2008 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw

EPT Polish Open Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€367,141
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,400
Prize Pool
€1,172,973
Entries
217
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000

EPT Polish Open Main Event

Day 3 Completed

Final Table Set, Action to Recommence at 2 p.m. Wednesday

Final Table Chip Leader Dario Minieri
Final Table Chip Leader Dario Minieri
It was an exceptionally short day here on the EPT, our field dwindling from 24 players to 9 in the space of only 3 1/2 hours. We saw the fall of EPT Dublin champ Roland de Wolfe, back-to-back suckouts that led to the demise of the lovely Isabelle Mercier, and perhaps in the hand of the day, Ludovic Lacay cracking aces with the lowly deuce-eight.

Below are the official final table seating assignments and chip counts, courtesy of our friends at PokerStars. Dario Minieri enters play as the chip leader, while Michael Muheim is the short stack.

Seat 1: Arnaud Mattern - 328,000
Seat 2: Ludovic Lacay - 296,500
Seat 3: Andrea Benelli - 100,000
Seat 4: Michael Muheim - 89,000
Seat 5: Joao Barbosa - 123,000
Seat 6: Dario Minieri - 359,500
Seat 7: Nico Behling - 343,500
Seat 8: Sergey Shcherbatskiy - 349,000
Seat 9: Atanas Gueorguiev - 186,500

We'll be back tomorrow with all the final table play-by-play you can handle. Action will recommence at 2 p.m. local time (GMT+1).

From Warsaw, Poland, good night and good luck!

Waiting on Final Table Information

We're munching on some of those cherry-almond croissants here in the media room, eagerly awaiting the official seating assignments and chip counts of our final nine. We should have the information shortly-- stay tuned.

Uffe Holm Eliminated in 10th Place (€21,114)

Andrea Benelli moved all in from the small blind and Uffe Holm called all in from the big blind.

Holm {7-Spades} {10-Spades}
Benelli {A-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}

Most of the players at the other table leapt out of their seats and surged around the table to watch what might be the final hand of the afternoon.

The flop was {K-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {2-Hearts}.

"SEVEN! TEN!" pleaded Holm.

The turn, though was the {6-Hearts} and the river the {3-Clubs}. And as Holm headed to the rail in 10th place, our final table of nine was set.

Tags: Andrea BenelliUffe Holm

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Michael Muheim Doubles Though Uffe Holm

Uffe Holm open-shoved and Michael Muheim made the call.

Muheim {A-Diamonds} {9-Spades}
Holm {K-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}

The flop was {A-Spades} {J-Hearts} {5-Spades}, making Muheim top pair. Holm started screaming for a king or a five, but the {6-Spades} on the turn took away even more of his outs as Muheim picked up a flush draw. The river was the {7-Spades} and Muheim won the pot with his flush, leaving Holm with only 28,000 in chips.

Tags: Michael MuheimUffe Holm

Kapitonov Loses His Head; Eliminated in 11th Place (€16,422)

It folded around to Ludovic Lacay in the small blind, who raised enough to put the short-stacked Eduard Kapitonov on the big blind all in. Call.

Lacay: the rather lacklustre but live {J-Spades} {4-Spades}
Kapitonov: {A-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds}

Board: a Frenchman-favouring {6-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {5-Hearts} {2-Hearts} to give Lacay the straight. We are down to 10 players, and the final table bubble is upon us.

Tags: Eduard KapitonovLudovic Lacay

Shcherbatskiy Bisects Muheim's Stack

Three-way to a {K-Spades} {4-Clubs} {2-Spades} flop, Michael Muheim bet out 16,000 and got just one caller in the shape of Sergey Shcherbatskiy.

Muheim check-called 25,000 from Shcherbatskiy on the {J-Diamonds} turn and another 25,000 on the {2-Diamonds} river, and then just tapped the table and mucked when Shcherbatskiy turned over {K-Hearts} {10-Hearts}.

Shcherbatskiy is now up to 325,000, while a glum Muheim is down to just 50,000 as the final table bubble approaches.

Tags: Michael MuheimSergey Shcherbatskiy

Brian Jensen Eliminated in 12th Place (€16,422)

Brian Jensen raised to 15,000 and Arnaud Mattern called from the big blind. Both players checked the {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} flop. The turn was the {J-Diamonds}. Mattern bet 18,000 and Jensen flat-called. The river was the {7-Hearts}. Mattern pushed out a twenty-high stack of 5,000 chips, setting Jensen all in. He made the call.

Mattern turned up {K-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} for trips on the flop. A disgusted Jensen showed {A-?} {A-?} and made a hasty exit.

Tags: Arnaud MatternBrian Jensen

Lacay Tortures Jensen

Ludovic Lacay opened for 15,000 and was met with a raise from Brian Jensen to 45,000.

"How much do you have behind?" asked Lacay.

"About 90" was the reply.

Moments later, Lacay moved all in, having Jensen covered. After a long dwell, Jensen folded {A-?} {Q-?} face-up.

"I'll show you one" said Lacay, pushing out one card with each hand. Jensen pointed at his right paw.

Lacay showed the {5-Hearts} and dragged the pot.

Tags: Brian JensenLudovic Lacay