2016 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Dublin

€10,200 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Dublin

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
€145,938
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€863,300
Entries
89
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

They Killed Kenney

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

Bryn Kenney open shoved his last 200,000 and Kevin MacPhee re-popped from the small blind for heaps more. Charlie Carrell folded the big blind and it was Kenney's {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} versus MacPhee's {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

MacPhee held to send Kenney home 16th on an {a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{j-Hearts} run out.

Player Chips Progress
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Kevin MacPhee
570,000
340,000
340,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Bryn Kenney
Busted

Tags: Bryn KenneyKevin MacPheeCharlie Carrel

Line Up Final 16

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Here's the line up of the final two tables, 3 from the money:

SeatTable 1Table 2
1Viacheslav GoryachevSenh Ung
2Ryan RiessKevin MacPhee
3Demetrio BarrecaCharlie Carrel
4Sergey LebedevFernando Brito
5Jason WheelerFrancois Billard
6Paul TedeschiDominik Nitsche
7Jeff RossiterBryn Kenney
8Mark RadojaDaniel Dvoress

Talbot Busts, Final Two Tables Set

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot

Parker Talbot open shoved the button and Mark Radoja made the call from the small blind having him covered.

Talbot's tournament life was riding on the {a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} versus Radoja's dominating {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Radoja held to send Talbot to the rail 17th on a {3-Hearts}{q-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}{5-Clubs} board.

With that, just 16 players remain and they are now seated at the final two eight-handed tables with 20 minutes to go before the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
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Mark Radoja
500,000
248,000
248,000
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Parker Talbot
Busted

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Francois Billard Eliminates Jyri Merivirta

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Jyri Merivirta and Francois Billard got it in with the classic pre flop match up: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} (Merivirta) against {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} (Billard).

The {Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop was about as good as they could come for Merivirta, but the turn ({J-Spades}) and river ({10-Clubs}) spoiled his party.

Merivirta was left with 23,000, and lost those the next hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Francois Billard
350,000
20,000
20,000
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Jyri Merivirta
Busted

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Bryan Paris Eliminated

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Bryan Paris
Bryan Paris

Under the gun, Bryan Paris shoved all in for 231,000. Action folded to Senh Ung in the small blind and he asked for a count. He then called, and Dominik Nitsche folded his big blind.

Senh Ung: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}
Bryan Paris: {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

The board ran out an uneventful {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Spades} and Paris made his exit. Senh Ung in the meantime, was the first player out today but now has over a million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Senh Ung
1,031,000
231,000
231,000
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Bryan Paris
Busted

Tags: Bryan ParisDominik NitscheSenh Ung

Carrel Avoids Penalty, Not Brito

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Charlie Carrel
Charlie Carrel

Charlie Carrel argued his way out of a penalty for folding out of turn, claiming he thought the player before him had acted.

He was given a warning, then suddenly got it in with sixes versus Fernando Brito's {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and Brito's 225,000-chip stack in the very next hand.

The board ran out {8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{k-Spades} making Brito a bigger pair on the river and handing him a timely double up.

"I should have taken the penalty," Carrel said with a smile.

Player Chips Progress
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Charlie Carrel
450,000
-430,000
-430,000
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Fernando Brito
450,000
330,000
330,000

Tags: Charlie CarrelFernando Brito

Level: 15

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

MacPhee Doubles Radoja

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

On the button, Kevin MacPhee shoved all in for about 350,000. In the big blind, Mark Radoja was down to 115,000 and called it of while taking another sip of his Guinness.

Kevin MacPhee: {A-Spades}{2-Spades}
Mark Radoja: {Q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The flop came {Q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, favoriting Radoja. The {K-Hearts} on the turn brought MacPhee some chop outs, but the {K-Clubs} on the river didn't bring in the flush. MacPhee down to 230,000 while Radoja stacked up to

Player Chips Progress
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Mark Radoja
252,000
137,000
137,000
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Kevin MacPhee
230,000
-130,000
-130,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Kevin MacPheeMark Radoja

Wheeler Knocks Out Greenwood

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

In the hijack, Jason Wheeler raised to 34,000. Sam Greenwood in the big blind was the only caller.

Greenwood checked on {J-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and Wheeler bet 40,000. Greenwood thought about it for a bit, and moved in for 186,000. Wheeler knocked down his own stack in the haste putting in the calling chips.

Jason Wheeler: {9-Hearts}{J-Clubs}
Sam Greenwood: {6-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

The {4-Spades} on the turn and {2-Spades} on the river both didn't do Greenwood any good, and the Canadian high roller made his exit. Greenwood wasn't the only one departing, he was preceded by Rainer Kempe.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Wheeler
950,000
300,000
300,000
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Rainer Kempe
Busted
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Sam Greenwood
Busted
Run It Once

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Quadzilla Takes Dublin!

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jason Wheeler
Jason Wheeler

Rainer Kempe limped the small blind and Jason Wheeler checked his option in the big.

Kempe led for 16,000 on the {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop and Wheeler raised to 36,000. Kempe called and checked the {7-Hearts} turn. Wheeler fired again, leading for 65,000, but Kempe would not go away.

Finally, when the {10-Clubs} completed the board and Kempe checked, Wheeler shoved. Kempe made a somewhat reluctant 220,000-chip call and his {k-Hearts}{j-Spades} full house was no good. Wheeler had the {10-Spades}{5-Spades}, having flopped trips and rivered quads.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Wheeler
650,000
80,000
80,000
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Rainer Kempe
160,000
-230,000
-230,000

Tags: Jason WheelerRainer Kempe