2014 PokerStars.it EPT Sanremo

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.it EPT Sanremo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€265,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€1,029,000
Entries
105
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000

Just Not Their Day

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

[Removed:17] busted for a second time and it was once again Jason Lavallee, who took his chips. It all went in pre flop with {A-}{K-} for "MissOracle" via four-bet shove and pocket nines for Lavallee. No help on the board and Lavallee stacked more chips.

Benjamin Pollak had about 12 big blinds left when he moved all in with {A-}{J-}. Dario Sammartino called with the best starting hand in Texas Hold'em and the Frenchman could not celebrate a miracle.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Lavallee ca
Jason Lavallee
300,000 62,000
[Removed:17]
[Removed:17]
Busted
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakDario SammartinoJason Lavallee

Puzzler for Selbst

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

We didn’t catch the preflop or flop action but Selbst had called a bet in position on the turn from Ismail Erkenov and was now at the river looking at a final board reading {4-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{j-Spades}{a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}.

Erkenov bet 35,000 and Selbst went about working the puzzle out, shifting in her seat, shaking her head and studying the board. When all the pieces were put together she decided to make the call but it must have been missing a piece as Erkenov tabled {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for the turned straight and Selbst mucked her hand.

Tags: Ismail ErkenovVanessa Selbst

Griffin Grinds

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Sure it was not the biggest pot of today but highlights the last couple of hours for Griffin Benger. The EPT9 Berlin High Roller champion played a lot of small pots to slowly but surely increase his stack.

In the latest example he bet 6,500 on the {2-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} river and Konstantin Puchkov was curios enough to see and paid. Benger turned over the {A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and ace high indeed won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Griffin Benger ca
Griffin Benger
153,000 28,000

Tags: Griffin BengerKonstantin Puchkov

Dion Down

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Yann Dion opened from early position and got one caller in Max Greenwood from the big blind.

The flop was {4-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and both players checked. The turn card was the {2-Clubs} and when it was checked to him a second time Dion bet 3,700. Greenwood made the call.

The river was the {4-Hearts} and now Greenwood changed tack and led out for 8,300.

Dion shook his head at the bet and dejectedly pushed his cards away as the impassive Greenwood won the pot.

Tags: Max GreenwoodYann Dion

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

A Couple of Hands

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

After preflop raise and calls from the button and big blind, the {4-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop is checked through. On the {8-Clubs} turn Kamer Tamel in the big blind bets 3,500 and Robin Ylitalo as initial raiser and Alexander Kopylkov both call.

The {A-Diamonds} is once again checked through, Tamel shows the {3-Hearts}. Ylitalo tabled {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Kopylkov flashed {K-Clubs}{6-Clubs}. "Next time," he said with a grin on the face.

On the {8-Hearts}{10-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} river, Benjamin Pollak as initial pre flop aggressor called off the 12,500 bet from Jonathan Karamalikis and then threw pocket jacks towards the dealer with the {A-Diamonds} showing face up. Karamalikis showed the {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades} for the winning hand.

Last but not least Martin Jacobson doubled up on his second bullet. On the {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{Q-Spades} turn he got it in with {K-Spades}{J-Spades} against the {6-Spades}{8-Spades} of Daniel Zack. Zack was already drawing dead and the {3-Hearts} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
75,000 25,000
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
18,600

Tags: Alexander KopylkovBenjamin PollakJonathan KaramalikisMartin JacobsonRobin YlitaloTamer Kamel

O’Dwyer Focuses on the River

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

Steve O`Dwyer opend for 2,800 and got one caller in the big blind, Ihar Soika.

They saw a flop of {10-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. Soika checked and then called a bet of 3,500 from O’Dwyer.

As the turn was being dealt O’Dwyer began a conversation with a waitress and didn’t really seem interested as the {6-Hearts} came off the deck and both player checked. The waitress left and the river was the {k-Spades}.

O’Dwyer turned his steely gaze on Soika who checked. The Irishman thought for a while before placing a bet of 8,000 on the felt and Soika mucked his cards.

Tags: Ihar SoikaSteve O'Dwyer

Garcia Gets the Big Blind Special Again

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Raise to 2,500, three-bet to 8,000 by Roman Korenev in the small blind and Myro Garcia four-bet to 21,000. Korenev moved all in for ~ 35,000 with the {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts} and Garcia had an easy call with the {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}. The {7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{4-Spades} board provided no help for the Russian and he is eliminated for the first time today.

Player Chips Progress
Myro Garcia br
Myro Garcia
115,000 52,500
Roman Korenev ru
Roman Korenev
Busted

Tags: Myro GarciaRoman Korenev

Karamalikis Finds Aces in Need

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Dario Sammartino opened for 2,700 and Full Tilt Poker Ambassador Jonathan Karamalikis moved all in for around 35,000.

Sammartino made the call with {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts} but was surely disappointed to see Karamalikis flip over the . {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}.

The cards ran out {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}.

Karamalikis had a much needed double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Karamalikis au
Jonathan Karamalikis
Full Tilt
80,000 40,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
42,000

Tags: Dario SammartinoJonathan Karamalikis