High Roller Day 2 | 2013 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville

02-08-2013 12:39 UTC+2

Welcome back to the EPT Deauville High Roller, Day 2

MarcC

JC Alvarado will hope to be toasting another successful day

After a long day's play yesterday 51 players return for Day 2 of the PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville High Roller Event hoping for another long day. Registration is still open for the first level of today so we may see some new faces try their luck; we may also see some of the returning short stacks bust and use their second bullet if they haven't already done so.

Vladimir Troyanovski flopped quads early on against Roberto Romanello and hardly looked back as he ended the day as chip leader on 266,000. Close behind are the familiar faces of Kevin Vandermissen and JC Alvarado.

Since registration is still open until play starts we have no news on the prize pool but we'll post that as soon as we have. Cards will be in the air at 12pm CET.

Tags: Vladimir Troyanovski

02-08-2013 17:41 UTC+2

Jacobson Freerolling on a 100K

MarcC

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Somehow Martin Jacobson is still in this tournament despite running kings into the aces of Kevin MacPhee.

Jacobson was just moved onto the table and three-bet a MacPhee button raise whilst in the big blind. MacPhee called pre flop, a flop bet and a 36,000 turn bet before both players checked the river. The final board read .

Jacobson opened and a shocked MacPhee opened .

"Nits!", "Wow!", and "Sick!" came out of the mouths of the other table mates.

The pot went to MacPhee who's up to 320,000; Jacobson dropped to 108,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin MacPhee	320,000 150,800	150,800

Martin Jacobson	108,000 -111,200	-111,200

Tags: Kevin MacPhee Martin Jacobson

02-08-2013 20:39 UTC+2

Jacobson Wins Monster Pot; Stretches Clear

MarcC

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

It might just be in the stars that Martin Jacobson will win this tournament. He's taken out the dangerous Vladimir Troyanovski in a pot worth around 600,000 chips.

All the chips went in preflop with Jacobson holding ace-king to Troyanovski's pocket jacks. The overnight chip leader couldn't hold and leaves four places short of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Jacobson	840,000 415,000	415,000
Vladimir Troyanovski	Busted

Tags: Martin Jacobson Vladimir Troyanovski

02-08-2013 21:19 UTC+2

Coren Eliminated by the Unstoppable Jacobson

Matthew Pitt

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Martin Jacobson can do nothing wrong right now and will be disappointed to be sent on a dinner break.

Team PokerStars Pro Vicky Coren open-shoved from under the gun with what turned out to be and the players folded in turn around to Jacobson in the big blind. The young Swede snap-called and showed .

The board ran out and with that Coren was eliminated and Jacobson climbed past one million chips.

"Back to back," said Jacobson to one of his table mates, suggesting he had aces in the big hand with Kitai a few minutes earlier.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Jacobson	1,010,000 95,000	95,000
Vicky Coren	Busted

Tags: Martin Jacobson Vicky Coren

02-08-2013 23:31 UTC+2

Double Elimination; Nagygyorgy Bubbles

MarcC

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

This bubble was like London buses: you wait for ages for a player to bust and then two go at once.

The action folded around to Tibor Nagygyorgy in the cut-off and he moved all for a little less than 100,000 chips. Alexandre Reard was on the button and moved his big stack in as well. If that wasn't enough Adrian Mateos called all in from the big blind for around 130,000.

Nagygyorgy:
Reard:
Mateos:

The board ran to hand the whole pot to Reard.

Nagygyorgy was the shortest stack so he was the bubble boy; Mateos was the 12th place finisher.

No decision has yet been made as to whether play will continue after the final table of eight has been reached. Martin Jacobson joked that he'd suggest an equity chop once they reach that point.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	800,000 199,000	199,000

Adrian Mateos	Busted

Tibor Nagygyorgy	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Alexandre Reard Tibor Nagygyorgy

02-08-2013 23:54 UTC+2

Davidi Kitai Eliminmated in 11th Place (€21,400)

MarcC

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Davidi Kitai shoved from the button for 88,000 and took the blinds and antes. The very next hand he was all in again and this time Bryn Kenney moved all in behind.

Kitai:
Kenney:

The board ran to send the EPT Berlin champion to the rail

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	345,000 150,000	150,000
Davidi Kitai	Busted

Tags: Bryn Kenney Davidi Kitai

02-09-2013 00:01 UTC+2

Andras Nemeth Eliminated in 10th Place ( €23,800)

MarcC

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Andras Nemeth & Vicky Coren from earlier

A squeeze play from Andras Nemeth had him leaving the tournament in 10th place.

Steven Silverman opened the pot to 22,000 from the hijack and he was called by Kevin MacPhee on the button before Nemeth shoved for 256,000 from the big blind. Silver re-shoved behind and that forced out MacPhee who open-folded .

Nemeth:
Silverman:

The board ran to make Silverman two pair. MacPhee could've taken them both out if he'd called.

The players will no redraw onto one table. That draw and fresh chip counts coming up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Kevin MacPhee Steven Silverman

02-09-2013 01:36 UTC+2

Kevin MacPhee Eliminated in 9th Place ( €23,800)

MarcC

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Kevin MacPhee will not be adding an EPT High Roller title to his Main Event title after he busted to Timothy Reilly.

MacPhee opened shoved for 275,000 from the button and Reilly called from the big blind.

MacPhee:
Reilly:

The board ran .

MacPhee wished all the best to the table and made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Reilly	790,000 490,000	490,000
Kevin MacPhee	Busted

Tags: Kevin MacPhee Timothy Reilly

02-09-2013 01:42 UTC+2

Alain Goldberg Eliminated in 8th Place (€28,500)

MarcC

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Alain Goldberg earned himself an extra €5,000 just by hanging on a few more minutes than Kevin MacPhee.

He shoved 69,000 into the big blind of Vojtech Ruzicka who made the call.

Goldberg:
Ruzicka:

The board ran to pair Ruzicka's queen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vojtech Ruzicka	550,000 -70,000	-70,000
Alain Goldberg	Busted

Tags: Alain Goldberg Vojtech Ruzicka

02-09-2013 01:57 UTC+2

Jacobson Turning the Screw

Matthew Pitt

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Martin Jacobson has just won a monster pot and is far and beyond the chip leader.

Jacobson has been putting pressure on everyone, first he shoved from the small blind and forced Bryn Kenney to fold, then he move in from the button and forced Kenney — again — and Jonathan Duhamel to muck their hands.

It is not just the short stacks he is bullying, he is also going for the throat of the biggest stacks, namely Alexandre Reard.

Timothy Reilly opened to 33,000 under the gun and after Vojtech Ruzicka folded Martin Jacobson called. Three players folded and it was up to Reard to act in the big blind. He checked his hole cards and raised to 75,000. Reilly folded but Jacobson called.

The already substantial pot grew even larger when Reard lead for 100,000 on the flop. Jacobson called and the pot swelled even further. The was met with another Reard bet, one for 180,000! The increased sized didn't deter Jacobson and he called.

The river was the and now Reard checked. Jacobson, who must have cajones the size of basketballs, moved all-in! Reard removed his sunglasses and tried to study his opponent and replay the hand in his head. Eventually, around a minute after Jacobson's shove, Reard folded and left himself 460,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Jacobson	1,600,000 310,000	310,000
Alexandre Reard	460,000 -640,000	-640,000

Tags: Martin Jacobson Alexandre Reard Timothy Reilly