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EPT Prague Main EventDay 4 completed
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Fri Dec 14 2007 23:57 GMT+2 | Posted by Luckyblind
Arnaud Mattern, EPT Prague ChampionArnaud Mattern: PokerStars.com EPT Prague Champion!
Arnaud Mattern raises from the small blind to 200,000, and Gino Alacqua moves all in. Arnaud calls immediately, covering Gino by 500,000.
Arnaud:
Gino:
The flop is scary for Arnaud:
. The turn is the 
, removing the queens and tens as outs but giving Gino any nine, any ace, or any diamond to double up.
The river is the
, meaning Arnaud wins the hand with kings and deuces, to become the inaugural EPT Prague champion, winning €708,400.
Gino Alacqua is the runner-up winning, €407,300. -
Fri Dec 14 2007 23:42 GMT+2 | Posted by The_Diamond
Arnaud's double-up handDouble Up!
Arnaud Mattern has waited patiently for a long time to pick his spot, and he finally found it.
Gino Alacqua raised on the button to 210,000 and Mattern moved all in for approximately 1.5 million. Alacqua quickly called.
for Alacqua.
for Mattern.
No help on the board for the Italian, and for the first time heads-up, Arnaud Mattern takes the chip lead. -
Fri Dec 14 2007 23:26 GMT+2 | Posted by Luckyblind
Gino contemplates calling an all-inArnaud Chipping Away
Arnaud Mattern has taken the last three pots. Two with bets on the flop, and one with a reraise all in preflop.
Arnaud: 1,900,000
Gino: 3,600,000 -
Fri Dec 14 2007 23:19 GMT+2 | Posted by The_Diamond
Gino AlacquaGino Lays it Down
Alacqua raised to 130,000 from the button and Arnaud Mattern moved all in and won the pot.
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Fri Dec 14 2007 23:16 GMT+2 | Posted by The_Diamond
On the First Flop of the Level...
Arnaud Mattern raised to 165,000 on the button and and Gino Alacqua called.
The action was checked to the river on a board which read:
Alacqua bet 135,000 and Mattern called.
Alacqua mucked his hand and the Frenchman showed
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Fri Dec 14 2007 23:08 GMT+2Round: 27 Blinds: 30000/60000 Ante: 6000
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Fri Dec 14 2007 22:51 GMT+2 | Posted by The_Diamond
Ten-Minute Break
Gino Alacqua (Italy): 4,260,000
Arnaud Mattern (France): 1,320,000 -
Fri Dec 14 2007 22:44 GMT+2 | Posted by The_Diamond
Heads-upIn the Biggest Heads-up Pot So Far...
Arnaud Mattern bet 160,000 on the river when the board read:
Alacqua called.
was good enough for the Frenchman to win a half-million pot. -
Fri Dec 14 2007 22:38 GMT+2 | Posted by The_Diamond
No Major Developments So Far Heads-Up
With Alacqua holding a 2.5-to-1 chip lead, there have been no serious clashes as of yet.
Started 10th Dec, 2007
