€10,000 EPT Grand Final Main Event | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final

05-03-2009 17:34 UTC+3

Chip Counts

[user46392]

Mikkelsen: 16,895,000
Tulchinskiy: 5,885,000
Woodward: 4,810,000
De Korver: 365,000

05-03-2009 17:34 UTC+3

Two players fold to Pieter de Korver in the small blind, who raises to 500,000. Big blind Matthew Woodward eyes de Korver's stack. He may be a bit confused by the unusual size of de Korver's raise (especially given how few chips de Korver is playing behind). Woodward finally moves in and de Korver calls.

Woodward: {k-Clubs}

de Korver: {9-Hearts}

Woodward doesn't look happy but he couldn't have expected much more than a race in this situation. It turns out that de Korver has him barely covered by about 350,000 chips.

Woodward is in trouble after a flop of {7-Clubs}

. The

is one card of a running combination that would stave off his elimination. A gasp goes up from the gallery as the second runner, the {10-Diamonds}

, hits the river to give Woodward a Broadway straight and a double-up.

Tags: Matthew Woodward Pieter de Korver

05-03-2009 17:28 UTC+3

Hand #78 - Dag Mikkelsen

[user46392]

Mikkelsen makes it 350,000 to take the pot preflop.

05-03-2009 17:27 UTC+3

Hand #77 - Mikhail Tulchinskiy

[user75032]

Matthew Woodward, the first playar to act, raises to 350,000. All fold to Mikhail Tulchinskiy in the big blind. He fires back for 910,000 total. That's enough to fold Woodward, although not before one minute of thought.

Tags: Matthew Woodward Mikhail Tulchinskiy

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 20,000

05-03-2009 17:25 UTC+3

Hand #76 - Dag Mikkelsen

[user46392]

Woodward limps in on the small blind, and then calls a raise to 320,000 from big blind Mikkelsen.

Flop: {2-Hearts}

Woodward checks and Mikkelsen makes it 425,000. After a pause, Woodward calls.

Both players check the {Q-Clubs}

turn, and they proceed to the {6-Spades}

river. Woodward bets out 550,000, and Mikkelsen calls. Woodward flips the {K-Hearts}

for absolutely nothing, and Mikkelsen takes it down with the {A-Spades}

. Mikkelsen is over 16 million now.

05-03-2009 17:20 UTC+3

Hand #75 - Pieter de Korver

[user75032]

Mikhail Tulchinskiy opened to 350,000. Pieter de Korver very quickly jammed all in for 1.4 million total, eliminating everyone but Tulchinskiy from the pot. He got a count from the dealer, then called.

Tulchinskiy: {k-Spades}

de Korver: {a-Hearts}

It's another good situation for de Korver, made even better when the board runs out {2-Diamonds}

to give him the pot and the double-up.

Tags: Mikhail Tulchinskiy Pieter de Korver

05-03-2009 17:16 UTC+3

Hand #74 - Dag Mikkelsen

[user46392]

Mikkelsen makes it his favorite raise, 280,000. Nobody likes that, and they all pass.

05-03-2009 17:15 UTC+3

Hand #73 - Matthew Woodward

[user75032]

Matthew Woodward opens from the button for 270,000. Dag Mikkelsen folds the small blind, but Mikhail Tulchinskiy calls from the big blind. Diamonds abound on the flop, {10-Diamonds}

. Tulchinskiy quickly checks, bringing a 300,000-chip bet from Woodward that wins the pot.

Tags: Matthew Woodward Mikhail Tulchinskiy

05-03-2009 17:13 UTC+3

Hand #72 - Dag Mikkelsen

[user46392]

Second-in-chips Tulchinskiy opens for 350,000 under the gun, both Woodward and Mikkelsen call from the blinds.

Flop: {J-Spades}

The blinds check to the Russian, who bets 650,000. Woodward gets out of the way, but Mikkelsen very slowly and deliberately makes it 1,450,000. Tulchinskiy sits back in his chair, considering. After a while, he passes.