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

12-13-2008 22:12 UTC+1

Break

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Players are on a short break.

12-13-2008 22:06 UTC+1

Big Push

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Alexiou Kostantinos pushed for just over a million, but received no action, much to his dismay.

12-13-2008 21:51 UTC+1

Hang Tough

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A New Kids on the Block fan perhaps? Either way, Alexiou Konstantinos is hanging tough. He just made his move and picked up the blinds and antes with no bother at all.

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12-13-2008 21:46 UTC+1

Incredible! Bonavena has gone from short stack to chip leader in just a few hands. We're seeing more changes than the Chelsea rotational system.

Salvatore Bonavena -- 2,068,000
Andrew Alan Chen -- 2,014,000
Massimo Di Cicco -- 825,000
Alexiou Konstantinos -- 780,000

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12-13-2008 21:46 UTC+1

Italians Run Really Good

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Salvatore Bonavena pushes all in against Andrew Alan Chen's raise and gets instantly called. It's {K-Spades}

for Chen against Bonavena's {A-Clubs}

, but the first card out is the {A-Diamonds}

followed by the {Q-Spades}

and Bonavena doubles up to 2 million, just ahead of Chen also on 2 million.

Chen might seem like the best player on the table, but he's still at the mercy of the cards.

Tags: Andrew Alan Chen Salvatore Bonavena

12-13-2008 21:41 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Alexiou Konstantinos, who was the chip leader for so long in this event, is now the shortest stack.

Andrew Alan Chen -- 3,043,000
Salvatore Bonavena -- 1,029,000
Massimo Di Cicco -- 830,000
Alexiou Konstantinos -- 785,000

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12-13-2008 21:39 UTC+1

Bonne Chance!

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Salvatore Bonavena gets all in preflop with {A-Spades}

against Alexiou Konstantinos, who is holding {A-Diamonds}

. No tens on the {A-Hearts}

board and now, having been the chip leader for virtually the whole day, Konstantinos is the short stack.

Tags: Alexiou Konstantinos Salvatore Bonavena

12-13-2008 21:32 UTC+1

Shove From Cicco

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Massimo Di Cicco shoved all in preflop for 705,000. Andrew Alan Chen looked tempted, but eventually passed.

12-13-2008 21:29 UTC+1

Current Chip Leader

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Canada's Andrew Alan Chen is your current chip leader with 3,108,000.

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12-13-2008 21:26 UTC+1

Chen Hits Three Million

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Andrew Alan Chen raised preflop to 115,000, Alexiou Konstantinos made it 425,000 and Chen pushed all in. The Greek folding immediately, enabling Chen to become the first player to hit that three-million mark.

Tags: Andrew Alan Chen