EPT Online 12: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max]
Day 2 Started
2020 PokerStars EPT Online
EPT Online 12: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max]
Day: 2
Final Day of Progressive Knockout Play
It's time for the final day of play in EPT Online 12: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max]. On yesterday's Day 1, a starting field of 733 entries built a prize pool of $733,000, more than $200K over the guarantee. When the dust settled on Day 1, there were still 44 players sitting with chips in front of them.
Those 44 players return today to finish it off on Day 2. A total of 95 players got paid in this one, so some of the players who busted near the end of last night walked away with money in hand, including Paul "Fold Machiii" Dando, Peter "twirlpro" Turmezy, Pedro "NutsInMacadá" Ivars, and Toby "sadface11" Joyce.
Leading the way into Day 2 is Japanese player "shiromeneko" with a whopping stack of nearly 5.5 million. Their next closest competitor is "texaspl" from Poland, but they are playing a bit more than 3.7 million. PokerStars ambassador Kalidou "KalidouSow" Sow also bagged a nice stack on Day 1, and will bring more than 2 million chips to Day 2 as the 9th place stack to start the day.
The Top Ten Stacks
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shiromeneko | Japan | 5,435,595 |
| 2 | texaspl | Poland | 3,734,533 |
| 3 | 0Adas0 | Poland | 3,044,583 |
| 4 | Arturs "ARTSchGamble" Scerbaks | Germany | 2,984,587 |
| 5 | Joao "Naza114" Vieira | Netherlands | 2,862,433 |
| 6 | boerni21 | Hungary | 2,694,961 |
| 7 | Jakob "Succeeed" Miegel | Austria | 2,523,864 |
| 8 | Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski | Brazil | 2,409,254 |
| 9 | Kalidou "KalidouSow" Sow | United Kingdom | 2,366,626 |
| 10 | Ivan "zufo16" Zufic | Croatia | 2,279,762 |
Sow's online teammate Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis also made the Day 2 cut. He spent a good portion of the latter part of Day 1 in the top ten, with Sow farther down the list, but at the end of the day, the two switched positions. Veldhuis still brings more than 1 million chips to Day 2 though, which gives him more than 40 bigs to work with.
Action on Day 2 kicks off at 1:05 p.m. eastern time with blinds at 12.5K/25K/3.25K for a few minutes, before they move to 15K/30K/3.75K. Blinds change every 20 minutes to start the day, but levels will switch to 30 minutes at Level 34. PokerNews will be on the virtual floor bringing you the action until a champion is crowned later today.
Final Day Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,435,595 | |
|
3,734,533 | |
|
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3,044,583 | |
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2,984,587 | |
|
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2,862,433 | |
|
2,694,961 | |
|
2,523,864 | |
|
|
2,409,254 | |
|
2,366,626 | |
|
|
2,279,762 | |
|
2,145,988 | |
|
|
2,066,147 | |
|
1,969,985 | |
|
1,857,492 | |
|
1,806,426 | |
|
1,741,327 | 695,340 |
|
1,728,439 | 710,268 |
|
1,709,161 | |
|
|
1,675,236 | |
|
|
1,629,329 | |
|
|
1,526,989 | |
|
|
1,423,926 | |
|
1,371,536 | -841,031 |
|
1,348,147 | |
|
|
1,344,994 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,250
Day 2 Has Begun
Level 21
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
Cards are now in the air in Day 2 of EPT Online 12: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max]. Action begins with a few minutes left in Level 21 with blinds at 12.5K/25K/3.25K.
Jedlicka Chips Up
Level 21
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
"0Adas0" opened to 55K from under the gun, and Stefan "mindgamer" Jedlicka defended the big blind to the 
flop. They both checked to the 
turn, where Jedlicka fired 99.4K. "0Adas0" called, and called again for 75K on the 
river. Jedlicka showed 
and took it down when "0Adas0" mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,808,683 | -235,900 |
|
836,864 | 204,900 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,750
Down to 41 Left
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
Three quick eliminations on Day 2 have the field down to 41 now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
"IExPlayI" Gets There for Double
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
"0Adas0" shoved a covering stack in the small blind, and "IExPlayI" called from the big to put themselves at risk.
"IExPlayI": 
"0Adas0": 
Board: 
"0Adas0" had a dominating ace, but "IExPlayI" got there with a runner-runner straight to stay alive with a double. Meanwhile, on another table, the elimination of "hafffi" and Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis brings it down to 39.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,943,030 | 134,347 |
|
|
708,656 | -420,422 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
"IExPlayI" Busts
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
After doubling, then chipping up to over 1 million, "IExPlayI" got eights into queens and couldn't get there, ending their day in 39th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,409,991 | 1,264,003 |
|
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Busted |