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

03-14-2008 16:45 UTC+2

Daniel Woolson Doubles Up

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In a rare pot that did not end in an elimination, Daniel Woolson doubled up when he won a race with A-Q versus Trond Eidsvig's pocket sevens. The queen came on the turn.

03-14-2008 16:56 UTC+2

Schulze Makes Quads; Eliminates Juhola

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A short-stacked Jari-Pekka Juhola moved all in holding {A-Hearts}

and the action folded around to Michael Schulze in the small blind who moved in over the top, forcing the big blind out of the pot; Schulze tabled a mighty pocket pair of kings at the showdown.

A flop of {7-Diamonds}

left Juhola drawing quite slim, but the {7-Clubs}

fell off on the turn, giving him a glimmer of hope - albeit a tiny one. Lee Nelson's turn commentary drew a laugh from the crowd: "The turn card is a seven, so Jari actually has an out."

Someone would indeed make quads on the hand, but unfortunately for Juhola it wouldn't be him, as the {K-Spades}

was the last card to fall off the deck giving Schulze the winner.

Juhola earned $34,724 in prize money for his 14th place finish, while Schulze stacked up an impressive 480,000 after the hand.

03-14-2008 17:00 UTC+2

Sebastian Ruthenberg Eliminated

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Sebastian Ruthenberg and Mehdi Ouakhir went all in pre-flop with Mehdi just covering Sebastian.

Sebastian: {9-Clubs}

Mehdi:

The board had eight high with no flush or straight possibilities and Sebastian Ruthenberg was eliminated in 13th place earning $34,724.

03-14-2008 17:03 UTC+2

Antonio Battisti Eliminated in Monster Pot

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Michael Schulze raised from early position and Antonio Battisti re-raised to 35,000. When the action got back to Schulze, he moved all in. Antonio eventually made the call as he slammed his {A-Spades}

down on the table. This was a 600,000 chip pot and Michael casually revealed his {10-Diamonds}

.

The board was dealt out {4-Spades}

and Antonio Battisti was eliminated in 12th place earning $44,188.

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03-14-2008 17:09 UTC+2

Sousa vs. Nielsen

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Claus Nielsen made it 17,000 pre-flop and Ricardo Sousa called. The flop was dealt {J-Diamonds}

and Claus bet 30,000 to speak first, which Ricardo called. The turn was the {J-Diamonds}

bringing a possible flush draw and Claus bet 56,000 which resulted in a call from Ricardo. The river was the {2-Diamonds}

completing the backdoor flush draw, Claus went into the tank before deciding what to do.

After nearly 5 minutes of thinking, Ricardo decided to call the clock on Nielsen. Just before the clock ran out Nielsen checked. Ricardo put out a bet of 110,000 to which Nielsen folded with a look of disgust on his face.

Tags: Ricardo Sousa

03-14-2008 17:15 UTC+2

Jean Claude Van Damme . . . err Perrot . . . Eliminated

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Infamous table-punching Frenchman Jean Claude Perrot was just hit with a fatal blow by now overwhelming chip leader Ricardo Sousa and is our 11th place finisher.

Perrot made it 20,000 to go from the button and when the action folded around to Sousa, he made a bet large enough to put Perrot to a decision for all of his chips. Perrot made the call and tabled a pocket pair of sevens; Sousa showed {K-Spades}

.

A flop of {A-Diamonds}

tipped the scales in favor of Sousa, and Perrot, unable to punch his way out of this one, could hardly watch as the rest of the board filled out {3-Spades}

,

, locking up the hand for Sousa.

Perrot collected $44,188 for his efforts, while Sousa moved past the $1 million mark in chips with the win.

03-14-2008 17:20 UTC+2

Chop! Chop!

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Mehdi Ouakhir raised on the button and Juan Maceiras re-raised from the big blind. Mehdi then moved all in for 300,000 total and after standing up Juan made the call. It was a race for flushes as both players had A-K. Juan {A-Clubs}

and Mehdi

. The turn brought a second diamond and a freeroll for the Frenchman but the {6-Clubs}

brought the chop.

03-14-2008 17:22 UTC+2

Players on a 15 minute break

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The players have taken a 15 minute break. When they return one more exit will signal the end of play today. The first two levels have been breathtaking and we have lost 16 players. it is certainly the fastest progressing day 3 we have witnessed on the EPT so far.

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

03-14-2008 17:43 UTC+2

Mathias Viberg Takes One Down

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Tournament chip leader Ricardo Sousa opened the pot with a 16,500 raise from the button. Mathias Viberg, representing Nextpoker.com, was the lone caller.

The flop came {9-Spades}

and Viberg passed the first action to Sousa, who studied Viberg long and hard before making a 20,000 bet. Viberg then cut 55,000 worth of chips from his stack and slid them across the betting line, check-raising his opponent. After quite some time in the tank, Sousa laid down his hand, suggesting he thought that Viberg either had an overpair, or was on a complete bluff. Viberg, not one to reveal any additional information to his opponents, quietly passed his cards to the dealer and raked in the pot.

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