€5,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2014 PokerStars.net EPT Vienna

03-25-2014 16:50 UTC+2

Trickett Running Pure

[user252447]

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Sam Trickett had called a shove from a short stack for 13,600. Sat behind him was Age Spets who re-shoved for 40,000. Folded round to Trickett who asked for a count and made the call.

The short stack had , Trickett had and Spets had .

The board ran out and Trickett spiked his set on the flop to eliminate two players.

Michael Telker, on the same table with a constant stream of chatter commented to Spets, “Wait, you had the best hand he gets all the chips? That’s so unfair.”

“I’m just running so pure.” Was Trickett’s trademark reply.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Trickett	135,000 58,000	58,000
Age Spets	Busted

Tags: Sam Trickett Michael Telker Age Spets

03-25-2014 17:01 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Ori Hasson	235,000 95,000	95,000
Jasper Wetemans	160,000 67,000	67,000

Chen Makes Hansen Fold

Happy_Freaked

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

On the flop we just caught Gus Hansen call a 5,300-chip bet from Canadian pro Andrew Chen in position. The turn brought the and both players checked.

The river brought the and Chen lead out for 9,000. Hansen mumbled, looked back down at his cards and threw them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gus Hansen	100,000

Andrew Chen	86,000 -1,000	-1,000

Tags: Andrew Chen Gus Hansen

03-25-2014 17:03 UTC+2

From middle position Team PokerStars Pro Henrique Pinho raised it up to 2,500. Behind him it was German super star Philipp Gruissem making the three bet to 5,600. Action folded back to Pinho who inquired how high Gruissem's stacks were. Gruissem told his Portuguese opponent he had about 40,000 behind and Pinho made the call.

Pinho checked to Gruissem who checked behind. There would be action on the though. Pinho bet out 5,100 and Gruissem made the call.

The fell on the river and Pinho bet out 17,000. Gruissem thought for a little bit and announced he was all in. As fast as Pinho called, Gruissem might already have expected his was not the best hand anymore. Pinho indeed showed a better hand as he was the proud owner of for the rivered straight.

"All right, good luck guys" said Gruissem as he got up from the table, grabbed his characteristic leather jacker and made his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrique Pinho	124,600 44,600	44,600

Philipp Gruissem	Busted

Tags: Henrique Pinho Philipp Gruissem

03-25-2014 17:03 UTC+2

Huge Double for Kravchenko

Chad Holloway

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Alex Kravchenko just scored a massive double after flopping the nuts.

We arrived on the scene with four players in the pot, about 12,000 in the middle, and a flop reading . Russian Mikhail Korotkikh was first to act in the small blind and he made a big over-shove of around 100,000. Kravchenko was next to act in the big blind and promptly called off for 79,800, and the other two players got out of the way.

Korotkikh:
Kravchenko:

Korotkikh had way overbet the pot with his flush draw, and he paid the price as Kravchenko had flopped the nuts. Neither the turn nor river delivered Korotkikh a diamond, and he sent the majority of his stack to one of the toughest players in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kravchenko	172,000 134,000	134,000

Mikhail Korotkikh	29,000 -64,300	-64,300

Tags: Alex Kravchenko Mikhail Korotkikh

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

03-25-2014 17:10 UTC+2

Korotkikh About to Leave, Sits Back In

Webjoker

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

After a raise to 2,500 from the cut off by start of day chip leader Mads Smith Hansen, and a call from the small blind, Mikhail Korotkikh pushed all in from the big blind for 26,100. Hansen made the call, the small blind folded.

Korotkikh had and was behind as Hansen showed . Korotkikh already got up from the table as he was the underdog in this situation. The on the flop didn't change a thing but the on the turn did. Korotkikh needed to fade the aces, queens and jacks now for the double up, and succeeded with the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Korotkikh	50,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Mikhail Korotkikh Mads Smith Hansen

03-25-2014 17:14 UTC+2

Spittles Chipping Up

[user252447]

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The flop was and with two players in the hand Aurelien Guiglini checked it to UK qualifier Ryan Spittles in the cut-off. Spittles bet 7,000 and Guiglini made the call.

The turn card was the and again Guiglini checked. Spittles made another bet, raming up the pressure to the tune of 12,500. Guiglini went in the tank. He shuffled he cards around for a short while and passed them to the dealer. Pot to Spittles.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Spittles	122,000 51,300	51,300
[Removed:13]	54,000 21,200	21,200

Tags: Aurelien Guiglini Ryan Spittles

03-25-2014 17:22 UTC+2

Counts from Table 19

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:40]	142,000 81,800	81,800
Marcus Balmert	97,000 73,700	73,700
Frei Dilling	80,000 -4,600	-4,600
Julian Thomas	73,000 23,200	23,200
Zoltan Gal	40,000 -95,100	-95,100
Rainer Kempe	30,000 -99,300	-99,300
Jose Carlos Garcia	26,000 -42,800	-42,800
David Dolak	26,000 -8,000	-8,000
Fredrik Keitel	17,700 -85,000	-85,000

03-25-2014 17:23 UTC+2

Staszko Recovering

[user252447]

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

We reported earlier in the day that Martin Staszko had an opponent all in on the flop with seven outs that got there to severely dent his stack. Since then he has been steadily building it back up with plays like the one we just witnessed.

Quentin Crutel opened for 2,500 and was called by Vadzim Markushevski and Atanas Kavrakov. Staszko was on the button and made it 9,000. The blinds folded and so did all three of the other players. Add those chips to Staszko’s stack.