Csaba Toth raised from the cutoff, and Arnaud Mattern promptly moved all in. A prompt call, and they were on their backs.
Mattern:
Toth:
Board:
With a quiet "Phew," Mattern doubled up to just over 60,000, while Toth is left with just 2,000 in chips and, barring miracles, few prospects in this tournament...
He didn't actually stop on it, but Roland de Wolfe was spotted flicking through songs on his iPod and pausing for just a fraction too long on what we are assured was "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."
Isabelle pushed on a flop and found herself called by Atanas Gueorguiev. She was dodging bullets as her top pair was up against a flush draw and a straight draw, but survived the uneventful turn and river to double up to 77,000. Bulgaria's last great hope in this EPT, however, is down to 39,000.
Mark Teltscher and his very distinctive, oft-used voice have exited the casino after suffering a major disaster which he could neither recover from nor talk his way out of.
Most of his chips went in a confrontation with Juan Manuel Pastor on the cutoff, who found . Teltscher found on the button, and following a short raising war they were on their backs.
Board:
While Pastor herded in a flock of 100,000 chips, Teltscher was down to a mere 12,500.
Julien Lang Van open-shoved the next hand and Teltscher demanded a count even though Lang Van clearly covered him. Eventually he called, and it was a clinical affair.