2015 PokerStars.fr EPT Season 11 Deauville

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.fr EPT Season 11 Deauville

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€543,700
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,841,600
Entries
592
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Big Blind Special for Somers

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Sylvain Mousnier raised to 1,050 from under the gun and was called by Roberto Gomez Ruiz on the button and PokerStars qualifier Fabrice Somers in the big blind. The Belgian check-called a continuation bet of 1,650 by Mousnier and Gomez Ruiz also stuck around on a flop of {A-Spades} {3-Hearts} {3-Spades}. Everybody then checked the {4-Spades} on the turn and the {A-Hearts} river triggered a bet of Somers.

The Belgian made it 7,300 and was called by Mousnier with {A-Clubs} {K-Spades} and Gomez Ruiz with {A-Hearts} {J-Spades}. Somers started cheering and then smashed his {5-Spades} {2-Spades} on the table - straight flush!

Player Chips Progress
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Fabrice Somers
70,000
70,000
70,000

Tags: Fabrice SomersRoberto Gomez RuizSylvain Mousnier

Guerrero Scores Double Knockout

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

The board read {Q-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{5-Spades} when we found Jimmy Guerrero, Jonathan Sitbon, and Kuljinder Sidhu all engaged in the hand. With a sizable pot already built, Guerrero was first to act and fired out a bet of 4,500. Sitbon flatted the bet, putting action on Sidhu. Sidhu raised all in over the top for 18,975. Guerrero went into the tank for quite some time before announcing a call. Sitbon called as well, leaving himself with right around 4,000 heading to the river.

Guerrero moved all in dark and after the {J-Diamonds} hit the felt, Sitbon quickly called for his own tournament life.

Sidhu: {Q-Spades}{10-Spades}
Sitbon: {A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Guerrero: {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

Sidhu's top pair of queens was ruled no good once Sitbon tabled his rivered nut flush. Unfortunately for Sitbon, completing his flush draw was still not enough to win the hand as Guerrero hit a winning full house on the turn. Guerrero scored the double knockout and now has a stack of about 72,000 heading into the second break.

Player Chips Progress
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Jimmy Guerrero
72,000
72,000
72,000
Profile photo of Kuljinder Sidhu gb
Kuljinder Sidhu
Busted
Profile photo of Jonathan Sitbon
Jonathan Sitbon
Busted

Tags: Jimmy GuerreroJonathan SitbonKuljinder Sidhu

Break started

Break: 20 min.

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Ladies Event Controversy: Runner Up Sabina Hiatullah Speaks Up

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Sabina Hiatullah finished second in the EPT Deauville Ladies Event and she came up with a creative idea to scare away the men that entered. Ultimately Hiatullah herself wasn't too bothered by her male competitors saying that they were not good players anyway.

Tags: Sarbina Hiatullah

Chip Counts from Around the Room

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jan Heitmann de
Jan Heitmann
85,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Rob Strong nl
Rob Strong
56,000
12,500
12,500
Profile photo of Salvatore Bonavena it
Salvatore Bonavena
50,000
5,000
5,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
50,000
5,000
5,000
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of John Eames gb
John Eames
42,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
37,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
34,000
4,000
4,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Olof Haglund se
Olof Haglund
30,000
Profile photo of Sotirios Koutoupas gr
Sotirios Koutoupas
27,000
3,000
3,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Pierre Neuville
25,000
-7,000
-7,000
Profile photo of Paul Berende nl
Paul Berende
25,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Steven Watts gb
Steven Watts
18,400
-6,200
-6,200
Profile photo of Vicente Delgado es
Vicente Delgado
17,300
Profile photo of Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Strouk Over Grospellier

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Action folded around to Laurent Strouk who limped from the cutoff. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier followed suit from the button and it folded over the big blind. He checked his option and the flop came down {J-Spades}{10-Clubs}{4-Spades}. The big blind checked again, prompting Strouk to fire out 700. Grospellier called and the big blind folded, leaving the duo heads up to the turn.

The dealer put out the {3-Spades} on fourth street and Strouk dropped out another bet for the same amount - 700. Grospellier called one more time and the {9-Spades} finished off the board. Strouk bet 2,500, Grospellier let it go, and Strouk took down the pot. He now has about 43,500 in chips while Grospellier's stack has fallen to around 48,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
48,000
-7,000
-7,000
Profile photo of Laurent Strouk fr
Laurent Strouk
43,500
43,500
43,500

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierLaurent Strouk

Always on the Grind

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Kevin MacPhee grinded online and then took the train from Amsterdam to Deauville today, immediately jumping into the tournament after his arrival. Another regular on the circuit that took advantage of the late registration, which lasts all day long, is Ognjen Sekularac.

Player Chips Progress
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Ognjen Sekularac
30,000
Profile photo of Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
30,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Kevin MacPheeOgnjen Sekularac