World Cup Fever Takes Over the EPT
As we head into tonight's World Cup semi-final clash, players in the PokerStars' Football Fanzone gave their thoughts ahead of the action.
As we head into tonight's World Cup semi-final clash, players in the PokerStars' Football Fanzone gave their thoughts ahead of the action.
On a board of , Ermanno Di Nicola slid out a stack of blue chips equating to 105,000, covering Aliaksei Boika, into a pot of 77,000.
With the action on Boika, deep in the tank, the clock was called and Boika had thirty seconds to make a decision.
As the clock wound down Boika throw a single chip into the middle and Di Nicola tapped the table quickly as he flipped for fourth pair. Boika flipped and took down a large pot at this stage of the tournament.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Aliaksei Boika |
143,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
||
Ermanno Di Nicola |
67,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
With some 4,000 in the middle, Jack Sinclair was all-in and at risk for 11,000 on a flop to get called by Dmitry Shchepkin.
Jack Sinclair:
Dmitry Shchepkin:
The turn gave Shchepkin two pair but Sinclair spiked the river to survive.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Dmitry Shchepkin | 80,000 | |
Jack Sinclair |
26,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
Claudio Di Giacomo raised to 1,600 in middle position and action folded to Fouad Toujani who reraised all in for his remaining 4,100. Di Giacomo made the call and the players tabled their hands.
Fouad Toujani:
Claudio Di Giacomo:
The board ran out and Toujani found the double up with his full house.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Claudio Di Giacomo |
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Fouad Toujani |
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
The UK's Benjamin Winsor had just registered in the previous level and he has already more than doubled up his stack, largely due to a recent showdown hand. In a battle cutoff versus small blind, his opponent checked the river and Winsor bet 19,500 to receive a reluctant call.
Winsor tabled the for a full house and won the very healthy pot. His opponent was left short and busted to be replaced with Arthur Conan.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Georgi Sandev |
90,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Benjamin Winsor |
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Rui Bouquet |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Arthur Conan |
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Paraskevas Tsokaridis |
40,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
With 9,000 to the middle on a board of , Jakub Koleckar was all-in for 17,700. Pascal Frezza eventually called and was quite upset to get shown the for a straight. Frezza tabled the for a set and dropped well below the starting stack.
The table now also features Julian Thomas and Rainer Kempe while Gaelle Baumann is the chip leader.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Gaelle Baumann |
100,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Rainer Kempe |
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Julian Thomas |
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Jakub Koleckar |
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Pascal Frezza |
15,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
Bets of 1,500 and 10,500 respectively were already pulled into the middle of the table to the river on which Tobias Garp checked his option. Fabian Bernhauser then moved all-in with a near identical stack as the Swede and Garp eventually elected to fold.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
David Dahan |
150,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Fabian Bernhauser |
70,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Tobias Garp |
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Danilo Velasevic |
127,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
Jessica Pilkington |
105,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Paul Newey | 65,000 | |
Parker Talbot |
51,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
Steven Warburton |
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
Fedor Holz |
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Jack Sinclair |
27,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
Jen Shahade |
26,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
||
William Kassouf
|
18,600
18,600
|
18,600 |
Julien Martini |
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Antoine Saout |
13,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Fatih Aydin shoved his remaining 8,100 from early position and picked up the lone call from Hannes Pflanzl. Aydin was the player at risk and the players tabled their hands.
Fatih Aydin:
Hannes Pflanzl:
Aydin needed some help to keep his tournament dream alive but could not improve on the run out and made his way to the exit.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Hannes Pflanzl |
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Fatih Aydin | Eliminado |
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Juan Pardo |
130,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Ismail Kalkan |
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Manuel Ruivo |
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Dominik Desset |
85,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
Bhavin Khatri |
80,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
Derek Ip |
62,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Ondrej Drozd |
60,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Florencio Campomanes |
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
David Boyaciyan |
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Stoyan Obreshkov |
43,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Jacek Pustula |
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Alex Kulev |
38,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Ghattas Kortas |
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Alexandros Kolonias |
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Symeon Alexandridis |
28,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |