2016 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Dublin

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2016 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Dublin

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
€561,900
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,025,000
Entries
605
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Updated Counts

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Sebastian Pauli's {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} for top pair was paid off by Jaroslaw Sikora and the Pole dropped some while Pauli moved above the starting stack. Below are some further chip counts from level seven.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
EPT 1X Winner
45,000
Sebastian Pauli de
Sebastian Pauli
EPT 1X Winner
42,000 24,000
Natasha Barbour ca
Natasha Barbour
36,000 6,000
Darryll Fish us
Darryll Fish
35,000 3,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
20,000 -34,000
Jaroslaw Sikora pl
Jaroslaw Sikora
18,000 -10,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
EPT 2X Winner
18,000 -42,000

Tags: Jaroslaw SikoraSebastian Pauli

"Do you want Some Chocolate?"

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Eoin O'Shea open-shoved for 9,575 chips from early position and the action folded around to chip leader Kamran Aliyev in the small blind. The player from Azerbaijan asked for an exact count and then made the call before flipping over {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}. O'Shea was at risk with {4-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Aliyev wished his opponent food luck.

That was not needed anymore after a flop of {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Clubs} and O'Shea's double was officially confirmed when the {J-Hearts} turn and {10-Clubs} river completed the board. Aliyev then grabbed his chocolate bar and asked his opponent "do you want some chocolate?" but O'Shea grabbed the chips instead.

Player Chips Progress
Kamran Aliyev az
Kamran Aliyev
141,000 -1,000

Tags: Eoin O'SheaKamran Aliyev

Vogelsang Doubles Through Boatman

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Barny Boatman just flopped the world with {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} against Christoph Vogelsang with the German check-calling on the {A-}{9-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop and the {2-} turn before facing the shove on the {3-} river. Ultimately, Vogelsang said "I can beat ace-king, so I guess I have to call" and did so with ace-three to help himself back up to starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
EPT 1X Winner
35,000 -4,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
30,000

Tags: Barny BoatmanChristoph Vogelsang

Raniszewski's Flush is Good

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

On a flop of {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{q-Spades} with 4,450 already in the pot Raniszewski check-called a bet from Julien Martini of 1,700 and saw the {2-Spades} on the turn. Raniszewski again check-called for 6,000 this time, and both players checked the {4-Hearts} on the river. Raniszewski tabled {4-Spades}{8-Spades} for a flush and moved to over 40,000 in chips

Player Chips Progress
Tomasz Raniszewski pl
Tomasz Raniszewski
42,000 21,000
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
17,000 -13,000

Eminoglu vs Neuville

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

On a heads-up flop of {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, Yucel Eminoglu checked and Pierre Neuville bet 2,600. Eminoglu complained that the Belgian took his sunglasses on and off, but with a big smile on his face. Anthony Zinno could not help but grin, too, and just like that Neuville then put the sunglasses on again when the {Q-Hearts} appeared on the turn.

Eminoglu checked, Neuville bet 4,500 and received a "that's a pretty good bet" from his opponent. Eminoglu folded and added a "you played this hand good," ensuring smiles on the table. Neuville took off his sunglasses and just smirked back.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
65,000 19,000
Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
50,000 -6,000
Yucel Eminoglu tr
Yucel Eminoglu
46,000 -1,000

Tags: Anthony ZinnoPierre NeuvilleYucel Eminoglu

Trouble Time for Staszko

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Julien Martini and Martin Staszko have one thing in common: They had more chips previously. While Martini had doubled up with pocket tens by cracking pocket aces, Staszko was just trying the same against the jacks of the Frenchman. However, the board blanked out and Martini doubled back to starting stack, Staszko is down to 14 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
30,000 -22,000
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
7,000 -17,000

Tags: Julien MartiniMartin Staszko

Gordillo Cracks All Four Aces

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

After one limp for 500, Francisco Gordillo pushed forward his stack without noticing that Ian Hunter was still to act. The Spaniard quickly apologized and then Hunter verified with the dealer that he was just calling a limp for 500. Then, Gordillo moved all in for 24,000 and the player behind him tank-folded.

The initial limper called all in for 17,000 with the {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} and Hunter snap-called with his {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} as well. Gordillo was praying for a king with his {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and got his wish granted on the board {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, jumping out of his chair in celebration.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Hunter gb
Ian Hunter
98,000 -22,000
Francisco Gordillo es
Francisco Gordillo
66,000 66,000

Tags: Francisco GordilloIan Hunter

Herold Busts in a Flip

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Kyle Frey opened to 1,200 and was called by one player before Kai Herold shoved his last 11,125 out of the blinds. Frey called with only a few chips behind and the third player in the hand folded.

Herold: {J-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Frey: {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and that was it for the German. Soon after, Keith Johnson arrived at the table and Charlie Carrel joked over to the fellow Brit "every single tourney, eh?" They had been playing on the final table of the 25k High Roller earlier today already.

Player Chips Progress
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
52,000 22,000
Kyle Frey us
Kyle Frey
27,000 4,000
Keith Johnson gb
Keith Johnson
18,100 -11,900
Kai Herold de
Kai Herold
Busted

Tags: Charlie CarrelKai HeroldKeith JohnsonKyle Frey

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50