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

Dec 19, 2021

Triple-Up for Christoforou

Connor Richards

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

A player in middle position opened to 8,000 and Andreas "daskalos20" Christoforou three-bet jammed a stack of 78,056 from the hijack. Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk cold-called in the cutoff and Michel "FreeLancerZZ" Dattani four-bet jammed for 253,584 on the button. The action folded back to Brouk, who folded.

Andreas "daskalos20" Christoforou:
Michel "FreeLancerZZ" Dattani:

The pocket tens of Christoforou held up as the board ran out to save him from elimination and earn him a triple-up.

Dec 19, 2021

Petrone Wins Flip to Eliminate Opponent

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Ramiro "ramastar88" Petrone opened to 8,000 in middle position and "Faboulus888" three-bet shoved a stack of 70,201 from the button. The action folded back to Petrone, who called with the opponent covered.

"Faboulus888":
Ramiro "ramastar88" Petrone:

It was a coin flip heading to the runout of , which left Petrone's eights as the best hand to send his opponent to the rail.

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Dec 19, 2021

Top Five Stacks

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante

Dec 19, 2021

Players Take Another Break

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante

Players are on another five-minute break.

Dec 19, 2021

Bottom Pair Good for Oliver

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante

Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford opened to 6,600 from under the gun and Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver called out of the small blind, as did "mihic111" in the big blind.

All three players checked on the flop and "mihic111" bet 16,000 on the turn. Beresford called and Oliver raised to 49,500. Only Beresford called.

Beresford checked on the river and Oliver checked back before showing the winner with for bottom pair.

Dec 19, 2021

Mattsson Takes Pot Off Salas

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante

Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson opened to 6,900 in middle position and a player in the small blind flat-called. Damian "pampa27" Salas in the big blind then three-bet to 28,111 and only Mattsson called.

Salas checked on the flop of and Mattsson fired a bet of 16,531. Salas laid it down.

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,750/3,500

Ante: 450

Dec 19, 2021

"Sajanas23" Calls Down

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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.

"Sajanas23" checked a third time on the river and "Faboulus888" checked back. "Sajanas23" showed for a pair of aces to win the pot.

Dec 19, 2021

Watson Wins Some from Ventura

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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.