to 142,000 against Soulier on the turn of a 
board which the latter called, but when Wrang bet 322,000 on the river, Soulier elected to give it up to the Dane.
Robin Ylitalo Eliminated in 8th Place (€54,000)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Robin Ylitalo has become our first casualty of the final table after making a move from the big blind.
Fabrice Soulier opened to 57,000 from the button putting the action on Balazs Botond in the small blind. He peeled back his cards before making it 135,000 to play. Next to act was Sweden's Ylitalo in the big blind and he announced he was all in for a shade over 1,100,000. Soulier folded but Botond made the call.
Botond: 
Ylitalo: 
Ylitalo caught with his fingers in the cookie jar but to be fair it is a move that would possibly have worked had not Botond been sat their with the ladies. The dealer put out the 
flop followed by the 
turn and finally the 
river and with that Ylitalo becomes our eighth place finisher.
Botond Wins Another at the Death
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
This is a very aggressive final table, the very next hand saw Jannick Wrang open to 50,000 and Fabrice Soulier made it 126,000 behind him. Balazs Botond then four-bet to 263,000, Wrang folded and it looked as though Soulier would five-bet but instead he decided to just call.
The flop was 
and Soulier checked, Botond bet 320,000 and Soulier took little time in folding.
Break Time
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
The level has come to an end and the players are on a 15-minute break.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,956,000
1,876,000
|
1,876,000 |
|
3,583,000
572,000
|
572,000 |
|
2,622,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
|
||
|
2,531,000
-949,000
|
-949,000 |
|
1,781,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
1,363,000
-87,000
|
-87,000 |
|
1,255,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000