PokerStars EPT Dublin Main Event Day 3 | 2007 PokerStars EPT - Dublin

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

11-02-2007 17:34 UTC+2

15-Minute Break

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The tournament clock has been paused while the players take a 15-minute break.

11-02-2007 17:29 UTC+2

Just before the first break of the day, Simon Munoz was able to double back through Annette Obrestad, outdrawing Annette's A-Q with his own A-9 in a pre-flop all in confrontation..

The board filled out A-10-J-7-8, giving Munoz a nine-high straight and some room to breathe.

Tags: Annette Obrestad

11-02-2007 17:27 UTC+2

Ludovic Lacay Eliminates Csaba Malnai

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Facing an 11,500 pre-flop raise from a player under the gun, Csaba Malnai moved all in for his last 15,100. When the action got around to Ludovic Lacay, he decided to isolate himself and the all in by repopping it to 50,000. The UTG player folded, leaving Malnai and Lacay heads-up to the flop.

At the showdown, Malnai showed A-Q and Lacay produced pocket tens. The board blanked out for Malnai, who was eliminated from the tournament in 20th place.

Tags: Ludovic Lacay

11-02-2007 17:16 UTC+2

Annette Gets a Gift from Simon Munoz!

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Spaniard Simon Munoz raised to 13,000 from the button. Annette Obrestad re-raised to 37,000 which was called by Munoz.

The flop was {A-Hearts}

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Annette carefully counted out 45,000 and almost before she had finished saying raise, Simon announce all in. Annette made a reasonably quick call and the cards were on their backs:

Annette {A-Diamonds}

Simon

The turn was the {6-Clubs}

which removed some of Simon's outs and the river was the {2-Spades}

to ship a 400,000 chip pot to Annette.

"Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday," sang Andy Black to the tune of the Claire Grogan song.

Tags: Annette Obrestad Simon Munoz

11-02-2007 17:16 UTC+2

Michiel Brummelhuis Eliminates Jan Veit

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21st place belongs to Jan Veit, who lost a coin-flip holding A-10 offsuit against Michiel Brummelhuis' pocket sevens.

The flop brought three hearts and Brummelhuis held the {7-Hearts}

, meaning Veit would need to catch a non-heart ace or ten on the turn or river to stay alive. The turn and river blanked out and Veit was eliminated from the field.

Tags: Jan Veit Michiel Brummelhuis

11-02-2007 17:09 UTC+2

Ziad Kaady Doubles Through Casper Hansen

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After a series of raises and re-raises, Ziad Kaady and Casper Hansen found themselves in a very classic coin-flip situation: Hansen put Kaady all in holding {A-Diamonds}

and Kaady made the call with {Q-Hearts}

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Kaady stood up to watch the dealer spread the community cards, which came: {8-Hearts}

. The queens held up and Kaady doubled through to about 70,000 in chips.

"Do you ever lose a showdown?" asked Noah Boeken of Kaady.

"Yeah, he lost one against me," said Arshad Hussain (referring to his double up a few hands back).

Tags: Ziad Kaady

11-02-2007 17:03 UTC+2

Table Talk

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Noah Boeken can talk it up with the best of 'em, often influencing an opponent's actions via his psychological chatter.

On this particular hand, Noah was trying to persuade Casper Hansen to take it easy on his big blind.

"The more you raise, the more you lose . . . Limp. Just limp!"

Hansen didn't listen and came in for a small raise.

"I think the dealer is in on this one," Noah said, as he folded 9-3 offsuit face-up into the muck.

11-02-2007 16:47 UTC+2

Guilluame De La Gorce is Eliminated!

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In the space of a few hands Guilluame De La Gorce has been eliminated in 22nd place.

The first hand was against Martin Green who doubled through the Frenchman when his pocket jacks held up against Guilluame's eights.

He pushed next hand and got the blinds and antes.

The very next hand he moved all in again from UTG and found a caller in Michael Durrer.

Guilluame {A-Diamonds}

Michael

Board

and Michael Durrer's full house eliminates Guilluame De La Gorce in 22nd place, earning €10,210.

Tags: Guilluame De La Gorce

11-02-2007 16:43 UTC+2

Arshad Hussain Doubles Through Ziad Kaady

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Ziad Kaady made it 11,000 to go before the flop and the action folded around to the tournament's short stack, Arshad Hussain, who had 4,000 of his 13,000 chips already committed to the pot in the big blind. The situation prompted Hussain to shove the rest of his chips in dark and Kaady made the call.

Hussain turned over a very unimpressive 8-3, but wasn't in too bad of shape against Kaady's Q-10. Hussain managed to spike an eight on the flop to take the lead in the hand and would never look back.

After the double up, Hussain stacked up 28,000 in chips.

Tags: Arshad Hussain Ziad Kaady