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Kevin Iacofano moved all in for less than 20,000 and was called by Dragan Kostic. Iacofano’s tournament life was riding on his 
up against the 
of Kostic.
The dealer gave them a board of 
a little seat on the turn but a river brick to eliminate Iacofano.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
Busted |
With a steady stream of eliminations so far today, tables are breaking and players are being assigned new seats. Any hard earned information about player tendancies and stack sizes has to be learnt anew.
One player to just move tables is Aki Votkin from Finland who arrived with his chip tray and sat down on the right of a Swedish player called Viktor Blom.
It folded around to Votkin in the Hi-Jack who opened for 2,100. Blom, earphones in, left leg jiggling furiously out to the side of the table, raised him to 5,800. Folded round to Votkin he decided to muck his hand.
German player Torsten Pischl, who won a ticket in a live satellite, started the day with 112,500. That was a nice position to be in but now he secured an ever firmer spot on our radar as he has a little over 300,000, which should make him the tournament chip leader at the moment.
Apparently Pischl won several big pots, but one of them stood out. He had 
in a three bet pot on 
with two spades. All the money went in and his pair and flush draw was up against pocket aces. Pischl hit a ten on the river to make two pair and grabbed the chips in the massive pot.
We'll keep an eye on Pischl from now on that's for sure.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
197,500
|
197,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
278,000
217,900
|
217,900 |
|
235,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
210,000
60,800
|
60,800 |
|
210,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
|
190,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
190,000
79,300
|
79,300 |
|
189,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
170,000
103,700
|
103,700 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
170,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
153,000
23,800
|
23,800 |
|
150,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
140,000
79,200
|
79,200 |
|
||
|
135,000
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
130,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
125,000
39,100
|
39,100 |
|
115,000
92,800
|
92,800 |
|
100,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
19,400
|
19,400 |
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
59,000
12,200
|
12,200 |
|
55,000
7,100
|
7,100 |
|
36,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
32,000
5,400
|
5,400 |
|
|
||
|
19,200
24,400
|
24,400 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Joni Joukimainen opened for 2,600 and then called a three-bet from Team PokerStars Pro Henrique Pinho, who was sitting on the button. Both players then checked the 
flop as well as the 
turn, and then Jouhkimainen check-called a bet of 5,000 on the 
river.
Pinho tabled the 
for top pair, and it was good as Jouhkimainen sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
80,000
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
|
||
The board read 
when we picked up the action, as Michael Tabarelli was facing a check-raise. Tabarelli had 14,600 out in front of him while the man on his direct right, had put in 32,000.
Tabarelli pondered for a bit before ultimately calling Halil Baybars' check-raise.
On the river the 
hit and Baybars decided to check again, after which Tabarelli fired out 22,000. Baybars went into the tank for about a minute before he moved all in, covering his opponent.
Tabarelli seemed shocked and he clearly had not anticipated this move as he went into the tank for about a minute. Ultimately Tabarelli let go of his hand and Baybars smiled as he raked in this big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
131,100
|
131,100 |
|
80,000
44,800
|
44,800 |
Action is already underway here on Day 2 of the EPT10 Vienna Main Event, but that shouldn't stop you from watching the lovely Kristy Arnett's daily update:
Registration is now closed for the Skrill Last Longer in Vienna. On Day 1a, 62 players signed up for the competition, and on Day 1b 98 more joined them. That brought the total number of participants up to 160 players, but only 95 of them started Day 2 (see full list below).
The Skrill Last Longer competition is being held at each stop on this season’s EPT, of which they’re an official sponsor. The promotion is simple – players sign up for the promotion either online (preregistration is available) or at the Skrill booth (which will be present at each stop); don a Skrill patch; and then aim to be the last man or woman standing. The last player remaining will then receive their buy-in back via their Skrill account.
While Skrill is upping the ante for Season 10 with a bigger branding initiative, this isn’t their first appearance on the EPT; as a matter of fact, they were a sponsor of Season 8 and have held previous “Last Longer” promotions.
The company’s website provides a bit more information on Skrill, which rebranded from Moneybookers back in 2010:
“Skrill has been moving money digitally since 2001. We offer online payment solutions for businesses and consumers, allowing them to pay and get paid globally. Over 36 million account holders already trust Skrill. Our customers can send and receive money worldwide in 200 countries and 40 currencies, securely and at low cost, without revealing their personal financial details. Your business will benefit from our worldwide payment network with over 100 payment options. Whether through a simple one-step integration or a fully-tailored payment solution. Whoever you are, however you like to pay or get paid, trust Skrill to make your online payments simpler, faster and safer.”
Headquartered in London, Skrill is looking to make their presence known in the poker world with a commitment to customer satisfaction through innovation and service. Not only that, they’re looking to be more than just a company by becoming a trusted and respected member of the poker community.
For more information on Skrill, click here.
Here's a look at the players who started Day 2:
| Timo Pfützenreuter | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Dimitri Holdeew | Marc Siebtroth | |
| Valentino Konakchiev | Dominik Nitsche | Antoine Granath | Andre Metzner | |
| Pavel Chalupka | Lucas Reeves | Alejandro Passy | Simon Deadman | |
| Ryan Spittles | Kevin Vandersmissen | Vladimir Geshkenbein | James Whittet | |
| [Removed:40] | Jesper Hoog | Marius Pospech | Ben Jones | |
| Alexander Perevorukha | Patrick Fasching | Torsten Pischl | Abilio Ribeiro | |
| Atanas Malinov | Roland Maurus | Danijec Jovanovic | Damien Kuepper | |
| Tapio Vihakas | Roman Cieslik | Justin Steinbremmer | Robbie Bull | |
| Erik von Buxhoeveden | Konstantinos Stratopoulos | Ben Warrington | Justas Vaiciulionis | |
| Dmitry Nemirovsky | Boyan Asenov | Simo Kiukas | Pablo Caballero | |
| Michael Bech | Simon Ravnsbaek | Gergely Kulcsar | Bahram Chobineh | |
| Max Ruess | Clement Thumy | Artur Koren | Ben Yu | |
| Jamila Von Perger | Jorma Nuutinen | Tam Truong | Johann Johannsson | |
| Miguel Riera | Uwe Ziegler | Fabio Sperling | Stefan Zollinger | |
| Blaz Svara | Jens Schmieg | Anthony Ghamrawi | Antonio Buonanno | |
| [Removed:203] | Alfonso Palma Ferro | Gerhard Kohlmaier | Nikolay Tsanev | |
| Tim Eulenbach | Gary Johnson | Freerk Post | Thomas Brader | |
| Kurt Guldvik | Stefan Schillhabel | Bernhard Bauer | Victor Torente | |
| Martin Mathis | Harry Maurer | Konstantin Puchkov | Bartolomeo Fulvio Tato | |
| Lasse Frost | Oswin Ziegelbecker | Tim Davie | Mike Adamo | |
| Jan Bendik | Jonas Lauck | Diego Gomez Gonzalez | Javier Gomez Zapareto | |
| Vladimir Shabalin | Josef Bartalos | Christian Bauer | Atanas Kavrakov | |
| Joao Dos Santos | Lukas Fritz | Josip Simonic | Irimia Marius | |
| Erik Scheidt | Zila Jamnikar | [Removed:480] |
