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11-19-2008 20:07 UTC+1

Delayed Return from Dinner Break

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We hopped downstairs all fresh and ready to report-- only the players appear to have vanished! None of our final three are anywhere to be found at the moment (though Dario Minieri was recently sighted in the hotel restaurant). Though many in the media would like to start blinding them off, we'll remain in a holding pattern until they reappear.

11-19-2008 18:47 UTC+1

Chip Counts at Dinner Break

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Joao Barbosa 1,140,000
Nico Behling 707,000
Dario Minieri 267,000

11-19-2008 18:45 UTC+1

Players Take a 60-Minute Dinner Break

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Odd salads in the press room! Our final three will be back in action at approximately 7:45 p.m. local time (GMT+1).

11-19-2008 18:44 UTC+1

Barbosa Can't Bluff Behling

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Nico Behling opened for 33,000 and Joao Barbosa called from the small blind. The flop was {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{K-Hearts}

{3-Clubs}

and both players checked. The turn came the {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

. Barbosa fired out 45,000 and Behling called. Both players checked the {2-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

on the river.

Barbosa showed {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{10-Spades}

for nothing but air and Behling took it down with {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{5-Clubs}

.

Tags: Joao Barbosa Nico Behling

11-19-2008 18:44 UTC+1

Behling Shows Bluff

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Barbosa, who'd been quiet for a few hands and allowed Minieri and Behling to fight over the blinds, raised to 34,000 from the button, but passed when Behling made it 110,000 from the big blind. Behling showed {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

{7-Spades}

, to a smattering of rail applause.

Tags: Nico Behling

11-19-2008 18:42 UTC+1

Behling Makes a Flush

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Blind on blind with Minieri limping in from the small and Behling checking in the big again, they saw and checked an {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{10-Spades}

{A-Spades}

flop. Minieri bet out a just-more-than-minimum 14,000 on the {2-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

turn which Behling called, and they saw a {7-Spades}

{7-Spades}

river. Minieri checked, Behling bet a bigger-than-pot 84,000 and Minieri called -- but mucked when Behling turned over {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{4-Spades}

for the flush.

Tags: Dario Minieri Nico Behling

11-19-2008 18:36 UTC+1

Behling Doubles Through Barbosa

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Nico Behling and Joao Barbosa made it to an {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{A-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

flop; Behling bet out 50,000 and Barbosa called. Barbosa in fact called Behling down every street, 60,000 on the {2-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

turn and Behling's all in for 151,000 on the {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

river -- at which point Barbosa flipped over {J-Spades}

{J-Spades}

{8-Spades}

and Behling showed {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{9-Clubs}

for a full double up to around 560,000.

Barbosa still on a massive 1.2 million.

Tags: Joao Barbosa Nico Behling

11-19-2008 18:22 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Meet your new runaway chip leader, Joao Barbosa...

Joao Barbosa 1,500,000
Dario Minieri 325,000
Nico Behling 300,000

11-19-2008 18:19 UTC+1

Atanas Gueorguiev Eliminated in 4th Place (€87,973)

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Atanas Gueorguiev opened for 34,000 and Joao Barbosa called on the button. The flop came down {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{4-Spades}

{3-Clubs}

. Gueorguiev checked, Barbosa bet 35,000, Gueorguiev moved all in and Barbosa called.

Gueorguiev {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

Barbosa

{K-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

Though Gueorguiev had his opponent dominated and the turn was a safe-looking {9-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

, the

{Q-Hearts}

cruelly spiked on the river, making Barbosa two pair and eliminating Gueorguiev. He'll take home €87,973 for his performance here in Warsaw.

Tags: Atanas Gueorguiev Joao Barbosa

11-19-2008 18:14 UTC+1

Barbosa Takes One off Minieri

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Joao Barbosa completed the small blind, Dario Minieri made it an additional 31,000 to go and Barbosa called.

The flop was {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

{4-Hearts}

and both players checked. Same store on the {4-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

that fell on the turn. The river came the {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

and Barbosa bet 50,000. Minieri called.

Barbosa turned up {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

for the rivered pair of nines and Minieri mucked.

Tags: Dario Minieri Joao Barbosa

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