€5,250 Championship Main Event Day 3 | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT - Prague

12-12-2008 15:28 UTC+2

Ruthless Ruthenberg

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Sebastian Ruthenberg was down to just 90,000 and in desperate need of a double up. He didn't get that, but he did pick up some crucial blinds and antes.

First, the German pushed from the big blind after the small had limped, and on the very next hand he pushed from the small blind to once again pick up the shrapnel already in the middle.

Tags: Sebastian Ruthenberg

12-12-2008 15:23 UTC+2

Outer Table Chip Counts

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Table 3:

Francesco Cirianni -- 430,000
Alexiou Konstantinos -- 505,000
Daniel Drescher -- 410,000
Jakob Eberg -- 155,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg -- 90,000
Jonathan Duhamel -- 210,000
Massimo Di Cicco -- 245,000

Table 2:

Domenico Iannonne -- 160,000
Jens Glud Hansen -- 90,000
Andrew Alan Chen -- 265,000
Igor Rejdovjan -- 55,000
Rifat Palevic -- 400,000
Nikolaos Panopoulos -- 190,000
Daniel Biro -- 185,000

12-12-2008 15:17 UTC+2

It's Not Okay for Lacay; Ludovic Lacay Eliminated in 22nd (€13,800)

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After doubling up Francesco Cirianni earlier on with {K-Diamonds}

versus

, Ludovic Lacay was left a little short, those final chips going in when he found {A-?}

in the cut-off. The big blind found {K-Hearts}

, which flopped a flush draw before sealing the deal on the river.

Tags: Ludovic Lacay

12-12-2008 15:06 UTC+2

Drescher Runs Good; Alexander Andermatt Eliminated in 23rd Place (€13,800)

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Dan Drescher raises to 15,000 from the cut-off and Alexander Andermatt moved all in for a total of 81,500 from the button. Ludovic Lacay reraised to 180,000 from the small blind and Drescher tanked before eventually calling for his tournament life also.

Lacay: {K-Hearts}

Drescher:

Andermatt: {9-Clubs}

The board ran out {4-Clubs}

and Drescher scooped a pot worth around 400,000 as Andermatt was eliminated and Lacay left with just 70,000.

Tags: Dan Drescher Ludovic Lacay

12-12-2008 15:00 UTC+2

Phulippe Bara Carlier Eliminated in 24th Place (€13,800)

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Phulippe Bara Carlier has been knocked out, pushing with {A-Spades}

against Francesco Cirianni who duly called with {A-Hearts}

which stayed good on the {3-Diamonds}

board.

12-12-2008 14:54 UTC+2

Pedersen Lets It Go

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Dan Pedersen of Denmark raised to 63,000, but Raul Mestre was having none of it and pushed for a total of 244,500. Pedersen let it go.

12-12-2008 14:52 UTC+2

Play Slowing Down

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Now that we're approaching the nitty-gritty, and the monies on offer are starting to look a little more enticing, play has slowed down considerably with players taking much longer over their decisions.

12-12-2008 14:43 UTC+2

Mestre Takes One Down Preflop

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On the feature table, [Removed:197] raised it up to 14,500, only for Raul Mestre to take the pot off him with a reraise to 40,000.

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

12-12-2008 14:39 UTC+2

Georgios Gatselos Eliminated in 25th Place (€11,000)

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Fredrik Nygard raised to 16,000 from UTG+1, Domenico Iannonne flat-called one seat down and Georgios Gatselos pushed all in from the small blind. Nygard called and Iannonne let them do battle alone.

Nygard = {J-Clubs}

Gatselos = {A-Hearts}

Board =

Tags: Fredrik Nygard Georgios Gatselos