€4,350 EPT Budapest Main Event Day 2 | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Budapest

10-30-2008 17:32 UTC+3

Pre-Break Action

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Just before the break, Philipp Roch busted out, moving in with {A-Diamonds}

against Ofir Abramovici's {J-Spades}

and failing to hit anything useful on the board.

Also, Pier Luigi Scatola doubled through Ramzi Jelassi, making a full house against Jelassi's {A-?}

to knock Jelassi down to 18,000.

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

10-30-2008 17:14 UTC+3

Casey Kastle has doubled through be-hatted Frenchman Pierre Husson in a blind-on-blind confrontation. Husson raised to 3,500 and then called Kastle all in for 40,000 (although he was down to five seconds on the clock when he got his chips across the line).

Husson: {A-Clubs}

Kastle:

Board:

Husson drops to 36,000; Kastle has since picked up a few more chips and is now up to 100,000.

Tags: Caey Kastle Pierre Husson

10-30-2008 17:10 UTC+3

Players Take a 15-Minute Break

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10-30-2008 17:04 UTC+3

Prop Bet Loser of the Day: Ludovic Lacay

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Ludovic Lacay seeking a Colgate sponsorship

Ludovic Lacay lost a prop bet to his fellow Frenchman [Removed:133]. The result? Lacay has to play the entire day with a tooth brush in his mouth. Yes, those wacky silly poker players will bet on almost anything!

Tags: Ludovic Lacay

10-30-2008 16:50 UTC+3

More Bustees

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Tamas Karikas is a goner after getting his chips in with {A-?}

against the pocket threes of Ionel Anton. An ace came on the flop... and then a three on the river.

Jari Pekka Juhola is also heading for the door, after his pocket threes failed to outdraw the pocket eights of Marcellino Terracciano.

10-30-2008 16:43 UTC+3

Bansi Disaster

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Praz Bansi has suffered a massive cooler, losing a 90,000 pot with {A-?}

versus Denis Volkov's {A-?}

, Volkov making his four-flush on the river. "I'm cursed. I'm beginning to accept that I will never cash in an EPT," sighed the luckless Englishman. Remember, if you will, that he was eliminated from the London EPT High Rollers event a few places off the the money when his pocket aces were outdrawn by Jani Sointula's {A-?}

. You have to feel for him.

He's since doubled through Volkov, but is still woefully short.

Tags: Praz Bansi

10-30-2008 16:35 UTC+3

It's a Raise-Fest As Hans Fest Busts Out

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Denis Volkov raised to 2,500 under the gun, only for Mario Puccini to reraise to around 8,000 to his immediate left. Hans Fest pushed all in and Volkov decided it wasn't worth it and got out of the way, but an insta-call from Puccini later and they were on their backs.

Fest: {10-Diamonds}

Puccini:

Board: a very decisive {2-Hearts}

Tags: Hans Fest Mario Puccini

10-30-2008 16:33 UTC+3

Sorel Mizzi = New Chipleader

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We have a new chipleader. It's Sorel Mizzi and he has in excess of 165,000. Mizzi won a hefty pot with {A-Hearts}

. When all the money went in on the turn, the board read {A-Diamonds}

. Mizzi held top pair with a nut flush draw and a gutshot. The river was the {9-Spades}

and Mizzi won the pot with two pair.

Mizzi took a seat at Luca Pagano's table. Luca started the day with 23,000 but has since slipped to 20,000.

10-30-2008 16:32 UTC+3

Some More Controversy Info

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An animated Will Fry is not happy with the floor call

Same controversy, different info.

I chatted to Will Fry, who informed me that the flop was {A-?}

and that he was holding {A-Hearts}

. Rutkai was holding {A-?}

. He also told me that the reason he allowed the dealer to take his cards is that every time there was an all in, the dealer was taking both players' hands and putting them in the middle of the table while any missing turns, rivers and so on were dealt, hence he didn't pipe up to complain until she actually turned the cards over and passed the chips to Rutkai. Ouch.

Tags: Will Fry