Main Event Day 4 | 2012 PokerStars.net EPT Prague

12-13-2012 16:27 UTC+3

"It's A Game Of Skill, Huh?"

Chad Holloway

We just witness a big flip that saw one person eliminated and the other vault over 1.1 million in chips.

It happened when Martin Hanowski opened for 25,000 under the gun and Eros Nastasi three-bet all in from the cutoff for 314,000 total. The button and both blinds folded, and action was back on Hanowski. He seemed a bit perplexed as to the size of the three-bet shove and thought for a long while.

"It's a game of skill, huh?" Hanowski laughed before finally making the call.

Showdown
Hanowski:
Nastasi:

According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Nastasi had a 42.93% chance of winning the pot compared to Hanowski's 56.69%.

The was terrible for Nastasi as it kept his opponent, who held a diamond, in the lead; in fact, that flop improved Hanowski to an 85.76% favorite and dropped Nastasi to 14.24%. Much to the latter's dismay, the peeled off on the turn to lock up the hand for Hanowski.

The meaningless was put out on the river and a disappointed Nastasi exited the tournament floor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Hanowski	1,100,000 400,000	400,000
Eros Nastasi	Busted

Tags: Eros Nastasi Martin Hanowski

12-13-2012 16:20 UTC+3

Some Sights Around Prague

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12-13-2012 16:17 UTC+3

Semisoshenko Slow Rolled?

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Maksim Semisoshenko opened to 27,000 from under the gun, Sotirios Koutoupas three-bet to 62,000 from the cutoff, and Semisoshenko four-bet shoved for around 475,000.

Koutoupas asked for a count, thought for a second, then called.

Semisoshenko:
Koutoupas:

"What took you so long?" a player at the table asked him.

The board ran out , and Semisoshenko was eliminated. Koutoupas, who started the day second in chips, now sits with over 1.5 million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sotirios Koutoupas	1,550,000 410,000	410,000

Maksim Semisoshenko	Busted

Tags: Maksim Semisoshenko Sotirios Koutoupas

12-13-2012 16:14 UTC+3

Sanchez Eliminated By The Frenchman

Chad Holloway

Action folded around to Fabrice Soulier on the button and he raised to 26,000. Jesus Sanchez may have thought it was a steal attempt as he promptly moved all in for 146,000 from the small blind. The big got out of the way and Soulier wasted little time in dropping in a call.

Showdown
Soulier:
Sanchez:

Upon discovering his opponent held a legitimate hand, Sanchez stood from the table and watched the flop fall . The turn sealed the deal for Soulier, and after the was out out on the river for good measure, Sanchez made his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Soulier	480,000 85,000	85,000
Jesus Sanchez	Busted

Tags: Jesus Sanchez Fabrice Soulier

12-13-2012 16:06 UTC+3

Hanowski Flush With Chips

MarcC

Martin Hanowski scored more than a double up after big action when four players saw a flop.

Enrico Tau was the pre flop aggressor and he continued for 53,000 from the hijack. Hanowski was next to act and he raised to 120,000. That was enough to force out Johnny Lodden in the small blind but not Jorma Nuutinen in the big blind who moved all in. Tau moved out of the way to leave Hanowski to call all in for 277,000.

Hanowski: for a pair and a flush draw.
Nuutinen: for top two pair.

The German got instant service as the board ran out to make him his flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorma Nuutinen	980,000 -220,000	-220,000
Martin Hanowski	700,000 -193,000	-193,000

Tags: Johnny Lodden Jorma Nuutinen Martin Hanowski

12-13-2012 16:00 UTC+3

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!

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Australian Nicholas Galtos open-shoved for his last 120,000 from under the gun, and the action folded all the way to Danilo Donnini, who called from the big blind.

Galtos:
Donnini:

The board ran out , and Galtos doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Donnini	285,000 -155,000	-155,000
Nicholas Galtos	250,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Danilo Donnini Nicholas Galtos

12-13-2012 15:55 UTC+3

Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Ramzi Jelassi	1,500,000 -100,000	-100,000

Jorma Nuutinen	1,400,000 200,000	200,000
Johnny Lodden	1,300,000 25,000	25,000

Aleh Plauski	1,245,000 438,000	438,000
Mads Amot	1,150,000 113,000	113,000
Sotirios Koutoupas	1,140,000 91,000	91,000

Diego Gomez Gonzalez	1,100,000 200,000	200,000
Mark Herm	900,000 50,000	50,000
Jeff Sarwer	900,000 -63,000	-63,000
Mikhail Petrov	883,000 183,000	183,000
Dany Parlafes	880,000 155,000	155,000
Roberto Romanello	795,000 175,000	175,000

David Boyaciyan	765,000 265,000	265,000
Andreas Berggren	705,000 -140,000	-140,000
Chris Brammer	699,000 69,000	69,000
Sergey Kuzminskiy	650,000 149,000	149,000
Sergio Aido Espina	640,000 410,000	410,000
Denis Pisarev	640,000 640,000	640,000
Jonathon Driscoll	550,000 331,000	331,000
Marian Kulifaj	540,000 262,000	262,000
Marco Leonzio	508,000 258,000	258,000
Maksim Semisoshenko	480,000 247,000	247,000
Ben Warrington	470,000 -180,000	-180,000
Ramin Hajiyev	450,000 70,000	70,000
Enrico Tau	450,000 70,000	70,000

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Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

12-13-2012 15:31 UTC+3

Break it Up

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Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

12-13-2012 15:31 UTC+3

Former Champion Back in Business

Matthew Pitt

Roberto Romanello turned up for Day 4 slightly late due to him being stuck in traffic, but it has not caused him many problems; in fact quite the opposite is true.

"All in and a call on Table 2" informed the dealer.

We sped over to Table 2 to find Romanello all in with against the of Jonathan Khalifa. By the river the board ran out and Romanello doubled up.