2014 PokerStars.it EPT Sanremo

€4,900 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.it EPT Sanremo

Final Results
Winner
Vicky Coren Mitchell
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
€476,100
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,600
Prize Pool
€2,480,872
Entries
556
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

The Apple Falls Close To The Tree

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Ben Roberts. Photo courtesy of the PokerStars Blog.
Ben Roberts. Photo courtesy of the PokerStars Blog.

The British cash-game legend Ben Roberts is making a rare appearance in a major tournament at EPT Sanremo. Part of the reason is that he's here to accompany his near chip-leading son Jamie. PokerStars Blog caught up with one of the game's elite father-and-son teams. Read about it by clicking here.

Tags: PokerStars Blog

Deadly Pot Odds

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

After a raise to 2,400 and two callers we saw the {2-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop and the action checked to Luigi Pignataro. The Italian bet 18,000 with 2,000 behind and after some consideration, Jesper Feddersen called out of the big blind. Pedro Pellicer moved all in for 32,600 and Feddersen called off with the biggest stack of all players involved.

Showdown:
Feddersen {2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Pignataro {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Pellicer {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

The turn and the river both blanked and Feddersen is now short. Only five tables remain in the second tournament area and will be closed as soon as possible.

Tags: Luigi PignataroPedro PellicerJesper Feddersen

The Recently Departed

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Claudio Piceci
Claudio Piceci
Busted
Francesco Brambilla
Francesco Brambilla
Busted
Alessandro Sarro it
Alessandro Sarro
Busted
Marko Mikovic cs
Marko Mikovic
Busted
Pier Paolo Fabretti it
Pier Paolo Fabretti
Busted
Ivan Neytchev
Ivan Neytchev
Busted
Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
Busted
Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
Busted
Yury Gulyy ru
Yury Gulyy
Busted
Filippo Lazzaretto it
Filippo Lazzaretto
Busted
Thomas Muhlocker at
Thomas Muhlocker
Busted
Gianluca Mattia
Gianluca Mattia
Busted
Piotr Pietrzak
Piotr Pietrzak
Busted
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
Busted
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
Busted
Valeriy Chupin ru
Valeriy Chupin
Busted
Azad Jabrayilov
Azad Jabrayilov
Busted
Bruno Kawauti br
Bruno Kawauti
Busted
Cassio Kiles br
Cassio Kiles
Busted
Remi Castaignon fr
Remi Castaignon
EPT 1X Winner
Busted
Ilya Vedernikov
Ilya Vedernikov
Busted
Maxim Panyak ru
Maxim Panyak
Busted
Francesco Di Profio
Francesco Di Profio
Busted
Michael Tabarelli it
Michael Tabarelli
Busted
Francesco Moro
Francesco Moro
Busted

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Bendik Doubles Through Westmorland

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Jan Bendik raised to 2,500 from early position and Jordan Westmorland defended his big blind to see the {J-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop. Westmorland check-called 3,000 and the rest of Bendik's stack went into the middle when the {9-Clubs} turn appeared.

Westmorland called with the {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and Bendik showed the {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}. The {5-Diamonds} river didn't change the outcome and Bendik sat back down.

Player Chips Progress
Jordan Westmorland us
Jordan Westmorland
45,000 -25,300
Jan Bendik sk
Jan Bendik
EPT 1X Winner
37,000 26,000

Tags: Jan BendikJordan Westmorland

Team PokerStars Pro Stays Alive

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst

Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst has been presented with a golden opportunity here in the EPT10 Sanremo Main Event. She currently sits second on the EPT10 Player of the Year Leaderboard behind Ole Schemion. The young German busted early on Day 1b, which means Selbst has a chance to add some points to her total and close the gap between her and Schemion.

In a recent hand, there was around 6,000 in the pot and a board reading {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs} when Selbst checked from the big blind and Ismail Erkenov bet 3,500 from middle position. Selbst pushed back with a check-raise to 10,500, leaving herself about 11,000 behind.

Erkenov thought for a bit before three-betting, and Selbst snap-called off her stack.

Selbst: {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Erkenov: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Erkenov had picked the wrong spot, and he paid the price after the {4-Spades} blanked on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Ismail Erkenov
Ismail Erkenov
78,000 -24,000
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
50,000 21,700

Tags: Ismail ErkenovVanessa Selbst

Tom Hall Is Not Having A Ball

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Tom Hall opened the action on the button with a raise to 2,000 and the small blind called. In the big blind Eros Nastasi three-bet to 6,200 and both opponents called. On the {9-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop, Nastasi check-raised from 11,400 to 24,000 and Hall, as the aggressor, moved all in for another 25,000. Nastasi called with the {6-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and Hall turned over the {10-Spades}{9-Spades}.

The {10-Hearts} turn was not the card he wanted to see. It gave Hall a full house, but it also gave the Italian a straight flush! Interestingly, the {5-Hearts} river would have provided the same straight flush as well.

Player Chips Progress
Eros Nastasi it
Eros Nastasi
125,000 54,800
Tom Hall gb
Tom Hall
25,000 -2,800

Tags: Eros NastasiTom Hall