2021 PokerStars EPT Online

Event #18: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Super High Roller], $500k Gtd - Trophy Event #10
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 PokerStars EPT Online

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$81,432
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$690,000
Entries
69
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
69
Players Left
9

Shakerchi Spikes Two-Outer to Oust Leonard

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 625 ante

Before the blinds went up, Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi opened to 9,630 from middle position and Patrick "pads1161" Leonard moved all-in for 89,870 on the button. Action folded back to Shakerchi who called.

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}

The two were flipping and Leonard vaulted ahead on the {k-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop. The {10-Diamonds} turn left Leonard one card away from the double, but the {8-Diamonds} spiked the river to give the pot to Shakerchi and leave Leonard with no chips.

Player Chips Progress
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi gb
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi
375,528
375,528
375,528
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard
Busted

Gusma Finds River Help to Takes Levinskas' Bounty

Level 7 : 2,250/4,500, 550 ante

Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas opened to 9,000 from the cutoff and Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma three-bet to 27,000 on the button. Levinskas then jammed in his 101,451 chips and Gusma called.

Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}

The {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop kept Levinskas ahead but gave Gusma a Broadway draw. The {2-Spades} turn changed nothing, but the {j-Diamonds} came down on the river to knock out Levinskas and send his bounty and chips over to Gusma.

Player Chips Progress
Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma br
Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma
621,127
Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas
Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas
Busted

Astedt Claims Mattsson's Bounty

Level 5 : 1,800/3,600, 450 ante

Niklas "Lena900" Astedt opened to 7,920 from the cutoff and Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson defended the big blind.

On the {k-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop, Mattsson check-raised a 5,198 bet up to 17,649. Astedt called.

The {6-Hearts} turn brought a bet of 35,667 from Mattsson and Astedt called.

The {q-Hearts} completed the board and Mattsson shoved in his 113,050 stack. Astedt called again.

Mattsson showed top pair with {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, but it was no good against the {k-Spades}{8-Hearts} flopped two pair for Astedt. Astedt took the bounty and Mattsson re-entered.

Player Chips Progress
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
472,591
222,591
222,591
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson
250,000

Beresford Pips Theologis to Extend Lead

Level 5 : 1,800/3,600, 450 ante

Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford opened to 7,360 from the hijack, "grinder1992" three-bet to 24,640 on the button, and Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis four-bet to 64,000 in the big blind. Beresford then jammed, "grinder1992" folded, and Theologis called for his 262,000 chips.

Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Theologis was pipped and was all but gone on the {q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop. Needing only running jacks to survive, the {a-Diamonds} and {6-Hearts} completed the board to knock him out for the third time early in the tournament, and leave him without any re-entries. Meanwhile, Beresford extends his chip lead and takes the bounty.

Player Chips Progress
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford
920,260
302,242
302,242
grinder1992 bg
grinder1992
224,930
-25,070
-25,070
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis
Busted

Gierse Rivers Broadway to Knock Out Theologis

Level 4 : 1,600/3,200, 400 ante

Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis opened to 7,000 from middle position and Marius "DEX888" Gierse three-bet to 28,000 from the small blind. Theologis called and the two saw a flop.

The flop came {k-Spades}{j-Spades}{5-Hearts} which saw a 20,097 bet from Gierse and a call from Theologis.

The {3-Diamonds} turn saw a bet and a call for 47,600 and on the {10-Hearts} river, Theologis called off his 88,727 stack after Gierse jammed.

Theologis rivered two pair with {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, but the same river gave Gierse Broadway wth {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} as he knocked out Pwndidi, who was forced to re-enter.

Player Chips Progress
Marius "DEX888" Gierse
Marius "DEX888" Gierse
613,532
273,157
273,157
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis
250,000

Straight Over Two Pair for Beresford

Level 3 : 1,400/2,800, 350 ante

Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford opened to 5,520 on the button and "kZhh" raised to 25,200 from the small blind. Beresford called.

The {j-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{6-Spades} flop saw Beresford call a 37,332 bet.

On the {k-Spades} turn, "kZhh" check-called for 42,756.

The {3-Hearts} completed the board and after "kZhh" checked, Beresford bet 183,898 which represented almost his entire stack. "kZhh" jammed and Beresford called for only 2,400 more.

Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford: {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
"kZhh": {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The turn brought two pair for "kZhh", but also brought a straight for Beresford and he took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford
587,672
337,672
337,672
kZhh hu
kZhh
41,716
-208,284
-208,284

The 2021 PokerStars EPT Online Event #18: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Super High Roller], $500k Gtd - Trophy Event #10 Begins Today

EPT Online
EPT Online

The 2021 PokerStars EPT Online continues at PokerStars, and Event #18: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Super High Roller], $500k Gtd - Trophy Event #10 will begin shortly.

This is a two-day event with Day 1 kicking off at 1:05 p.m. ET. All blind levels will be 20-minutes in length and the late registration period will remain open for the first five hours of play, with a maximum of two re-entries per player.

A 250,000 stack size is given to each runner at the start of the day and play will continue until the players are in the money. The second day will be held tomorrow at 1:05 p.m. ET and will play down to a winner.

This is a progressive KO tournament, meaning if someone is eliminated, the player who knocked them out will collect half their bounty as a prize with the other half being added to their personal bounty. In this tournament, a progressive bounty of at least $2,500 will be awarded for each player eliminated.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing live updates, so stay tuned for all the action coming up soon.