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

Dec 20, 2021

Vaitiekunas Doubles Through Chalot

Connor Richards

Level 19 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Benjamin "BC1989RF" Chalot opened to 60,000 from under the gun and Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas defended out of the big blind.

Vaitiekunas checked on the flop and called a bet of 80,625 from Chalot. Vaitiekunas checked again on the turn and Chalot bet 195,000. Vaitiekunas check-jammed with a stack of 615,037 and Chalot called with more.

Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas:
Benjamin "BC1989RF" Chalot:

Vaitiekunas was ahead with two pair and held for a double-up as the peeled off on the river.

Level: 19

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,750

Dec 20, 2021

Lyubovetskiy Sends Ventura to the Rail

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Connor Richards

Level 18 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy open-jammed a stack of about 1,800,000 from the small blind and Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura called in the big blind with a stack of 273,524.

Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy:
Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura :

The runout of didn't help either player and Lyubovetskiy won the pot with king-high to eliminate Ventura.

Dec 20, 2021

Top Five Stacks

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Connor Richards

Level 18 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Dec 20, 2021

Some Recent Eliminations

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Connor Richards

Level 18 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Level: 18

Blinds: 12,500/25,000

Ante: 3,250

Dec 20, 2021

Four-Bet Wins it for Lyubovetskiy

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Connor Richards

Level 17 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

A middle position player opened to 44,000 and Christian "eisenhower1" Jeppsson three-bet to 132,000 on the button.

Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy in the big blind then four-bet to 300,000 and both opponents folded.

Dec 20, 2021

Jeppsson Sees Suck-Out, Then Re-Sucks

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Connor Richards

Level 17 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

The under the gun player opened to 40,000 and Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk three-bet to 116,000 in middle position. Christian "eisenhower1" Jeppsson then cold four-bet shoved a stack of 489,630. The initial raiser folded and Brouk called.

Christian "eisenhower1" Jeppsson:
Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk:

Brouk was dominated but then took a massive lead when the flop came to give him a set. The on the turn gave Jeppsson additional outs with a straight draw, and he spiked the on the river to make the straight and be saved from elimination.