Pieter De Korver Poker Tournament Updates

Jason Mercier Defeats Pieter de Korver

Mar 06, '10

Pieter De Korver (pictured right) was down to his last 20,000 or so when he made his all in move with A10.

Jason Mercier made the call with a dominated A9, but got lucky when the board fell K7429, eliminating de Korver.

Mercier now moves onto the Sweet Sixteen to battle with the winner between Phil Gordon and Phil Laak.

Player Tags: Jason Mercier,   Pieter De Korver

Pieter de Korver Defeats Mike Sexton

Mar 05, '10

Recent poker Hall of Fame inductee Mike Sexton (pictured right) was all in holding A-10, but he was up against Pieter de Korver’s dominating A-K.

The flop brought two kings and Sexton was eliminated from the tournament. De Korver will now play Jason Mercier in the next round.

Player Tags: Mike Sexton,   Pieter De Korver

Jason Mercier Defeats Pieter de Korver

Mar 06, '10

Pieter De Korver (pictured right) was down to his last 20,000 or so when he made his all in move with A10.

Jason Mercier made the call with a dominated A9, but got lucky when the board fell K7429, eliminating de Korver.

Mercier now moves onto the Sweet Sixteen to battle with the winner between Phil Gordon and Phil Laak.

Player Tags: Jason Mercier,   Pieter De Korver

Pieter de Korver Defeats Mike Sexton

Mar 05, '10

Recent poker Hall of Fame inductee Mike Sexton (pictured right) was all in holding A-10, but he was up against Pieter de Korver’s dominating A-K.

The flop brought two kings and Sexton was eliminated from the tournament. De Korver will now play Jason Mercier in the next round.

Player Tags: Mike Sexton,   Pieter De Korver

Level 4 Update: Dwan and Pieter de Korver Eliminated

Jan 06, '10

Blinds: 150-300

Players Remaining: 700 of 835

Average Chip Count: 35,785

Notable Chip Counts:

Vanessa Rousso — 120,000
Darryll Fish — 110,000
John Racener — 75,000
Mats Sundin — 72,000
Carlos Mortensen — 70,000
Mark Newhouse — 65,000
Liz Lieu — 65,000
William Thorsson — 60,000
Josh Areih — 60,000
Phil Ivey — 50,000

Notable Eliminations:

Tom Dwan
Pieter de Korver
Joe Udine
Joe Sebok

Big Hands:

Pieter de Korver Eliminated

One player raised to 3,000 preflop and Team PokerStars pro Pieter de Korver reraised all in for 16,000 with pocket aces in the hole. His opponent made the call with pocket kings and had de Korver covered. Four clubs then rolled out on the board to give de Krover’s adversary a king-high club flush. The 2009 EPT Grand Final champion then exited the field after a rough day.

Freddy Deeb Takes a Hit

Adam Levy bet 1,075 on a flop of 10107 and Freddy Deeb raised to 2,200. Levy made the call and the turn fell K. Both players checked and the river fell J. Levy bet 7,000 and Deeb mucked, choosing not to move all in for his final 6,500. Levy grew his stack to 20,000 after the hand.

Darryll Fish Grows his Prospects

A flop of 942 sat on the table when Darryll Fish bet 1,000. One opponent called and the turn fell J. Fish bet 2,100 and his opponent called again.

The river brought the 8 and Fish checked. His opponent tanked and then bet 6,200. Fish tanked next and then made the call. His opponent turned over A5 and Fish showed down A10. Fish won the hand to grow his stack during a profitable level.

Mike Matusow Gets Knocked

Mike Matusow limped under the gun for 300 and Team PokerStars pro Vicky Coren made the call. Armenak Kizirian raised to 800 and Matusow reraised to 3,400. Coren mucked and Kizirian made the call. The flop was dealt A94 and both players checked.

The turn brought the 4 and Matusow checked. Kizirian bet and 3,100 and Matusow called. The river fell 5 and Matusow once again checked. Kizirian bet 5,100 and Matusow called. Kizirian showed down AQ and Matusow mucked pocket queens. He was down to 17,000 after the hand. Kizirian held 50,000.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Freddy Deeb,   Darryll Fish,   Armenak Kizirian,   Adam Levy,   Pieter De Korver

Level 9 Update -- Gymnast Be Gone

Oct 02, '09

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 135 out of 305 (Unofficial)

Average Chip Count:

68,000

Notable Eliminations:

Yuri Chechi
Markus Gonsalves
Sebastian Ruthenberg
Sida Yuen
Marcel Luske
Johan Van Til
Carter Phillips

Hand of the Level:

Tony Cousineau gets Lucky

After getting sucked out on in a massive 90,000 pot, Tony Cousineau was down to his last 9,000 or so and made an all-in move with K9, only to run into EPT Champion Pieter de Korver’s AK.

Nonetheless, the board came K759Q, giving Cousineau two pair and a double up over 18,000 in chips. De Korver is still fine with 57,000 or so.

Left In The Deck

Uh… He Went Where?

After Cousineau’s double up, I inquired about an empty chair at the table who appeared to be blinding away his chips.

De Korver and Cousineau filled in the details saying that an Italian, or was it a Frenchman, was given a one round penalty for exposing his cards about an hour before. They’d assumed he didn’t understand enough english to know that he could come back and that he was disqualified.

After some amazing journalism (asking the dealer), I discovered that the no-show was none other than Italian Olympic gymnast Yuri Chechi. After speaking to the nearest Italian reporter, I learned the truth. Chechi, not wanting to stick around, simply decided that he was too tired and went to sleep, allowing his 7,000 stack to blind away.

Needless to say, he was done by the end of the night.

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Player Tags: Tony Cousineau,   Pieter De Korver

Pieter De Korver is EPT Grand Final Champion (â?¬2,300,000)

May 03, '09

On a 10 6 5 flop with more than one million in the pot, Matt Woodward bets 700,000 and Pieter de Korver reraises all-in. Woodward shakes his head and after a few moments, he calls. He flips over 6 4. De Corver shows 9 6.
The turn is the Q and the river is the 7.

Pieter De Korver has come back from a crippling 365,000 in chips to win the entire event. He now goes home with €2,300,000.

Matt Woodward earns €1,300,000 for his second place finish, and this season's PokerStars.com EPT is complete.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Matt Woodward,   Pieter De Korver

Woodward Leaking Chips

May 03, '09

Matt Woodward bets 425, Pieter de Korver calls and the flop comes 4 3 3. De Korver bets 400,000, and Woodward calls.

The turn is the 5 and de Korver bets 700,000. Woodward gets the dealer to spread the pot and then calls. The river is the 10. Korver grabs a handful of yellows to bet 3,600,000, and Woodward passes another big pot over to the Dutchman. De Korver says, "Do you want to see what I had? Show?" He shows a 3. Woodward says, "Nice hand!"

De Korver now has 21,840,000 and Woodward has 6,325,000.

Player Tags: Matt Woodward,   Pieter De Korver

De Korver Moves in Front

May 03, '09

Matt Woodward bets 300 on a flop of K 10 7. Pieter De Korver raises to 550,000 and Woodward calls. The turn is the 8 and both players check.

The river is the 6 and Woodward bets 700,000, De Korver calls and shows K 2x, which beats Woodward's A 7.

Pieter de Korver moves into the lead with 15,595,000. Matt Woodward has 12,570,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Matt Woodward,   Pieter De Korver

Mikhail Tulchinskiy Eliminated in Third Place (â?¬800,000)

May 03, '09

Back from break only moments and we have found our heads up players.

Matt Woodward bets 725,000 from the button, Mikhail Tulchinskiy raises it to 1,200,000, and Woodward pushes all in.

Tulchinskiy gets the pot spread out for him so he can count it, and then calls. He has Q 10. Woodward has 3 3.

Flop: J 8 2

T: 4

R: 2

Tulchinskiy goes out in third place for €800,000 and our heads up players are Matt Woodward and Pieter de Korver.
 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Matt Woodward,   Pieter De Korver

Dag Martin Mikkelsen Eliminated in Fourth Place (â?¬600,000)

May 03, '09

Dag Martin Mikkelsen moves all in preflop and both Pieter De Korver and Mikhail Tulchinskiy call him down. The two live players check down a board of 1094Q4 and then all three players open up their hands:

Mikkelsen: K-7
De Korver: Q-9
Tulchinskiy: A-8

De Korver wins the hand to increase his chip lead and he eliminates Mikkelsen in fourth place (€600,000). Mikkelsen held the title of dominant chip leader just a short time ago, but now his fall from grace is complete.

Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen,   Mikhail Tulchinskiy,   Pieter De Korver

Rags to Riches

May 03, '09

Dag Martin Mikkelsen raises to 380,000 under the gun, and Pieter de Korver reraises to 680,000 from the small blind.

The flop is 7 7 6 and de Korver is first to speak. He bets 430,000.

Mikkelsen calls and the turn is the 9.

De Korver bets 1,040,000 and Mikkelsen goes all in. De Korver insta-calls and shows 6 6, while Mikkelsen shows K 10. The river is the A and Mikkelsen's amazing run has meant he has exchanged places with Mikkelsen. Mikkelsen is now at the bottom of the leader board with 360,000, while De Korver has 14,640,000.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen,   Pieter De Korver

Pieter De Korver = Invincible

May 03, '09

A cat may have nine lives, but Pieter De Korver may have hundreds. He raises to 3,760,000 preflop and Dag Martin Mikkelsen calls him down. Their cards:

Mikkelsen: 1010
De Korver: AJ

Board: AKJ42

De Krover doubles up yet again and he now holds 7,760,000. Mikkelsen is knocked down to 7,940,000. The game has completely changed at this final table.

Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen,   Pieter De Korver

De Korver Doubles Again

May 03, '09

Pieter de Korver is all-in for 1,860,000, and  Dag Martin Mikkelson asks for a count and then calls. De Korver shows K J and Mikkelson shows A 3.

The flop prompts a huge reaction throughout the building: Q 10 9

The turn is the 10 and the river is a brick.

De Korver moves up to 3,960,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen,   Pieter De Korver

Pieter De Korver Doubles Up Again

May 03, '09

In a move that is starting to look familiar Pieter De Korver moves all in preflop and Dag Martin Mikkelsen makes the call. Their cards:

De Korver: K6
Mikkelsen: Q2

Board: KQJ86

De Korver doubles up on the hand and he survives once again. He now holds 2,320,000.








 

Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen,   Pieter De Korver

Pieter De Korver Triples Up

May 03, '09

Pieter De Korver moves all in on his short stack and both Matt Woodward and Dag Martin Mikkelsen make the call. The two live players then check down a board of 864310 and the three players open up their hands:

Mikkelsen: 92
Woodward: K3
De Korver: Q4

De Korver triples up to 1.2 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Matt Woodward,   Dag Martin Mikkelsen,   Pieter De Korver

Pieter De Korver is EPT Grand Final Champion (â?¬2,300,000)

May 03, '09

On a 10 6 5 flop with more than one million in the pot, Matt Woodward bets 700,000 and Pieter de Korver reraises all-in. Woodward shakes his head and after a few moments, he calls. He flips over 6 4. De Corver shows 9 6.
The turn is the Q and the river is the 7.

Pieter De Korver has come back from a crippling 365,000 in chips to win the entire event. He now goes home with €2,300,000.

Matt Woodward earns €1,300,000 for his second place finish, and this season's PokerStars.com EPT is complete.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Matt Woodward,   Pieter De Korver

Woodward Leaking Chips

May 03, '09

Matt Woodward bets 425, Pieter de Korver calls and the flop comes 4 3 3. De Korver bets 400,000, and Woodward calls.

The turn is the 5 and de Korver bets 700,000. Woodward gets the dealer to spread the pot and then calls. The river is the 10. Korver grabs a handful of yellows to bet 3,600,000, and Woodward passes another big pot over to the Dutchman. De Korver says, "Do you want to see what I had? Show?" He shows a 3. Woodward says, "Nice hand!"

De Korver now has 21,840,000 and Woodward has 6,325,000.

Player Tags: Matt Woodward,   Pieter De Korver

De Korver Moves in Front

May 03, '09

Matt Woodward bets 300 on a flop of K 10 7. Pieter De Korver raises to 550,000 and Woodward calls. The turn is the 8 and both players check.

The river is the 6 and Woodward bets 700,000, De Korver calls and shows K 2x, which beats Woodward's A 7.

Pieter de Korver moves into the lead with 15,595,000. Matt Woodward has 12,570,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Matt Woodward,   Pieter De Korver

Mikhail Tulchinskiy Eliminated in Third Place (â?¬800,000)

May 03, '09

Back from break only moments and we have found our heads up players.

Matt Woodward bets 725,000 from the button, Mikhail Tulchinskiy raises it to 1,200,000, and Woodward pushes all in.

Tulchinskiy gets the pot spread out for him so he can count it, and then calls. He has Q 10. Woodward has 3 3.

Flop: J 8 2

T: 4

R: 2

Tulchinskiy goes out in third place for €800,000 and our heads up players are Matt Woodward and Pieter de Korver.
 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Matt Woodward,   Pieter De Korver

Dag Martin Mikkelsen Eliminated in Fourth Place (â?¬600,000)

May 03, '09

Dag Martin Mikkelsen moves all in preflop and both Pieter De Korver and Mikhail Tulchinskiy call him down. The two live players check down a board of 1094Q4 and then all three players open up their hands:

Mikkelsen: K-7
De Korver: Q-9
Tulchinskiy: A-8

De Korver wins the hand to increase his chip lead and he eliminates Mikkelsen in fourth place (€600,000). Mikkelsen held the title of dominant chip leader just a short time ago, but now his fall from grace is complete.

Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen,   Mikhail Tulchinskiy,   Pieter De Korver

Rags to Riches

May 03, '09

Dag Martin Mikkelsen raises to 380,000 under the gun, and Pieter de Korver reraises to 680,000 from the small blind.

The flop is 7 7 6 and de Korver is first to speak. He bets 430,000.

Mikkelsen calls and the turn is the 9.

De Korver bets 1,040,000 and Mikkelsen goes all in. De Korver insta-calls and shows 6 6, while Mikkelsen shows K 10. The river is the A and Mikkelsen's amazing run has meant he has exchanged places with Mikkelsen. Mikkelsen is now at the bottom of the leader board with 360,000, while De Korver has 14,640,000.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen,   Pieter De Korver

Pieter De Korver = Invincible

May 03, '09

A cat may have nine lives, but Pieter De Korver may have hundreds. He raises to 3,760,000 preflop and Dag Martin Mikkelsen calls him down. Their cards:

Mikkelsen: 1010
De Korver: AJ

Board: AKJ42

De Krover doubles up yet again and he now holds 7,760,000. Mikkelsen is knocked down to 7,940,000. The game has completely changed at this final table.

Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen,   Pieter De Korver

De Korver Doubles Again

May 03, '09

Pieter de Korver is all-in for 1,860,000, and  Dag Martin Mikkelson asks for a count and then calls. De Korver shows K J and Mikkelson shows A 3.

The flop prompts a huge reaction throughout the building: Q 10 9

The turn is the 10 and the river is a brick.

De Korver moves up to 3,960,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen,   Pieter De Korver

Pieter De Korver Doubles Up Again

May 03, '09

In a move that is starting to look familiar Pieter De Korver moves all in preflop and Dag Martin Mikkelsen makes the call. Their cards:

De Korver: K6
Mikkelsen: Q2

Board: KQJ86

De Korver doubles up on the hand and he survives once again. He now holds 2,320,000.








 

Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen,   Pieter De Korver

Pieter De Korver Triples Up

May 03, '09

Pieter De Korver moves all in on his short stack and both Matt Woodward and Dag Martin Mikkelsen make the call. The two live players then check down a board of 864310 and the three players open up their hands:

Mikkelsen: 92
Woodward: K3
De Korver: Q4

De Korver triples up to 1.2 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Matt Woodward,   Dag Martin Mikkelsen,   Pieter De Korver