2020 PokerStars EPT Online

EPT Online 16: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event]
Day: 1
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Event Info
2020 PokerStars EPT Online
Final Results
Winner
WhatIfGod
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$1,019,082
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,200
Prize Pool
$6,520,000
Entries
1,304
Level Info
Level
49
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,182
Players Left
351
Players Left 1 / 1,304
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Level: 4

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

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 {j-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Spades} flop and the {6-Clubs} 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
Profile photo of kalaisin? kz
kalaisin?
486,338
3,321
3,321
Profile photo of Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis
409,953
20,766
20,766
Profile photo of Andrey "Kot_Spartac" Kotelnikov ru
Andrey "Kot_Spartac" Kotelnikov
270,494
20,494
20,494

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 {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop. Both players opted to check and Rudolph check-called for 21,600 on the {j-Diamonds} turn.

The {j-Clubs} fell on the river and Rudolph check-folded when Navarro jammed for more than 62,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of ja.sam.gale hr
ja.sam.gale
838,709
6,260
6,260
Profile photo of Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph de
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph
475,587
98,447
98,447
Profile photo of Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot
Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot
294,216
212,191
212,191
Profile photo of Lee-dragon88 kr
Lee-dragon88
244,741
13,994
13,994
Profile photo of Jesper "KipsterDK" Hougaard dk
Jesper "KipsterDK" Hougaard
186,422
68,877
68,877
Profile photo of Mario "t4t0PAGAU" Navarro es
Mario "t4t0PAGAU" Navarro
147,127

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 {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop and check-called the {a-Spades} turn for 49,152. The {7-Diamonds} on the river was checked by both and Hand won the decent pot with {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for aces and nines.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Fintan "easywithaces" Hand
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand
492,540
191,793
191,793
Profile photo of Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis
365,234
44,719
44,719
Profile photo of Kalidou "KalidouSow" Sow
Kalidou "KalidouSow" Sow
255,737
27,808
27,808
Profile photo of Ben "Spraggy" Spragg
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg
242,597
77,265
77,265
Profile photo of Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas
Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas
236,803
15,230
15,230
Profile photo of Mikhail "innerpsy" Shalamov
Mikhail "innerpsy" Shalamov
192,829
76,495
76,495

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.

Blackoid Enters the Fray
Blackoid Enters the Fray
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ivan "patasss" Balzano ar
Ivan "patasss" Balzano
528,309
528,309
528,309
Profile photo of Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika by
Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika
456,065
456,065
456,065
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis gr
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis
270,967
270,967
270,967
Run It Once
Profile photo of Jay "Blackoid" Kennedy gb
Jay "Blackoid" Kennedy
252,275
252,275
252,275
Profile photo of Elliot "4rebmun" Smith ca
Elliot "4rebmun" Smith
219,912
30,088
30,088
Profile photo of Peter "Apathy123" Jetten ca
Peter "Apathy123" Jetten
124,071
124,071
124,071

Another Knockout for "zeisseli"

Level 4 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
AdoptAMonkey eliminated
AdoptAMonkey eliminated

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 {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{7-Spades} flop brought the check-shove by "AdoptAMonkey" and "zeisseli" called.

"AdoptAMonkey": {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
"zeisseli": {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

Instead of the straight, "zeisseli" made a back door full house with the {7-Clubs} turn and {8-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andres "wisopekeño!" Gonzalez es
Andres "wisopekeño!" Gonzalez
802,016
9,299
9,299
Profile photo of zeisseli fi
zeisseli
444,272
107,762
107,762
Profile photo of WhatIfGod
WhatIfGod
441,622
65,475
65,475
Profile photo of Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov ru
Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov
299,982
2,301
2,301
Profile photo of Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau hk
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
276,024
276,024
276,024
Profile photo of AdoptAMonkey gb
AdoptAMonkey
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 {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} turn. Kennedy check-called a bet of 3,214 and did so again on the {7-Hearts} river for 10,772.

Boika was caught bluffing the {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Kennedy raked in the pot with {q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for the second pair.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika by
Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika
430,607
25,458
25,458
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jay "Blackoid" Kennedy gb
Jay "Blackoid" Kennedy
280,613
28,338
28,338

Lau Busts "ModzillaPL"

Level 4 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
ModzillaPL eliminated
ModzillaPL eliminated

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 {q-Clubs}{7-Spades}{5-Spades} flop and the {q-Hearts} turn was checked through. Following the {q-Diamonds} river, Lau checked and "ModzillaPL" bet 137,600 with 1,781 behind. Those went in when Lau jammed and the Spaniard prevailed with the {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} as "ModzillaPL" only had {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau hk
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
516,147
240,123
240,123
Profile photo of Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov ru
Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov
295,782
4,200
4,200
Profile photo of ModzillaPL pl
ModzillaPL
Busted