2013 PokerStars.com EPT London
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Break started
Selbst Slowed Down
Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst had three-bet an initial open to 1,200 against Bruno Pereira but the Brazilian called to see a flop. The latter then called another 1,200 before the turn and river were checked down.
Selbst declared "Ace-high," but Pereira flipped to win this pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Vanessa Selbst | 62,000 | -3,000 |
Old Gun and Young Gun
Konstantin Puchkov opened from middle position, PokerStars qualifier Anatoly Chen called on the big blind and this brought Annette Obrestad into the debate from the big blind.
Flop:
Puchkov is allowed to c-bet. He made it 1,025 and both players made the call.
Turn:
This time it’s Obrestad looking to stir things up with a 2,500 lead; Puchkov called and Chen folded. That ended the action as both players checked at the sight of the on the river. Obrestad was first to turn her cards over and showed for the bag of bones, and the pot went the way of Puchkov when he showed .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Annette Obrestad | 26,000 | -3,000 |
Konstantin Puchkov | 25,000 | 6,600 |
Jorgensen Back to Business
Theo Jorgensen has seen a few too many bullets for his liking lately, but just as his last unfortunate encounter, the Team PokerStars Pro beat the odds.
He was battling with Matthew Mckenzie and the two had made it to the turn when the board read . Mckenzie check-called a 3,200 bet before he did the same for 4,000 on the river.
Jorgensen opened for a flopped set. Mckenzie gave a knowing smile and opened .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Theo Jorgensen | 40,000 | 10,000 |
Boatman With The Squeeze
Annette Obrestad opened under the gun; Konstantin Puchkov called in the hijack before Barny Boatman squeezed to 1,425 from the button. Obrestad offered her hand to the muck, but Puchkov wanted to see a flop.
Flop:
Boatman made it 1,300 and Puchkov called.
Turn:
Checkity-check
River:
Boatman bet 3,000, Puchkov called and then folded when he saw the Hendon Mobsters impressive looking .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Barny Boatman
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51,000 | 19,000 |
Konstantin Puchkov | 18,400 | 18,400 |
Berglund Takes The Bait
Vanessa Selbst opened to 350 on the button, Lukas Berglund calls in the small blind, as does the PokerStars qualifier Georgios Theodorou. The action checks through to the river on a board of and it’s Selbst who throws the line into the water with a cheeky little 500 bet. Berglund takes the bait and folds when Selbst shows .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Vanessa Selbst | 65,000 | 8,000 |
Lukas Berglund | 29,000 | -1,000 |
Good Rizz-Sult for Diaz
What looks to be one of the first exits is that of PokerStars qualifier Roberto Rizza, whose entire stack went in on a flop against Adrian Diaz' . Rizza was in big trouble with and couldn't spike an ace on either the turn or river meaning the Italian was eliminated as a result.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Roberto Rizza
|
Busted |
Decent Pot for Foltyn
PokerStars qualifier Paul Foltyn fired out a bet of 600 on a flop against fellow qualifier Marcelo Batalha Sparano. The Brazilian raised to 1,600 and after a couple of minutes thought, Foltyn made the call.
The came on the turn, Foltyn checked and Sparano quickly bet 3,000. Foltyn called again after some more thought to see the on the river where he checked a third time. Sparano quickly checked behind and showed but it was no good against the Englishman's .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Paul Foltyn | 32,000 | 2,000 |