€8,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event Day 4 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

09-08-2009 20:21 UTC+3

Dinner Time

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Players are off on a dinner break now; we'll be back soon, with an hour left on the clock.

09-08-2009 20:20 UTC+3

Lapossie Just Can't Help Himself

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Mihai Manole opened for 80,000 and Matt Lapossie made the call. Over to Asa Smith and he reraised to 260,000. Manole asked for a count on Smith, but passed -- and so back to Lapossie, who four-bet to 440,000. Smith dwelled up expressionlessly for some time -- and then announced all in. Before he'd even had time to push his stack into the middle, Lapossie had passed. Wow.

09-08-2009 20:20 UTC+3

Cimpan Doubles, Still Very Short

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Cornell Cimpan shoved for his last 90,000 from the small blind and Mike McDonald called in the big blind with {Q-Hearts}

ahead of Cimpan's {J-Clubs}

until the board of {4-Hearts}

was dealt out.

Cimpan has about 180,000 but still is the shortest stack still in the tournament.

09-08-2009 20:12 UTC+3

What Does Lapossie Have?

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Marc Goodwin made it 65,000 and Matt Lapossie in the big blind was the one and only caller. They saw a {6-Clubs}

flop which they both checked.

They saw a {J-Hearts}

turn as well and this time Lapossie bet out 88,000. Call. They saw finally an {8-Spades}

river as well, and now Lapossie bet out 147,000. Goodwin disappeared into the tank this time, and when he came out again he folded.

Tags: Marc Goodwin Matt Lapossie

09-08-2009 20:06 UTC+3

Players Adjusting to Matt Lapossie

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Matt Lapossie raised to 62,000 under the gun -- but Santiago Terrazas moved all in for 448,000 and Lapossie laid it down.

09-08-2009 20:04 UTC+3

Lapossie 4-Bet Folds

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After 4-betting Asa Smith to 312,000, Matt Lapossie was quickly faced with a 5-bet all-in from the young Englishman who moved in for 814,000.

The Canadian thought for a second before giving it up.

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,000

09-08-2009 20:01 UTC+3

It's Good to Be the Chip Leader

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Chip leader Carter Phillips has been getting very jiggy indeed with his stack.

Toni Ojala raised to 61,000 and Phillips reraised to 130,000. After a moment's deliberation, Ojala called. They saw a {9-Hearts}

flop and Ojala checked it. Phillips bet 160,000, and the pot was his.

A few hands later and woefully short-stacked Cornel Cimpan shoved under the gun for a mere 140,000. It folded around to Phillips in the big blind, who couldn't really help but call.

Phillips: {K-Spades}

Cimpan:

Board:

Cimpan doubled to around 320,000. This did not deter Phillips, though -- next hand it folded around to him in the small blind, and he raised to cover Cimpan's new stack. A laughing Cimpan folded.

Tags: Carter Phillips