Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody just got familiar company from two of his fellow sponsored pros. Vanessa Rousso sat down to Cody's immediate left while Ville Wahlbeck is sitting a couple of seats over.
Rousso has great memories of the EPT Grand Final as she managed to notch up her biggest victory right here. Back in 2009 Rousso won the €25,000 High Roller for €532,500 after beating Randy Dorfman heads up.
Wahlbeck has had his share of results and his best year by far was 2009. Wahlbeck made four WSOP final tables and won the $10,000 8-Game Championship for $492,384.
The EPT Main Event structure gives players a ton of play throughout the tournament, but especially in the beginning there's no reason to rush. Because of this we haven't seen too many big pots but Sorel Mizzi just managed to lose a decent sized one.
The board read when Mizzi check-called a 3,500-chip bet after which his opponent showed . Mizzi was knocked down to 27,200 but that's nothing to be concerned about.
When we arrived at the table, James Mitchell and an opponent were heads up on a board of . Mitchell fired 8,000 into a pot of around 20,000, and his opponent tank-called.
Mitchell showed for top two pair, and his opponent flashed before mucking.
Mitchell, who just finished seventh in the EPT Berlin High Roller, now sits with more than double the starting stack.
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Chris Brammer's day didn't get any better. He was in no mood (understandably) to talk over his exit as it's not fun dusting off 10k in around three hours. He's one of five players to bust already today.
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Faced with a bet of 5,000 on board of , Freddy Deeb fired out five blue T5,000 chips. The bet was effectively 22,000 - the remainder of the player's stack - and the gentleman went deep into the tank.
He eventually folded, and Deeb tossed his cards into the muck. Deen, who finished 10th in the EPT6 Deauville Main Event, now sits with 48,000 chips.
The board read when Dan Smith fired out a bet by tossing in 5,200. We're sure how much Smith had announced but there was 2,750 in the pot. Lewis raised it up to 4,500 and Smith pondered for a while before tossing in the call.
Lewis showed and Smith apologized as he turned over .
"Sorry for the nitroll," Smith said as he raked in this big pot.
when Mizzi check-called a 3,500-chip bet after which his opponent showed 
. Mizzi was knocked down to 27,200 but that's nothing to be concerned about.![[user101598]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
. Mitchell fired 8,000 into a pot of around 20,000, and his opponent tank-called.
for top two pair, and his opponent flashed 
before mucking.
and Smith apologized as he turned over 
.
