2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
€930,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,786,950
Entries
987
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Max Lykov Doubles Up Through Heinzelmann

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Max Heinzelmann is losing pot after pot at the moment.

He just raised it up on the button to 200,000 and Max Lykov moved all-in from the big blind for 1,600,000. Heinzelmann super-snap-called and we had a showdown.

Heinzelmann{4-Diamonds} {4-Spades}
Lykov{6-Diamonds} {6-Spades}

Lykov doubles up and he is still in contention to be our double EPT winner.

Tags: Max HeinzelmannMax Lykov

Liu Takes Another, Smaller, Chunk Out of Heinzelmann

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Xuan Liu min-raised under the gun and Max Heinzelmann called from the big blind to see a {q-Spades}{6-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop, which he checked. He called the 250,000 continuation bet from Liu, before checking the {2-Diamonds} turn and {9-Diamonds} river as well. Both times Liu checked behind, and turned over {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Heinzelmann showed {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts} for a flopped straight draw that had gone nowhere, and Liu took the pot.

Tags: Xuan LiuMax Heinzelmann

Liu Rivers Heinzelmann

Max Heinzelmann had opened preflop and then called Xuan Liu's 3-bet to see a flop of {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, Heinzelmann checked and then called a bet of 530,000 from his opponent. Both checked the {9-Diamonds} turn and the river was the {10-Clubs} - Heinzelmann now bet 1,305,000 only for Liu to click it back to him, making it 2,610,000. The commentators debated that she had back-doored into something and when Heinzelmann made the call, we saw she had - turning over {k-Hearts}{q-Spades} for the rivered nut straight.

Liu has taken a big chunk of Heinzelmann's stack with that pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
11,320,000
3,715,000
3,715,000
Profile photo of Max Heinzelmann
Max Heinzelmann
4,200,000
-3,610,000
-3,610,000

Tags: Xuan LiuMax Heinzelmann

Francesco de Vivo Eliminated in 5th Place (€220,000)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Francesco De Vivo
Francesco De Vivo

The action folded around to Xuan Liu in the small blind. Given her opponent in the big blind was short stacked her two options were to fold or shove. She decided to shove and Francesco de Vivo decided to call.

It was the battle of the trash.

Liu{j-Hearts} {4-Diamonds}
de Vivo{q-Spades} {9-Hearts}

Board: {4-Hearts} {2-Spades} {7-Spades} {a-Clubs} {5-Clubs}

Within the blink of an eye we have lost all of our Italians.

Tags: Francesco de VivoXuan Liu

Massimiliano Manigrasso Eliminated in 6th Place (€170,000)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Massimiliano Manigrasso
Massimiliano Manigrasso

Massimiliano Manigrasso has just been eliminated in 6th place and it was a cooler. Manigrasso raised to 275,000 and Rupert Elder popped it up to 625,000 from the button. Manigrasso immediately moved all-in and Elder immediately called. When Manigrasso saw the cards of Elder he was distraught.

Manigrasso{q-Clubs} {q-Diamonds}
Elder{k-Spades} {k-Clubs}

Board: {2-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {j-Spades} {7-Clubs}

Manigrasso leaves us and Elder is our huge chip leader.

Tags: Massimiliano ManigrassoRupert Elder

Costantino Russo Eliminated in 7th Place (€125,000)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Costantino Russo
Costantino Russo

Xuan Liu raised to 200,000 and Costantino Russo made the all in move. It was passed back to Liu and the young Canadian quickly made the call.

Liu: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Russo: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}

The door card was the {A-Clubs} then followed by a board of {6-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{3-Spades}{10-Spades}, and Liu has solidified her place in 3rd place. Russo goes home with €125,000

Tags: Costantino RussoXuan Liu

More for Massimiliano

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Francesco De Vivo opened in early position and fellow countryman (and fellow relative short stack) Massimiliano Manigrasso called on the button to see a {j-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop. De Vivo checked to Manigrasso who bet 285,000 and De Vivo called, before both checked down the {5-Spades} turn and {9-Hearts} river. Maingrasso revealed a surprisingly premium {q-Spades}{10-Spades} for top pair, and it was good enough to take the pot.

Tags: Francesco De VivoMassimiliano Manigrasso

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