2008 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw
EPT Polish Open Main Event
Day: 4
Who?
Nevertheless, the players are as advertised and the game is underway.
Blinds Remain at 3,000/6,000
Benelli Tries It On, Takes It Down
Oh No, Arnaud
The second hand in, he reraised Nico Behling preflop, but then laid it down when Behling bet out on the .
A few hands later, he raised to 16,000 in mid position but then passed when Dario Minieri made it 48,000 from the big blind.
After starting the day with 328,000 rather than the accidentally reported 238,000, his stack has now sunk to nearer the published figure -- he's currently sitting on around 260,000.
Michael Muheim Eliminated in 9th Place (€21,114)
The flop gave Muheim a small ray of hope, coming down , pairing his nine, but the on the turn took away several of his outs as Shcherbatskiy picked up an ace-high flush draw. The on the river sealed the hand for Shcherbatskiy and Muheim headed to the rail in 9th place. He'll take the tidy sum of €21,114 back home to Switzerland.
Joao Barbosa Doubles Through Dario Minieri
Barbosa
Minieri
The was in the door as the flop came down , Barbosa making top pair and Minieri middle pair. Barbosa turned queens up when the fell and Minieri couldn't catch him on the river.
After the hand, Barbosa was up to 164,000.
Benelli Doubles Through Shcherbatskiy
Benelli:
Shcherbatskiy:
Board:
Benelli's supporters, who had somehow snuck into the press-only section of the rail, exploded with joy as he doubled up to 186,000.
Shcherbatskiy Gets a Few Back
Both players checked the flop and proceeded to a turn, at which point Benelli bet out 16,000. Shcherbatskiy called, though, and after both players had checked the river, Shcherbatskiy turned over to take the pot and Benelli mucked.
One for France
Shcherbatskiy checked the flop, and Lacay promptly bet 65,000. Without any fuss, Shcherbatskiy folded.