2013 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville

High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
53
Prize
€313,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Entries
85
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

If Only Thomas' Name was Jason

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Thomas Mercier has left us in 20th place after a flop that looked ideal cost him.

Adrian Mateos opened from early position and Mercier peeled from the big blind to see a {k-Hearts}{8-Spades}{j-Diamonds} flop appear.

Mercier check-shoved for 86,000 after Mateos c-bet for 16,000. Mateos snapped him off and that caused the Belgian to wince.

Mateos: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Mercier: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and the 18-year-old Spaniard gave a little fist-pump to himself.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
370,000
105,000
105,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Thomas Mercier
Thomas Mercier
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosThomas Mercier

Official Counts From the Break

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
510,000
230,000
230,000
Profile photo of Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
400,000
55,000
55,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Timothy Reilly us
Timothy Reilly
393,000
111,800
111,800
Profile photo of Vladimir Troyanovski ru
Vladimir Troyanovski
310,000
-40,000
-40,000
Profile photo of Alain Goldberg fr
Alain Goldberg
308,000
248,000
248,000
Profile photo of Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
305,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Philippe Ktorza fr
Philippe Ktorza
279,000
36,000
36,000
Profile photo of Tibor Nagygyorgy hu
Tibor Nagygyorgy
265,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
265,000
83,000
83,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
250,000
72,000
72,000
Profile photo of Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
240,000
-80,000
-80,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ilan Boujenah il
Ilan Boujenah
237,000
97,000
97,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
230,000
177,000
177,000
Profile photo of Steven Silverman us
Steven Silverman
210,000
31,300
31,300
Profile photo of Vicky Coren
Vicky Coren
165,000
-19,000
-19,000
Profile photo of Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
160,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Paul Berende nl
Paul Berende
120,000
31,700
31,700
Profile photo of Thomas Mercier
Thomas Mercier
100,000
21,200
21,200
Profile photo of Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
85,000
-139,000
-139,000
Profile photo of Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
66,000
-60,200
-60,200

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

Afwul Period of Play Ends in Defeat for Alvarado

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
JC Alvarado & Kevin MacPhee
JC Alvarado & Kevin MacPhee

JC Alvarado has taken two levels to go from chip leader to out. No limit hold'em can be a cruel game sometimes.

Ironically it was Martin Jacobson, who could've easily busted himself not so long ago, that dealt the final blow.

The Swede raised on the button and called when Alvarado shoved from the big blind.

Jacobson: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Alvarado: {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}

The board ran {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{8-Spades}.

The Mexican hit only for Jacobson to hit bigger on the river.

This hand came after he lost a really big pot. He tweeted:

"lost a 53bb flip on the river :("

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
300,000
192,000
192,000
Profile photo of JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
Busted

Tags: JC AlvaradoMartin Jacobson

Ruzicka Continues To Rebuild

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Vojtech Ruzicka is continuing to rebuild his stack by taking on Davidi Kitai and Team PokerStars Pro Vicky Coren.

On a {q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} flop, Kitai lead for 7,500 from the small blind and Coren called. This left Ruzicka, on the button as the only player left to act, and act he did, making it 23,000 to play. Kitai snap folded and Coren gave him a look that suggested she blamed him for costing here 7,500 chips.

"I'd have preferred to have been alone," said Coren to Ruzicka.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vicky Coren
Vicky Coren
184,000
117,300
117,300
Profile photo of Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
156,000
54,000
54,000

Tags: Davidi KitaiVicky CorenVojtech Ruzicka

Mateos Shoves on Nagygyorgy

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Janos Nagygyorgy looked like he was very close to pulling the trigger and building a large pot in a hand with Adrian Mateos, but he just couldn't quite pull the trigger.

Mateos opened to 11,000 in the cutoff and Nagygyorgy defended his big blind with a call. Nagygyorgy then checked the arrival of the {7-Spades}{10-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop, Mateos bet another 11,000 and Nagygyorgy check-raised to 35,000. Mateos sat completely motionless before leaping into life and moving all in for 128,000.

This shove rocked Nagygyorgy and he looked pained in his decision making. He counted out the correct number of chips before growing increasingly agitated as time went by. Eventually, Nagygyorgy opted for a fold and Mateos got to work stacking his new found chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tibor Nagygyorgy hu
Tibor Nagygyorgy
220,000
27,900
27,900
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
182,000
33,200
33,200
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Adrian MateosJanos Nagygyorgy

Hajiyevv Gives up on the River

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Ramin Hajiyev
Ramin Hajiyev

Ramin Hajiyev has slipped to 160,000 chips after he elected to give up on the river of a {3-Spades}{a-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{6-Spades} board.

He was battling with Alexandre Reard who raised to 10,000 from early position. Hajiyev three-bet to 28,000 from the small blind and c-bet 23,000 on the flop after Reard called.

From there on it was Reard who became the aggressor, betting 32,000 and 45,000 on the turn and river when checked to him. Hajiyev stuck around on the turn before he admitted defeat on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
280,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
160,000
-142,100
-142,100

Tags: Alexandre ReardRamin Hajiyev

Nagygyorgy Locks Horns With Jacobson

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Janos Nagygyorgy does not have the best seat in the house right now as he has to contend with the likes of Kevin MacPhee, JC Alvarado and Martin Jacobson among others. He has just gone head-to-head with the latter.

On a {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop, Jacobson checked to Nagygyorgy from the small blind. Nagygyorgy then bet 13,000 from the UTG+1 seat. Jacobson was not done with the hand, instead he check-raised to 45,000 to put Nagygyorgy under pressure. Nagygyorgy then put in a raise of his own, one to 93,000. Jacobson had seen enough and let his hand go.

Tags: Janos NagygyorgyMartin Jacobson

Kitai's Snake Folds out Troyanovski

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Davidi Kitai
Davidi Kitai

Davidi Kitai is right up there with the chip leaders and has shown that he is not afraid to take on fellow big stacks.

On a {k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop, Kitai lead out for 28,000 from the small blind and a minute later Troyanovski called. Kiti placed his scarf over his mouth �� his trademark pose �� as the dealer put the {Q-Diamonds} into play. Kitai now picked up a pile of chips worth 48,000 and flicked them past the betting line. They spread onto the felt like a grey snake that had a green head!

We're not sure if the serpent-like bet scared Troyanovski or not but it resulted in him folding his hand. Kitai took another look at his cards and from his expression it looks like he may have wanted a call.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vladimir Troyanovski ru
Vladimir Troyanovski
350,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
345,000
30,000
30,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Davidi KitaiVladimir Troyanovski