EPT Online 02: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, PLO High Roller] Day 1 | 2020 PokerStars EPT Online

11-08-2020 23:03 UTC

Updated Big Stacks

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,750/3,500, 0 ante

The late registration remains open for another 47 minutes and below are the biggest stacks during the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau	545,721 48,860	48,860
Gavin "gavz101" Cochrane	436,177 138,489	138,489
Dante "dantegoyaF" Goya	380,693 258,507	258,507
Aku "Aku1206" Joentausta	356,794 256,794	256,794
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas	307,419 19,740	19,740
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	305,852
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk	260,548 68,768	68,768
Rob "batoelrob" Hollink	221,569 18,316	18,316

Venividi1993	221,221 14,000	14,000
AmSoGood	198,970 37,850	37,850
Ludovic "ludovi333" Geilich	187,780 31,741	31,741

11-08-2020 22:56 UTC

Kontonatsios Doubles Through Nemeth

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,750/3,500, 0 ante

In the last hand before the scheduled five-minute break, Ioannis "ActionFreak" Kontonatsios limped the button and called a raise to 14,000 by Andras "probirs" Nemeth out of the small blind. Nemeth bet the flop for 10,395 to get called and did so again for 13,073 on the turn, again Kontonatsios called.

Nemeth jammed the river for an effective 40,976 and Kontonatsios called with for a nine-high straight, Nemeth only had .

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	305,852 83,694	83,694
Ioannis "ActionFreak" Kontonatsios	160,388 97,393	97,393

11-08-2020 22:53 UTC

Rudolph Eliminated by "vVnividi1993"

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,750/3,500, 0 ante

Andras "probirs" Nemeth and Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas have chipped up while the two former chip leaders "XD89lol<3" and Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph have perished. For the Finn, a below-average stack remains while Rudoph just hit the rail.

It all started with a raise from under the gun by Rudolph, who then called a three-bet to 29,750 by "Venividi1993" in the small blind. A pot-sized continuation bet on the flop by "Venividi1993" resulted in the all-in call of Rudolph to set up the following showdown.

Christian "watnlos" Rudolph:
"Venividi1993":

The turn brought no help nor did the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	389,546 109,553	109,553
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas	287,679 174,415	174,415
Venividi1993	207,221 207,221	207,221
XD89lol<3	137,298 214,999	214,999
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	Busted

11-08-2020 22:49 UTC

Lau Over Half a Million After Felting Lyubovetskiy

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,750/3,500, 0 ante

Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau made it 12,250 to go and Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy three-bet to 40,250 in the small blind, which Lau called. On a flop of , Lyubovetskiy bet the pot for 84,000 with 45,030 behind and called all-in once Lau had min-raised.

Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy:
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau:

The turn left Lyubovetskiy with just four outs as he needed a ten for a superior straight but the river was a blank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau	594,581 129,478	129,478
Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy	Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,750/3,500

Ante: 0

11-08-2020 22:44 UTC

"Venividi1993" Eliminated by Shakerchi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

A raise by "Venividi1993" was called by Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi in the big blind who then check-called a bet of 14,025 on the turn. Shakerchi check-raised the river and "Venividi1993" called all-in for 103,825 total.

Shakerchi tabled for the eight-high straight and "Venividi1993" busted on his second bullet with the .

On the new table, Shakerchi then doubled Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk with versus . In a three-bet pot, Kruk jammed the flop for 62,500 with his overpair and flush draw, the turn locked up the double to make the river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	208,229 65,146	65,146
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk	191,780 93,280	93,280
Venividi1993	Busted

11-08-2020 22:42 UTC

The Action Heats Up

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Within a matter of few minutes, several players were eliminated in quick succession.

Among them was Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen, who sent his chips over to "Aku1206". Torbergsen three-bet to 27,000 and then bet the pot on the flop, "Aku1206" min-raised and Torbergsen called for the 12,463 he had behind.

Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen:
"Aku1206":

The double draw of the Finn missed on the turn but struck gold on the river.

Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk and "terror777727" busted to re-enter right away while "St1ckman" and Joao "Naza114" Vieira have not done so yet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk	98,500 1,500	1,500
terror777727	71,500 104,606	104,606
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen	Busted

St1ckman	Busted
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	Busted

11-08-2020 22:37 UTC

Nemeth Wins Big Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph made it 7,500 to go from the button and called a three-bet to 24,000 by Andras "probirs" Nemeth in the big blind. Nemeth bet the flop for 16,335 to pick up a call and bet the pot for 82,170 on the turn, once again Rudolph stuck around.

With just 33,483 behind, Nemeth jammed the river and Rudolph folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	279,993 183,880	183,880
pkr_falk	147,723 19,050	19,050
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	139,048 178,255	178,255
colladito	121,654 19,125	19,125
Ioannis "ActionFreak" Kontonatsios	62,995 750	750

11-08-2020 22:33 UTC

The Guarantee Has Been Reached

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

With the additions of Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk and Joao "Naza114" Vieira, the field size has been bumped to 49 entries. Shortly after, "Venividi1993" re-entered to and the guarantee of $500,000 has been reached. As of right now there are 31 players still in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk	100,000
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	100,000
Venividi1993	100,000 45,260	45,260

11-08-2020 22:28 UTC

More for "MITS 304" and Lau

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

At the end of the previous level, Pascal "Pass_72" LeFrancois raised to 6,250 and called a pot-sized three-bet for 22,500 by "MITS 304" in the cutoff. LeFrancois check-called a bet on the flop and they checked the turn. LeFrancois bet the pot on the river for 69,076 and "MITS 304" called all-in for 67,942 with the for the nut flush, as LeFrancois only tabled .

A few hands into the new level, Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau three-bet to 24,000 and Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy called as the initial raiser. The flop was checked and Lau's bet of 39,600 on the turn resulted in a call. Lau bet the river for 76,500 and Lyubovetskiy elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau	465,103 70,350	70,350
Dimitri "MITS 304" Michaelides	208,435 122,055	122,055
d.apollo777	130,613 30,613	30,613
Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy	119,910 64,325	64,325
Pascal "Pass_72" LeFrancois	99,699 131,693	131,693