Vincent Remmel Makes A Big Call
Mar 29, '14
With a flop of J
10
7
the player in the small blind checked and Vince Remmel bet 3,200 from the big blind. The small blind called and the turn brought the 3. The small blind again checked and Remmel fired 4,200.
The player in the small blind then cut out a raise to 11,800. Remmel made the call and the 2
was dealt on the river.
The small blind now fired out four 5,000 chips for a bet of 20,000. Remmel went into the tank, as the call would be for much of his remaining stack, but eventually slid out a stack of twenty 1,000 chips to make the call.
“You got it,” said the small blind.
Remmel flipped up the J9 and raked in the sizable pot.
Player Tags: Vincent Remmel
Erkut Yilmaz Wins Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis Main Event
Mar 31, '14
After a three-hour heads-up battle Erkut Yilmaz defeated Vincent Remmel to win the Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis $1,100 no-limit hold’em $125,000 guarantee main event for $42,665.
After trading chips and the chip lead back and forth, Remmel moved all-in for his last 430,000 and Yilmaz snap-called. Remmel showed A2 and Yilmaz turned up K5. The would-be champion picked up a pair of fives on a flop of 1053. The turn was the 10 and the 8 on the river would seal the deal with Yilmaz as the winner. He also picked up 336 Card Player Player of the Year points.
Yilmaz outlasted a field of 182 players to become the fourth CPPT champion of Season II. Remmel left with $34,467 for his efforts.
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Vincent Remmel
Yilmaz Doubles, Takes Massive Chip Lead
Mar 31, '14
Vincent Remmel raised to 48,000 on the button and Erkut Yilmaz three-bet to 148,000. Remmel took a few seconds before announcing he was all in.
“Did he say all in?” asked Yilmaz. “Ok, I call.”
Yilmaz tabled AK and was in great shape to double up against Remmel’s K7.
“Oops,” said Remmel. “King salmon floating up stream. Or down. I don’t know.”
The flop was Q86 and Remmel was still searching for a seven to end the tournament. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 8 and Remmel scooped the pot with ace high.
It took just over a minute to count down Yilmaz’s stack and verify that he was all in for 1,087,000. Yilmaz doubles up to 2,174,000 and Remmel slides to 584,000.
“That was a little big misstep there,” said Remmel. “Now you definitely have the chip lead.”
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Vincent Remmel
Heads-Up Chip Counts
Mar 31, '14
Vincent Remmel – 1,670,000
Erkut Yilmaz – 1,084,000
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Vincent Remmel
Second Pair is Good for Yilmaz
Mar 31, '14
Vincent Remmel limped in on the button and Erkut Yilmaz raised to 50,000 out of the big blind. Both players checked to the river as the board ran out AQ37A and Yilmaz checked again.
Remmel bet 65,000 and was check-raised to 250,000 by Yilmaz. After a few moments in the tank, Remmel called and Yilmaz tabled KQ. Remmel mucked his hand and Yilmaz scooped the pot.
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Vincent Remmel
Erkut Yilmaz Doubles Through Vincent Remmel
Mar 31, '14
Down to his last 326,000, Erkut Yilmaz moved all-in after Vincent Remmel’s 36,000 raise.
Remmel called.
“I only looked at one card,” Yilmaz said.
“Then you probably have me out-kicked,” Remmel said as he turned over A2.
Yilmaz did indeed have him outkicked with AJ.
The board ran out Q96Q3 and Yilmaz doubled up.
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Vincent Remmel
Remmel Makes Two Pair
Mar 31, '14
Erkut Yilmaz raised to 40,000 on the button and Vincent Remmel defended his big blind. The flop was J87 and both players checked.
Remmel bet 54,000 when the Q fell on the turn and Yilmaz called. The river was the 2 and Remmel bet again, this time 154,000. Yilmaz called and mucked his hand when Remmel tabled Q8, good for two pair.
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Vincent Remmel
Heads-Up Chip Counts
Mar 30, '14
Vincent Remmel – 1,944,000
Erkut Yilmaz – 801,000
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Vincent Remmel
Ravi Shanmugam Eliminated 3rd ($21,204)
Mar 30, '14
With the board reading AQ2 Ravi Shanmugam checked from the small blind and Vincent Remmel raised to 36,000 from the button. Shanmugam moved all-in and Remmel snap-called.
Shanmugam showed A7 and Remmel held Q8. The turn was the 9 but the Q on the river sealed the deal and Shanmugam was eliminated.
Player Tags: Vincent Remmel, Ravi Shanmugam
Gary Grover Eliminated 5th ($11,592)
Mar 30, '14
Vincent Remmel has claimed his third victim of the final table.
Remmel raised to 26,000 from the cutoff and Gary Grover called from the small blind. Gerald Rahmn called from the big blind and the three saw a flop of 765. Grover bet 44,000, Rahm folded and Remmel moved all-in. Grover snap-called and the hands were flipped over.
Remmel showed KK and Grover was behind with A7. The board ran out 32 and Grover made his exit.
Player Tags: Vincent Remmel, Gary Grover
