€4,350 EPT Budapest Main Event | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Budapest

11-01-2008 16:50 UTC+2

No Dice for Jacobson

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Martin Jacobson, second lowest in chips, attempted an open-shove, but received no takers.

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11-01-2008 16:43 UTC+2

Fry Flush

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Will Fry raised 65,000. Albert Iversen called from the big blind.The flop was {K-Clubs}

and both players checked. The turn was the {A-Clubs}

. Iversen checked. Fry fired out 84,000 and Iversen called. The river was the {4-Spades}

. Both players checked. Fry showed {8-Clubs}

for a flush and Iversen mucked. Fry won the hand.

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11-01-2008 16:35 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Ciprian Hrisca - 2,303,000
William Fry - 1,820,000
Martin Jacobson - 724,000
Albert Iversen - 442,000

11-01-2008 16:34 UTC+2

Marino Serenelli Eliminated in 5th Place (€127,680)

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It folded around to Serenelli in the small blind, who made it 85,000. Big blind Fry was having none of it, and reraised to 135,000. Call.

Flop: {7-Hearts}

Serenelli checked, allowing Fry to bet 90,000. Back on Serenelli, and he called.

Turn: {2-Diamonds}

Serenelli checked, and Fry shoved. Without any hesitation, call. What premium holdings could they have?

Serenelli: a surprising {5-Clubs}

Fry: an equally surprising {J-Hearts}

River:

Fry's six for two pair is good, and we lose our last Italian. Ciao, Signor Serenelli...

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11-01-2008 16:27 UTC+2

A Smoking Pot for Hrisca

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Hrisca minimum-raised (his favourite move, it seems) from the cutoff, and Albert Iversen in the small blind reraised him to 205,000. Call.

Flop: {6-Diamonds}

Iversen bet out 175,000, and Hrisca flat-called. They proceeded to a turn.

Turn: {K-Hearts}

Now Iversen checked, and Hrisca, done with minimum-betting, bet 200,000. Iversen went into the tank for some time, before passing. Hrisca showed a single enigmatic jack as he raked in the sizable pot.

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11-01-2008 16:17 UTC+2

Fry Me to the Moon

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Hrisca made it 87,000 under the gun and it folded around to Fry on the big blind, who flat called; they proceeded to a {4-Spades}

flop, and both checked it. Come the {2-Hearts}

turn, Fry bet out a minimum 30,000 and Hrisca swiftly called, but folded to a twice-the-minimum 60,000 bet from Fry on the {6-Clubs}

river.

Fry: 1.37 million, catching up slowly with Hrisca's current 1.92 million.

Tags: Ciprian Hrisca Jari Pekka Juhola Will Fry

11-01-2008 16:06 UTC+2

Fry Up

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Martin Jacobson raised to 88,000 under the gun, swiftly called by Albert Iversen to his left. Serenelli passed the button, but Will Fry announce all in from the small blind for 503,000. Hrisca in the big blind got out of everyone's way, and Jacobson announced call, with Iversen deciding that it wasn't worth it behind.

Fry: {9-Hearts}

Jacobson:

Board:

Thus Fry makes a full house to more than double up to over 1.1 million, while Jacobson sinks to around 800,000.

Tags: Albert Iversen Martin Jacobson Will Fry

11-01-2008 16:03 UTC+2

Players Are Back from a Short Break

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There are five players remaining. Three bustouts in the first 24 hands. At this rate of rapid eliminations, we'll all be feasting on bowls of goulash within a couple of hours.

Romanian Ciprian Hrisca is the first player to pass the 2 million chip mark. He's out in front with Martin Jacobson, the young Swede not far behind.

11-01-2008 15:50 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Ciprian Hrisca - 2,127,000
Martin Jacobson - 1,322,000
Albert Iversen - 957,000
William Fry - 506,000
Marino Serenelli - 412,000

11-01-2008 15:49 UTC+2

Gino Alacqua Eliminated in 6th Place (€100,016)

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Ciprian Hrisca raised to 63,000 under the gun -- and to his left, Gino Alacqua reraised all in for 276,000. Most unexpectedly, Albert Iversen flat-called, and so did Ciprian. Alacqua covered his face with his hands, and the other two proceeded to a {J-Hearts}