Ball-Z Dragan
Apr 22, '09
With a raise from Constant Rijkenberg and a call from Dragan Galic (pictured left), the flop comes: Q 
10
6
Galic bets out 110,000 but Rijkenberg raises it to 300,000. Galic is undettered and calls to see the 2 turn. Galic checks, Rijkenberg bets 400,000 and Galic (not believing him) calls again. The river is the 6
and it looks like we're going to see one of the biggest pots of the tournament. Anything could happen...
Galic checks and Rijkenberg tries once again, firing out a stack worth 500,000. After only a minute or two, Galic announces, "Call!" and flips over Q8 for top pair. Rijkenberg looks flushed and doesn't want to turn his cards over. He has been caught out.
Galic is now monster chip leader with 3,805,000.
Player Tags: Constant Rijkenberg
Giuseppe Argento Eliminated in 11th Place (â¬45,700)
Apr 22, '09
Italian Giuseppe Argento (pictured right) pushes all in with his short stack, Constant Rijkenberg and Gustav Sundell are still in the hand. Rijkenberg calls with A Q.
Argento holds A 10 and as luck would have it he wins with a flush on a J 7 4 6
3 board.
Soon after, William Reynolds raises to 68,000, and Argento in the cut-off calls. The flop comes 7 4 2, Argento checks, Reynolds bets around 76,000, and Argento calls. The turn is the 6, and as has been the pattern, Argento checks and Reynolds pushes further with 145,000. Argento shoves over the top for the last of his stack and Reynolds snap calls.
The river is the 9. Argento has pocket threes and Reynolds holds pocket kings.
Argento leaves with €45,700 for 11th place.
Player Tags: William Reynolds, Constant Rijkenberg, Giuseppe Argento
Massimiliano Trifoglio Eliminated in 20th Place (â¬26,300)
Apr 22, '09
Massimiliano Trifoglio is the next casualty of day 4 of the EPT San Remo. He only had 155,000 chips so his all-in had to happen soon. He was in late position so took a shot with A 8 and Constant Rijkenberg decided he wanted "to gamble" with K 7. The board brought interest at every turn. The flop came A 9 4 pairing Trifoglio's aces but also giving Rijkenberg the nut flush draw. The turn brought another presnt for Trifoglio with the 7 for two pair. All he needed to do was avoid the diamond and he would double up. But he couldn't, as the river fell the 10 and he hit the rail in 20th place for €26,300.
Player Tags: Massimiliano Trifoglio, Constant Rijkenberg
Malte Strothmann Eliminated in 22nd Place (â¬26,300)
Apr 22, '09
Malte Strothmann moves all in for 297,000 and Constant Rijkenberg calls. Strothmann shows J 10 and Rijkenberg reveals K Q.
The cards fall Q 5 5 K J. Although the turn brought hope for Strothmann in the shape of an open-ended straight draw, it didn't come and Rijkenberg wins with two pair.
Player Tags: Malte Strothmann, Constant Rijkenberg
Tourgman Doubles Up
Apr 21, '09
Constant Rijkenberg calls Doron Tourgman's all in, and 'cool as a cucumber' Tourgman can't seem to lose. He doubles up with jacks versus J-10, despite Rijkenberg picking up a flush draw and a straight draw on the flop.
Player Tags: Constant Rijkenberg, Doron Tourgman
One Time Dealer!
Apr 21, '09
Constant Rijkenberg is all in for around 260,000 with 4 4. German Doron Tourgman calls with gusto, toothpick in mouth, and shades in place. He jumps up and flips over Q Q, but the large smile on his face doesn't last very long as a 4 comes on the flop: A 4 2
Rijkenberg laughs, he can barely watch the rest of the cards fall - "One time dealer! One time" he shouts. The rest of the cards are dealt - 5 K and Rijkenberg moves up to 540,000 while Tourgman falls to 60,000.
Player Tags: Constant Rijkenberg, Doron Tourgman
Constant Rijkenberg is EPT San Remo Champion (⬠1,508,000)
Apr 23, '09
With plenty of action on a 10-5-3-5 board, our two heads-up players only experienced the final battle for a very short period of time before it was all over.
Constant Rijkenberg (pictured right) took down the event with pocket aces versus Kalle Niemi's A-10. Niemi needed a 10 but it was a 4 that fell on the river, and he goes out in second place for €862,000.
The 20-year-old Rijkenberg takes home a massive €1,508,000 for withstanding the trials and tribulations within a field of 1,178 from all around the world.
Next stop coming up shortly is Monte Carlo for the Grand Final. Another amazing and large field is expected there, with a huge amount of money on the line. Join the Card Player reporting team there for all the action.
Player Tags: Constant Rijkenberg, Kalle Niemi
William Reynolds Eliminated in Fourth Place (â¬377,000)
Apr 23, '09
Soon after dinner, William Reynolds (pictured right) makes some moves. His final move in the EPT San Remo however, came when he raised all in with K J and faced a call from Constant Rijkenberg with A 7.
An ace comes on the flop and it puts Reynold straight out of the tournament in fourth place for €377,000.
Player Tags: William Reynolds, Constant Rijkenberg
Poker Explosion; Niemi Pushes Forward
Apr 23, '09
Gustav Sundell raises to 200,000, Constant Rijkenberg calls, and Kalle Niemi goes all-in for 1,490,000 more.
Sundell calls after about three minutes and Rijkenberg says that he folded sixes. Niemi is holding A Q and Sundell is behind with A J.
The cards fall 9 8 5 8 Q and Niemi doubles up and wins 3,620,000. Things have taken a drastic change as Niemi has quietly risen up the ranks while Reynold has dropped off them.
Chip count update:
Rijkenberg: 5,765,000
Kalle Niemi: 3,620,000
Sundell: 1,740,000
Reynolds: 575,000
Player Tags: Constant Rijkenberg, Kalle Niemi
Kalle Chipping Up
Apr 23, '09
Constant Rijkenberg raises 195,000, and Kalle Niemi moves all-in with A 8. Rijkenberg calls with K 10.
The board comes J 7 4 J and Niemi needs to steer clear of a king or a ten. The river seals the deal for Niemi when it falls the A and Niemi doubles through.
Current chip counts are:
Constant Rijkenberg: 6,095,000
Gustav Sundell: 2,935,000
Kalle Niem: 1,090,000
William Reynolds: 965,000
Player Tags: Constant Rijkenberg, Kalle Niemi
