EPT Online 02: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, PLO High Roller]
Day 2 Started
EPT Online 02: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, PLO High Roller]
Day 2 Started
The second champion will be crowned in the inaugural 2020 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Online and seven players from as many countries remain in contention for the title in EPT Online 02: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, PLO High Roller]. They all have $32,964 locked up for the efforts and the $188,937 awaits for the eventual winner.
Norway's Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen took over the lead in the final hands of the night and will return to a stack of 1,601,224, followed by Dutch EPT stalwart Rob "batoelrob" Hollink (1,371,950) and Hungarian high stakes regular Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas (1,352,317).
Finnish high stakes player Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen (955,066), Spanish PLO specialist Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau (925,665), Brazil's Dante "dantegoyaF" Goya (542,732) and PLO regular "d.apollo777" (251,046) from the UK are the remaining four finalists.
Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen | Norway | 1,601,224 | 80 |
2 | Rob "batoelrob" Hollink | Netherlands | 1,371,950 | 69 |
3 | Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas | Hungary | 1,352,317 | 68 |
4 | Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen | Finland | 955,066 | 48 |
5 | Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau | Andorra | 925,665 | 46 |
6 | Dante "dantegoyaF" Goya | Brazil | 542,732 | 27 |
7 | d.apollo777 | United Kingdom | 251,046 | 13 |
The action recommences at 2.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) with nearly the entire level 21 at blinds of 10,000/20,000 remaining. Once the level is completed, the level duration will then increase to 30 minutes each until a winner has been crowned. Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to find out who will go all the way.
Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $188,937 | ||
2 | $141,233 | ||
3 | $105,574 | ||
4 | $78,918 | ||
5 | $58,993 | ||
6 | $44,098 | ||
7 | $32,964 | ||
8 | Aku "Aku1206" Joentausta | Finland | $24,641 |
9 | Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk | Canada | $24,641 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
The action is underway with around 18 minutes remaining in the current level and the seat draw for the final seven is as follows.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rob "batoelrob" Hollink | Netherlands | 1,371,950 | 69 |
2 | d.apollo777 | United Kingdom | 251,046 | 13 |
3 | Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen | Norway | 1,601,224 | 80 |
4 | Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau | Andorra | 925,665 | 46 |
5 | Dante "dantegoyaF" Goya | Brazil | 542,732 | 27 |
6 | Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen | Finland | 955,066 | 48 |
7 | Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas | Hungary | 1,352,317 | 68 |
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas opened to 50,000 and was called by Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen in the big blind. They checked the flop and Torbergsen check-called a bet of 110,000 on the turn. The river was checked once more and Torbergsen revealed for kings full of sevens as the winning hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen
|
1,771,224
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
||
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
|
1,192,317
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
A raise to 49,200 by Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen was caleld by Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas and the Hungarian led the flop for 59,200, Torbergsen then raised to 160,000 and Bujtas called. Bujtas bet the turn for 100,000 and Torbergsen came along, Another bet for two-third of the pot on the river did the trick for Bujtas to force a fold.
The lead of Bujtas only lasted a few hands as Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau won a three-bet pot by leading the flop.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen
|
1,477,024
-294,200
|
-294,200 |
|
||
Rob "batoelrob" Hollink |
1,341,950
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
|
1,306,517
114,200
|
114,200 |
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau |
1,065,665
140,000
|
140,000 |
Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen
|
985,066
30,000
|
30,000 |
Dante "dantegoyaF" Goya |
512,732
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
d.apollo777 |
341,046
90,000
|
90,000 |
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas defended his big blind against a 54,000 open raise by Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau and they checked the flop. Bujtas then opted to lead the turn for 38,940, which Lau called. Bujtas also bet the river for 97,940, Lau then raised to 300,000.
A call by Bujtas followed and he won the pot with for a jack-high flush, as Lau only had for a pair of acs and the nut flush blocker.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
|
1,689,457
382,940
|
382,940 |
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen
|
1,526,724
49,700
|
49,700 |
|
||
Rob "batoelrob" Hollink | 1,341,950 | |
|
||
Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen
|
1,005,066
20,000
|
20,000 |
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau |
662,725
-402,940
|
-402,940 |
Dante "dantegoyaF" Goya |
433,032
-79,700
|
-79,700 |
d.apollo777 | 341,046 |
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas dragged in another two pots to get very close to two million and extend his lead, though he didn't have to go to showdown in order to achieve that. Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen led the river for 40,000 into 160,000 and Bujtas raised to 160,000, which won the pot without resistance.
Up next it was Ka Kwan "kaju84" Lau who bet the river for 70,000 into 110,000, having defended the big blind versus Bujtas. The Hungarian made it 195,000 to go and Lau surrendered.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
|
1,959,457
270,000
|
270,000 |
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen
|
1,426,724
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
Rob "batoelrob" Hollink |
1,261,950
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
||
Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen
|
1,005,066 | |
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau | 662,725 | |
Dante "dantegoyaF" Goya |
373,032
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
d.apollo777 |
311,046
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 0
For the first time ever, poker players around the world will be able to compete in a prestigious European Poker Tour (EPT) Main Event from the comfort of their homes.
Yep. EPT Online runs from 8-18 November, with 20 events of varying buy-ins ranging from $215-$25,000 (just like a regular EPT schedule), and $20 million guaranteed in prizes.
For years, many of us have watched the EPT Live streams from our desks or armchairs and dreamed of one day being able to compete, and maybe, just maybe, win a title.
All of the players in this article have already done it. They’re EPT champions, but only Victoria Coren-Mitchell and Mikalai Pobal have ever won two EPT Main Events.
With the $5,200 EPT Online 8-Max, No Limit Hold’em Main Event kicking off on 15 November, we wondered: which former EPT Main Event winners are most likely to claim another title this time around?
There are more likely candidates than you’d imagine.