PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final Day 3 | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

04-15-2008 21:32 UTC+1

Domenico Tinnirello Eliminated

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Domenico Tinnirello pushed all in holding {6-Clubs}

and PokerStars.com professional Luca Pagano made the call with his {J-Clubs}

.

The board ran out {8-Hearts}

to eliminate Tinnirello as Pagano builds his stack to an impressive 380,000 in chips.

Tags: Luca Pagano

04-15-2008 21:49 UTC+1

51 Players Remain

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04-15-2008 22:02 UTC+1

About twenty minutes ago, the tournament staff moved the payout desk to a secluded area behind the main stage, making it difficult for us to maintain our list of money winners. Fortunately, a friendly dealer helped us obtain a copy of the list, so here, finally, are eliminations 51-64:

51: Gordon Vayo
52: Woody Deck
53: Ricardo Sousa
54: Domenico Tinnirello
55: Sorel Mizzi
56: Kari Somer
57: Sami Ovaskainen
58: Massou Cohen
59: Matthew Kurtz
60: Cyril Bensoussan
61: Brian Green
62: Kalil Rahal
63: Clayton Maguire
64: Nikolaos Panopoulos

04-15-2008 22:16 UTC+1

Makhija Dominated But Doubles

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Alexander Morozov had recently folded to a few three-bet raises pre-flop, so after his 14,000 chip was once again raised all in by Amit Makhija, he felt like he needed to make a stand.

"I had this hand last time and I folded, but this time I think I should call," pondered Morozov. The bet was 89,000 in total and eventually Morozov went with his read and made the call, flipping {A-Hearts}

. Makhija showed {A-Spades}

and was in trouble.

However the flop came {A-Clubs}

and Makhija made a miraculous two pair to out-flop Morozov. The turn was the {4-Hearts}

and river

, and Morozov took an ugly hit as Makhija doubled to close to 200,000 in chips.

Tags: Alexander Morozov Amit Makhija

04-15-2008 22:21 UTC+1

Table Rebalancing

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Raymond Rahme has just been moved to the direct right of Henrik Gwinner on a table which also features fellow PokerStars.com professional Luca Pagano.

47 players remain and we'll be playing through tonight until there are only 40 left.

04-15-2008 22:21 UTC+1

Woody Deck Eliminated

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Woody Deck was all in on the {8-Hearts}

flop against two players, holding {Q-Diamonds}

. Unfortunately for him, one had flopped a boat with {6-Spades}

. No help on the {A-Clubs}

turn or

river for Woody and he hit the rail.

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04-15-2008 22:26 UTC+1

Antonio's a Raising Machine

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Chip leader Antonio Esfandiari continues to wield his big stack at his table, constantly putting pressure on his opponents and getting involved in a lot of pots. Fellow big stack Oyvind Riisem was just moved into the empty seat on Esfandiari's right and one can only wonder when these two highly aggressive players will tangle with each other.

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Oyvind Riisem

04-15-2008 22:30 UTC+1

Ricardo Sousa Eliminated

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EPT Warsaw second-place finisher Ricardo Sousa's K-9 could not improve against his opponent's pocket tens and he was eliminated.

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04-15-2008 22:36 UTC+1

Hachem Takes A Hit

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Joe Hachem has just lost a large portion of his stack in a hand against Jonathan Dwek. Hachem flopped a straight but Dwek flopped a flush! The board paired to slow both players down and Hachem avoided losing his whole stack, much to his relief.

"That hand was meant to bust me!" exclaimed Hachem to his entourage on the rail. He is still sitting comfortably with around 170,000 in chips.

Tags: Joe Hachem

04-15-2008 22:36 UTC+1