During the seventh season of the European Poker Tour we first met Sarah Grant, and today she shared with us her story of how that first tournament went. The lively PokerNews and PokerStars Blog hostess explained that things were a lot different the Vilamoura stop in Season 7.
Level: 8
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Three players just busted, and one made his first appearance. Ivan Soshnikov, who won the EPT Prague Season 10 High Roller, entered and got 250,000 in chips to work with. As he walked into the room, three others left:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Some big action just went down over on Table 1, and Jorryt van Hoof got up from the table to fill us in on the details.
Fabian Quoss opened from under the gun and van Hoof was the first one to call. Vanessa Selbst over-called, and Scott Seiver called behind her. All other players joined in as well, and everyone saw the 
flop.
Both blinds checked to the initial raiser and Quoss continued with a bet of 25,000. Selbst made the call, and Seiver raised to 55,000. Action folded back to Quoss, and he made the call. Now Selbst reraised to 125,000. Action on Scott Seiver who pushed all in for 31,000 more. Quoss thought about it for some time before folding, and then Selbst somewhat reluctantly made the call.
Vanessa Selbst: 
Scott Seiver: 
Selbst was looking for a queen to bust her neighbor, but wouldn't get it. The 
fell on the turn and the 
completed the board on the river. Selbst still has a more than decent stack with 470,000 in chips, and Seiver plays a comparable stack with 450,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000 | -195,000 |
|
450,000 | 184,000 |
Stephen Chidwick had opened with a raise to an unknown amount before Morten Klein reraised to 23,500 on the button. Chidwick fired back with a reraise of his own and made it 47,500. Klein tanked for a bit, then called.
The flop came down 
, and Chidwick bet 36,000. Klein raised to 75,000, and Chidwick moved all in. With 61,000 behind, Klein shot up from his chair in disgust. Eventually, Klein gave it up and showed that he was laying down the 
. Chidwick didn't show.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | 125,000 |
|
61,000 |
From early position, John Juanda raised to 9,000. Talal Shakerchi called from middle position, Stephen Chidwick called from the cutoff seat, and then Ole Schemion reraised to 34,500 from the small blind. Juanda and Shakerchi both called the squeeze, and Chidwick folded.
The flop came down 
, and Schemion bet 33,000. Juanda folded, but Shakerchi called to see the land on the turn and pair the board. Both players checked, and the river was the 
. Both players checked again.
Schemion rolled over the 
for two pair, aces and kings, with a jack kicker. Shakerchi nodded and mucked his hand, giving Schemion the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000 | 75,000 |
|
337,000 | -38,000 |
|
|
325,000 | 67,000 |
|
140,000 | -110,000 |
After busting to Jorryt van Hoof, Fabian Quoss has reentered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
Fabian Quoss was just eliminated by 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event chip leader Jorryt van Hoof. Quoss had 
against van Hoof's 
, and the flop, turn, and river ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
We arrived as Sam Trickett from the small blind bet out 16,000 on a 
board. Timothy Adams in the big blind made the call, both Sven Reichardt (under the gun) and Ismail Erkenov (button) folded.
The river came the 
and Trickett checked. Adams now bet out 45,000 and action was on Trickett. Trickett cut out a call, than played with 143,000, but eventually ended up picking 183,000 and sliding it forward.
Minutes passed before Adams made his decision, but in the end he called. Trickett instantly showed 
and Adams mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000 | 230,000 |
|
|
75,000 | -265,000 |
Just before the last break, Max Altergott sent Kyle Julius to the rail. Here's how it happened:
After Julius checked the 
board, Altergott bet 26,000. Julius called, and the river completed the board with the 
. Julius checked, and Altergott put him all in — a bet for Julius' last 75,000 in chips. Julius sighed and made the call. Altergott tabled the for top pair, and Julius showed a losing .
Altergott increased to 360,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000 | 168,900 |
|
Busted |
