€5,250 Championship Main Event | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT - Prague

12-13-2008 16:01 UTC+2

Chen Takes the Blinds

[user4144]

Andrew Alan Chen can afford to make a standard raise these day. 39,000 was enough to pick up the blinds and antes.

12-13-2008 15:58 UTC+2

Nasr Shuttles Up The Leaderboard

[user76023]

Frederik Nygard raises to 39,000 and [Removed:197] moves all in for 263,000. After a long think, Nygard calls with {A-Diamonds}

and is dominated by Nasr's {A-Spades}

and stays second best to the short stack on the {10-Hearts}

board.

12-13-2008 15:57 UTC+2

Italian Resistance

[user4144]

[Removed:197] raised to 36,000 preflop and Massimo Di Cicco came over the top for a total of 213,000 all in. [Removed:198] folded and was shown {8-Clubs}

.

Tags: Massimo Di Cicco

12-13-2008 15:52 UTC+2

Konstantinos Takes One From Nygard

[user4144]

Fredrik Nygard raised to 39,000 preflop, only for Alexiou Konstantinos to make a three-bet to 229,000. Although it was a large reraise, Nygard opted to flat call.

The {6-Diamonds}

flop was checked, as was the {J-Clubs}

turn, but on the {5-Spades}

river, Konstantinos went to check, but dipped into his stack at the last second and led for 120,000.

Nygard made what appeared to be a reluctant call, but he was right to be hesitant as Konstantinos revealed {J-Hearts}

which was good enough to pick up the pot.

Another bizarre hand, but one that worked in favour of the Greek amateur.

Tags: Alexiou Konstantinos Fredrik Nygard

12-13-2008 15:42 UTC+2

Bizarre Hand...

[user76023]

Massimo Di Cicco minraises to 32,000 and Fredrik Nygard calls from the big blind. The flop is {Q-Spades}

and checked to the raiser, who, having only min-raised preflop now bets 100,000, a slight overbet of the pot. Nygard now thinks for a moment, before setting Di Cicco in. The Italian instantly folds.

Di Cicco takes the next hand though, he pushes and gets no callers.

Tags: Fredrik Nygard Massimo Di Cicco

12-13-2008 15:34 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

[user4144]

Salvatore Bonavena (Italy) -- 1,376,000
Alexiou Konstantinos (Greece) -- 1,407,000
Francesco Cirianni (Italy) -- 791,000
Fredrik Nygard (Finland) -- 972,000
Massimo Di Cicco (Italy) -- 347,000
[Removed:197] (Germany) -- 291,000
Raul Mestre (Spain) -- out in 8th place
Andrew Alan Chen (Canada) -- 500,000

12-13-2008 15:29 UTC+2

Chen Doubles Through... Again!

[user4144]

Andrew Alan Chen is certainly doing it the hard way. As expected, Chen pushed all in for his remaining 224,000 as soon as he found a half-decent holding, but again he was looked up, this time by Salvatore Bonavena in the big blind, and again, he was dominated...

Bonavena = {K-Diamonds}

Chen =

He may have been teetering on the edge of defeat, but Chen turned water into wine on the gasp-inducing flop...

{9-Hearts}

A double nine in a line was enough as the turn came {4-Clubs}

followed by an academic {7-Clubs}

on the river.

Chen doubles through to 470,000 and heads off to the nearest newsagent to purchase a lottery ticket.

Tags: Andrew Alan Chen Salvatore Bonavena

12-13-2008 15:13 UTC+2

Andrew Alan Chen Doubles Through

[user4144]

A demoralised Andrew Alan Chen pushed all in for around 120,000 and Alexiou Konstantinos made the call.

Konstantinos = {K-Hearts}

Chen =

A seven from heaven and Chen lives to fight another day.

Tags: Alexiou Konstantinos Andrew Alan Chen

12-13-2008 15:13 UTC+2

Chip Titans Clash

[user76023]

Alexiou Konstantinos raises to 56,000 and Salvatore Bonavena reraises to 166,000. Konstantinos makes a quick call and a 300,000 plus pot is brewing...

The flop comes {4-Diamonds}