After a raise to 5,000 from Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Oliver Price one seat over moved all in for what looked like less than than 30,000 in chips. The action folded to Tamer Kamel on the button and he four-bet to 52,000. The blinds folded, ElkY moved all in for 59,000 and was called.
Grospellier:
Price:
Kamel:
The ran out safely for the Frenchman and he almost tripled up, Price has been eliminated.
From under the gun, Yann Dion raised to 4,800 and Andrea Dato in late position as well as Jason Lavallee in the big blind called. The flop saw Lavallee bet 8,100, Dion three-bet to 21,000 and Dato folded. Lavallee moved all in and was called for Dion for his last 61,000 post flop.
Showdown:
Dion:
Lavallee:
The on the turn immediately delivered the flush for Dion and he avoided the single out of his opponent to double through.
Lavallee is still the chip leader though and also got some chips back shortly after. On the river, Andrea Dato tried to bluff with king high and a bet of 14,500. Lavallee tank called with the and raked in the pot.
After the under-the-gun player opened for 4,800 and Dario Sammartino flatted from the cutoff, Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier three-bet all in for 25,600 from the small blind. The original raiser folded and Sammartino made the call.
Sammartino:
Grospellier:
Grospellier was well out in front, and he stayed there as the board ran out . Ship the double to the Frenchman.
After Konstantin Puchkov opened for 5,100 from early position and Imed Ben Mahmoud called from the hijack, Jose Carlos Garcia moved all in for around 42,000 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, and then Puchkov dropped in a call. Mahmoud quickly folded and Garcia discovered the bad news.
Garcia:
Puchkov:
Garcia had some kicker troubles, though his kicker did give him a gutshot straight draw on the flop. The turn opened up some chop options, but the river was a brick.
Garcia, who reentered yesterday, missed and his tournament came to an end here in the second level of Day 2.
It's been a good start to Day 2 for Alex Bilokur, who continues to send opponents to the rail. Most recently it was Jean-Noel Thorel.
It appeared the two got their stacks, which were awfully close to one another, in on the flop. Thorel held a big pocket pair with the , but Bilokur had gotten lucky to crack it by flopping a full house wit the . Neither the turn nor river changed a thing, and the stacks were verified before Thorel was officially eliminated from the EPT10 Sanremo High Roller.
Meanwhile, Mikhail Korotkikh has been eliminated from the tournament.
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On the turn we saw Artem Metalidi bet 15,500 and Elliot Smith only flat called to see the river. Metalidi check-called 25,000 and then mucked against rhe of his opponent.
Two hands later Mickey Petersen moved all in for 24,700 from the button and Metalidi snap called with the on the big blind. Petersen was ahead pre flop with the and stayed alive as the board ran out .
Dario Sammartino three-bet shoved the button for 47,900 chips and Oliver Price called with the . The Italian turned over the and could already breathe happily on the flop after hitting his set. The turn and river changed nothing and he doubled up.
Martin Jacobson was less fortunate. After a raise from Ole Schemion and the flat call from Jason Lavallee, Ami Barer three-bet on the button. Tamer Kamel folded his small blind and Jacobson moved all in out of the big blind. Schemion folded, Lavallee reshoved to isolate and Barer folded.
Showdown:
Jacobson:
Lavallee:
The board ran out safely for the chip leader and Jacobson has been eliminated.
Late last night Sylvain Loosli got lucky to crack queens and kings with to triple up, but it proved just a one-day extension on his tournament life.
In a recent hand, Loosli got his last 24,800 all in after Jason Lavallee had opened the pot. A call was made and Loosli was actually in good shape to double up.
Lavallee:
Loosli:
Loosli had the better kicker, but the flop made it so that Lavallee would win if that kicker paired. Sure enough, the dealer burned and turned the . Loosli paired his queen, but it also gave Lavallee a straight.
The river was of no consequence, and Lavallee score the knockout.
ran out safely for the Frenchman and he almost tripled up, Price has been eliminated.
on the turn immediately delivered the flush for Dion and he avoided the single out of his opponent to double through.
river, Andrea Dato tried to bluff with king high and a bet of 14,500. Lavallee tank called with the 
and raked in the pot.
. Ship the double to the Frenchman.
flop. Thorel held a big pocket pair with the 
, but Bilokur had gotten lucky to crack it by flopping a full house wit the 
turn we saw Artem Metalidi bet 15,500 and Elliot Smith only flat called to see the 
river. Metalidi check-called 25,000 and then mucked against rhe 
on the big blind. Petersen was ahead pre flop with the 
. The Italian turned over the 
flop after hitting his set. The 
turn and 
to triple up, but it proved just a one-day extension on his tournament life.
