2014 PokerStars.it EPT Sanremo

€4,900 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.it EPT Sanremo

Final Results
Winner
Vicky Coren Mitchell
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
€476,100
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,600
Prize Pool
€2,480,872
Entries
556
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Geilich Makes The Nut Flush

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Ludovic Geilich
Ludovic Geilich

Raul Mestre raised to 525 from under the gun and Ludovic Geilich flat called from the cutoff to see the {5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} flop. Mestre continued for 600 and the Scotsman called to see the {6-Hearts} turn. The Spaniard check-called 1,525 and then bet the {A-Diamonds} river for 1,200. Geilich raised to 9,000 and got a quick call from Mestre, who held the {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Geilich then tabled the {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts} for a flush. After the hand was over, the Scotsman tried to explain that Mestre got away nicely. If there had been any flop action, by far more chips could have went into the middle of the table.

Player Chips Progress
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Raul Mestre
92,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
35,800
35,800
35,800

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Numbers Still Creeping Up

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

There are now 372 entrants for day 1b of which 339 currently still have chips in front of them.

A recent joiner, Michael Telker, is a great talker at the table so it will be interesting to see how his table mates reactant to his presence.

He certainly enjoyed himself at EPT Vienna .

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Huntly Flopped It

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Michael Kanaan, not to me mistaken for this fine gentleman, was just seen thinking for some time on a {2-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} board. His opponent Gordon Huntly was all in for 9,850.

Kanaan eventually called but would soon find out he was drawing dead. His {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} had no way of improving enough, as Huntly had {K-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a flush. The {7-Clubs}-river was there just for good measures, and Huntly doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Gordon Huntly
23,000
-7,000
-7,000

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Koren In Recovery Mode

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

On the {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} flop Artur Koren called a bet of 1,700 by his table neighbor and then bet the {K-Diamonds} turn for 2,300 after it was checked to him. The {4-Clubs} river gets checked through and the German tabled {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} as the winning hand. His opponent asked, "Should I have bet the river?" Koren replied with, "You probably should have. I was a little confused by your flop bet."

Player Chips Progress
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Artur Koren
16,000
3,000
3,000

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Chip Counts Last 4 Players

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
38,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier fr
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
36,000
Profile photo of Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
36,000
2,000
2,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
33,000
-1,500
-1,500
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
32,000
-6,000
-6,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
32,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
32,000
-18,000
-18,000
Profile photo of Vicky Coren Mitchell gb
Vicky Coren Mitchell
30,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
28,000
-2,000
-2,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
25,200
-5,300
-5,300
Profile photo of Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
25,000
4,000
4,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
17,000
Profile photo of Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
12,000
-1,200
-1,200
Profile photo of Elisabeth Hille no
Elisabeth Hille
2,250
-14,750
-14,750

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Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

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Not this time, Mister Jouhkimainen

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

We only joined the action on the {6-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} turn where Joni Jouhkimainen bet 3,000 and was called one seat over by Gianluca Escobar. The {4-Diamonds} on the river saw the Season 9 Barcelona finalist from Finland bet 10,000 and Escobar made the call with the {10-Spades}{10-Clubs} despite four diamonds on the board. Jouhkimainen was bluffing with the {K-Spades}{9-Clubs} and dropped back to starting stack.

On another table we saw the double up of Artur Koren to 13,000 with the {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades} preflop against pocket tens. The {9-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{4-Spades}{6-Clubs}{8-Clubs} board was not a threat for the German, but he is still short.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
29,000
29,000
29,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Artur Koren at
Artur Koren
13,000
-12,000
-12,000

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Litvinov Flips a Coin

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Artem Litvinov
Artem Litvinov

The floor had been called and as we reached the table the situation was being explained. The pot was 7,500 and the board was showing {6-Spades}{k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}.

There was a blue T5000 chip in front of one player who had said “Five” as he threw it in. Artem Litvinov was the man facing the bet and he desperately wanted it to be ruled a bet of 500 and not 5,000. The floor ruled that it would stand as a bet of 5,000.

Litvinov did not immediately fold however and he was now the centre of attention, trying to get some information from his opponent, talking him through what he might have and if maybe he had the best hand.

Litvinov then declared that he would flip a coin to decide whether to call or not. The player to his left reached into his pocket but had only notes. Then his opponent in the hand offered to give him a coin, bit that was plainly unacceptable to Litvinov. Eventually another player threw him a coin and called the clock at the same time.

The floor was still at the table and gave Litvinov a one minute countdown as the whole spectacle had been going on for several minutes. Litvinov tossed the coin, looked disappointed with the result and put the chip in to make the call.

“You win.” said his opponent who turned over {j-Clubs}{10-Spades}. Litvinov’s {q-Spades}{j-Spades} was the best hand after all and the pot was pushed his way.

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