2012 PokerStars.it EPT Campione

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.it EPT Campione

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
€640,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,764,500
Entries
570
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Kaiser Defends His Blinds

Ronnie Kaiser, the current EPT Tallin champion, has been absolutely tearing it up on PokerStars over the past couple of weeks and he is playing full of confidence.

In a hand just now the action folded to Gianmarco Di Tota on the button and the Italian opened the betting with a raise to 725. Kaiser checked his holecards, re-checked them, placed an envelope on the floor under his seat before looking at his cards for a third time. He then took a sideways glance at his opponent and then at the big blind who was yet to act before three-betting to 2,100.

The big blind instantly folded but Di Tota considered all of the options available to him, finally deciding that not messing with Kaiser was the best one and he folded.

Player Chips Progress
Ronnie Kaiser
Ronnie Kaiser
36,200

Tags: Ronnie KaiserGianmarco Di Tota

Marin-ated

David Vamplew is up to the heady heights of 75,000 after his {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} caught the {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop much better than Gabriele Marinoni's {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts} - the latter picked up some outs on the {K-Spades} turn but the {A-Clubs} on the river wasn't one of them.

Player Chips Progress
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
EPT 1X Winner
75,000 50,000

Tags: David Vamplew

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Get Your Chips Counts Here

Player Chips Progress
David Sonelin se
David Sonelin
82,600 -9,400
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
60,150 -2,250
Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
EPT 1X Winner
48,250 8,250
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
EPT 1X Winner
47,000 20,800
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
43,300 2,300
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
42,250 12,250
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
42,100 1,100
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
EPT 1X Winner
38,800 10,200
Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser
37,450 8,550
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
34,300 1,300
Rupert Elder
Rupert Elder
33,150 6,150
Matthias De Meulder be
Matthias De Meulder
32,800
Lex Veldhuis nl
Lex Veldhuis
29,700 -20,800
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
29,500
Arnaud Mattern fr
Arnaud Mattern
29,400 -12,600
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
EPT 1X Winner
26,000
Mathew Frankland gb
Mathew Frankland
25,900 3,650
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
23,700 -1,400
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
22,300 8,300
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
22,200 11,575
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
22,100 -8,000
Benny Spindler de
Benny Spindler
20,500 -5,500
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
20,400 -4,900
Zimnan Ziyard gb
Zimnan Ziyard
EPT 1X Winner
19,050 -6,950
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
17,300 -12,400

Dinner Breaks and Total Numbers

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

The final numbers are in for EPT Campione. A total of 392 players took their seats today and when added to yesterday's 178, we have a total field of 570 players. An impressive number for an inaugural event.

As today's field is so much larger than yesterday's the dinner break has to be split in two. Tables 1-14 will go after level 5. The rest of the field will play on through level 6, and then the roles will be reversed. All players will return and play out the last two levels of the day as one group.

Yes, I know the smarter ones of you have realised that means we don't get a proper break. We do what we have to do. It's our dedication to the cause ;)

The Olivier Awards

Olivier Busquet opened to 500 preflop and then called Leonardo Patacconi's three-bet to 1,325 to see a {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop.

Busquet led for 1,000 and Patacconi made it 6,500, Busquet was quickly all in and Patacconi called.

Busquet: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Patacconi: {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

The {J-Spades} gave Patacconi a few outs but the {6-Spades} on the river wasn't one of them. It's a double up for the French-Canadian.

Player Chips Progress
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
24,000 -2,000

Tags: Olivier Busquet