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

Selbst Min-Raises Flop

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst

The flop was {9-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and the two players contesting the pot were Brazilian Antonio Luft in the cutoff and Vanessa Selbst on the button.

Luft put out a bet of 2,500, under half pot. Selbst responded with a raise to 5,000. Luft gave a slight shrug and released his cards. Slebst looks in the mood to generate some early action here today.

Tags: Antonio LuftVanessa Selbst

Double Up For Jyri Merivirta

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jyri Merivirta raised preflop and Walter Buss called one seat over in the cutoff. On the {4-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{5-Spades}{10-Clubs} board the Finn fired on the flop, turn (9,000) and river (16,500 all in) to get called down by Buss. The Belgian reluctantly paid the final barrel with only 4,000 chips more and the {Q-Clubs}{K-Hearts} but Merivirta had that beat with the {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Jyri Merivirta fi
Jyri Merivirta
75,000 38,300
Walter Buss be
Walter Buss
4,000 -31,200

Tags: Jyri MerivirtaWalter Buss

Lichii Busted With Aces

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Despite an early double up, Oleg Lichii, who qualified for this event through a PokerTracker promotion, has just been eliminated. We came to the table when the cards were almost rushed away and we just saw him leaving his seat with the {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} in front of him. Viatcheslav Ortynskiy had the jacks and the {Q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{9-Hearts} board saw the chips going in on the turn or river.

Now what does PokerTracker say about the probability of the best starting hand getting cracked?

Player Chips Progress
Oleg Lichii
Oleg Lichii
Busted

Tags: Oleg LichiiViatcheslav Ortynskiy

Bebawi Busts

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Giulio Astarita opened the action for 1,600 and short stack Julian Bebawi moved all in for 13,500. It folded back around to Astarita who called.

Bebawi tabled {8-Spades}{8-Hearts} against the {a-Spades}{j-Hearts} of Astarita. We’ll be seeing a lot of these confrontations in the early levels today.

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}. Astarita hit his ace to win the race and Bebawi was bust.

Player Chips Progress
Giulio Astarita it
Giulio Astarita
85,000 15,000
Julian Bebawi
Julian Bebawi
Busted

Tags: Giulio AstaritaJulian Bebawi

Early Chips for Moro

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Italian Francesco Moro opened for 2,100 from early position and was called by Antonio Luft in the small blind and Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst in the big blind.

They saw a flop of {2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{8-Clubs}. The blinds checked and Moro won the pot with a bet of 4,000. He showed his opponents {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. Moro then won the next pot with an open to 2,000 picking up the blinds and antes.

Tags: Francesco MoroVanessa SelbstAntonio Luft

Lichii Doubles Through Bendik

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Oleg Lichii
Oleg Lichii

The story of Oleg Lichii is getting better and better. If you haven't read the back story yet, head over to the PokerStarsBlog.com because it's worth it.

Lichii just doubled up. In the first hand of the day he shoved over Jan Bendik's open raise and took it down when everyone folded. Minutes later he did receive a full double up, courtesy of that same Bendik.

In a battle of the blinds Lichii had {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts} in the big blind. Jan Bendik in the small blind had {A-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and they both got their chips in before the flop.

The {2-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} board didn't improve Bendik's hand enough, and he had to forfeit 21,400 in chips to his neighbor from Moldavia.

Player Chips Progress
Oleg Lichii
Oleg Lichii
43,600 24,600
Jan Bendik sk
Jan Bendik
EPT 1X Winner
11,000 -25,100

Tags: Oleg LichiiJan Bendik

Under Pressure

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Steve O'Dwyer opened the action with a raise to 2,100 and called the three-bet from Luca Moschitta to 5,100. On the {7-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop he check-folded to a 3,200 bet and was left with less than 15,000 chips. He then raised to 2,000 shortly after but got no caller.

One table over, Nacho Barbero raised to 1,700 and folded to the all in of his table neighbor in the small blind. He folded the {A-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and was shown the {K-Spades} from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
16,000 -6,300
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
10,000 -3,400

Tags: Luca MoschittaNacho BarberoSteve O'Dwyer

MyStack App Available for EPT10 Sanremo

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

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