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 20:32 UTC

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas "daskalos20" Christoforou	252,168 252,168	252,168
Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk	209,394 209,394	209,394
Michel "FreeLancerZZ" Dattani	175,528 175,528	175,528

12-19-2021 20:25 UTC

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramiro "ramastar88" Petrone	291,368
Faboulus888	Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

12-19-2021 20:10 UTC

Top Five Stacks

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Connor Richards

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Kraskata85	672,788 124,138	124,138
Rusiancheeck	634,191
Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura	618,623 295,249	295,249
KillmeBe4Chr	615,453
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann	612,725 362,725	362,725

12-19-2021 19:56 UTC

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.

12-19-2021 19:48 UTC

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	317,700 317,700	317,700
mihic111	237,141 237,141	237,141
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	73,830 73,830	73,830

12-19-2021 19:39 UTC

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson	341,500 91,500	91,500
Damian "pampa27" Salas	110,199

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,750/3,500

Ante: 450

12-19-2021 19:28 UTC

"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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sajanas23	233,953
Faboulus888	172,845

12-19-2021 19:18 UTC

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.

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

Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura	323,374