Courtesy of Neil Stoddart.
2012 PokerStars.it EPT Campione
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2012 PokerStars.it EPT Campione
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,764,500
Entries
570
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 570
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You get some players where you have to guess what they might have in hand as their pre flop calling range is a 100% of their hand range. Mario Adinolfi is one of those players.
There was an early position raise to 350 and a three-bet to 850 from Fabrice Gouget in mid position. Adinolfi called from the small blind and this prompted three players at the table to chuckle. Adinolfi shrugged before he and both opponent's checked the 
flop.
The turn came 
and Adinolfi already had 800 chips ready to bet. The original raiser was the only caller, and he also called a 1,600 bet on the 
river. "Jack," said Adinolfi without revealing his hand and quickly mucked when his opponent tabled 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000 |
Ladies and gentlemen we have lost our first player, Holland's Erik van den Berg.
Rocco Palumbo had opened to 450 from the cutoff and former EPT Prague champion Roberto Romanello flat-called from the button. The small blind then folded only for van den Berg to pump up the action and make it 1,450 to play. This was too much for Palumbo to call and he flicked his cards back to the dealer but Romanello liked the look of his hand and he put in a four-bet to 3,875. Van den Berg wasted no time at all in moving all in for around 12,000 and Romanello snap-called.
Romanello: 
Van den Berg: 
The flop came down 
gifting Romanello a set but van den berg was not out of it yet. The 
turn saw the Dutchman pick up a gutshot straight draw but it failed to materialise as the river was the 
and Romanello's full house crushed the Dutchman's mediocre hand.
Romanello now has 37,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
7,000
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7,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Per Linde defended in the big blind against a button raise from Sebastian Veghinas, the Swede check-calling a 600 bet on a flop of 
before both players checked the 
turn. Linde then led out for 1,000 on the
river but quickly folded when Veghinas raised to 3,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
1,400
|
1,400 |
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Riccardo D'Errico was all in for his last 12,500 with 21,400 already in the pot and the board reading 
. Raffaele Castro was his opponent, tanking for several minutes with the clock on him before he finally opted to muck face up.
D'Errico flashed the and scooped the pot to boost his own stack to about 35,000.
Joining the action on a board reading 
the big blind had lead for 700 into a pot containing 1,900 chips. Casey Kastle raises to 2,175 in the cutoff seat, whcih sends his sole opponents deep into the tank. After approximately two minutes he makes comes out of the tank and makes the call.
Kastle triumphantly flips over 
which is enough to win the pot as his opponent mucks his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,600
3,600
|
3,600 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
American pro McLean Karr sees the action fold to him and he opens the betting. Per Linde folds his small blind but the big blind tosses in the extra chips and it is heads-up to the 
flop. The big blind taps the table and checks and Karr opts to check behind.
The turn is the and the big blind checks for a second time but Karr has had enough of the passivity and he fires a bet of 325, a bet that his opponent calls. The fifth and final community card is the 
and the big blind taps the table for a third time. Karr reaches for chips and bet 925 and as soon as he has done his opponent leans back in his seat and lets out an audible sigh. After a brief pause he nonchalantly tosses in a red 1,000 chip and makes the call.
Karr turns over 
but it is second best as his opponent holds 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,500
1,100
|
1,100 |
Team PokerStars Pro PIerre Neuville fired out 800 on the turn of a 
board only to be check-raised to 2,600 by the small blind. Neuville thought for a moment before making the call and the board double paired on the 
river.
The small blind now led out for 6,600 and this caused Neuville a bit of concern - to the point where he actually took his sunglasses off (very serious move) and debated making a call for several minutes. Finally the Belgian folded and his opponent's hand went into the muck, remaining a mystery.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
From under the gun the Team PokerStars Pro Alex Kravchenko makes it 275 to play but just as it looks like he is going to pick up the blinds the big blind leaps into life and three-bets to 925. Kravchenko wastes little time in taking back his original bet and replacing it with a single red 1,000 chip.
The dealer puts out the flop, a flop that the big blinds leads out for 800 and Kravchenko instantly calls. After burning a card the dealer places the 
out on the turn but our friend in the big blind does not seem too interested in its arrival because he taps the table and checks.
Sensing weakness, or perhaps because he has smashed the flop, Kravchenko sets the price to play at 1,500 and after 30 seconds or so deliberation his opponent folds and Kravchenko wins the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,250
1,250
|
1,250 |
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