Table 3 is the action table. With Annette Obrestad having already eliminated a player barely minutes before, it was time for Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden to do the same.
Roberto Romanello had bet 1,700 on the turn of a board before Nico Janke made it 3,500. Lodden cold-called and Romanello also made the call.
The river was the and Romanello checked, Janke bet 10,000 and Lodden moved all in for about 25,000. Romanello thought briefly before folding and Janke made the call.
Janke:
Lodden:
Lodden's rivered straight meant the end of the tournament for Janke while Romanello revealed he'd folded a set of twos.
Two aggressive Norwegians sitting next to each other with massive stacks? Sounds interesting.
One week ago, Max Greenwood finished runner up to Ole Schemion in the EPT10 Sanremo €10,000 High Roller. Max is in today's field, and so is his brother, Sam.
Can Sam follow in his brother's footsteps and make a deep run? Well he did just win a pot against another EPT regular in Artem Litvinov.
We picked up the action on a flop when Litvinov bet 1,100 from the cutoff and Greenwood called from the button. The turn saw Litvinov check-call a bet of 2,525, and then he checked the river. Greenwood kept the pressure on with a bet of 4,500, and it did the trick as Litvinov released his hand.
With 5,500 in the pot and a board reading , the USA's Eric Brix bet 2,500 from the hijack and received a call from Team PokerStars Pro Christophe de Meulder in the cutoff. When the completed the board on the river, Brix slowed down with a check and de Meulder followed suit.
Briz tabled the for two pair, but it was no good as de Meulder held a bigger two pair with the .
There was an under the gun raise before Raphael Tykoczinsky three-bet to 1,050. Annette Obrestad called from the button, as did the under-the-gun player. The flop was where it was checked to Tykoczinsky who bet 2,200. Obrestad made it 5,800 and the original raiser flat-called. Tykoczinsky moved all in for about 24,000 and Obrestad also pushed her stack in the middle while the third player folded.
Tykoczinsky showed to Obrestad's but the Frenchman couldn't catch a king on the turn or river and he was knocked out.
On a flop we saw three players check. Zhanbek Nugumanov in the big blind was the first to tap the table, and Team PokerStars Pro Ivan Demidov did the same from under the gun plus two. Lorenzo Sabato from Italy followed suit and checked behind.
The turn brought the to the table and Nugumanov checked. Demidov now bet 2,000 and Sabato instantly folded. Nugumanov acted just as quickly, but he raised it up to 5,500 instead of folding. Demidov thought for a little bit, and called.
The river came the and Nugumanov bet out 3,500. Demidov made the call and showed his . That was a winner, Nugumanov open mucked his .
Michael Telker from the USA, fresh from cashing the Main Even at EPT Sanremo, has just joined the event. One of the most talkative players currently on the circuit, he is certain to be a source of interest at his table and will either make firm friends and drinking buddies or alienate those who don’t appreciate his constant chatter. For now though he has put his headphones on is having a quiet start.
Also just sitting down is serial high roller Dmitry Yurasov.
Edgar Stuchly, president of the European Poker Tour, has been welcoming players all season to the wonderful cities of Europe. Today's address to the players on Day 1b of the Grand Final was the last time he'll go through this particular script, so PokerStars Blog listens in for posterity. Also: what will Victoria Coren Mitchell's victory in Sanremo mean for "Ride on the River"?
The Skrill Last Longer competition has been being held at each stop on this season’s EPT, of which they’re an official sponsor. 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. Yesterday, 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 has attracted even more players, and they have the chance to sign up through the dinner break. Once registration is closed, we'll be sure to let you know how many "Skrillees" are competing.
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:
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Barry Greenstein hasn’t had the best of it by the looks of it as his chips are now stacked in single chip piles. He still has a few T5000 chips so he’s not in the danger zone just yet had we watched him take down a couple of pots by raising and continuation betting in late position. SOm erepair work to do though.
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board before Nico Janke made it 3,500. Lodden cold-called and Romanello also made the call.
and Romanello checked, Janke bet 10,000 and Lodden moved all in for about 25,000. Romanello thought briefly before folding and Janke made the call.
flop when Litvinov bet 1,100 from the cutoff and Greenwood called from the button. The 
river. Greenwood kept the pressure on with a bet of 4,500, and it did the trick as Litvinov released his hand.
for two pair, but it was no good as de Meulder held a bigger two pair with the 
where it was checked to Tykoczinsky who bet 2,200. Obrestad made it 5,800 and the original raiser flat-called. Tykoczinsky moved all in for about 24,000 and Obrestad also pushed her stack in the middle while the third player folded.
and Nugumanov bet out 3,500. Demidov made the call and showed his 
. That was a winner, Nugumanov open mucked his 
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