EPT Online 18: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo]
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2020 PokerStars EPT Online
EPT Online 18: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo]
Day: 1
It's Time for the Turbo PKO
It will be an action packed day on PokerStars today for EPT Online 18: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo]. With both turbo levels and a progressive knockout format driving action today, it's bound to be crazy through the day.
It all gets started at 3:05 p.m. eastern time, and players will start the day with 100,000 in chips. Blinds will increase every 6 minutes today, so players won't be able to sit around and wait for hands without losing significant chunks of their stack. It starts at 300/600/75 and players have a bit over an hour and a half of late registration to get into the game.
There's $500K guaranteed in the $1,050 EPT Online 18 and they'll play through to a winner today. PokerNews will be following the action bringing you exciting hands and chip counts throughout the day. Stay tuned here all day to find out who will be the Turbo PKO champion.
2020 PokerStars EPT Online Results So Far
| Date | Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 11th | EPT Online 01: $1,050 NLHE [Arena Championship] | 2,426 | $2,426,000 | "DON JOHAN" | $356,769 |
| November 9th | EPT Online 02: $10,300 PLO High Roller | 70 | $700,000 | Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau | $188,937 |
| November 8th | EPT Online 03: $5,200 High Roller | 131 | $655,000 | David "MonkeyBausss" Laka | $143,567 |
| November 9th | EPT Online 04: $530 NLHE | 1,139 | $569,500 | Tatiana "Mysters_Y" Barausova | $74,951 |
| November 9th | EPT Online 05: $1,050 Win the Button | 238 | $200,000 | Claas "SsicK_OnE" Segebrecht | $45,765 |
| November 11th | EPT Online 06: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] | 109 | $1,090,000 | Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski | $222,453 |
| November 10th | EPT Online 07: $2,100 NLHE PKO | 334 | $668,000 | Daniel “SmilleThHero” Smiljkovic | $113,490 |
| November 12th | EPT Online 08: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max] | 244 | $500,000 | Bert "girafganger7" Stevens | $87,984 |
| November 12th | EPT Online 09: $5,200 8-Game [High Roller] | 51 | $255,000 | "RaulGonzalez" | $100,050 |
| November 13th | EPT Online 10: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller] | 81 | $2,000,000 | Eelis “EEE27” Parssinen | $539,819 |
| November 13th | EPT Online 11: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Deep Stacks] | 637 | $637,000 | Daan “DaanOss” Mulders | $111,184 |
| November 14th | EPT Online 12: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max] | 733 | $733,000 | Fabian "!$eveeeeeeen!" Gumz | $107,343 |
| November 13th | EPT Online 13: $10,300 6+ Hold’em [6-Max High Roller] | 41 | $410,000 | Sam “Str8$$$Homey” Greenwood | $177,599 |
| November 14th | EPT Online 15: $10,300 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, High Roller] | 69 | $500,000 | Bert "girafganger7" Stevens | $186,238 |
Action Has Begun
The action is underway in EPT Online 18: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo]. There's a little more than 90 minutes of registration available, and already almost 300 players are in the mix.
Some Early Stacks
Action is now in Level 2 with blinds at 400/800/100 and there are 383 entries with 376 still in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,075 | |
|
98,350 | |
|
97,093 | |
|
95,942 | |
|
95,150 | |
|
87,468 |
Some Big STacks
Level 3: 600/1200/175
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
263,235 | |
|
|
212,662 | |
|
|
209,608 | |
|
204,463 | |
|
199,188 |
Beresford's Aces Cracked
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford raised to 2,300 from the hijack, and "AdVictoria" three-bet the cutoff to 7.5K. Beresford raised it back to 19.75K, and got the call to and all spade 
flop. Beresford bet 12,640 and got called and shoved the 
turn. "AdVictoria" called.
"AdVictoria": 
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford: 
Board: 
"AdVictoria" flopped it and the flush held for a big double, leaving Beresford on fumes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
204,634 | |
|
|
5,706 | -90,236 |
Roovers Gets There
Blinds: 700/1400/175
"Free100" raised the middle to 2.8K and Mark "Muntjesvader" Roovers reraised the cutoff to 8.4K and got the call to a flop of 
. They both checked to the 
turn where "Free100" bet 8.12K. Roovers smooth-called to the 
river where he shoved over a bet of 22.4K and got called. "Free100" had the best of it going in with queens, but Roovers flopped the set to take the lead and held for a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
177,160 | 82,010 |
|
77,816 |
Guarantee Cracked
There's more than 500 entries in the game now, with the prize pool currently sitting at $516,000 and growing. There's still just over an hour left in registration, so lots of time to get in the game.
Beresfford Busts and Rebuys
Blinds: 1000/2000/250
After having his aces cracked by a flopped nut flush early today, Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford lost the rest of his stack in a race against Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen. Beresford got the rest of it in with 
but couldn't get there against pocket threes, but he rebought for another 100K stack to try again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,514 | 208,046 |
|
|
100,000 | 94,294 |
Top Stacks at Break
On the first break, with just over 30 min of registration left, there are 609 entries with 501 players left in action. They'll return to play in Level 9 with blinds at 1500/3000/375.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
503,977 | |
|
444,275 | |
|
|
378,589 | |
|
|
363,183 | |
|
|
358,952 | 95,717 |