EPT San Remo 2010 Day 1a: Rybin on Top
European Poker Tour circuit.
Renowned for its excellent food, fabulous Cote d'Azur beaches and old-world charm, not to mention its impressively grand casino, San Remo has always been the most popular stop on the European Poker Tour circuit. This year looks to be no exception. When registration closed on Day 1a, 585 runners had qualified, bought in or otherwise secured their seats, and we could well see last year's record of 1,178 broken come tomorrow. Of the 585 starters, just 274 remained at the end of the day. Russian unknown Alexey Rybin was in pole position come home time, on 213,100. Just a whisker behind him was native Italian Manuel Coppola on 212,000, and nobody else managed to break the 200,000 mark.
Team PokerStars Pro Dario Minieri found himself in possession of a big stack early on after his pocket kings cracked Max Heinzelmann's aces. Minieri couldn't maintain his big stack status though, and finished the day on a below-average 41,800. Similarly, young Frenchman Ludovic Lacay got off to a great start, but he did one better and actually busted just before the end of play, getting his chips in with ace-king on the turn of a raggy board and finding himself up against pocket queens. A blank on the river, and he was gone.
