Event #32: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Event #Main Event], $1.5M Gtd - Trophy Event #17 Day 1 | 2021 PokerStars EPT Online

12-19-2021 18:47 UTC

Mike "SirWatts" Watson Off to Strong Start

Connor Richards

Level 3 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

Mike "SirWatts" Watson has an early lead as one of the biggest stacks in the tournament with 582,532 chips, more than double the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	582,532 332,532	332,532

12-19-2021 18:58 UTC

Martirosian Shoves River

Connor Richards

Level 3 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian opened to 5,000 from under the gun and "tohazzz" three-bet to 15,000 from the cutoff. Martirosian called.

Martirosian checked on the flop and "tohazzz" bet 11,468. Martirosian check-raised to 35,000 and his opponent called.

Martirosian bet 34,568 on the turn and "tohazzz" called. Martirosian then shoved all-in for 130,349 on the river and "tohazzz" exhausted their time bank before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian	304,235 304,235	304,235

tohazzz	150,436 150,436	150,436

12-19-2021 18:59 UTC

Players on First Break

Connor Richards

Level 3 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

Players are on their first five-minute break of the day.

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,250/2,500

Ante: 325

12-19-2021 19:07 UTC

Some Early Big Stacks

Connor Richards

Level 4 : 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika	590,960 590,960	590,960

Mike "SirWatts" Watson	563,117 -19,415	-19,415

Kraskata85	548,650 548,650	548,650
Papo MC "[Papo]AR"	546,218

Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez	540,093 540,093	540,093

12-19-2021 19:14 UTC

Flop Bet Wins it for Martirosian

Connor Richards

Level 4 : 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

"AdoptAMonkey" opened to 5,120 in the cutoff and Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian three-bet to 24,000 from the small blind. "AdoptAMonkey" called.

Martirosian continued with a bet of 17,160 on the flop of and his opponent folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian	295,735 -8,500	-8,500

AdoptAMonkey	230,515

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 375

12-19-2021 19:18 UTC

Watson Wins Some from Ventura

Connor Richards

Level 5 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura opened to 5,500 from the hijack and Mike "SirWatts" Watson three-bet to 20,000 as the player next to act. The action folded back around to Ventura, who laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	581,992 18,875	18,875

Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura	323,374

12-19-2021 19:28 UTC

"Sajanas23" Calls Down

Connor Richards

Level 5 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

"Sajanas23" opened to 5,500 from early position and "Faboulus888" three-bet to 16,250 as the player next to act. "Sajanas23" called.

"Sajanas23" checked on the "Faboulus888" bet 9,713. "Sajanas23" called. "Sajanas23" checked again on the turn and "Faboulus888" fired a bet of 37,500. "Sajanas23" again called.