| Oct 03, '09 |
2009 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season VI |
PokerStars EPT London Main Event |
2 |
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Level 8 Update -- Defending Champion Michael Martin Out
Oct 03, '09
Blinds: 400-800 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 215 out of 426
Average Chip Count:
59,000
Notable Eliminations:
Jason Mercier
Amnon Filippi
Joe Ebanks
Jonas Molander
Ruben Visser
Michael Martin
Big Hands:
 Jason Mercier Ends His Day
Things just never got going for Jason Mercier today and yes we realize how odd of a statement that is. After a player opened in the cutoff, Mercier made his all-in move on the short stack with A-Q.
His plan may have worked, had the big blind not woken up with A-K and moved all-in to isolate. The original raiser folded and the board offered no help to the man who does so well here in Europe.
A disappointing day to be sure, but we have a feeling that Mercier will ultimately feel pretty good about his time here in London, thanks to a very profitable WSOP Europe Main Event.
Amnon Filippi Heads For The Door
A short-stacked Amnon Filippi found the rest of his stack all-in holding A-Q against an opponent’s pocket tens.
A ten on the flop all but sealed his fate and Filippi was eliminated. Earlier, he joked about entering the ongoing £1,000 pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better event, but now, it’s definitely an option.
Steve Sung Takes a Hit
Steve Sung and his opponent got a stack of 14,275 all-in preflop, racing against A Q .
Sung’s pocket nines looked good until the turn on a board reading 4227 , but the river Qs gave the pot to his opponent.
Tis but a flesh wound, however, since Sung is still healthily stacked with over 95,000 in chips.
Defending Champion Eliminated
We don’t know why or how it happened, but defending EPT London winner Michael Martin has been eliminated.
Left In The Deck
Prize Pool Information
Here’s a look at what these guys and girls are playing for:
1. £850,000
2. £530,000
3. £285,000
4. £227,000
5. £173,000
6. £124,000
7. £87,000
8. £50,100
9-10. £38,000
11-12. £28,000
13-14. £23,000
15-16. £19,000
17-24. £17,000
25-32. £15,600
33-40. £14,200
41-48. £12,800
49-56. £11,600
57-64. £10,600
65-72. £9,900
73-80. £9,200
81-88. £8,500
89-96. £7,900
97-104. £7,500
Total £3,540,500
Player Tags: Amnon Filippi, Steve Sung, Michael Martin, Jason Mercier
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| Jun 04, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 7 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em |
3 |
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Level 22 Chip Update
Jun 04, '09
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 out of 2,791
Chip Counts:
1. Mark Salinaro – 1,580,000
2. Kam Low – 1,400,000
3. Jacob Kalb – 1,200,000
4. Philip Souza – 1,040,000
5. James McClain – 990,000
6. Craig McConville – 950,000
7. Walter Wright – 950,000
8. Robert Fett – 910,000
9. Steve Karp – 710,000
10. Gary Tang – 620,000
Average Chip Count: 837,300
Notable Eliminations:
Michael Martin
Player Tags: Michael Martin
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| Oct 05, '08 |
2008 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season V |
EPT Main Event |
5 |
+ |
Pescatori Gets Coolered Big Time
Oct 04, '08
 Max Pescatori just experienced the cooler of the tournament when his trip kings were trounced by the trip aces of Michael Martin. Pescatori was eliminated in 16th place, and Martin now has a massive chip lead with well over 1 million.
Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Michael Martin
Eastgate out in 18th Place
Oct 04, '08
Peter Eastgate just hit the rail when his K-6 ran into the pocket queens of Michael Martin. The board ran out A-6-5-2-10 and Eastgate was eliminated in 18th place. This should serve as a nice warmup for his WSOP main event final table in November.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Peter Eastgate
Martin Claims Another Victim
Oct 04, '08
Michael Martin has not stopped his current run of domination. In addition to knocking out Gunner Rabe and Sorel Mizzi early today, he has also knocked out Ian Frazer.
Player Tags: Michael Martin
Sorel Mizzi Elimination Hand
Oct 04, '08
 With blinds at 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante Michael Martin raised to 16,500 preflop from the button with a stack of 710,000 behind. Sorel Mizzi then reraised all in from the big blind for 71,500. Martin made the call and the players turned up their hands:
Mizzi: 77
Martin: KQ
Board: 54349
Martin takes down the hand to take the chip lead, and Mizzi is sent to the rail in 27th place. He will take home £13,052 in prize money.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Sorel Mizzi
Michael Martin Wins EPT London (£1,000,000)
Oct 05, '08
 Michael Tureniec gets all of his chips into the middle against Michael Martin and they turn up their cards:
Tureniec: K9
Martin: 44
Board: 63242
Martin wins the tournament on the hand, and he wins £1,000,000 in prize money for the first major tournament win of his career. Michael Tureniec takes home £525,314 for his second-place finish.
Stay tuned for a recap of the final table.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Michael Tureniec
Penultimate Call of the Tournament
Oct 05, '08
Michael Martin raises to 250,000 preflop and Michael Tureniec makes the call. The flop iss dealt J106 and both players check. The turn brings the 3 and Turniec opens the action for 380,000. Martin makes the call. The J falls on the river and Tureniec leads out once again, this time for 680,000. Martin goes into the tank for a minute and eventually makes the call. Tureniec reveals Q-4 for a bluff, and Martin shows K-10 for two pair, jacks and 10s. Martin takes down the large pot and grows his stack to 4,630,000 to take a huge lead in the heads-up match. Tureniec now holds just 1,375,000.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Michael Tureniec
Michael Tureniec Doubles Up
Oct 05, '08
Michael Martin moves all in preflop and Michael Tureniec makes the all-in call. Their cards:
Martin: 77
Tureniec: AJ
Board: AA2K3
Tureniec doubles up on the hand, and he is back in the match.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Michael Tureniec
Marcin Horecki Eliminated in Third Place (£303,439)
Oct 05, '08
 Team PokerStars Pro Marcin Horecki moves all in and Michael Martin comes over the top of him all in. Tureniec gets out of the way, and the last two players turn over their cards:
Horecki: K8
Martin: KJ
Board: Q638J
Horecki is eliminated in third place, and he will take home £303,439 in prize money.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Marcin Horecki
Eric Liu Eliminated in Fourth Place (£234,920)
Oct 05, '08
 Eric Liu moves all in preflop and Michael Martin makes the call. Their cards:
Liu: J10
Martin: A9
Board: AK5A7
Liu is eliminated in fourth place, and he will take home £234,920 in prize money.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Eric Liu
The Michael Martin Comeback
Oct 05, '08
 Hand 1:
After he was crippled, Michael Martin moved all in preflop on the very next hand. Both Michael Tureniec and Marcin Horecki both called and the board was dealt K62K4 as Horecki and Tureniec checked it down. They turned up their hands on the end, and Martin doubled up with pocket eights in the hole over Turniec's A-7 and Horecki's Q-3. Martin was now up to 305,000.
Hand 2:
On the very next hand Martin moved all in again after Tureniec raised to 240,000. Tureniec called down the raise and they turned up their cards:
Tureniec: K7
Martin: 99
Board: KJ779
Martin was now up to 695,000.
Hand 3:
Martin was all in again the hand after that for 695,000 and Tureniec quickly called him down. Their cards:
Martin: AA
Tureniec: QJ
Board: 53249
Martin doubles up again, and he is very much alive again in this tournament.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Marcin Horecki, Michael Tureniec
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| Oct 04, '08 |
2008 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season V |
EPT Main Event |
4 |
+ |
Pescatori Gets Coolered Big Time
Oct 04, '08
Max Pescatori just experienced the cooler of the tournament when his trip kings were trounced by the trip aces of Michael Martin. Pescatori was eliminated in 16th place, and Martin now has a massive chip lead with well over 1 million.
Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Michael Martin
Eastgate out in 18th Place
Oct 04, '08
Peter Eastgate just hit the rail when his K-6 ran into the pocket queens of Michael Martin. The board ran out A-6-5-2-10 and Eastgate was eliminated in 18th place. This should serve as a nice warmup for his WSOP main event final table in November.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Peter Eastgate
Martin Claims Another Victim
Oct 04, '08
Michael Martin has not stopped his current run of domination. In addition to knocking out Gunner Rabe and Sorel Mizzi early today, he has also knocked out Ian Frazer.
Player Tags: Michael Martin
Sorel Mizzi Elimination Hand
Oct 04, '08
With blinds at 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante Michael Martin raised to 16,500 preflop from the button with a stack of 710,000 behind. Sorel Mizzi then reraised all in from the big blind for 71,500. Martin made the call and the players turned up their hands:
Mizzi: 77
Martin: KQ
Board: 54349
Martin takes down the hand to take the chip lead, and Mizzi is sent to the rail in 27th place. He will take home £13,052 in prize money.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Sorel Mizzi
Michael Martin Wins EPT London (£1,000,000)
Oct 05, '08
Michael Tureniec gets all of his chips into the middle against Michael Martin and they turn up their cards:
Tureniec: K9
Martin: 44
Board: 63242
Martin wins the tournament on the hand, and he wins £1,000,000 in prize money for the first major tournament win of his career. Michael Tureniec takes home £525,314 for his second-place finish.
Stay tuned for a recap of the final table.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Michael Tureniec
Penultimate Call of the Tournament
Oct 05, '08
Michael Martin raises to 250,000 preflop and Michael Tureniec makes the call. The flop iss dealt J106 and both players check. The turn brings the 3 and Turniec opens the action for 380,000. Martin makes the call. The J falls on the river and Tureniec leads out once again, this time for 680,000. Martin goes into the tank for a minute and eventually makes the call. Tureniec reveals Q-4 for a bluff, and Martin shows K-10 for two pair, jacks and 10s. Martin takes down the large pot and grows his stack to 4,630,000 to take a huge lead in the heads-up match. Tureniec now holds just 1,375,000.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Michael Tureniec
Michael Tureniec Doubles Up
Oct 05, '08
Michael Martin moves all in preflop and Michael Tureniec makes the all-in call. Their cards:
Martin: 77
Tureniec: AJ
Board: AA2K3
Tureniec doubles up on the hand, and he is back in the match.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Michael Tureniec
Marcin Horecki Eliminated in Third Place (£303,439)
Oct 05, '08
Team PokerStars Pro Marcin Horecki moves all in and Michael Martin comes over the top of him all in. Tureniec gets out of the way, and the last two players turn over their cards:
Horecki: K8
Martin: KJ
Board: Q638J
Horecki is eliminated in third place, and he will take home £303,439 in prize money.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Marcin Horecki
Eric Liu Eliminated in Fourth Place (£234,920)
Oct 05, '08
Eric Liu moves all in preflop and Michael Martin makes the call. Their cards:
Liu: J10
Martin: A9
Board: AK5A7
Liu is eliminated in fourth place, and he will take home £234,920 in prize money.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Eric Liu
The Michael Martin Comeback
Oct 05, '08
Hand 1:
After he was crippled, Michael Martin moved all in preflop on the very next hand. Both Michael Tureniec and Marcin Horecki both called and the board was dealt K62K4 as Horecki and Tureniec checked it down. They turned up their hands on the end, and Martin doubled up with pocket eights in the hole over Turniec's A-7 and Horecki's Q-3. Martin was now up to 305,000.
Hand 2:
On the very next hand Martin moved all in again after Tureniec raised to 240,000. Tureniec called down the raise and they turned up their cards:
Tureniec: K7
Martin: 99
Board: KJ779
Martin was now up to 695,000.
Hand 3:
Martin was all in again the hand after that for 695,000 and Tureniec quickly called him down. Their cards:
Martin: AA
Tureniec: QJ
Board: 53249
Martin doubles up again, and he is very much alive again in this tournament.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Marcin Horecki, Michael Tureniec
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| Apr 17, '08 |
2008 EPT Grand Final - Season IV |
EPT Grand Final Main Event |
6 |
+ |
Thomas Fougeron Eliminated by Michael "Martine23" Martin
Apr 14, '08
  According to a recount from the table, Thomas Fougeron raised preflop, and Michael "Martine23" Martin called. The flop came ace high and Fougeron led out. Martin called again, and the turn paired the board. Fougeron pushed all in, and Martin quickly called, showing pocket aces for full house. Fougeron held A-Q for two pair, and he was eliminated from the tournament just before the money bubble.
Player Tags: Thomas Fougeron, Michael Martin
New Super Table, and Thomas Fougeron Doubles Up
Apr 14, '08
A new super table has developed with a few moved players. Here's the linup at table 12: James "P0KERPR0" Campbell, Michael "Martine23" Martin, Surinder Sunar, Sorel Mizzi, Team PokerStars Pro member Luca Pagano, and Thomas Fougeron.
At that table, Fougeron just doubled up through Mizzi. Fougeron stood up, clapped, and yelled "Yes!" The board read 8 6 2 9 10 and Fougeron held J 10 for top pair on the river. Mizzi mucked A-9 for top pair top kicker on the turn. Fougeron now has 120,000.
Player Tags: Surinder Sunar, Thomas Fougeron, Luca Pagano, James Campbell, Michael Martin, Sorel Mizzi
Hand 121: Michael Martin Eliminated 5th ($665,643)
Apr 17, '08
 Chorny raises to 125,000 and Martin calls. The board comes 10 76. Chorny bets 225,000, and Martin raises to 675,000. Chorny pushes all in, having Martin covered, and Martin calles all in and showed Q 10. Chorny flips up J J for the lead. The turn is the A and the river the 2 and Michael Martin is eliminated in fifth place ($665,643).
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Glen Chorny
Hand 119: Michael Martin
Apr 17, '08
Martin raises to 130,000 preflop and everyone folds.
Player Tags: Michael Martin
Hand 110: Denes Kalo
Apr 17, '08
Denes limps in the small blind, and Martin checks his option. The players check it down until the board reads 9 7 3 A 4, and Kalo shows K-4 for a rivered pair. Kalo takes down.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Denes Kalo
Hand 105: Michael Martin
Apr 17, '08
Martin raises to 120,000 and everyone folds.
Player Tags: Michael Martin
Hand 100: Michael Martin
Apr 17, '08
Kalo raises to 120,000 preflop from the cutoff, and Martin calls on the button. Players check it down to 5 2 2 K 8, and Kalo shows A 10. Martin shows A J and takes it down.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Denes Kalo
Hand 95: Michael Martin
Apr 17, '08
Kalo raises to 120,000 and Martin raises 250,000 more. Kalo tanks and Martin folds.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Denes Kalo
Hand 91: Michael Martin
Apr 17, '08
Michael Martin opens the pot with a preflop raise to 110,000 and everyone folds.
Player Tags: Michael Martin
Hand 88: Michael Martin
Apr 17, '08
Michael Martin raises on the button and takes the blinds.
Player Tags: Michael Martin
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| Apr 14, '08 |
2008 EPT Grand Final - Season IV |
EPT Grand Final Main Event |
4 |
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Thomas Fougeron Eliminated by Michael "Martine23" Martin
Apr 14, '08
According to a recount from the table, Thomas Fougeron raised preflop, and Michael "Martine23" Martin called. The flop came ace high and Fougeron led out. Martin called again, and the turn paired the board. Fougeron pushed all in, and Martin quickly called, showing pocket aces for full house. Fougeron held A-Q for two pair, and he was eliminated from the tournament just before the money bubble.
Player Tags: Thomas Fougeron, Michael Martin
New Super Table, and Thomas Fougeron Doubles Up
Apr 14, '08
A new super table has developed with a few moved players. Here's the linup at table 12: James "P0KERPR0" Campbell, Michael "Martine23" Martin, Surinder Sunar, Sorel Mizzi, Team PokerStars Pro member Luca Pagano, and Thomas Fougeron.
At that table, Fougeron just doubled up through Mizzi. Fougeron stood up, clapped, and yelled "Yes!" The board read 8 6 2 9 10 and Fougeron held J 10 for top pair on the river. Mizzi mucked A-9 for top pair top kicker on the turn. Fougeron now has 120,000.
Player Tags: Surinder Sunar, Thomas Fougeron, Luca Pagano, James Campbell, Michael Martin, Sorel Mizzi
Hand 121: Michael Martin Eliminated 5th ($665,643)
Apr 17, '08
Chorny raises to 125,000 and Martin calls. The board comes 10 76. Chorny bets 225,000, and Martin raises to 675,000. Chorny pushes all in, having Martin covered, and Martin calles all in and showed Q 10. Chorny flips up J J for the lead. The turn is the A and the river the 2 and Michael Martin is eliminated in fifth place ($665,643).
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Glen Chorny
Hand 119: Michael Martin
Apr 17, '08
Martin raises to 130,000 preflop and everyone folds.
Player Tags: Michael Martin
Hand 110: Denes Kalo
Apr 17, '08
Denes limps in the small blind, and Martin checks his option. The players check it down until the board reads 9 7 3 A 4, and Kalo shows K-4 for a rivered pair. Kalo takes down.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Denes Kalo
Hand 105: Michael Martin
Apr 17, '08
Martin raises to 120,000 and everyone folds.
Player Tags: Michael Martin
Hand 100: Michael Martin
Apr 17, '08
Kalo raises to 120,000 preflop from the cutoff, and Martin calls on the button. Players check it down to 5 2 2 K 8, and Kalo shows A 10. Martin shows A J and takes it down.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Denes Kalo
Hand 95: Michael Martin
Apr 17, '08
Kalo raises to 120,000 and Martin raises 250,000 more. Kalo tanks and Martin folds.
Player Tags: Michael Martin, Denes Kalo
Hand 91: Michael Martin
Apr 17, '08
Michael Martin opens the pot with a preflop raise to 110,000 and everyone folds.
Player Tags: Michael Martin
Hand 88: Michael Martin
Apr 17, '08
Michael Martin raises on the button and takes the blinds.
Player Tags: Michael Martin
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