EPT Online 16: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event] Day 2 | 2020 PokerStars EPT Online

11-16-2020 23:54 UTC

No Second EPT Main Event Title for Karmatckii

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

The action kicked off with a raise to 135,000 by "vip25459" in early position and EPT Sochi champion Arsenii "josef_shvejk" Karmatckii moved all-in for 1,287,124 in the hijack. The initial raiser made the call and Karmatckii was flipping for his tournament life.

Arsenii "josef_shvejk" Karmatckii:
"vip25459":

The flop immediately provided both overcards and Karmatckii was left with one out when the appeared on the turn. No miracle followed on the river ad that spelled the end for the Russian in 108th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
vip25459	3,881,236 2,091,324	2,091,324
Arsenii "josef_shvejk" Karmatckii	Busted

11-16-2020 23:56 UTC

Hoefer Next to Fall

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Paul "_pauL€FauL_" Hoefer had nursed a short stack since the bubble and managed to spin it up to nearly 1.4 million, which he then three-bet jammed out of the small blind. Button min-raiser "Ebaaa11" made the call and they were off to the races.

Paul "_pauL€FauL_" Hoefer:
"Ebaaa11":

On a board of , the jack appeared on the turn and Hoefer had to settle for 105th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ebaaa11	4,523,157 1,466,764	1,466,764
Paul "_pauL€FauL_" Hoefer	Busted

11-16-2020 23:58 UTC

Boeken Eliminated by "bigpapyboss"

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Another former EPT Main Event champion in contention was Noah "Exclusive" Boeken, who jammed a short stack of 570,380 on the button and was called by "bigpapyboss" in the big blind.

Noah "Exclusive" Boeken:
"bigpapyboss":

One of the two live cards hit on the and Boeken was eliminated in 100th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
bigpapyboss	2,592,993 2,592,993	2,592,993
Noah "Exclusive" Boeken	Busted

11-17-2020 00:03 UTC

Bruschi Busts in Three-Way All-In

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

The initial jam by Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi was worth 971,486 in the hijack and "tikidiii" then reshoved for 3,112,387 on the button. "Kohlrabi7" moved all in for more than 4 million and that resulted in the following three-way all-in.

Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi:
"tikidiii":
"Kohlrabi7":

The best hand preflop held on a board of and Bruschi became the 97th place finisher.

Player	Chips	Progress
tikidiii	7,316,260 7,316,260	7,316,260

Kohlrabi7	1,049,330 -2,695,092	-2,695,092
Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi	Busted

11-17-2020 00:06 UTC

Recent Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiwo	Busted
niek112	Busted
Aaron "AaronBeen" Been	Busted
Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov	Busted
Luckbox1326	Busted
Peter "pitabread189" Chien	Busted
JoseGuti	Busted
Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika	Busted

jhj0101	Busted
Ben_Apart	Busted
Achilles591	Busted
Jakob "Succeeed" Miegel	Busted
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	Busted

11-17-2020 00:09 UTC

Telker Busts "Matto 23"

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Michael "munchenHB" Telker opened the action with a min-raise to 120,000 in late position and "Matto 23" stuck their last 1,229,168 in from the cutoff. The remaining players opted to fold and Telker quickly called.

Michael "munchenHB" Telker:
"Matto 23":

On a board of , the kicker played and "Matto 23" hit the rail in 94th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael "munchenHB" Telker	4,313,152 2,316,668	2,316,668
Matto 23	Busted

11-17-2020 00:15 UTC

Tremzin Doubles Through Colillas; Christoforou Beats "Maxim737"

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

It had been smooth sailing ever since the bubble burst as Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas steadily built his stack. All that progress was just destroyed when the roller coaster of Gleb "Ti0373" Tremzin added another chapter with a four-bet jam and call for nearly 2.1 million.

Gleb "Ti0373" Tremzin:
Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas:

The flop went to Tremzin on a board of .

And there were more fireworks a few hands later, as Andreas "daskalos20" Christoforou also scored a double-up. His raise to 132,000 was three-bet to 630,000 by "Maxim737" and Daskalos called. On the flop, "Maxim737" bet 498,960 and called the shove of Christoforou for 2,152,307.

Andreas "daskalos20" Christoforou:
"Maxim737":

The turn and river provided no help to "Maxim737" and they had to fork over a decent portion of the stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin	6,394,630 1,233,892	1,233,892
Andreas "daskalos20" Christoforou	5,816,614 4,708,188	4,708,188
Dietrich "2pacnrw16" Fast	4,671,512 2,430,731	2,430,731
Gleb "Ti0373" Tremzin	4,292,724 -272,138	-272,138
chininhaltig	3,233,980 2,415,338	2,415,338
Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas	3,157,153 -1,773,742	-1,773,742
Bashov	2,278,942 -809,263	-809,263
Maxim737	1,387,179 -7,112,398	-7,112,398

Level: 26

Blinds: 35,000/70,000

Ante: 8,750

11-17-2020 00:20 UTC

"Bashov" Busts to Buldygin

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante

Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas won a pot of 2.52 million against Dietrich "2pacnrw16" Fast when his made back door trips nines and the Spaniard recovered some of the earlier losses.

In the next hand, "Bashov" got their stack of nearly 2.5 million in before the flop and they were flipping against Viacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin.

"Bashov":
Viacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin:

The suited ace struck on the flop and held thanks to the blank turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin	9,081,971
Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas	3,792,753
Dietrich "2pacnrw16" Fast	3,354,012
Bashov	Busted
NeNaZavode	Busted
SamuelBT	Busted
Scott "Aggro Santos" Margereson	Busted

11-17-2020 00:26 UTC

Break With 87 Remaining

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante

The goal for Day 2 is coming closer as just 87 players remain on the next scheduled five-minute break, only 72 of them will make the cut for the penultimate day.