2012 PokerStars.it EPT Campione

Main Event
Day: 4
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

Three-Way All-In

We just witnessed a three-way all-in at table one.

The action folded around to Giuseppe Biancoviso in the cut-off and he shoved for 108,000 with {q-Spades}{7-Spades}. Panagiotis Gavriulidis and Jean-Philippe Rohr both moved in behind with ace-king but the Italian found a queen on the river to triple up.

Player Chips Progress
Giuseppe Biancoviso it
Giuseppe Biancoviso
345,000
-475,000
-475,000

Tags: Giuseppe BiancovisoJean-Philippe RohrPanagiotis Gavriulidis

Veghinas Eliminated From The Tournament

Adrian Veghinas has fallen in 19th place after a set-up of a hand.

The action folded around to Jannick Wrang in the cut-off who raised. Fabrice Soulier put in a three-bet from the button and Veghinas four-bet shoved from the small blind. Wrang folded but Soulier snap called.

Veghinas: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Soulier: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The board ran {2-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{10-Spades} to safely see a relived Soulier take the pot and the scalp.

Player Chips Progress
Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
1,500,000
270,000
270,000
Adrian Veghinas ro
Adrian Veghinas
Busted

Tags: Adrian VeghinasFabrice Soulier

Andrea Benelli Eliminated in 20th Place (€15,000)

Andrea Benelli
Andrea Benelli

David Vamplew had opened preflop to 32,000 and Andrea Benelli moved all in behind him for about 300,000, it was passed back around to the Scot and he instantly called.

Benelli: {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Vamplew: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}

The board came {K-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and the pair shook hands. Can Vamplew make another EPT final table?

Player Chips Progress
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
1,025,000
350,000
350,000
EPT 1X Winner
Andrea Benelli it
Andrea Benelli
Busted

Tags: Andrea BenelliDavid Vamplew

Stefano Demontis Exorcised

Stefano Demontis' tournament has come to an abrupt end in 21st place. The action folded around to him in the small blind and he decided to try and steal the blinds and antes by moving all in for 188,000. Stefano Puccilli was his opponent in the big blind and he made the call with {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} to discover he was up against the {J-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} of his all-in opponent.

The flop came down {Q-Spades}{8-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} keeping the threes in front. The {7-Spades} on the turn meant Demontis could not only hit a jack but it failed to materialise as the river was the {10-Diamonds}.

We are now down to 19 players in the EPT Campione main event.

Player Chips Progress
Stefano Demontis
Stefano Demontis
Busted

Tags: Stefano PuccilliStefano Demontis

Naydenov Shoves Again

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Despite having more than 1,700,000 chips in his stack Simeon Naydenov has employed the unusual strategy of moving all in whenever he wants to play a hand.

Just now Andrea Benelli opened on the button to 32,000 and Naydenov three-bet all in for 1,700,000 chips from the small blind. Stefano Demontis got out of the way and despite looking like he was going to call, Benelli ultimately got out of the way and folded his hand.

Tags: Simeon NaydenovAndrea Benelli

Nagel And Busquet Clash

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

From under the gun Mario Nagel made it 32,000 to play and nobody wanted to tangle with him. That was until the action reached Olivier Busquet in the big blind. The heads-up specialist then three-bet to 79,000 putting the action back onto Nagel. He thought for 20-30 seconds before making the call.

A flop reading {5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} saw Busquet check and Nagel check behind, prompting the dealer to put the {K-Diamonds} on the turn. Busquet checked again but this time Nagel decided to bet and he made it 123,000 to play and no sooner had he done that Busquet relinquished his hand.

Tags: Mario NagelOlivier Busquet

Naydenov On a Charge

Simeon Naydenov is a man on a mission today. He's already knocked out three players and is playing a brand of high variance power poker.

Balazs Botond opened to 34,000 and was called on the button by David Vamplew before Naydenov three-bet shoved from the big blind. It forced both players to fold in a "I'm the table captain" type of manoeuvre.

Player Chips Progress
Simeon Naydenov bg
Simeon Naydenov
1,700,000
139,000
139,000
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
675,000
-72,000
-72,000
EPT 1X Winner
Balazs Botond hu
Balazs Botond
605,000
-41,000
-41,000

Tags: Balazs BotondDavid VamplewSimeon Naydenov

Vinci Doubles Up

Pasquale Vinci has doubled up through Ramin Hajiyev, the Italian had moved all for 129,000 from the small blind and received a quick call from his opponent's {A-Spades}{Q-Spades} in the big blind. Vinci looked to be heading out the door but spiked on the river of a {10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Spades} board to stay in the game.

Player Chips Progress
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
880,000
-120,000
-120,000
Pasquale Vinci it
Pasquale Vinci
270,000
73,000
73,000

Tags: Ramin HajiyevPasquale Vinci

Kaiser Will Not Be King In Campione

Ronnie Kaiser
Ronnie Kaiser

Ronnie Kaiser started the day with one of the shortest stacks of the final 24 players and in desperate need of a double up or two. When the action folded to him in late position he looked down to find {K-Clubs}{3-Clubs} staring back at him and decided that they were more than enough to get his chips into the middle with. Unfortunately for him Simeon Naydenov was sat there with {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and he made the call.

"No ace on the flop," pleaded Kaiser and the flop was void of an ace, but what the Swiss national forget to ask for was no nine too because the flop came down {9-Spades}{J-Hearts}{4-Clubs}, followed by the {2-Hearts} turn and the {5-Spades} river and Kaiser was eliminated in 22nd place, leaving David Vamplew as the only former EPT Champion in the field.

Player Chips Progress
Simeon Naydenov bg
Simeon Naydenov
1,561,000
485,000
485,000
Ronnie Kaiser ch
Ronnie Kaiser
Busted

Tags: Ronnie KaiserSimeon Naydenov