2010 PokerStars EPT Vilamoura

Day 3 completed

Posted 09-01-2010 03:36 GMT+1 by danafish

Chip Counts, In Order of Chips this Time (full)

Posted 08-31-2010 20:34 GMT+1 by Djinn

Chip Counts
1	Martin Jacobson	PokerStars Online Qualifier	1,362,000	12,000
2	Marco Leonzio		778,000	16,000
3	Guillermo Garcia	PokerStars Player	766,000	16,000
4	Sam Trickett		712,000	81,000
5	Rob Hollink		696,000	83,000
6	Sergio Coutinho		635,000	-56,000
7	Nicolo Calia		609,000	-26,000
8	Jason Lee	PokerStars Online Qualifier	600,000	0
9	Erik Van Den Berg	PokerStars Player	554,000	-39,000
10	Tom Johansen	PokerStars Online Qualifier	521,000	234,000
11	Fabrizio Ascari		485,000	-25,000
12	Robert Cezarescu		457,000	-17,000
13	Marton Czuczor		440,000	81,000
14	Toby Lewis	PokerStars Player	396,000	23,000
15	Teddy Sheringham	PokerStars Friend of PokerStars	381,000	-2,000
16	Grzegorz Cichocki	PokerStars Online Qualifier	333,000	46,000
17	Dmitry Gromov		315,000	-64,000
18	Frederik Jensen		301,000	72,000
19	Konsta Vesterinen		284,000	-26,000
20	Filipa Cerqueira		227,000	-40,000
21	Eliran Argelazi		202,000	-25,000
22	Kevin O'Donnell		196,000	0
23	Claudio Cecchi		168,000	-58,000
24	Carolyn Gray	PokerStars Online Qualifier	103,000	-21,000

Day 4 Seat Draw

Posted 08-31-2010 20:29 GMT+1 by Djinn

Table 1
Tom Johansen (521,000)
Eliran Argelazi (202,000)
Konsta Vesterinen (284,000)
Kevin O'Donnell (196,000)
Marton Czuczor (440,000)
Robert Cezarescu (457,000)
Marco Leonzio (778,000)
Dmitry Gromov (315,000)

Table 2
Jason Lee (600,000)
Carolyn Gray (103,000)
Sam Trickett (712,000)
Sergio Coutinho (635,000)
Frederick Jensen (301,000)
Filipa Cerqueira (227,000)
Grzegorz Cichocki (333,000)
Teddy Sheringham (381,000)

Table 3
Toby Lewis (396,000)
Fabrizio Ascari (485,000)
Claudio Cecchi (168,000)
Martin Jacobson (1,362,000)
Rob Hollink (696,000)
Erik Van Den Berg (554,000)
Nicolo Calia (609,000)
Guillermo Garcia (766,000)

Jacobson Crushing as We Head into Day 4

Posted 08-31-2010 20:20 GMT+1 by danafish

Martin Jacobson

It's been another super-high-speed day of poker here in the Algarve and Martin Jacobson will be going into the final three tables of this Main Event with a frankly monstrous two-to-one chip lead over the next man.

The young Swede started the day near the top of the chip counts and after a great day, during which he knocked out Paul "Pab" Foltyn and Team PokerStars Pro JP Kelly among others, he has ended up head and shoulders above the next man. You may remember Jacobson from EPT Budapest where he finished third, or indeed from this year's WSOP where he took fourth place in a $1,500 NLH event. He's never yet managed to lift the trophy in a big live tournament, but he now has a more than decent shot at this one.

Also still in the running as players disperse into the bars and restaurants of Vilamoura are Nicolo Calia who could be looking at making back-to-back EPT finals after his seventh place finish in Tallinn, as well as dangerous young Brits Sam Trickett and Toby Lewis, Dutch legend Rob Hollink, and English international footballer and Friend of PokerStars Teddy Sheringham.

Of the players who made it to Day 3, those who fell by the wayside included Arnaud Mattern (did not cash), Luca Pagano (broke his own record with a 16th EPT cash), Andre Coimbra of PokerStars Team Online, and former chip daddy Brandon Cantu whose prediction to our own Gloria Balding that he would make the final did not, in the event, come true.

Some players may find themselves distracted tomorrow by the intriguing Fairways & Felts golf/poker tournament in the morning (Teddy Sheringham, at least, is considering playing it at 8am and then coming back for the Main Event when necessary) but the rest of us will be back here at the Casino Vilamoura at noon GMT+1 when we will be playing right down to a final table. You don't want to miss this one.

When the Going Gets Tough, the Toth Gets Going

Posted 08-31-2010 20:04 GMT+1 by danafish

Janos Toth was all in with and had had the misfortune to smack right into Martin Jacobson's .

Board:

And with that, we were down to 24.

Tags: Martin Jacobson, Janos Toth.

Johansen Risks Day Four Bubble

Posted 08-31-2010 20:02 GMT+1 by Djinn

25 players remain - when they get to 24 the day ends. This means that Tom Johansen's next day was at risk when he moved in with , up against chip leader Martin Jacobson's . He flopped a set, rivered quads, and play continued...

Tags: Martin Jacobson, Tom Johansen.

Thorson No More-son

Posted 08-31-2010 19:56 GMT+1 by danafish

A well-earned cigarette for Thorson

We sadly missed the action, watching another player on the other side of the room dwelling up for some minutes. When we arrived at the table, William Thorson was already all in. He sighed, stood up, and looked as though he knew what was coming.

Thorson:
Guillermo Garcia:

"Marc, we need to keep it low," Thorson called over to one of the press up on the stage. The dealer did not oblige.

Board:

And that was that for Mr. Thorson.

Garcia meanwhile is in great shape now on 750,000.

Tags: William Thorson, Guillermo Garcia.

3 Photos of 2 People

Posted 08-31-2010 19:48 GMT+1 by danafish

If you were wondering what chip monster Martin Jacobson and English international footballer Teddy Sheringham look like today, now you know.

2 to Go (full)

Posted 08-31-2010 19:46 GMT+1 by danafish

26 players remain.

Martin Jacobson is in pretty good shape to better his third place finish back at EPT Budapest - he has almost a two-to-one chip lead over the next guy.

Chip Counts
1	Martin Jacobson	PokerStars Online Qualifier	1,350,000	250,000
2	Marco Leonzio		762,000	-8,000
3	Sergio Coutinho		691,000	141,000
4	Nicolo Calia		635,000	55,000
5	Sam Trickett		631,000	271,000
6	Rob Hollink		613,000	3,000
7	Jason Lee	PokerStars Online Qualifier	600,000	125,000
8	Erik Van Den Berg	PokerStars Player	593,000	43,000
9	Guillermo Garcia	PokerStars Player	515,000	15,000
10	Fabrizio Ascari		510,000	-103,000
11	Robert Cezarescu		474,000	-6,000
12	Teddy Sheringham	PokerStars Friend of PokerStars	383,000	-72,000
13	Dmitry Gromov		379,000	-21,000
14	Toby Lewis	PokerStars Player	373,000	-287,000
15	Marton Czuczor		359,000	-155,000
16	Konsta Vesterinen		310,000	-80,000
17	Tom Johansen	PokerStars Online Qualifier	287,000	-113,000
18	Grzegorz Cichocki	PokerStars Online Qualifier	287,000	-143,000
19	Janos Toth		284,000	-106,000
20	Filipa Cerqueira		267,000	62,000
21	Frederick Jensen		229,000	-41,000
22	Eliran Argelazi		227,000	152,000
23	Claudio Cecchi		226,000	6,000
24	William Thorson		210,000	0
25	Kevin O'Donnell		196,000	-104,000

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Level 20 started

Posted 08-31-2010 19:44 GMT+1 by Homer