Main Event Day 3 | 2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

04-28-2010 15:54 UTC+2

McCorkell Pops Two Players at Once

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Eric Fourniois raised, and to his immediate left Stephane Benadiba shoved. To his left, Craig McCorkell called. Back to Fourniois, who reshoved, and McCorkell called that too.

Three-way!

Fourniois: {J-Spades}

Benadiba:

McCorkell: {Q-Spades}

Board:

Both the shorties busted, and McCorkell bumped his stack up to a very healthy 900,000 plus change.

Tags: Craig McCorkell

04-28-2010 15:57 UTC+2

And So to Hairabedian

[user46392]

We're not sure when the chips went in, but we're guessing it was preflop.

[Removed:413]: {K-Clubs}

Roger Hairabedian: {A-Hearts}

Board:

Hairabedian doubled to 575,000. "C'est facile," he said cheerfully. "That's poker," sighed the rather more dejected Pautrot as he dropped to 200,000.

Tags: Roger Hairabedian

04-28-2010 16:02 UTC+2

Three-Bet Shove O'Clock

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Average stack is just under 40 big blinds, but there are plenty of 20 and 30 bb stacks looking to manufacture some chips. That means most pots around this time of day consist of a raise, and three-bet shove, and a fold. Or even better for the shorties, a raise, a call, a squeeze shove, and two folds.

David Paredes opened the highjack, Sami Kelopuro added 35,000 on top, and Paredes tank-folded.

Salvatore Bonavena raised to 24,000 from early position, and David Sesso called on the button. Ronald Grauer moved all in for 153,000 from the big blind and got away with the squeeze.

Josef Klinger raised to 25,000 on the button, and small blind Lex Veldhuis quickly slid his whole stack in. Klinger didn't need a count or even a pause before giving it up.

Kevin Eyster opened to 26,000, Rony Halimi shipped it on the button, and Eyster mucked.

04-28-2010 16:02 UTC+2

Sometimes They Call

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The three-bet shove tends to work best when your opponent snap folds. But you can only get away without a showdown for so long. Manuel Bevand raised to 23,000, and Olivier Daeninckx moved all in for a total of around 200,000. Bevand, who only had another 100,000 left if he made the call, thought so long about the decision that someone called the clock on him. (They also chastised him for thinking out loud in French and violating the English-only rule.) Bevand called before time ran out, and he had the best of it with {7-Diamonds}

to Daeninckx's {2-Hearts}

.

The flop came {J-Diamonds}

, giving Bevand a set. The {10-Hearts}

on the turn sealed Daeninckx's fate. After he left, Bevand said, "How can I fold there? I have two cards that are, you know, the same." He's busily trying to sell Daeninckx's blue and yellow chips for red ones so he can return to an all-T1,000 stack.

Tags: Manuel Bevand

04-28-2010 16:04 UTC+2

Kitai Stack Goes to Gomes

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Davidi Kitai open-shoved, not for the first time, and to his immediate left Juan Manuel Pastor called. However, Alexandre Gomes reshoved for another 150,000, forcing Pastor to make a tough decision. He took some time, huffing and puffing with indecision, while Kitai, already standing, bounced up and down by the table. Eventually he passed, and Kitai and Gomes went to showdown.

Kitai: {8-Clubs}

Gomes:

"Aiiiiaiaiai!" said Gomes to the poker gods, "Please one time!"

Board: {4-Hearts}

Gomes' jacks held, and Kitai hit the rail. Pastor, by the by, said he'd folded tens.

Tags: Alexandre Gomes Davidi Kitai Juan Manuel Pastor

04-28-2010 16:07 UTC+2

Ace-Jack Fails The Test

[user76023]

Paul Testud has been knocked out after his {A-?}

came unstuck against {K-Spades}

after the board came {9-?}

.

04-28-2010 16:12 UTC+2

Bai-ing More Time

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We walked up to the table when Claudiu Saizu and Omar Baioumi had already pushed all their chips in the middle.

Saizu: {9-Spades}

Baioumi:

The flop came down {7-Hearts}

. But it wasn't until the {q-Spades}

hit the turn that Baioumi let out a cheer. The {k-Diamonds}

was no help to Saizu and Baioumi raked in the chips and the double up.

04-28-2010 16:20 UTC+2

Aces No Good for Hairabedian This Time

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We found Roger Hairabedian (under the gun) checking the river of a {5-Diamonds}

board to Matt Perrins (cutoff) who bet 105,000. Hairabedian dwelled long and hard, and pushed the call right up to, but not across, the line, before dwelling up some more. Then he called.

Hairabedian: {A-Spades}

Perrins:

for a straight

Perrins moved up to 1.1 million. Hairabedian meanwhile dropped back to 400,000.

Tags: Matt Perrins Roger Hairabedian

04-28-2010 16:24 UTC+2

Doors Close for Irish Open Champion

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After doubling up two short stacks, Irish Open champion James Mitchell found that he was short himself and therefore shoved with {4-Diamonds}

. Andrew Chen holding {A-?}

made the call, Mitchell failed to spike, and he duly headed for the payout desk.

Tags: Andrew Chen James Mitchell

04-28-2010 16:28 UTC+2

Sess-Pit

[user76023]

David Sesso just lost a big pot to Martin Hruby.

Sesso raised to 26,000 from the small blind and Martin Hruby reraised to 75,000 from the big blind. Sesso shoved and Hruby called.

Sesso: {A-?}

Hruby:

Board:

Hruby is up to 580,000

Tags: David Sesso Martin Hruby