Artur Koren registered about 10 minutes ago and sat down on his new table only to drop about 5,000 in chips rather quickly. He opened the action with a raise to 300, Vitaliy Lunkin called and the player in seat 9 reraised to 1,125 - call from both opponents. On the flop the three-bettor made it 1,300 and only Koren called, both then checked the turn. Koren proceeded to check-call 2,600 on the river and mucked when shown .
Italian pro Gaetano Preite beat EPT Kyiv runner-up Alex Dovzhenko heads up to take down the €2,000 Italian Poker Tour High Roller on Monday night for a €77,800 first prize. There were 181 entries in the event creating €351,140 prize pool divvied up between 27 players in all. Here's a look at the final table results:
On Table 13 Paul Berende in the one seat, Govert Metaal in the two seat and Rasmus Nielsen in the three seat are as thick as thieves this first level. Berende has been trying to persuade Metaal that Nielsen is a maniac and Metaal has been insisting that he himself will only play premium hands.
When Nielsen gets a fold on the flop from another player Metaal asks him to show ace queen or aces on the queen high flop, Nielsen does indeed show . A few hands later it was Metaal who got a fold by betting on the river and showing for a bluff.
“Just a small bluff on the first level.” Metaal insisted.
Well that escalated quickly! It's only Level 1 and we lost our first player in Ginaluca Trebbi.
After a raise to 300 and three callers, Olivier Busquet made it 1,600 in the big blind. Still three players call to see the flop with two clubs. Busquet continued for 2,500 and only Trebbi made the call to see the turn. Another 6,000 from Busqet was called before the on the river delivered quads for the high stakes pro. He moved all in for 20,000 and Trebbi tank-called to discover the bad news.
The dealer rushed his cards away rather quickly but players at the table said he held for the flush.
Timo Pfutzenreuter, who finished fifth in Vienna for €203,900 just two weeks ago, is reading again. Well he's not actually reading, but he does have a book in front of him. Last time around he was seen with the book 'The Wolf of Wall Street'. This time it's Slam by Nick Hornby.
Just now he went to battle with EPT Deauville third place finisher Oliver Price.
Price opened pre flop and Pfutzenreuter made the call. On a flop Price made a continuation bet. Pfutzenreuter raised and Price made the call. The turn brought the to the table and Price check-called another bet. The river was the and Price checked again. Pfutzenreuter bet out 4,800 and action switched back to Price. The British player announced all in and it was up to Pfutzenreuter to decide. Pfutzenreuter folded and continued with a much smaller stack.
Mitchell Johnson has just been reduced to half starting stack after three-betting preflop and then calling a four-bet to 2,900 along with two other players. The flop was checked around, on the turn his Italian table neighbor check-raised him and only the Brit proceeded to the river. Once the fell, the Italian bet 10,100 and Johnson tank called to get shown the .
Every time we pass his table it seems Yann Dion is in a hand. This time he had got to the river against Adel Kabbani on a board showing . Kabbani bet out 3,000 into a pot of 6,400.
Dion studied the board for 30 seconds and made a raise to 5,300. Kabbani made the call and Dion flipped over his for a rivered full house. The pot was pushed his way and Kabbani uttered the immortal phrase, “Nice hand.”
Despite, or maybe because of the number of hands he has been involved in, Dion hasn’t greatly altered from his starting stack.
flop the three-bettor made it 1,300 and only Koren called, both then checked the 
turn. Koren proceeded to check-call 2,600 on the 
river and mucked when shown 
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for a bluff.
flop with two clubs. Busquet continued for 2,500 and only Trebbi made the call to see the 
turn. Another 6,000 from Busqet was called before the 
for the flush.
flop Price made a continuation bet. Pfutzenreuter raised and Price made the call. The turn brought the 
to the table and Price check-called another bet. The river was the 
and Price checked again. Pfutzenreuter bet out 4,800 and action switched back to Price. The British player announced all in and it was up to Pfutzenreuter to decide. Pfutzenreuter folded and continued with a much smaller stack.
turn his Italian table neighbor check-raised him and only the Brit proceeded to the river. Once the 
fell, the Italian bet 10,100 and Johnson tank called to get shown the 
. Kabbani bet out 3,000 into a pot of 6,400.
