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2014 PokerStars.it EPT Sanremo

€4,900 Main Event
Dias: 4
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.it EPT Sanremo

Resultado Final
Vencedor
Vicky Coren Mitchell
Mão Vencedora
qj
Prémio
€476,100
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,600
Prize Pool
€2,480,872
Entradas
556
Informações sobre o nível
Nível
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Westmorland Leads, Coren and Kravchenko Still in Contention

Nível 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Jordan Westmorland
Jordan Westmorland

The fourth day of the PokerStars.it European Poker Tour Sanremo stop promised to be not too long. The goal was to play down from 39 to 16 players, or five full 90-minute levels.

The tournament started out with a group of familiar faces still in contention. Leading the way was Spanish pro Raul Mestre who had 942,000 to work with when the tournament started at noon. Because he started out as the chip leader, and because he was seated at the same table as Team PokerStars Pro Vicky Coren probably, Mestre took his seat at the feature table. So when the first hand played out, and proved to be the biggest of the tournament till that point, the entire world was watching.

Mestre came to play today, so much was sure. He opened the button and called Jorden Westmorland's three-bet. Westmorland continued to fire on the {2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Hearts}-flop and {Q-Hearts}-turn. Mestre called like he had a real hand. He didn't. Once the {5-Spades}-river fell, Westmorland took it easy and checked. This was Mestre's chance, he must have thought, and he bet a hefty 260,000. Westmorland snap-called. The first hand of the day was worth a million in chips and Mestre showed {9-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for absolutely nothing. Westmorland had kings and grabbed the chip lead.

Mestre would proof during the rest of the day that there was actually reason to his madness. One thing was sure, his image was set. When he got pocket queens not much later he grabbed Andrey Lobzhanidze's entire stack. Lobzhanidze rivered a flush but it was no good against Mestre's flopped full house.

Lobzhanidze wasn't the first one to go though on Day 4. Former PCA winner Dimitar Danchev, and Dan Murariu, who made a deep run in the EPT Vienna Main Event just three weeks ago (13th for €44,950), both got knocked out already by the time Lobzhanidze made his way to the pay out desk. It was in the same hand that they busted, and it was PokerStars Team Pro Alex Kravchenko who benefitted from the double elimination. Kravchenko (kings) knocked out Danchev (ace-king suited) and Murariu (ace-queen suited) and boosted his stack to 900,000.

Kravchenko and Mestre would share the table for the entire day and both showed they really knew what they were doing. Kravchenko really put his pedal to the metal from time to time and raised every other hand, while the previous days he'd been tight most of the times. Mestre showed his aggressive side as well. Combined with the creative lines he's known for, he eliminated more than his fare share of people.

Another Team Pro on the radar was Vicky Coren. She's anything but a full time professional. She's a writer and presenter with a weekly column for The Observer and The Guardian newspapers and she hosts a television quiz show on BBC Four, according to her Wikipedia page. All those totally different things would make for a recreational player in most cases. But not with Coren, the Team Pro again showed today she can battle it out with the best. She had quite some swings, peaking at 1.2 million, but ending with 535,000. She's still in the running to be the first ever player to snatch two EPT titles, having already one won back in London Season 3.

Not all big names made it through to Day 5 though. Olivier Busquet lost a big flip early on with ace-queen to pocket tens. He lost another pot to two pair where he had to muck on the river, but his final hand was a true bad beat situation. He got it in with ace-king against Louis Salter's ace-nine. A nine on the flop and turn made him drawing dead by the time it was time for a river. Salter himself would get hit by a bad beat as well. His jacks lost to Jeffrey Hakim's pocket tens when all the chips had went in before the first community cards had been dealt as well.

Besides the already fallen Danchev and Vicky Coren who was still in strong contention, Michael Tureniec was the third former EPT winner still able to grab that beloved second title in an EPT at the start of the day. It wouldn't be so for the Swedish super star. Calm, cool and collective as always he squinted from behind his designer sunglasses, eying down anyone even thinking of making an impression on the Scandi high staker. But even the seasoned Swede needed to win flips to make it to his win back in Season 7, and today the crucial flip went the other way. It was again Alex Kravchenko responsible. In a button (Kravchenko) versus big blind (Tureniec) situation all the money went in with eights (Kravchenko) versus ace-king spades (Tureniec). Five cards no higher than a queen and a big lack of spades made for an early exit for Tureniec (26th for €15,130).

Besides famous players as Coren and Mestre, there's a bunch of players still in you might recognize from the online games. There's Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick, who has been killing it live lately. And again here in Sanremo he's at it. He doesn't even have time for High Roller tournaments, he's always still in the Main Event by the time late reg closes for those. He brings 833,000 to the table on Day 5 after a swingy day where he needed to hit an ace once to stay alive amongst other things.

And what do you think of Ariel Celestino? The Brazilian super star, known online as"ArielBahia", already won two FTOPS events, he has a SCOOP watch at home and just last year he won the Super Tuesday on PokerStars. He knows his stuff, and proved that here in Italy as well. He's short though, with just 376,000 in chips he'll need to make something happen early on on Day 5.

You can look out for Celestino on Day 5, but there's a whole group of other accomplished players. Jeffrey hakim is going deep in yet another EPT, former chip leader Lukas Berglund still has chips, and Jorma Nuutinen is here to show that the Fins still rule in no-limit hold'em.

Of course there are Italians with chips as well. Andrea Benelli has been playing poker for as long as we can remember, and can still do it like no other. Or take someone like Bruno Stefanelli or Giacomo Fundaro, Italian players who walk the walk and talk the talk. Leave the talking to the Italians.

Leading the way is Jordan Westmorland from the United States. Besides the kings at the beginning of the day, those kings that cost Mestre that many chips, he had a lot of other big hands. He showed sets, hit multiple pairs and was just running good. But make no mistake, it's not just rungood, there's someone behind the wheel who exactly knows what he's doing. More than once he snapped of big bluffs, more than once a bluff made by Andreas Goeller by the way.

The remaining 16 players return to the Casino Sanremo theater noon tomorrow. Play will only be halted when the tournament is down to the final eight. Check back with PokerNews.com for more live updates, more video interviews and the best photos you can find anywhere on the web from your favorite poker players.

Eros Nastasi Eliminated in 18th Place (€22,575)

Nível 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Eros Nastasi
Eros Nastasi

Jordan Westmorland opened for 50,000 under the gun and, not for the first time, Eros Nastasi shoved all in. This time it was for 458,000 total. It was 408,000 more to Westmorland after all other players folded. He thought about it for a little bit, then called.

Eros Nastasi: {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}
Jordan Westmorland: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

The {5-Spades}{8-Spades}{9-Spades} flop was good for Westmorland as he picked up a flush draw on top of the already better hand he had. The {10-Hearts} on the turn brought some outs for Nastasi, but the {3-Diamonds} on the river was a blank.

Nastasi gets €20,100 for his 18th place finish, the remaining 17 players are all guaranteed €22,575.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Jordan Westmorland us
Jordan Westmorland
2,700,000 600,000
Eros Nastasi it
Eros Nastasi
Eliminado

Tags: Eros NastasiJordan Westmorland

Rocco Palumbo Eliminated in 19th Place (€20,100)

Nível 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Rocco Palumbo
Rocco Palumbo

For the second time in a row Rocco Palumbo shoved allin. Ever losing that big pot to the quads of Andrija Martic he was short and needed a double up. His first shove got through, the second didn't.

He shoved from early position and big blind Stephen Chidwick snap called. Chidwick had jacks and was the favorite over Palumbo's nines. A jack on the flop left Palumbo hoping for runner runner, but it wouldn't be like that. By the time the turn was out, Palumbo was drawing dead.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
850,000 423,000
Rocco Palumbo it
Rocco Palumbo
Eliminado

Tags: Rocco PalumboStephen Chidwick

Stefano Garbarino Eliminated in 20th Place (€20,100)

Nível 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Stefano Garbarino
Stefano Garbarino

Stefano Garbarino opened the hand with a raise to 40,000. A couple of positions down it was the Fin Jorma Nuutinen who made a three-bet to 90,000. The other players folded, Garbarino made the call.

The flop came {4-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Spades} and Garbarino open shoved for over 300,000. Nuutinen snap called and slammed his {A-Spades}{Q-Spades} on the table. Garbarino had {9-Spades}{9-Clubs} and needed a lot of help.

He wouldn't get it, the {K-Diamonds} on the turn left him drawing dead. The {8-Hearts} on the river was of no importance and the Italian left the tournament room.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Jorma Nuutinen fi
Jorma Nuutinen
1,300,000 735,000
Stefano Garbarino it
Stefano Garbarino
Eliminado

Tags: Jorma NuutinenStefano Garbarino

PokerNews Podcast Episode #211: Borgata Spring Open and EPT Sanremo feat. Lee Jones

Nível 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Episode #211 of the PokerNews Podcast
Episode #211 of the PokerNews Podcast

On Episode #211 of the PokerNews Podcast, Rich and Donnie discuss the resolution for the Borgata Winter Poker Open $2 Million Guarantee, declining numbers in France, a slow start in New Jersey, and more. Frank Op de Woerd talks with Lee Jones, Head of Poker Communications for PokerStars, about EPT Sanremo, EPT Grand Final, and more. Also, stay tuned for the DraftKings Fantasy Minute.

You can subscribe to all three of the podcasts produced by PokerNews on iTunes here, or you can access the RSS feed here.

Tags: PokerNews PodcastSanremo

Hakim Bad Beats Salter Out of the Tournament

Nível 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Louis Salter
Louis Salter

Jeffrey Hakim opened to 25,000 under the gun. The player in the cutoff made the call, and Louis Salter squeezed from the small blind to 76,000. Hakim shoved all in, the cutoff folded and Salter made the call.

Salter had the best hand with jacks. Hakim was in trouble holding {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} but the board would run out pretty good for him: {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{A-Spades}{3-Spades}. The set for Salter was no good, and Hakim took it down with his straight.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Jeffrey Hakim lb
Jeffrey Hakim
1,100,000 449,000
Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
Eliminado

Tags: Jeffrey HakimLouis Salter

Kravchenko Eliminates Tureniec

Nível 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Michael Tureniec
Michael Tureniec

Alex Kravchenko opened the button for 25,000 and got a call from Andreas Goeller in the small blind. Michael Tureniec in the big blind squeezed to 93,000 and Kravchenko made it 300,000. Goeller folded, Tureniec moved allin for a little more and Kravchenko made the call. It all went very quick and we just got there, so we might have made a mistake with the amount of chips everyone raised, but the action was like that.

Kravchenko opened {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} while Tureniec had {A-Spades}{K-Spades}. The board would eventually consist of just blanks for Tureniec: {Q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{7-Clubs}. Michael Tureniec departs in 26th place (€15,130), 25 remain.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Alex Kravchenko ru
Alex Kravchenko
PokerStars
1,200,000 380,000
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
EPT 1X Winner
Eliminado

Tags: Michael TureniecAlex KravchenkoAndreas Goeller

Andrey Lobzhanidze Eliminated

Nível 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Andrey Lobzhanidze rocks a new pair of sunglasses
Andrey Lobzhanidze rocks a new pair of sunglasses

Andrey Lobzhanidze opened under the gun plus one for 21,000 and Raul Mestre again got involved. The Spanish super star made a three-bet to 50,000 and just Lobzhanidze made the call.

{Q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} on the flop and Lobzhanidze checked to Mestre who checked behind. The turn brought the {6-Clubs} to the table and Lobzhanidze check called a 50,000 bet from Mestre.

The river was the {J-Diamonds} and Lobzhanidze checked again. Mestre announced all in, effectively putting Lobzhanidze to the test for his remaining 256,000. The Russian player instantly called.

Mestre showed {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades} for the flopped full house. Lobzhanidze tabled {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for the rivered flush and got up from the table and left the feature table.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Raul Mestre es
Raul Mestre
833,000 378,000
Andrey Lobzhanidze ru
Andrey Lobzhanidze
Eliminado

Tags: Andrey LobzhanidzeRaul Mestre

Kravchenko KO’s Two in One Hand

Nível 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Alex Kravchenko
Alex Kravchenko

Explosive action on the first hand of the day on table 3.

Dan Murariu was first to go all in from early position and was followed by the player on his left, Team PokerStars Pro Alex Kravchenko, who also declared he was all in. A bemused look flashed across the face of Dimitar Danchev before he too declared he was all in.

With three players now all in, action went to Miguel Gurrea Monton on the button who went in the tank. He checked the stacks of the other players before putting his headphones on and thinking hard about his move. A few players were smiling at the tank and Kravchenko told the dealer, “You shuffle good.” Eventually Monton made the fold.

Cards were on their backs.

Murariu {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

Kravchenko {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

Danchev {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

The cards fell {4-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Kravchenko’s kings held to win him a big pot and knock out two opponents with one blow.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Alex Kravchenko ru
Alex Kravchenko
PokerStars
900,000 510,000
Dan Murariu ro
Dan Murariu
Eliminado
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Eliminado

Tags: Alex KravchenkoDan MurariuDimitar DanchevMiguel Gurrea Monton

Huge Hand To Kick Things Off

Nível 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Raul Mestre chip leader no more
Raul Mestre chip leader no more

Raul Mestre opened the button and he called as Jordan Westmorland made a three-bet to 53,000.

The flop brought {2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Westmorland made a 55,000 continuation-bet. Mestre made the call and he called another 118,000 on the {Q-Hearts}-turn.

The river was the {5-Spades} and Westmorland checked. Mestre bet out 260,000 and Westmorland tossed in a single chip to indicate the call.

Mestre showed his {9-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} with some frustration Westmorland took down the huge pot with {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Jordan Westmorland us
Jordan Westmorland
1,141,000 503,000
Raul Mestre es
Raul Mestre
455,000 -487,000

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