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Day 3 Done; Final Table Set!
2 years agoWith the final elimination of the day coming after a long-drawn-out period of nine-handed play, we have our final-table roster. Each day so far has gotten under way at 3 p.m. and tomorrow will be no different. For now we leave you with the chip counts as well as the promise of a wrap-up blog and an interview with final-table force Jason "treysfull21" Mercier, which will both be up soon. Enjoy!
| Dario Minieri | $1,832,000 |
| Jason Mercier | $1,591,000 |
| Antony Lellouche | $1,192,000 |
| Gregory Genovese | $694,000 |
| Dag Palovic | $585,000 |
| Eric Koskas | $449,000 |
| William Thorson | $418,000 |
| Marcus Bower | $278,000 |
Strassman out on TV Table Bubble (Ninth)
2 years agoNine-handed play took a while but with one big three-way all-in we have our last elimination of the night and our final table of eight! It started with Johannes Strassman opening from late position for close to half of his stack and the action folding to Marcus Bower in the small blind. He thought for a moment before re-popping and making it $300,000 to go. Gregory Genovese then called all-in from the big blind, and Strassman stuck his remaining chips in as well.
And the hands are tabled.
Strassman: A♠ Q♠
Bower: J♦ J♥
Genovese: A♦ K♦
Bower has both other players covered and Genovese has more chips than Strassman, meaning Bower can knock out both players, Genovese can knock out Strassman and Strassman can triple up, depending on who wins the hand.
The flop rolls out K♣ T♣ 4♥ and the Italian Genovese takes the lead. A cry of celebration goes up from the local audience. The turn is the 7♥ and the river is the 5♦, leaving Gregory's pair of kings as the best hand. Strassman is out in ninth for €76,600 and Bower is knocked down to less than $300,000 in chips.
Mercier Shows Nuts
2 years agoJason "treysfull21" Mercier just took down a big pot at the expense of Eric Koskas after turning the nuts and getting paid off as a result. It started with Koskas opening to $100,000 from the button and Mercier calling from the small blind.
The flop rolled out Q♠ T♣ 6♣ and both players checked. The turn was the A♥ and Mercier tossed out $140,000. Koskas called and the river was the 9♦. Mercier paused for a moment and fired $220,000. Koskas made the call and Mercier quickly tabled K-J for the nut straight. The hefty pot is shipped to the American.
All About Chip Counts
2 years agoWe've just been given the most recent chip counts and here's how it looks for the remaining nine players:
| Dario Minieri | $1,830,000 |
| Jason Mercier | $1,451,000 |
| Antony Lellouche | $1,083,000 |
| Dag Palovic | $630,000 |
| Marcus Bower | $588,000 |
| Eric Koskas | $516,000 |
| William Thorson | $474,000 |
| Gregory Genovese | $287,000 |
| Johannes Strassman | $112,000 |
Technical Difficulties?
2 years agoAction was just briefly paused because a card that was dealt to Dario Minieri got stuck inside the mechanics of the hole cam-equipped table. It took about three minutes for techs to fish the card out of the table and give it back to the dealer.
Bower Times Two
2 years agoMarcus Bower has been sitting on a short stack for the last few levels and seemed bent on making the final table, regardless of how few chips he'd be taking with him. He varied his play a moment ago by actually playing a hand and re-popped Dag Palovic's opening raise, leaving himself just $35,000 behind.
Palovic thought for a moment before putting Bower all-in for the rest of his stack, getting a quick call. Pocket nines for Bower were racing Palovic's Q♥ J♦ and managed to hold through the board of A♥ 8♠ 2♠ 7♥ 6♣. Bower's now on close to $400,000.
Level 24: Big Trouble in Little Italy
2 years agoBy the Hammer of Thor! - William Thorson Doubles Up
2 years agoWilliam Thorson shoves for $170,000 from late position and Antony Lellouche makes the call. The players reveal their hands:
Thorson: K♥ J♣
Lellouche: A♣ Q♦
Thorson's tournament life is on the line as we head to the flop which comes... J♦ J♠ 6♦! Lellouche is suddenly dominated. The board finishes 5♠ and then 4♣. Thorson does indeed double his stack to around the $400,000 area.
Chip Counts: Don't Leave Home Without Them
2 years agoHere are the latest counts for our final nine players.
| Dario Minieri | $1,817,000 |
| Antony Lellouche | $1,345,000 |
| Eric Koskas | $996,000 |
| Dag Palovic | $926,000 |
| Jason Mercer | $924,000 |
| Gregory Genovese | $297,000 |
| William Thorson | $230,000 |
| Johannes Strassman | $221,000 |
| Marcus Bower | $188,000 |
U.S.A. vs. France
2 years agoPower Poker from Pint-Sized Pugilist
2 years agoHow fitting that Dario Minieri should be the chip leader here in Italy as we take these last few steps to the final table of eight. Minieri is enjoying every minute of it, playing to the crowd of locals and continuing to amass chips. A moment ago we saw him take a big pot from William Thorson with an all-in re-re-raise before the flop.
Minieri opened the pot to $55,000 from the button and Thorson re-raised an additional $117,000 from the big blind. Minieri thought for a moment before announcing all-in, effectively setting Thorson all-in. Minieri then stood up from the table and began goading Thorson into the call. "You're one of my heroes; I've dreamed of playing with you," said Minieri.
"I know you're crazy but are you stupid?" questioned Thorson, clearly unhappy with the situation. After a long time in the tank he opted to fold and concede the pot. The Italian crowd goes crazy and Minieri extends his lead.
Pre-Final Table Final Table
2 years agoWith the elimination of Mark Flowers in 10th place we're ready for the re-draw to the nine-handed final table. Since there are only eight seats available on television, one more player will have to be dispatched before the remaining eight can carry on. Here are the official seats and counts as of a few seconds ago.
| Seat 1 | Gregory Genovese | $321,000 |
| Seat 2 | William Thorson | $482,000 |
| Seat 3 | Eric Koskas | $1,250,00 |
| Seat 4 | Jason Mercier | $802,000 |
| Seat 5 | Antony Lellouche | $1,191,000 |
| Seat 6 | Johannes Strassman | $273,000 |
| Seat 7 | Dario Minieri | $1,407,000 |
| Seat 8 | Dag Palovic | $978,000 |
| Seat 9 | Marcus Bower | $240,000 |
RandALLout - Mark Flowers Eliminated (10th)
2 years agoMark "RandALLin" Flowers has just been eliminated. The online pro was severely short-stacked from his clash with Dario Minieri and forced to shove with 3-3. As it turned out, Dag Palovic had pocket kings. There were no surprises on the board and Flowers was sent to the rail.
Flowers will receive €46,300 for his efforts in Italy.
Kid Italy Doubles Through Mark Flowers
2 years agoBaron Red'd (11th)
2 years agoIsaac Baron, aka WestmenloAA, has been eliminated after getting crippled by Dag Palovic and subsequently busted by Dario Minieri.
The crippler came when Dag opened a pot and Baron set him all-in. Palovic snap-called with pocket kings and saw he was in a great spot to double with pocket kings. The flop hit Baron hard, coming 7-2-2, but the turn changed things once again when it brought a king. The river changed nothing and Baron was left critically low on chips.
Not long after that, Baron shipped with A-8 and got a quick call from Dario Minieri, who had him dominated with A-Q. He was unable to suck out and was forced to surrender his chips and his seat. He'll take €28,750.
Klausen Klobbered (12th)
2 years agoOn one of the first hands back from dinner we have our first elimination and it's Jonas Klausen headed out the door in 12th place. Isaac Baron opened the pot from the cut-off and Klausen moved in from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Baron, priced into the hand, made the call.
J♠ 8♠ for Baron would need to improve against Klausen's 6♣ 6♦, and picked up a ton more outs with the flop of 9♣ 4♠ 2♠. Baron nailed his flush on the turn when the Q♠ hit the felt and after the meaningless 2♣ landed on the river, it was all over. Jonas Klausen receives €28,750.
You Like Chip Count?
2 years agoHere's a look at the players' stacks as we head into Level 23. Of particular note are Eric Koskas, Antony Lellouch, Mark Flowers and Jason Mercier who all have near $1 million chips.
| Isaac Baron | $339,000 |
| Jason Mercier | $896,000 |
| Dag Palovic | $341,000 |
| William Thorson | $492,000 |
| Eric Koskas | $1,109,000 |
| Gregory Genovese | $329,000 |
| Jonas Klausen | $197,000 |
| Mark Flowers | $945,000 |
| Jason Strassman | $538,000 |
| Markus Bower | $276,000 |
| Antony Lellouche | $1,067,000 |
| Dario Minieri | $560,000 |
You Play Poker Now
2 years agoYou Eat Now
2 years agoFelipe Flipped Off
2 years agoFelipe Ramos was crippled in that last hand against Antony Lellouche and was forced into action by the size of the blinds. His last hand was opened by his nemesis, Lellouche, and he moved all-in over the top for his last $100,000 or so.
It was folded back to Lellouche, who made a quick call and turned over 7♦ 7♣. Ramos was in bad shape with 6♥ 6♣ and was unable to improve with the J♠ T♠ 9♦ 4♣ Q♦ board. Ramos is out in 13th for €22,400.
Chip Counts: The Most Dangerous Prey
2 years agoHere are the counts for the seven players currently seated at the feature table.
| Eric Koskas | $1,052,000 |
| Antony Lellouche | $988,000 |
| Johannes Strassmann | $568,000 |
| William Thorson | $520,000 |
| Gregory Genovese | $335,000 |
| Marcus Bower | $244,000 |
| Felipe Ramos | $104,000 |
Lellouche Puts Hurt on Ramos
2 years agoMarkus Bower, Antony Lellouche and Felipe Ramos see a flop of Q♣ 8♥ 3♥ and Lellouche bets $45,000. Bower gets out of the way and Ramos calls. The dealer peels off the 5♠ for the turn and betting machine Lellouche bets $100,000. Ramos calls and the river comes 3♠.
Here's where things get confusing. According to the live feed in the media room Ramos shoved all-in and Lellouche insta-called having him easily covered.
Lellouche flipped over Q♠ 8♦ for two-pair while Ramos had Q-7. Strangely Ramos wasn't eliminated, however, and he counted out a certain amount of chips and paid off Lellouche.
We're not sure what the deals but we'll let you know when we find out.
Henrik Handled (14th)
2 years agoAntony Lellouche = Table Bully
2 years agoAntony Lellouche shows absolutely no sign of slowing down. The Frenchman has been firing for this entire tournament and with six players to go until the final table he's not stopping.
William Thorson raised from early position to $40,000 and Eric Koskas and Markus Bower call but Antony Lellouche shoves.
Everyone gets out of the way and Lellouche benefits from his relentless aggression.
No Stress, Man! - Johannes Strassman Doubles Up
2 years agoAntony Lellouche goes for a bet on the button and Strassman responds by going all-in for his relatively short-stack. Lellouche thinks for a couple minutes and then makes the call flipping over 9♠ 4♠ (?) but Strassman has a serious hand with J♣ J♦.
The board goes Q♦ 6♦ 6♣ Q♥ 9♥ and Strassman doubles his stack.
Level 22: Too Close for Missiles, Switching to Guns
2 years agoDown Dag, Down!
2 years agoIsaac Baron just won a big pot off Dag Palovic in an unusual hand. Palovic bet $130,000 on a 9♥ 3♦ 3♣ board with $147,000 already committed to the pot.
Baron thought for awhile but eventually made the call. The 9♦ peeled off the turn and both players checked. The river came 4♣ and Palovic bet $100,000. Baron insta-called and Palovic showed Q-J for queen-high while Baron flipped over T-T for the winning hand. The online superstar is moving up.
Rollercoaster Redraw for Dag
2 years agoWhen the hands were turned over we saw it was a race between Dag's A♦ K♣ and Minieri's J♠ J♦. The dealer turned over the flop and we immediately saw an ace in the door. The second cards revealed was also an ace but the third card was a jack.
The room let out a cry as Minieri flopped a full house. The excitement had barely died down when the dealer turned fourth street, the K♠! Dag had taken the lead again and only a jack could save Minieri on the river. It was the 9♦ though and Palovic is good for the double. We should have updated chip counts for you soon.
Go WestmenloAA!
2 years agoJonas Klausen pushed all-in and Isaac Baron, AKA WestmenloAA, made the call. As soon as the cards were flipped over Baron looked disgusted and rightfully so.
Baron: 6♥ 6♣
Klausen: 9♦ 9♠
The board came 8♠ 6♦ 5♣ J♦ 3♣ and Baron spiked a six to best Klausen's pocket nines. Baron doubles up and suddenly Klausen is one step closer to the rail.
Bart Gets Shorts Eaten (15th)
2 years agoKoskas moved all-in and turned over just the kind of hand we've seen him play all tournament, 3♥ 5♠. Wetsteijn was behind with A♣ 9♠ and after the board finished out J♥ 6♠ it was all over. Wetsteijn's out in 15th for €17,600.
Jonas Klausen Doubles Through Jason Mercier
2 years agoShort-stack Jonas Klausen just got a breath of fresh air. Klausen shoved for $151,000 with Q♣ J♣ and Jason Mercier called with A♥ K♦.
The board came Q♦ 9♥ 4♥ 5♥ 5♦ and Klausen is good. He'll be able to hang around for at least a few more orbits.
RandALLin... All-In?
2 years agoAfter a lot of time spent in the tank Klausen made the call and Mercier quickly got out of the way. The cards were turned over and we saw Flowers was in great shape with pocket kings to Klausen's pocket queens. The board ran T♥ 7♥ 7♣ 7♦ J♥ and RandAllin's full house is good for the double.
Online Force
2 years agoIsaac Baron is thought to be one, if not the best online player in the world and plays under the screen-names "WestmenloAA" and "mjorgenson13". Mark Flowers, known online as "RandALLin", is also among the most respected players working today.
Dario Minieri Crushing
2 years agoDario Minieri just showed he has no fear of mixing it up with the bigger stacks. Minieri made a standard $31,000 and Jason Mercier re-raised $106,000. Minieri did not let his foot off the gas pedal and fired back with a $260,000 raise
Mercier was suddenly forced to make a tough decision that could make him pot-committed. Eventually it was a call he couldn't make and the U.S. player laid his hand down. Minieri wins another giant pot.
Jan Banned (16th)
2 years agoThe board ran 9♠ 7♣ 5♣ Q♦ 6♠ and Dag spikes a queen on the turn which is enough to earn him the pot and the elimination. Heitmann takes down €17,600 for his 16th place finish.
Lellouche LeDoubles
2 years agoA♠ K♠ for Genovese were racing against Lellouche's pocket sixes with Lellouche's tournament life on the line. The board ran 5♠ 4♣ 3♣ 5♥ 9♥ and the sixes hold. Lellouche doubles to about $600,000 and Genovese takes a massive hit.
Jan Heitmann Lives to See Another Day
2 years agoShort-stack Jan Heitmann just had a much needed double-up. Heitmann opened shoved for approximately $100,000 and Henrik Brockmann.
Heitmann was not in good shape with Q♦ 8♣ versus A♠ J♠ and the flop certainly didn't help when it came A♣ 9♣ 5♠. When the turn came 3♣ Heitmann improved slightly by getting a backdoor flush draw. The 2♣ peeled off on the river and Heitmann survived a scary hand. He's not out of the woods yet but he has a few more chips to work with.
Minieri vs. Heitmann
2 years agoHeitmann opened from middle position and it was folded to the Italian in the small blind who re-popped to $100,000. The big blind got out of the way and, after some thought, Heitmann just called. The flop rolled out and Minieri fired $160,000.
Heitmann went way into the tank and eventually announced all-in. With about half his stack already in the middle Minieri made the call and turned over J♦ 3♠, just the kind of hand Minieri likes to re-raise with before the flop. Heitmann saw he had been outflopped with pocket fives and was looking for a miracle.
The board finished out T♦ J♦ and Minieri is good for the double. He's now on over $1 million and Heitmann is crippled to just over $50,000.
Nothing Like Chip Counts
2 years agoHere's a look at the chip counts at the feature table as we draw closer to that fabled EPT Final Table.
| Isaac Baron | $269,000 |
| Dario Minieri | $521,000 |
| Jonas Klausen | $458,000 |
| Jason Mercier | $743,000 |
| Mike Sowers | $152,000 |
| Jan Heitmann | $542,000 |
| Henrik Brockmann | $316,000 |
| Dag Palovic | $227,000 |
Down to 16; Break to Merge to Two Tables
2 years agoMike Sowers Takes a Hit Then Gets Bounced
2 years agoWhite-hoody wearing Mike Sowers has been eliminated from today's action. In the first hand Sowers faced a raise from Antony Lellouche and decided to push all-in. Short-stack Bart Wetsteijn surprisingly made the call and Lellouche, once again, got out of the way. Wetsteijn is just barely covered by Sowers.
Sowers flipped over ace-rag while Wetsteijn has him dominated with A-Q. The A-Q held up and Sowers was is crippled with only $29,000 with which to play.
A few hands later Sowers open-shoved with 10♦ 9♦ and got looked up by an opponent with 10♥ 4♥. Sowers was in suprisingly good shape but the board had other ideas when it came K♥ 7♠ 6♥ 7♥ 2♥.
Sowers is eliminated but will receive €16,000 for his efforts.
Roche Ferrero'd
2 years agoDouble Bustication; Golser and Larsson Both Gone
2 years agoLevel 20: Can't Stop, Addicted to the Shin Dig
2 years agoRaffey Baby Beluga'd
2 years agoSuckout Sends Todd Brunson to the Rail
2 years agoTodd Brunson was a darkhorse to win this tournament but has just been eliminated by a vicious river card.
Brunson got all-in on a A♠ 5♥ 5♦ board with 6♠ 5♣ for trip fives against Gregory Genovese's A♦ Q♥.
The turn came 8♦ but the river finished with a stunning A♣. Brunson finished 24th for €16,000.
Bonde Shaken (Not Stirred)
2 years agoFeature Table Chip Counts, Holla!
2 years agoHere's a look at the respective chip counts of the players seated at the feature table. It's all about Dario Minieri!
| Henrik Brockmann | $177,000 |
| Johannes Strassman | $195,000 |
| Jan Heitmann | $246,000 |
| Antony Lellouche | $187,000 |
| Mike Sowers | $200,000 |
| Stefan Raffay | $186,000 |
| Dario Minieri | $817,000 |
| Bart Wetsteijn | $98,000 |
Terje Turfed (€16,000)
2 years agoJulian Parmesan'ed
2 years agoAmerican Julian Parmann has been eliminated from this tournament after getting all-in with A-9 and getting looked up by Eric Koskas and his scary stack with double eights.
Nothing developed on the board and Parmann will have to settle for €12,800. Hey buddy you have just enough to play the PokerStars EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo.
Meanwhile Koskas has his share of the chip lead with approximately $850,000.
Lellouche Not Fazed
2 years agoMads Wissing Anderson Whizzed (€12,800)
2 years agoMads Wissing Anderson, who we interviewed yesterday, has the unfortunate distinction of being one of the first eliminations of the day. Anderson ran his pocket sevens head-on into pocket kings. You all know what happens when those hands usually meet and that's exactly what did happen in this case.
At least Anderson will get over 10,000 euros to soothe the soul.
Madness I Say!
2 years agoAntony Lellouche Rattled?
2 years agoFirst Major Pot Goes to Dario Minieri!
2 years agoThere may be no stopping Italian Dario Minieri. In one of the first hands of the day Paul Alterman came in for a raise and Minieri made a large re-raise. Alterman shoved and Minieri insta-called. Their hands?
Alterman: QQ
Minieri: KK
The board goes 7♣ 6♥ 2♣ 9♥ 3♠ and the Italian crowd goes wild. After busting Alterman and winning the $188,000 pot Minieri has attached himself firmly to the chip lead.
Look out! Minieri is taking no prisoners.
Chip Counts Make the World Go Round!
2 years agoHere are the start of day counts for our final 31 players. Before the day is out only eight will be left standing.
| Jason Mercier US 684,000 |
| Eric Koskas France 596,000 |
| Dario Minieri Italy 595,000 |
| Jonas Klausen Denmark 529,000 |
| William Thorson Sweden 320,000 |
| Antony Lellouche France 282,000 |
| Mike Sowers US 275,000 |
| Dag Palovic Slovakia 275,000 |
| Jan Heitmann Germany 264,000 |
| Johannes Strassman Germany 255,000 |
| Gregory Genovese Italy 247,000 |
| Peter Roche Ireland 219,000 |
| Markus Golser Austria 213,000 |
| Mark Flowers US 197,000 |
| Isaac Baron US 181,000 |
| Marcus Bower US 173,000 |
| Andreas Larsson Sweden 152,000 |
| Todd Brunson US 144,000 |
| Terje Augdal Norway 139,000 |
| Julian Parmann US 138,000 |
| Felipe Ramos Brazil 129,000 |
| Stefan Raffay Denmark 124,000 |
| Ezio Guagliata Italy 123,000 |
| Mads Wissing Andersen Denmark 120,000 |
| Henrik Brockmann Germany 119,000 |
| Christian Bonde Norway 106,000 |
| Bart Wetsteijn Holland 101,000 |
| Paul Alterman UK 86,000 |
| Marco Della Monica Italy 69,000 |
| Ville Nyman Finland 61,000 |
| Marcello Terracciano Italy 57,000 |
Live From Italy its EPT San Remo Day 3!
2 years agoPokerListings.com is coming to you live for yet another day in beautiful (and consistently sunny) San Remo.
Today is Day 3 of the first major poker tournament held in Italy. We're talking about the PokerStars.com EPT San Remo of course and with 31 players left it's still anybody's game although we have to give a slight edge to chip leader Jason Mercier and fellow chip titans Dario Minieri and Eric Koskas. Todd Brunson is still in this thing too so don't count him out.
Play should begin in about 30 minutes so check back to witness the excitement.
Event Information
- Event Name
- EPT San Remo
- Venue
- Casino San Remo
- Date
- 2008-04-01
- Final Day
- Buy In
- $7,850
- Entrants
- 701
- Prize Pool
- $5,017,500
- First Prize
- $1,364,330




























