Main Event Day 3 | 2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

03-13-2013 18:53 UTC

Curiosity Nearly Killed the Cat

[user76023]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

On a flop, Annette Obrestad saw her 15,000 bet check-raised to 45,000 by Kitty Kuo. Obrestad went to move her stack in but before she could do so, Kuo moved all in instantly.

Obrestad wasn't sure what to do at first but eventually the chips went in anyway.

Obrestad:
Kuo:

The turn and river changed nothing, Kuo crippled as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Annette Obrestad	220,000	145,000
Kitty Kuo	35,000	-65,000

Tags: Annette Obrestad Kitty Kuo

03-13-2013 18:49 UTC

Sunar Misses Draw; Busts

[user101598]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The action folded to Ruben Visser, who raised to 16,000 in the small blind. Surinder Sunar called in the big blind, the flop fell , and Visser fired 19,000. Sunar raised to 50,000, Visser re-raised to 92,000, and Sunar moved all in. Visser made the call.

Visser:
Sunar:

Sunar was on a massive draw, and the on the turn gave him even more outs to stay alive, but the bricked on the river. He was eliminated, while Visser now has over 600,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Visser	625,000	435,000
Surinder Sunar	Busted

Tags: Ruben Visser Surinder Sunar

03-13-2013 18:45 UTC

Bonavena Not Happy

[user76023]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Salvatore Bonavena, the first ever Italian winner of an EPT, is not a happy bunny. He called off 108,000 on the river of a board with only to find Christopher Frank had backdoored into a straight . Frank has joined the very elite 'millionaire' club.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Frank	1,050,000
Salvatore Bonavena	180,000	-29,000

Tags: Christopher Frank Salvatore Bonavena

03-13-2013 18:44 UTC

Gruissem Gone Thanks to Sick River

[user101598]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

When we reached the table, Adam "Roothlus" Levy and Philipp "philbort" Gruissem were heads up on a board of . Gruissem led out for 60,000, and Levy bet enough to put Gruissem all in. The German tank-called, and Levy ripped over for a full house.

Gruissem shook his head, then flashed for trip fives.

"Wow," Levy said at the sight of his hand. "Sick river."

Gruissem exited the tournament area, and will likely return to The Vic tomorrow for the High Roller, while Levy is up to 410,000 chips.

Adam Levy
@Roothlus

Coolersville, population me brooo. Luckily was on the right side with AA vs Philbort's Kc5h on 457ccAc5. Up to 410k. #dodgeballquotesMarch 13 2013

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Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Levy	410,000	299,000
Philipp Gruissem	Busted

Tags: Adam Levy Philipp Gruissem

03-13-2013 18:39 UTC

Nick Risks the Lot; Busts

MarcC

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

George Meitanis has taken care of Nick Abou Risk to rise to 900,000 chips.

Risk was down to around 150,000 chips when he and Meitanis showed down pre flop.

Risk:
Meitanis:

The board ran to see the tens hold up.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Meitanis	900,000	120,000
Nick Abou Risk	Busted

Tags: George Meitanis Nick Abou Risk

03-13-2013 18:32 UTC

Sormunen the New Ilari?

MarcC

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Pasi Sormunen is stretching clear at the top after he refused to take his foot off the peddle in a hand versus Daniel Erlandsson.

Sormunen opened to 15,000 and four-bet to 77,000 after Erlandsson three-bet to 29,000. Call. The flop fanned and Sormunen led for 95,000 call. On the turn Sormunen led for 119,000 and was called again.

Erlandsson had 175,000 left by the time the river appeared as the . Sormunen set him in for those chips and after a painful looking tank, Erlandsson folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pasi Sormunen	1,450,000	150,000
Daniel Erlandsson	175,000	-103,000

Tags: Daniel Erlandsson Pasi Sormunen

03-13-2013 18:27 UTC

O'Shea Wins Huge Flip

Happy_Freaked

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

When we arrived on the scene the cards were already on their backs in a pot worth around 520,000 chips. John O'Shea was up against Jan Bendik who was all in for his tournament life.

John O'Shea:
Jan Bendik:

The board ran out and O'Shea binked a huge double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
John O'Shea	610,000	330,000
Jan Bendik	Busted

Tags: John O'Shea

03-13-2013 18:24 UTC

Refos Times Two

[user101598]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Faced with an open to 12,000 from Giuseppe Sammartino, Raoul Refos three-bet all in for 77,000 from the big blind. Sammartino made the call, and both hands were opened:

Sammartino:
Refos:

Both players made a flush when the board rolled out , but of course Refos' was higher. The Dutchman doubled to 160,000 chips, while the Italian is still very healthy with 465,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Sammartino	465,000	-35,000
Raoul Refos	160,000	113,000

Tags: Giuseppe Sammartino Raoul Refos

03-13-2013 18:23 UTC

Meitanis Takes a Big One

Happy_Freaked

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

George Meitanis raised to 12,000 preflop and Albert Daher three-bet to 28,000. Meitanis made the call and the flop rolled out . Both players checked and the turn brought the .

On the turn Meitanis checked to Daher who bet 32,000 and Cypriot called. The river brought the and Meitanis checked once more. Daher bet 140,000 this time and Meitanis tank-called.

Daher showed for ace-high and he lost to Meitanis' .

Player	Chips	Progress
George Meitanis	780,000	385,000
Albert Daher	345,000	-245,000

Tags: Albert Daher George Meitanis

03-13-2013 18:19 UTC

Burland Busts in Brutal Fashion

[user101598]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

England's own Jamie Burland came in for a raise on the button, Nicolas Chouity three-bet to 29,000 from the big blind, and Burland responded with a four-bet to 66,000. Chouity tanked for a minute or so, then moved all in for effectively 300,000 or so. Burland called, and the cards were turned on their backs:

Burland:
Chouity:

It was your standard race until the flop fell , giving both players straight draws. Chouity could still take the lead with an ace or a king on the turn, but the gave Burland a queen-high straight.

Now, only one of the two black tens remaining in the deck could eliminated Burland, and low and behold the spiked on the river. Burland shot up out of his seat in shock, then quickly composed himself, shook Chouity's hand, and wished him luck.

Chouity now sits with over 600,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Chouity	640,000	180,000
Jamie Burland	Busted

Tags: Jamie Burland Nicolas Chouity