Main Event Day 2 | 2010 EPT Deauville

01-22-2010 19:20 UTC+2

Penultimate Level In Progress

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Just this one, then one more, and then everyone gets to go out for dinner.

Shuffle up and deal!

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300

01-22-2010 19:17 UTC+2

It's time to check in with the women still holding it down. There is never much of a line for the ladies room at a poker tournament. If all of the remaining women flocked to the restroom together during this break, there would still only be 7 of them. That's less than 4% of the remaining players. But the good news for all you Spice Girls and/or girl power fans out there is that several of the remaining ladies have big stacks.

Here is where they stand:

Huo Jinfeng: >200,000
Lucille Cailly: 240,000
Catherine Hong: 155,000
Katja Thater: 145,000
Merine La Bernardie: 140,000
Alexia Portal: 120,000
Barbara Martinez: 14,000

01-22-2010 19:04 UTC+2

Break it Down

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We've got 4 of 6 levels in the books for Day 2, and it's time for another one of those timely 15-minute breaks.

01-22-2010 18:59 UTC+2

Levi Stays Dry

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Nicolas Levi and Joannn Lenne (apparently not a typo; Joannn really does have that many N's in it) got as far as the river of an {A-Hearts}

board, which Levi opted to check. Lenne bet 20,000 - but after a moment's thought Levi announced, "Tapis," (that's "all in" for you non-francophones out there) and slid his whole stack across the line.

Lenne briefly considered his options, and decided that folding was the best one. A quietly smiling Levi is now on 150,000.

Tags: Nicolas Levi

01-22-2010 18:53 UTC+2

Glo and Luca

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During the last break, Luca Pagano assaulted Gloria Balding and then interviewed her. Actually, Glo did a bit of interviewing too, and Luca had a lot to say. Check out his thoughts on how his day has been going and the upcoming EPT event in his native Italia:

Tags: Luca Pagano

01-22-2010 18:49 UTC+2

Drawing a 'Blanc

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Richard Leblanc was delighted to get his chips in holding {3-Hearts}

on a

flop against an opponent holding {A-Diamonds}

. However, the poker gods punish things like this, and the turn and river came down the {A-Spades}

and

respectively making both players a straight, and while Leblanc stays in he was denied his much-needed double up.

01-22-2010 18:29 UTC+2

Tadini Making Some Noise

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Anas Tadini showed up to the casino this morning to play one of the biggest stacks in the tournament, but he was getting dangerously short by the start of the day's fourth level.

After some preflop raising, he went heads up with Jad Khaddage to the {J-Hearts}

flop. Tadini pushed in his last 27,500, and eventually Khaddage called. Not exactly quietly, Tadini flipped his cards.

Showdown
Tadini: {J-Spades}

Khaddage:

The

turn and

river brought no runner-runner miracles for Khaddage, and Tadini celebrated his good fortune. He earned some joking congratulations shouted from a nearby table by Dario Minieri, who doubled up Tadini yesterday. Tadini was over 100,000, but got right back to calling off chips the next hand.

Tags: Anas Tadini

01-22-2010 18:20 UTC+2

It's Always Funner

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Andras Nemeth opened the pot with an all-in shove from early position. Action came around to PokerStars qualifier Alexandre Nowak, and he asked for a count. When he learned the number -- 37,100 -- he announced an all in of his own. The table quickly folded out of the way, and the cards were turned up with Nemeth at risk and, he would soon find out, behind.

Nemeth: {A-Spades}

Nowak:

The flop was a big dry desert for the at-risk player as it came out {2-Spades}

. The

on the turn added a bit of drama to the situation, and sure enough, the {10-Diamonds}

spiked the river to make Nemeth the winning Broadway straight.

It's always funner to go runner-runner, and Nemeth's most-recent suckout doubles him up over 75,000.

Tags: Andras Nemeth

01-22-2010 18:19 UTC+2

Soysal Top of the Pops

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A new chip leader has emerged!

Ladies and gentlemen, we hereby introduce Mr. Goghan Soysal of Belgium. He has 350,000, which is, as far as we can see, more chips than anyone else. Welcome to the blog, Mr. Soysal.