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

Nov 12, 2020

"spaise411" and Zaichenko No More

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

In a battle of players with a Canadian flag, it was "spaise411" who ended up at risk in a preflop contest versus Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams.

"spaise411":
Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams:

The board ran out and Adams rivered the superior pair.

Soon after it was Andrey "kroko-dill" Zaichenko who got the chips in with from the small blind and Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas looked him up with in the big blind.

The board was a tease for Zaichenko but provided no help.

Level: 15

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Nov 12, 2020

The Registration Has Closed

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Several late entrants and re-entries boosted the field to 81 entries total and 30 players currently remain in contention.

Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer has nearly tripled up and Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger also already doubled after jumping back in at nearly the last minute.

Nov 12, 2020

Big Pots for Nemeth and Adams

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

In a three-way limped pot to the flop, David "MonkeyBausss" Laka bet 48,680 out of the small blind and was called by Andras "probirs" Nemeth in the big blind only. Laka bet 46,880 on the turn to then bet the river for 199,980.

Nemeth called with the , which beat Laka's .

Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams then three-bet against Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford and bet the flop for 54,740, which Beresford called. The turn was checked and Beresford paid off a 121,100 bet by Adams on the river, who won the pot with .

Beresford bouced back some when he felted Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski with versus thanks to a board.

Nov 12, 2020

Three Late Re-Entries

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger three-bet jammed his short stack with the and was called by the initial raiser Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen with the .

The superior hand preflop held up and made a straight on the board.

Eibinger re-entered, as did Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski and Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress.

Nov 12, 2020

Another Break; Late Registration About to End

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

A field of 71 entries has been whittled down to just 24 players who have headed into a scheduled five-minute break. The late registration will remain open for another 10 minutes and the prize pool information will then be finalized.

Nov 12, 2020

Frank and Schemion On the Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

An open raise by Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle to 30,100 saw Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank jam from one seat over on the button for 264,708 and Rolle quickly called.

Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank:
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle:

Nothing changed on the and ace-king high was good enough to deal the final blow.

Ole "wizowizo" Schemion then defended his big blind and bluff-jammed the river for 128,789 into a pot of 177,100. Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood called with the and Schemion was caught with .

Level: 14

Blinds: 7,000/14,000

Ante: 1,750

Nov 12, 2020

Buldygin Doubles; Dvoress and Addamo Bust

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin three-bet to 96,000 while in the small blind and had 326,852 behind, which prompted the shove of initial raiser Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank with the superior stack. A call by the Russian set up the following showdown.

Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin:
Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank:

Buldygin flopped best on and Frank needed a nine to complete a gutshot or running cards for trips / two pair. The turn left just the gutshot as an option and the river changed nothing whatsoever.

Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress flipped with the and was called by big stack David "MonkeyBausss" Laka with in the small blind. An ace appeared on the flop and river of the board.

Eventually, Michael "imluckbox" Addamo also ran out of bullets on the same table when he shipped the small blind for 236,552 and was called by "L1VeYRdrEamS" in the big blind.

Michael "imluckbox" Addamo:
"L1VeYRdrEamS":

The board gave "L1VeYRdrEamS" a winning set.

Nov 12, 2020

Vousden Runs Out of Bullets

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

The betting action kicked off with a min-raise to 24,000 by Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden on the button and he was called by Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood in the small blind. Joao "Naza114" Vieira as the biggest stack of the remaining active players moved all-in from the big blind and Vousden called for 270,500 while Greenwood got out of the way.

Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden:
Joao "Naza114" Vieira:

It was a classic flip and Vieira was off to a decent start on the flop. Nothing changed on the turn and the river failed to improve Vousden, who was eliminated for the third time.