EPT Polish Open Main Event Day 3 | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw

11-18-2008 14:28 UTC+2

Official List of Day 3 Players and Chip Counts

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Below are the official chip counts for the 24 players who survived to Day 3, courtesy of PokerStars:

Sergey Shcherbatskiy 265,900
Dario Minieri 211,400
Roland de Wolfe 169,900
Arnaud Mattern 139,200
Uffe Holm 127,900
Juan Manuel Pastor 117,100
Nico Behling 112,700
Kevin MacPhee 97,200
Ludovic Lacay 89,100
Joao Barbosa 85,900
Andrea Benelli 78,000
Atanas Gueorguiev 74,800
Mika Puro 71,600
Brian Jensen 69,500
Moises Parrilla Ramos 60,500
Isabelle Mercier 55,600
Christoffer Egmo 55,200
Eduard Kapitonov 53,900
Patric Martensson 52,900
Stefan Rotach 52,500
Marty Smyth 38,600
Josh Gould 36,800
Michael Muheim 36,700
Julien Van Lang 23,100

11-18-2008 14:45 UTC+2

Welcome to Day 3 of the PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw

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It's a rare sunny day in Warsaw as our 24 remaining players return to the Casino Poland to divvy up the €1,172,973 prize pool and set the final table for the fourth event of Season 5 on the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour. All our returning players are in the money and guaranteed at least a €7,038 payday.

The last two members of Team PokerStars Pro left standing are also a new couple-- Dario Minieri and Isabelle Mercier. Will our final table also set the stage for an epic lovers' battle? One can only hope.

There's also the possibility of crowning our first two-time EPT champion. Roland de Wolfe, who won in Dublin two years ago and Arnaud Mattern, victorious in Prague last year are both still in the hunt and have top 5 chip stacks to boot.

The man to beat today, though is Sergey Shcherbatskiy, the runaway chip leader with 265,900-- over 55,000 more than his closest competitor (Dario Minieri, with 211,400).

Action will be underway shortly... stay tuned.

11-18-2008 15:04 UTC+2

Day 3 Table and Seat Draw

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Table 16:

Seat 1: Christoffer Egemo 55,200
Seat 2: Dario Minieri 211,400
Seat 3: Josh Gould 36,800
Seat 4: Atanas Gueorguiev 74,800
Seat 5: Stefan Rotach 52,500
Seat 6: Arnaud Mattern 139,200
Seat 7: Isabelle Mercier 55,600
Seat 8: Marty Smyth 38,600

Table 17

Seat 1: Brian Jensen 69,500
Seat 2: Ludovic Lacay 89,100
Seat 3: Juan Manuel Pastor 117,100
Seat 4: Joao Barbosa 85,900
Seat 5: Julien Van Lang 23,100
Seat 6: Sergey Shcherbatskiy 265,900
Seat 7: Uffe Holm 127,900
Seat 8: Patric Martensson 52,900

Table 18

Seat 1: Kevin Macphee 97,200
Seat 2: Mika Puro 71,600
Seat 3: Nico Behling 112,700
Seat 4: Moises Parrilla 60,500
Seat 5: Michael Muheim 36,700
Seat 6: Roland de Wolfe 169,900
Seat 7: Andrea Benelli 78,000
Seat 8: Eduard Kapitonov 53,900

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300

11-18-2008 15:30 UTC+2

Cards are in the Air

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And... we're off! We'll be playing from 24 down to a final table of 9.

11-18-2008 15:44 UTC+2

Bizarre Double Up for a Delighted Lacay

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After some generally cagey early play all around the cardroom, Ludovic Lacay apparently snapped and open-shoved for around 55,000 from the small blind. A delighted Juan Manuel Pastor called, but lived to regret his rockets...

Pastor: {A-Spades}

Lacay:

Board:

A disbelieving Pastor exploded in a tirade of fury, looking for sympathy from the rail, while Lacay smirked quietly to himself.

Lacay now up to around 110,000; Pastor down to 55,000.

Tags: Juan Manuel Pastor Ludovic Lacay

11-18-2008 15:48 UTC+2

No Massacre Yet

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Beyond that, the early action has been somewhat muted, with little to none of the carnage we might have expected given yesterday's frantic pace. Most of the action so far has been restricted to cagey preflop raising, either picking up the blinds or folding to a reraise, but it is still early, and by all accounts some of the players had rather a late night. Hopefully we'll see some carnage soon.

11-18-2008 15:53 UTC+2

Josh Gould Eliminated in 24th Place (€7,038)

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Dario Minieri opened for 8,500 from the cutoff, Josh Gould moved all in from the button and Minieri made the call.

Gould {5-Hearts}

Minieri

The flop was safe-looking for Gould, coming down {7-Spades}

, but he let out a long sigh as the {K-Diamonds}

arrived on the turn. The river was the {J-Diamonds}

and Gould hit the rail as our first eliminated player of the day. He'll collect €7,038 for his finish.

Tags: Dario Minieri Josh Gould

11-18-2008 16:01 UTC+2

Marty Smyth Eliminated in 23rd Place (€7,038)

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Dario Minieri opened the action with a raise to 8,500, Atanas Gueorguiev moved all in for 61,500 from middle position, and Marty Smyth called all in for less behind him. Minieri folded and the cards were turned up.

Smyth {A-Hearts}

Gueorguiev {Q-Clubs}

No help for Smyth on the {J-Diamonds}

board and the Irishman exited in 23rd place.

Tags: Atanas Gueorguiev Dario Minieri Marty Smyth

11-18-2008 16:05 UTC+2

Julien Van Lang Eliminated in 22nd Place (€7,038)

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Julien Van Lang, who came into today as the tournament's short stack made his last stand in a preflop all in confrontation with Joao Barbosa.

Van Lang {Q-Hearts}