2010 EPT Deauville
Main Event
Day: 3
Bubble, Bubble, At Least €8,100 for Your Toil and Trouble
Meanwhile, at a table on the opposite side of the room, another player was being put to the test. Huo Jinfeng had Hugo Lemaire well covered when she moved all in on an board. The pot was juicy, but Lemaire looked miserable having to decide between a shot at a deep run and a guaranteed min cash. After a few minutes of frozen contemplation, he announced a call. Jinfeng didn't want to show her cards and had to be forced to table for nothing but a bubble bluff. Lemaire breathed a huge sigh of relief, raking in the big pot with .
And on to the next hand. Daniel Millar was automatically all in now in the small blind. Peter Eastgate moved all in from the button, Millar had no choice about the hand, and the big blind folded. The floor had the dealer wait until action was complete at all of the other tables before running the hand. Millar stared at the felt in front of him, his hands clasped before him and shaking a little. Finally it was time.
Showdown
Millar:
Eastgate:
Millar was ahead, but the flop was not what he wanted to see.
Flop:
Eastgate hit a pair, and Millar picked up a gutshot straight draw.
Turn:
After the spade on the turn, Millar needed to hit an ace, 5, or any spade.
River:
Complete brick. Bubble burst. Much cheering. Millar exited quietly while everyone else celebrated making the money. The remaining 104 players are now guaranteed €8,100.
This Could Be It
The last card off was the , and McDonald asked for a count on his opponent's remaining stack. Albertini happily did the work and announced, "Eighty-six," in his broken English. That drew a check from McDonald, and his opponent immediately announced, "Tapis," as he waved his arms forward in that familiar all-in gesture.
McDonald didn't like the shove, and he couldn't call it. He let his hand go, sending a nice pot to Albertini and dropping himself back to about 310,000.
As the dealer was riffling for the next deal, Albertini tapped McDonald on the shoulder. He pointed to the clock behind them showing 105 players remaining and said, "I don't have afraid!"
We're still squarely on the money bubble.
Gellman v. Millar
Millar:
Gellman:
Millar slammed his fist on the table at the sight of his opponent's overpair. And things wouldn't get any better on a board of . Gellman's kings hold up, and he would soon find out that he had been the player at risk with the shorter stack. Not much shorter, though; Millar is left with under 8,000 and a big frown.
Stop! Bubble Time
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Ah, the Scent of Euros
Showdown
Sedini:
Albertini:
All of Sedini's misery didn't help him, as the board ran out a clean: .
It took the dealer a while to count down the stacks. It was determined that Sedini still had about 55,000, and the players who had gathered around the table were greatly disappointed to learn that they were no closer to the cash.
Secara Playing Scared
Back around to Secara, who dwelled up for some time. We lost interest in the hand and wandered off. When we came back, Secara had put his iPod headphones in and was still dwelling. Amourette had put his head down on the table and gone to sleep.
Eventually Secara folded up.
It's Good to Be the Only Player at the Table With Chips
The action folded around to Kabrhel on the button, and he promptly announced all in to cover both shorties in the blinds. Both passed.
A couple hands later and Jean Claude Malle raised to 16,000 - only for Kabrhel to cheerfully (insofar as Kabrhel does anything cheerfully) reraise all in to cover, well, pretty much everyone. It folded all the way around the table, and Kabrhel picked up a few more chips.
Four Bets are Better Than Three
Over on Table Lacay, we watched Freddy Deeb open a pot with a small raise to 12,500, and a few of his table mates gave him a rough time about his sizing. His bet sizing, that is. Deeb smirked and said he thought the blinds were still 2,000/4,000. The man next to him made the smooth call, and action passed to Ludovic Lacay in the small blind. He raised his eyebrows and put in a re-raise to 42,000. Deeb didn't like it, but he and the third player both yielded to the three-bet.
Sometimes, three bets aren't even enough. At the adjacent table, Craig Bergeron opened to 13,000 from the cutoff seat. The player in the big blind three-bet it right up to 40,000, and Bergeron took pause. After a minute or so, he plunked a big covering stack of high-denomination chips into the pot. His opponent shook his head and laid it down, and Bergeron's bubble four-bet has his stack moving upwards.
New to the Game?
Action folded to Davidi Kitai in the big blind who felt that Fitoussi should be forced to limp for 6,000, and he should be able to see a free flop. Kitai asked for the floor, who confirmed the dealer's decision to hold Fitoussi to a bet of 12,000 because he had announced a raise of 50% of the big blind. Had he said 8,500, it would have been declared a limp. Kitai folded, and the table moved on to the next hand.