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

The Tragic Fall of Isabelle Mercier

Arnaud Mattern open-shoved for 23,300 from UTG, Isabelle Mercier moved all in behind him and the rest of the table folded.

Mattern turned up {9-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} and was well behind Mercier's {8-Hearts} {8-Clubs}. The flop, though was {A-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {9-Clubs}, pairing Mattern's nine and leaving Mercier drawing extremely thin. The turn was the {J-Diamonds} and to add insult to injury, the {9-Spades} appeared on the river, making Mattern trips.

After the hand, Mattern was up to 48,300 and a clearly unhappy Mercier down to 52,000.

Only a few hands later, Mattern moved all in from the cutoff and Mercier called from the big blind, turning up {K-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} to his {A-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}.

"My turn" she said dryly, referring to his earlier suckout.

All looked sunny for Mercier on the {K-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {2-Clubs} flop. The turn was the {10-Hearts} and Mattern picked up four more outs with a gutshot straight draw, and the {Q-Hearts} on the river filled it in cruel fashion.

Mercier cut down her stack to pay him out, slamming her chips together as she pushed them toward the middle. She was left with less than 2,000 in chips.

Tags: Arnaud MatternIsabelle Mercier

Two Tables

Our remaining 16 players have consolidated to two tables. Here's the new lineup:

Table 17

Seat 1: Sergey Shcherbatskiy
Seat 2: Eduard Kapitonov
Seat 3: Dario Minieri
Seat 4: Andrea Benelli
Seat 5: Joao Barbosa
Seat 6: Uffe Holm
Seat 7: Michael Muheim
Seat 8: Nico Behling

Table 18

Seat 1: Isabelle Mercier
Seat 2: Brian Jensen
Seat 3: Atanas Gueorguiev
Seat 4: Patric Martensson
Seat 5: Moises Parrilla
Seat 6: Arnaud Mattern
Seat 7: Ludovic Lacay
Seat 8: Roland de Wolfe

Pastor Herded Out in 17th Place (€7,038)

The proto-mulleted Brian Jensen raised to 12,000 from the hijack, and the hapless Juan Manuel Pastor went all in for just 14,800. Uffe Holm in the big blind called, as did Jensen. Come the flop, though, Holm checked and then passed to a bet of 30,000 from Jensen -- heads up now for Pastor's tournament life, they flipped their cards.

Jensen: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}
Pastor: {J-Spades} {10-Spades}

Board: {A-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {3-Hearts}

No luck for Pastor this time either, and he's out in 17th.

Down to 16 players, that means we're down to two tables.

Tags: Brian JensenJuan Manuel Pastor

Holm Doubles Through Pastor; Is Pissed

Ludovic Lacay minimum-raised to 8,000, and Juan Manuel Pastor to his immediate left announced that he was all in. On the big blind, Uffe Holm announced that he was also all in, the Wall Of Media materialized, Lacay quickly passed, Holm got up on his chair and they were on their backs.

Holm: {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts}
Pastor: {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades}

Flop: {5-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds}

Holm: "Yes! That is good."

Turn: {4-Spades}

Holm: "No two!"

River: {6-Hearts}

Holm, standing on his chair and making devil horns at the rail: "Bomb! Who's the champ! I'm back, and I'm pissed."

Holm up to 106,000, Pastor crippled to just 19,000.

Tags: Juan Manuel PastorUffe Holm

Kevin Macphee Eliminated in 19th Place (€7,038)

Roland de Wolfe opened for 10,000, Kevin Macphee moved all in for 23,300 and De Wolfe made the call.

Macphee {A-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}
De Wolfe {A-Clubs} {7-Spades}

The flop came down {A-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {5-Spades}, both players pairing their ace, but Macphee leading with the better kicker. The turn was the {3-Spades}, De Wolfe picking up a gutshot straight draw. Disaster for Macphee as the {4-Spades} spiked on the river, making De Wolfe a seven-high straight and eliminating Macphee in 19th place. He's now off to collect his €7,038 in winnings.

Tags: Kevin MacpheeRoland de Wolfe

Holm Is Where the Heart Is for Lacay

Meanwhile an enormous pot had developed over on Table Lacay. With the board reading {8-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {10-Hearts}, Uffe Holm bet out 20,000 only for Ludovic Lacay to raise to 50,000. Holm counted out his remaining chips -- about 83,000 -- and sipped his tea thoughtfully before calling. Lacay turned over {K-Spades} {9-Clubs} for the straight, and Holm just mucked.

Lacay now up to around the 200,000 mark (it was a very large pot), while Holm is down to 53,000.

Tags: Ludovic LacayUffe Holm