EPT Online 10: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller] Day 1 | 2020 PokerStars EPT Online

Nov 13, 2020

Pardo Wins Flip Against Greenwood

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood made it 77,000 to go in the cutoff and Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo three-bet to 875,000 with 4,328 behind on the button. Greenwood moved all in with the superior stack and Pardo called it off.

Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo:
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood:

Pardo gained the lead on the flop and remained there on the turn and river.

In the same hand on the other table, Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams raised to 77,000 and "ragAAAila19" called on the button. Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen three-bet to 385,000 in the big blind only for Adams to jam and collect all the chips without resistance.

Nov 13, 2020

Rudolph Wins Last Hand Before the Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

In the last hand before the break, Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph opened to 70,000 and was called only by David "MonkeyBausss" Laka from two seats over. Rudolph checked the flop and subsequently called a bet of 108,860 by Laka.

The followed on the turn and Rudolph's check-raise from 156,680 to 455,000 did the trick to force a fold from Laka. Below are the counts of the final 13 contenders as the action has just recommenced.

Nov 13, 2020

Break With 13 Remaining

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

The remaining 13 players are on a scheduled five-minute break and the money bubble is three eliminations away.

Nov 13, 2020

Holz Gets Short; Nixon Takes From Martirosian

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen made it 77,000 to go from under the gun and was called by Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz in the big blind.

Holz opted to check-call a bet of 55,580 on the flop and the turn was checked. Holz then bet the river for 225,750 and Pärssinen looked him up with the to win the pot versus .

Two hands later on the same table, Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian opened to 77,000 and Jamie "jamienixon90" Nixon filled up out of the big blind. Nixon check-called for 211,455 and led the turn for 455,000, which forced a fold from Martirosian.

Nov 13, 2020

Nixon Takes the Lead

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Yet another min-raise by Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams was called by Jamie "jamienixon90" Nixon in the big blind and the duo headed to the flop which went check, check. On the turn, Nixon bet 59,885 and Adams came along to river.

Nixon now checked and Adams fired a bet of 315,000 only for Nixon to call and win the pot with versus .

Level: 19

Blinds: 17,500/35,000

Ante: 4,500

Nov 13, 2020

Martirosian Doubles Through Boghean

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian made it 60,000 to go from the button, having seen his stack dip below a million, and chip leader Andrei "ragAAAila19" Boghean applied maximum pressure to move all-in from the big blind. Martirosian called for 722,020 and the following showdown emerged.

Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian:
Andrei "ragAAAila19" Boghean:

Martirosian casually flopped a full house and turned quads on the board to double in style.

Nov 13, 2020

Adams Flops a Flush to Bust Reixach

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams simply raised to 300,000 out of the small blind and the table short stack Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach had 220,670 behind in the big blind, which he eventually called for.

Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach:
Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams:

Adams hit gold, or hearts, so to speak, on the flop, and that immediately left Reixach drawing dead even before the turn and river completed the board.

Nov 13, 2020

Nixon Doubles Through Adams

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin three-bet jammed twice in quick succession to boost his stack and Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo fell further behind when he gave up a heads-up pot against Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph by check-folding the turn.

Over on the other table, Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams min-raised to 60,000 and was called by Jamie "jamienixon90" Nixon from the big blind. The flop was check-called by Nixon for 40,375 and he did so again for a pot-sized 242,000 on the turn.

Nixon had 710,741 behind to the river and checked, which prompted a shove by Adams. After careful consideration, Nixon made the call with the for nines and sixes, which was good against Adams' bluff with .

Nov 13, 2020

Two Doubles for Rudolph

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph scored a first double after taking a flip in the small blind against button raiser Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo.

Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph:
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo:

Board:

Rudolph paired the jack on the flop and remained ahead on a blank turn and river.

In the very next hand, Rudolph min-raised the button and David "MonkeyBausss" Laka came along from the big blind. Laka check-raised the flop from 45,000 to 100,680 and Rudolph made the call. Laka fired the turn for 290,680 and bet the river for a million.

Rudolph only had 505,080 behind and called after some consideration to score yet another double. Laka had bluffed and Rudolph took it down with for second pair.