2007 PokerStars EPT - Dublin

PokerStars EPT Dublin Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2007 PokerStars EPT - Dublin

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€532,620
Event Info
Buy-in
€7,700
Prize Pool
€1,701,700
Entries
221
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000

Annette Is All Smiles

Annette Obrestad
Annette Obrestad
Having had a smooth ride thus far at the final table, Annette Obrestad has been sporting a smile for much of the day; except for when she's involved in a pot - then, of course, she's got her poker face on.

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Annette Obrestad Ousts Another One!

Annette Obrestad is the kind of player that can beat you with or without cards - but when the cards are falling her way, look out.

So far, she's eliminated three of the five players who've been eliminated, her most recent victim being Daan Ruiter, who started the day second in chips. Annette and Daan got all of the money in pre-flop and Annette had the best of it with A-J against Daan's A-10.

The board came {J-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and according to Lee Jones, Annette had the ace of clubs, meaning Daan would need a serious runner-runner suckout to overcome the odds, stacked heavily against him. The {6-Diamonds} on the turn didn't quite cooperate, and Daan would settle for 5th-place prize money, worth €105,510.

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Reijo Manninen Doubles Through Daan Ruiter

Reijo Manninen
Reijo Manninen
Reijo Manninen just doubled up through Daan Ruiter after his pocket aces held up against Daan's A-K in a pre-flop all in confrontation of monstrous proportions.

Manninen had over 500,000 chips to start the hand and the double up brought him past the 1 million mark, joining Annette Obrestad as the only two members of the final table's millionaire's club.

Ruiter dropped to approximately 270,000 in chips after the hand.

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Tournament Tidbits

With just five players remaining, the average chip stack is 663,000. Annette Obrestad has maintained the chip lead from the start and currently has over 1.3 million in chips.

Here's how the rest of the table stacks up:

Daan Ruiter: 663,000
Reuben Peters: 440,000
Annette Obrestad: 1,320,000
Trond Eidsvig: 280,000
Reijo Manninen: 560,000

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Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

Pettersson Eliminated by Eidsvig

Anders Pettersson
Anders Pettersson
The eliminations are coming fast and furious at this final table; we've already seen four competitors join the rail after just one hour of play.

The most recent bustout came at the hands of Trond Eidsvig, who sent Anders Pettersson packing when his A-4 held up against Pettersson's Q-7 in a pre-flop, all-in confrontation. The board filled out 2-K-4-10-2, and Trond's ace-high was good enough to take down the pot.

For his 6th-place finish, Pettersson received €83,380 in prize money.

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Michael Durrer Eliminated by Annette Obrestad

Michael Durrer was crippled in a hand against Trond Eidsvig in which he ran his A-Q offsuit into Trond Eidsvig's pocket queens. That hand left him with just 20,000 in chips, which he shoved all in on the very next hand from under the gun.

The action folded around to Annette Obrestad on the button, and she reraised, making it 50,000 to go. Both blinds folded and the pair were heads-up to the flop:

Annette: {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}
Durrer: {K-Spades}{5-Hearts}

The board filled out {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, and by the turn, Durrer needed a non-club king or five to stay alive. Neither came, and Durrer was eliminated from the tournament in seventh place, receiving €66,370 for his work.

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Daan Ruiter Eliminates Thierry van den Berg

Thierry van den Berg moves all in
Thierry van den Berg moves all in
On a board showing {Q-Spades}{K-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}, Thierry van den Berg moved all in against Daan Ruiter, risking his tournament life as Daan had him covered. Ruiter spent some time in the tank before finally declaring a call, and van den Berg shook Ruiter's hand immediately, knowing that he'd been caught bluffing.

Ruiter turned over {A-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for trip threes and the dealer exposed van den Berg's hand, 8-3 offsuit - a complete bluff.

For his 8th-place finish, Thierry received €47,650 in prize money.

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Lee Jones, Poker Emcee

Lee Jones
Lee Jones
Lee Jones has done us all a favor and has begun announcing each hand live. With his help, we should be able to provide more detailed hand descriptions for you - things are getting better!

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Casper Hansen Eliminated

Our first elimination of the afternoon took place just a few moments ago, as chip leader Annette Obrestad sent Casper Hansen to the rail when her pocket aces held up over Hansen's queens.

Annette opened the pot with a pre-flop raise and Casper moved all in over the top; Annette called. The board filled out: 8-2-3-6-2 and Annette's aces survived to take down the pot. For his 9th-place finish, Hansen received €30,630 in prize money.

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