Stephen Chidwick joins the PokerNews Podcast to talk about Season 10 of the European Poker Tour, goal setting, and getting ready for both the World Series of Poker, and Spring Championship of Online Poker. Rich and Donnie discuss the finale of Season XII of the WPT, scheduling conflicts, and more.
Hand #17: Sebastian von Toperczer opened the hijack with for 120,000. Karlsson had but he folded, just like everyone else.
Hand #18: Salter opened the cutoff with for 135,000. Everyone folded and the pot went to Salter.
Hand #19: Action folded to Roca in the cutoff who opened for 125,000 with . Everyone folded and yet another "raise and take it".
Hand #20: Kenny Hicks under the gun raised it up to 120,000 holding . Roca folded his pocket fours but Antonio Buonanno in the small blind with made it 305,000. Action back to Hicks who shoved all in for 1,895,000. Buonanno needed to add 1,590,000 to call, but didn't as he mucked after about two minutes of thinking.
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Hand #14: Magnus Karlsson in the hijack made it 105,000 with . Antonio Buonanno on the button with raised it up to 225,000. This scared away both blinds, but Karlsson made the call.
on the flop and Karlsson checked. Buonanno checked behind and the free fell on the turn. Karlsson was drawing dead by now, but no way of knowing it. Both players checked the turn.
The on the river made Karlsson check again. Buonanno bet 200,000. Karlsson said "This is so weird! Do you have aces?" Karlsson did eventually call, but mucked upon seeing Buonanno's hand.
Hand #15: Sebastian von Toperczer limped the button with . Kenny Hicks made it 165,000 with . Jack Salter folded in the big blind and Topczer decided to make the call.
The flop was and Hicks bet 150,000 and von Topczer quickly folded.
Hand #16: Von Toperczer picked up in the cutoff and raised to 100,000. Kenny Hicks folded on the button and von Toperczer picked up the pot.
Antonio Buonanno and Sebastian Bredthauer sit waiting on a row of chairs with their backs to the stage. They look like they’re waiting to be called in for a doctor’s appointment. Bredthauer is suffering from something quite serious. Serious enough for him to chew gum nervously and sway back and forth while his girlfriend Francesca rubs his neck and shoulders. Then again Francesca, dressed in a sunburst dress and finding it hard not to smile, seems prepared for better news. Meanwhile in front of the stage, Jack Salter is ready for his close up, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
Hand #11: Jack Salter opened in the cutoff for 115,000. Mayu Roca on the button made the call holding the , his other card didn't get picked up by the scanners initially. Later it was revealed he had .
Heads up to the flop: and Salter made trips. Salter didn't make a continuation bet though, he checked to Roca. Roca checked behind and the fell on the turn. Salter now did bet out, 155,000 into 340,000. Roca made the call.
on the river ands with 650,000 in the pot, Salter bet out 365,000 growing the pot to 1,015,000. Roca thought about it for a little bit, and then folded.
With that hand Salter took over the chip lead again playing 4,545,000 in chips.
Hand #12: Jack Salter opened the hijack with for 115,000 while still stacking the chips he won in the last hand. Magnus Karlsson on the button with the dominating made the call.
on the flop and 340,000 in the middle. Both players flopped a gutshot and Salter continued with a 145,000 bet. Karlsson folded, and said "Friendly! You had it"
Hand #13: Salter opened under the gun plus one with for 115,000. Moennig, with fewer than twenty big blind,found on the button and shipped it in. 935,000 in total, 820,000 for Salter to call.
"This is such a stupid raise" said Salter who actually had a hand for once. He did fold in the end. "This was the biggest laydown of my life" he said. "I had two of the same, that's not shit. You'll see!" he added.
The Skrill Last Longer competition has been being held at each stop on this season’s EPT, of which they’re an official sponsor.
Here at the final table, just three Skrillees remain in the race in Malte Moennig, Antonio Buonanno, and Jack Salter.
The promotion is simple – players sign up for the promotion either online (preregistration is available) or at the Skrill booth (which will be present at each stop); don a Skrill patch; and then aim to be the last man or woman standing. The last player remaining will then receive their buy-in back via their Skrill account.
It's the last stop of Season 10, and that means it's the last Skill Last Longer competition of the season. On Day 1a, 214 players took their shot at poker glory on Day 1a, and of them 31 players participated in the contest, which was 14% of the field. Day 1b saw 41 players register, which was 10% of that starting field.
While Skrill upped the ante for Season 10 with a bigger branding initiative, it wasn't their first appearance on the EPT; as a matter of fact, they were a sponsor of Season 8 and have held previous “Last Longer” promotions.
The company’s website provides a bit more information on Skrill, which rebranded from Moneybookers back in 2010:
“Skrill has been moving money digitally since 2001. We offer online payment solutions for businesses and consumers, allowing them to pay and get paid globally. Over 36 million account holders already trust Skrill. Our customers can send and receive money worldwide in 200 countries and 40 currencies, securely and at low cost, without revealing their personal financial details. Your business will benefit from our worldwide payment network with over 100 payment options. Whether through a simple one-step integration or a fully-tailored payment solution. Whoever you are, however you like to pay or get paid, trust Skrill to make your online payments simpler, faster and safer.”
Headquartered in London, Skrill is looking to make their presence known in the poker world with a commitment to customer satisfaction through innovation and service. Not only that, they’re looking to be more than just a company by becoming a trusted and respected member of the poker community.
Jack Salter & Sebastian Bredthauer shakes hands after his elimination
Hand #10: Jack Salter raised to 115,000 from the cutoff with . Sebastian Bredthauer moved all in from the button with and Salter called.
The flop came and Bredthauer flopped a gutshot while the turn gave him chop outs but the came on the river and Bredthauer, who qualified online for just 100 FPP, went out in 8th place.
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for 120,000. Karlsson had 
but he folded, just like everyone else.
for 135,000. Everyone folded and the pot went to Salter.
. Everyone folded and yet another "raise and take it".
. Roca folded his pocket fours but Antonio Buonanno in the small blind with 
made it 305,000. Action back to Hicks who shoved all in for 1,895,000. Buonanno needed to add 1,590,000 to call, but didn't as he mucked after about two minutes of thinking.
. Antonio Buonanno on the button with 
raised it up to 225,000. This scared away both blinds, but Karlsson made the call.
on the flop and Karlsson checked. Buonanno checked behind and the free 
fell on the turn. Karlsson was drawing dead by now, but no way of knowing it. Both players checked the turn.
. Kenny Hicks made it 165,000 with 
. Jack Salter folded 
in the big blind and Topczer decided to make the call.
and Hicks bet 150,000 and von Topczer quickly folded.
in the cutoff for 115,000. Mayu Roca on the button made the call holding the 
and Salter made trips. Salter didn't make a continuation bet though, he checked to Roca. Roca checked behind and the 
on the river ands with 650,000 in the pot, Salter bet out 365,000 growing the pot to 1,015,000. Roca thought about it for a little bit, and then folded.
made the call.
for 115,000. Moennig, with fewer than twenty big blind,found 
. Sebastian Bredthauer moved all in from the button with 