Level: 5
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 250
2020 PokerStars EPT Online
EPT Online 16: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event]
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2020 PokerStars EPT Online
Buy-in
$5,200
Prize Pool
$6,520,000
Entries
1,304
Level
49
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
1,182
Players Left
351
Lau Busts "ModzillaPL"
Level 4
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Poland's "ModzillaPL" raised to 4,000 and was called by Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov on the button. Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau had other plans and made it 20,000 to go in the small blind, which prompted a four-bet to 55,200 by the initial raiser and a call from Lau.
Lau check-called a bet worth 38,742 on the 
flop and the 
turn was checked through. Following the 
river, Lau checked and "ModzillaPL" bet 137,600 with 1,781 behind. Those went in when Lau jammed and the Spaniard prevailed with the 
as "ModzillaPL" only had 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
516,147
240,123
|
240,123 |
|
295,782
-4,200
|
-4,200 |
|
Busted |
Kennedy Takes From Boika
Level 4
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Jay "Blackoid" Kennedy defended his big blind when facing an open raise to 3,392 by Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika and they checked to the 
turn. Kennedy check-called a bet of 3,214 and did so again on the 
river for 10,772.
Boika was caught bluffing the 
and Kennedy raked in the pot with 
for the second pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,607
-25,458
|
-25,458 |
|
||
|
280,613
28,338
|
28,338 |
|
||
Another Knockout for "zeisseli"
Level 4
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The open raise to 3,408 by "AdoptAMonkey" was called by "bisbiki78" from one seat over and "zeisseli" then three-bet to 16,000 on the button. A four-bet to 37,120 by the initial raiser followed and "zeisseli" came along.
The 
flop brought the check-shove by "AdoptAMonkey" and "zeisseli" called.
"AdoptAMonkey":
"zeisseli": 
Instead of the straight, "zeisseli" made a back door full house with the 
turn and 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
802,016
9,299
|
9,299 |
|
444,272
107,762
|
107,762 |
|
441,622
65,475
|
65,475 |
|
|
299,982
-2,301
|
-2,301 |
|
|
276,024
276,024
|
276,024 |
|
|
Busted |
Recent Casualties
Level 4
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Kennedy Enters the Fray
Level 4
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Just prior to the second scheduled break, #EPT4Charity Contest winner Jay "Blackoid" Kennedy has entered the field and was sent to a table filled with several notables. PokerStars Championship Macau winner Elliot "4rebmun" Smith and EPT Main Event Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika to name but two, along with high stakes regular and online poker coach Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis.
The current chip leader at the table is Argentina's Ivan "patasss" Balzano.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
528,309
528,309
|
528,309 |
|
|
456,065
456,065
|
456,065 |
|
|
||
|
270,967
270,967
|
270,967 |
|
|
252,275
252,275
|
252,275 |
|
|
||
|
219,912
-30,088
|
-30,088 |
|
|
124,071
124,071
|
124,071 |
Second Break of the Day
Level 4
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Out of a field of 664 entries, there are 629 players remaining and they have been sent on a scheduled five-minute break.
Hand Nearing Half a Million
Level 4
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Following a cutoff raise to 4,000 by Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois, Fintan "easywithaces" Hand three-bet to 17,600 from the small blind and was called by LeFrancois.
Hand made it 11,520 to go on the 
flop and check-called the turn for 49,152. The on the river was checked by both and Hand won the decent pot with 
for aces and nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
492,540
191,793
|
191,793 |
|
|
365,234
-44,719
|
-44,719 |
|
|
255,737
-27,808
|
-27,808 |
|
|
242,597
77,265
|
77,265 |
|
|
236,803
15,230
|
15,230 |
|
|
192,829
-76,495
|
-76,495 |
Navarro Jams Into Rudolph
Level 4
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Mario "t4t0PAGAU" Navarro made it 3,200 to go in the cutoff and picked up one caller on the button. Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph three-bt to 17,600 and Navarro was the only caller to a 
flop. Both players opted to check and Rudolph check-called for 21,600 on the 
turn.
The 
fell on the river and Rudolph check-folded when Navarro jammed for more than 62,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
838,709
6,260
|
6,260 |
|
475,587
98,447
|
98,447 |
|
|
294,216
212,191
|
212,191 |
|
244,741
-13,994
|
-13,994 |
|
186,422
-68,877
|
-68,877 |
|
147,127 |
Veldhuis Rises Without Showdown
Level 4
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis had lost some of his early profit and picked up more chips again right before the blinds went up. The Dutchman three-bet from 2,800 to 8,400 and subsequently called a four-bet to 28,700 by initial aggressor "Achilles591".
Veldhuis called 14,700 on the 
flop and the turn was checked to him, prompting a bet of 54,600 and a call from his opponent. On the 54h] river, "Achilles591" checked and folded to a shove or 210,653 total by Veldhuis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
486,338
3,321
|
3,321 |
|
|
409,953
20,766
|
20,766 |
|
270,494
20,494
|
20,494 |