EPT Online 06: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] Day 1 | 2020 PokerStars EPT Online

11-11-2020 00:00 UTC

Updated Counts of the Final 20 (full)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger	3,376,538	224,750
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	2,582,351	-112,750
Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams	2,399,668	924,743
Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz	2,172,772	-113,500
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	1,838,547	106,250
hello_totti	1,793,933	243,250
Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski	1,625,205	622,150
Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois	1,424,572	-59,620
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	1,298,253	-5,250
Bert "girafganger7" Stevens	1,288,319	304,316
Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves	1,092,739	-52,949
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	1,017,042	-22,250
ArtHouse2011	951,842	-245,950
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	839,309	-584,518
David "MonkeyBausss" Laka	785,594	-104,427
David "dpeters17" Peters	763,741	-100,250
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo	653,694	-114,750
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	554,594	113,174
ja.sam.gale	467,975	-311,950
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	323,312	-3,250

11-10-2020 23:56 UTC

Break With 20 Remaining

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Only 20 players head into the next scheduled five-minute break and 13 of them will cash.

11-10-2020 23:54 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger	3,151,788	272,457
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	2,695,101	387,970
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	1,732,297	354,000
David "dpeters17" Peters	863,991	-23,250
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo	768,444	-322,970
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	326,562	-90,000
Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas	Busted

Zufic Busts; Holz Wins Big Pot Against Rudolph

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

The 2020 WSOP Online Bracelet Event winner and currently ranked number two in the world, Ivan "zufo16" Zufic, was in prime shape to double his short stack when clashing with Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois.

Ivan "zufo16" Zufic:
Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois:

However, it was all over after the turn of a board as Lefrancois hit the nut flush.

Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz then raised to 53,750 and was called by Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph in the big blind. On the flop, Rudolph check-called a bet of 94,900 and then bet the turn for 145,000 to fire another 550,000 on the river.

Holz called both bets with and dragged in the 1,725,000 pot as Rudolph was bluffing with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz	2,286,272	961,400
Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois	1,484,192	181,939
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	1,039,292	-799,875
Ivan "zufo16" Zufic	Busted

11-10-2020 23:48 UTC

Oliver and Shakerchi No More

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

The final three tables were barely set when Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver and Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi it the rail to reduce the field to the final 22 hopefuls.

Oliver had a huge tease with when flipping against the of Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle. He flopped a gutshot on and turned an open-ender and flush draw on top with the . However, the 56h] river blanked and that spelled the end for the Costa Rica resident.

Shakerchi got his short stack in from the small blind with the and was called by "hello_totti" with the , which made a pair on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	2,307,131	330,927
hello_totti	1,550,683	310,920
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	Busted
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	Busted

11-10-2020 23:43 UTC

Pardo Escapes; O'Dwyer Busts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

The fate of Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer was decided in two hands as he went from a playable stack to 25th place finisher in quick succession.

First up he had Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo at risk with the versus only to see the Spaniard spike an ace on the flop and river of a board.

Two hands later, O'Dwyer pushed the button and found a caller in Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz in the big blind.

Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer:
Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz:

The board kept Holz in the lead and reduced the field to the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz	1,324,872	335,443
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	1,303,503	57,730
hello_totti	1,239,763	-124,038
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo	1,091,414	232,462
David "MonkeyBausss" Laka	890,021	463,443
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	416,562	-146,250
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer	Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 12,500/25,000

Ante: 3,250

11-10-2020 23:34 UTC

LeFrancois Busts "300farm20min"; Buldygin Vanishes

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

In a battle of the blinds, "300farm20min" was the player at risk with the out of the small blind and they faced Pascal Lefrancois with the in the big blind.

Both overcards hit on the flop and LeFrancois locked it up thanks to the turn, making the river a formality.

The next all-in showdown took place moments later on another table when "SmilleThHero" pushed his stack of more than 1.1 million out of the small blind into Viacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin, who was down to 13 and a half blinds and called from the big blind.

Viacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin:
"SmilleThHero":

The Austrian was trailing but found some magic on the flop, then kept the lead on the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	1,423,827	554,569
Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois	1,302,253	1,111,275
300farm20min	Busted
Viacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin	Busted

11-10-2020 23:31 UTC

Two Double Ups and a Bustout

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

In a battle of the blinds, "ja.sam.gale" pushed with the and was called by "300farm20min" with the . The board gave both players two pair and secured the double up for "300farm20min".

At nearly the same time, Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood had two live cards with the when facing "SmilleThHero" with the in the big blind. On a board, Greenwood paired both his cards on turn and river.

Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen was not as fortunate in his final showdown when he three-bet jammed on the button into the of Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger in the hijack. The board kept the pocket pair in the lead and sent Pärssinen to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger	2,879,331	214,804
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	869,258	-180,085
ja.sam.gale	779,925	-37,727
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	441,420	184,460
300farm20min	423,954
Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen	Busted

11-10-2020 23:27 UTC

Eibinger Takes From Watson and Gains the Lead

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

As the first player to act, Mike "SirWatts" Watson raised to 44,000 and Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger three-bet to 158,000 on the button. Watson made that 370,000 total to go and Eibinger stuck around in a battle of big stacks.

Watson check-called a bet of 267,750 on the flop and checked again the on the turn. Eibinger now made it 341,800 to go and that proved to be too much for Watson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger	2,664,527	750,225
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	1,976,204	471,000
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	1,378,297	-602,550
David "dpeters17" Peters	887,241	-44,000
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	530,377	-170,675
Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas	284,007	-300,000
Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen	257,804	-104,000