February 02 2012, Marc Convey
Day 2 of the PokerStars.fr European Poker Tour Deauville played out over six 75-minute levels Thursday and the field was reduced greatly. Day 1 is all about survival whereas Day 2 is seen as a day to move up through the field. The combined field of 546 returned Thursday, and that number was culled down to 178 players.
Martins Adeniya moved to the top of the pack and bagged up 512,000, up from 115,200 at the beginning of play. Other players who also moved in the right direction included Brahim Oubella (452,000) Ludovic Lacay (377,300), Julien Ehrhardt (363,600), and Chris Brammer (321,900).
Adeniya, no stranger to leading an EPT, gets there by applying relentless pressure on his opponents. He took over the chip lead after he busted Philipe Ma over the course of two hands. Ma was caught bluffing in one hand and then ran into the Adeniya’s full-house in his exit hand.
Adeniya relinquished the lead for a while but had a storming last level. He told PokerNews that he won a 100,000-chip pot when his tens held to bust an opponent holding pocket nines. Apart from that, he won a series of small to medium pots, often forcing opponents to fold. One example of that was when he bet 8,000, 20,000, and 50,000 on a 
board. His opponent finally gave up on the river.
It will come as no surprise to see Luca Pagano still in. The Team PokerStars Pro in fact the only Team Pro left, is an almost unmovable force through these stages of an EPT. He will be looking for a record extending 20th cash. He finished with 172,400 chips.
Those extra chips at the top had to come from somewhere though. Amir Salhani was the clear chip leader coming into play but he departed in four levels. Nacho Barbero lost his six-figure stack within the first level, and he was joined on the rail by Kevin MacPhee and Arnaud Mattern, both former EPT champions. MacPhee came in short and had a great chance to get back into the tournament when he flopped a set of aces, but he was helpless as an opponent made a baby flush to oust him.
It was a bad day, all-in-all, for former EPT champions, as well as Team PokerStars Pros. Liv Boeree, Jake Cody, and Zimnan Ziyard won’t be the long-awaited double EPT winners. Matthias De Meulder, Vanessa Rousso, Marcin Horecki, Fatima Moreira de Melo, and Henrique Pinho were also all eliminated.
Kara Scott, Praz Bansi, Christopher Mclung, Ruben Visser, and Scotty Nguyen will be missed as much for their personalities, as well as their prowess at the table.
Top 10 Chip Counts Headed into Day 3
| 1 | Martins Adeniya | 512,200 |
| 2 | Brahim Oubella | 452,000 |
| 3 | Artem Litvinov | 397,100 |
| 4 | Ludovic Lacay | 377,300 |
| 5 | Jason Hallee | |
| 6 | Julien Ehrhardt | 363,600 |
| 7 | Chris Karagulleyan | 360,700 |
| 8 | Andre Vieira Andrade | 345,000 |
| 9 | Fehmi Cherif | 338,400 |
| 10 | Samphane Phomveha | 334,800 |
Play will begin at 1200 CET (0300 PST) Friday and we fully expect the field to shrink enough to burst through the bubble. One hundred and twenty-eight players will be guaranteed a minimum “7,500.
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January 30 2012, Brett Collson
The inaugural PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) came to a close Sunday with the last six events on the slate, two of which generated seven-figure prize pools. The $700 Main Event attracted 3,667 players to create a prize pool of more than $2.4 million, and the $2,100 High Roller event saw 814 players generate a prize pool of more than $1.6 million. David “betudontbet” Emmons was the biggest earner after defeating Chris “ImDaNuts” Oliver heads-up in the Main Event for nearly $383,000. Isaac “philivey2694″ Haxton and António “apalma2156″ Palma also won majors on Sunday.
PokerStars TCOOP Main Event ($1.5M Guaranteed)
| $665+$35 | 3,667 | $2,438,555 |
The first TCOOP Main Event was a massive success as the $1.5 million guarantee was smashed by nearly $1 million. Chris “ImDaNuts” Oliver, one of the most feared online tournament players in the world, joined David “Betudontbet” Emmons and seven others at the final table after just four and a half hours of play.
Emmons held a sizable lead going into the final table and used his stack to have his way at the final table. After a couple of discussions about a deal fell through, Emmons went on to defeat Oliver heads up for the title and $382,855. On the final hand of the tournament, Emmons moved all-in from the button with 
and Oliver called instantly with 
. The board gave Emmons a pair of aces, sending Oliver to the rail with $285,311 for second place.
To read more about the TCOOP Main Event, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com
| $2,000+$100 | 814 | $1,628,000 |
Denmark’s “AlexKP” fell just short of his second TCOOP title of the series with a second-place finish in the $2,100 TCOOP High Roller. “AlexKP” took the biggest share of a four-way chop at the final table, collecting nearly $240,000, but Norway’s “Icallany” won the heads-up duel to earn the distinction as the first TCOOP High Roller champ.
To read more about the TCOOP Main Event, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com
| $200+$15 | 7,302 | $1,460,400 |
Three players earned six-figure paydays in the Sunday Million this week. Chile’s “curiplop” took the largest share of a three-way deal at the final table, but Brazil’s “CharlesTY.” went on to win the event for $168,000. Two well-known Brazilians, Andre “aakkari” Aakkari and Alexandre “allingomes” Gomes, finished 25th and 27th, respectively.
| 1 | CharlesTY. | $168,000* |
| 2 | curiplop | $181,080* |
| 3 | hownorez | $148,000* |
| 4 | bas0r | $77,401 |
| 5 | K0VAK | $59,876 |
| 6 | Chikakaa | $45,272 |
| 7 | Meewams | $31,398 |
| 8 | Joroy70 | $17,524 |
| 9 | rasputoon | $ $11,318 |
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Andre “aakkari” Aakkari (25th – $3,403), Alexandre “allingomes” Gomes (27th – $3,403), Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopy (30th – $3,037), Clark “snake8484″ Hamagami (43rd – $2,746), Stephen “stevie444″ Chidwick (45th – $2,746)
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($250K Guaranteed)
| $500+$30 | 843 | $421,500 |
Isaac “philivey2694″ Haxton bested a field of 843 to add another tournament victory to his stellar resume. 2010 PokerStars EPT Grand Final champ Nic “niccc” Chouity also reached the final table but was ousted in sixth place for $16,800.
