For the first time ever, poker players around the world will be able to compete in a prestigious European Poker Tour (EPT) Main Event from the comfort of their homes.
Yep. EPT Online runs from Nov. 8-18 at PokerStars, with 20 events of varying buy-ins ranging from $215-$25,000 (just like a regular EPT schedule), and $20 million guaranteed in prizes.
For years, many of us have watched the EPT Live streams from our desks or armchairs and dreamed of one day being able to compete, and maybe, just maybe, win a title.
All of the players in this article have already done it. They’re EPT champions, but only Victoria Coren-Mitchell and Mikalai Pobal have ever won two EPT Main Events.
With the $5,200 EPT Online 8-Max, No Limit Hold’em Main Event kicking off on 15 November, we wondered: which former EPT Main Event winners are most likely to claim another title this time around?
There are more likely candidates than you’d imagine.
"artichik007" raised to 6,570 from the middle position and "AtanasPPP" three-bet to 20,100 from the late position. The action folded to "faza29" in the small blind who four-bet to 36,000. The action folded back to "AtanasPPP" who five-bet shoved for 157,475 which "faza29" called with the bigger stack.
"AtanasPPP":
"faza29":
The board ran out for "AtanasPPP" to bust with the lower two pair.
"xxxxusedomer" raised to 5,500 from the late position and was called by Rasmus "Powergolf" Zerr in the hijack and "titiprosop170" in the big blind.
The flop came , it was checked to "xxxxusedomer" who continued with a bet of 9,511 which only Zerr called.
The turn was the , "xxxxusedomer" bet 20,000 for Zerr to raise to 40,000 and was called.
The river completed the board with the , "xxxxusedomer" shoved for 111,434 which Zerr called with the bigger stack. "xxxxusedomer" tabled the for the bluff for Zerr to knock them out with the for the set of sevens.
"sia_dast" raised to 5,000 from the hijack and was called by "BRzRoll" in the small blind. "I'MalliN.3lli" three-bet shoved for 48,050 for "sia_dast" to four-bet to 98,600 and get the fold.
"I'MalliN.3lli":
"sia_dast":
The board ran out for "I'MalliN.3lli" to not get any help as "sia_dast" held with the higher kicker.
Bert "girafganger7" Stevens raised to 5,250 from the cutoff and "cantstopmeAA" three-bet to 25,225 from the button. The blinds folded and Stevens four-bet to 45,200 for "cantstopmeAA" to five-bet shove for 54,748 which Stevens called.
"cantstopmeAA":
Bert "girafganger7" Stevens:
The board ran out for Stevens to river two pair to bust "cantstopmeAA".
"PatrickV01" raised to 4,312 from the cutoff and was called by "nietzche" in the big blind.
The flop came , "PatrickV01" bet 3,813 and was check-called by "nietzche".
The turn was the , "nietzche" checked again. "PatrickV01" bet 9,312 and was called.
The river completed the board with the , "nietzche" checked for the last time. "PatrickV01" bet 21,312 and was called but "nietzche" mucked when "PatrickV01" tabled the for two pair.