01-15-2010 02:31 UTC+11

Ephraums Eliminates Des Anges

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The PokerNews blogging crew couldn't believe it as the last two hands passed to us from the field reporters told the story of Marc Des Anges' stacking and subsequent elimination by Matthew Ephraums.

On a flop that read {q-Diamonds}

{q-Diamonds}

{4-Clubs}

{8-Diamonds}

, Ephraums led out for 10,000 and Des Anges called to see the turn of the {10-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

.

Ephraums led out for 15,000, Des Anges min-raised to 30,000, Ephraums shoved and Des Anges snap-called, tabling {10-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

for two pair against Ephraums' {k-Clubs}

{k-Clubs}

{q-Spades}

.

However the river was a stack-shattering {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

, giving Ephraums trip queens!

Des Anges was left with 15,000 in chips, which he moved into the middle a short time later with {K-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

, only to find Ephraums wake up with {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{k-Diamonds}

.

Though the flop of {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{Q-Diamonds}

{2-Spades}

gave Des Anges a glimmer of hope, the turn and river of {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

,

{9-Clubs}

saw Ephraums hold up all the way and end Des Anges' day.

Ephraums is now on 97,000.

Tags: Marc Des Anges Matthew Ephraums