Main Event Day 3 | 2012 PokerStars.com EPT Deauville

02-03-2012 15:49 UTC+2

Hand For Hand

[user127999]

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

It's hand-for-hand now as were down to just 129 players and on the bubble.

02-03-2012 15:47 UTC+2

Claude Marbleu has exited in 131st place, just three short of the money. We missed the hand where he was crippled to 6,500 but he was in the big blind the next hand and the extra few chips went in after Jason Hallee raised into him.

Marbleu: {q-Spades} {3-Clubs}
Hallee: {8-Hearts} {8-Spades}

The board ran {a-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {q-Diamonds} . Not even sweat as the Frenchman was drawing dead on the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claude Marbleu	Busted

Tags: Claude Marbleu Jason Hallee

02-03-2012 15:36 UTC+2

Double on the Bubble

[user127999]

With just 131 players left in the field and the 128-person money bubble fast approaching, a short stacked David Baker shipped his last 38,500 chips in the middle on an {8-Spades} {3-Clubs} {4-Spades} {7-Clubs} board and was called.

His opponent held {6-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} and Baker was ahead with {10-Clubs} {8-Clubs} with one card to come.

It was obviously a nervous moment for Baker as the dealer peeled off the river card, but he managed to hold on and double up after the {7-Spades} fell.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Baker	148,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: David Baker

02-03-2012 15:27 UTC+2

Day 3 Player Shots

MarcC

02-03-2012 15:18 UTC+2

Potential for Fireworks

[user127999]

Frenchman Ludovic Lacay's table just broke and he's been moved to a rather interesting spot immediately to the right of overnight chip leader Martins Adeniya.

We'll certainly be keeping an eye on this table as the potential for some serious fireworks exists between these two massive stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Lacay	570,000 -10,000	-10,000

Martins Adeniya	505,000

Tags: Ludovic Lacay Martins Adeniya

02-03-2012 15:16 UTC+2

Do You Have a Three-Street Bluff in You, Kid?

MarcC

The answer to that would be no.

Sergio Castelluccio and Niclas Martinsson were head-up to a {5-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {4-Spades} flop. The latter was the aggressor pre-flop and he continued on the flop, and called when the former raised him. The turn came {3-Spades} and Martinsson check-called another bet from his Italian opponent before they headed to the {9-Diamonds} river.

Martinsson checked again and Castelluccio checked behind after some thought. "I thought you would bluff at it again," said Martinsson as he opened {a-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} for a straight.

"I thought about it," replied Castelluccio as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Castelluccio	315,000 214,600	214,600
Niclas Martinsson	310,000 -160,000	-160,000

Tags: Niclas Martinsson Sergio Castelluccio

02-03-2012 15:12 UTC+2

Vinklarek Leads!

[user127999]

Ondrej Vinklarek has taken the lead here at EPT Deauville.

He just cracked one opponent's aces after turning the nut flush to push over the 650k mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ondrej Vinklarek	660,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Ondrej Vinklarek

02-03-2012 15:05 UTC+2

Moving Through the Gears

MarcC

Chris Brammer is playing aggressively today as he aims to hoover up chips as we approach the bubble. He cheekily showed a four after he five-bet successfully to take a pot down.

The very next hand Dan Djorno raised to 9,000 from under the gun before Brammer came in with a three-bet to 20,000 from the next seat along. The action folded back around to Djorno who looked like he was going to shove, but he thought better of it and folded.