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

05-03-2009 18:15 UTC+2

Hand #108 - Pieter de Korver

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Pieter de Korver is first to act, from the button. He makes it 475,000 to go. It's a winning bet.

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05-03-2009 18:22 UTC+2

Hand #109 - Mikhail Tulchinskiy Eliminated in Third Place (€800,000)

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Matthew Woodward makes it 475,000, and Mikhail Tulchinskiy re-pops him for 1,200,000 from the big blind. Woodward dwells up, only his eyes moving frantically around the table, and then announces that he's moving all in for 7,810,000. Tulchinskiy looks as though Woodward just told him his kitten died -- but then he calls!

Woodward: {3-Hearts}

Tulchinskiy: {Q-Hearts}

Board:

A load of incredibly ungentlemanly cheering from the rail greets the now possibly close-to-vomiting Tulchinskiy as he exits in third place. Pieter de Korver, the freeroll champion of Holland and now heads up, looks as happy as a kid in a candy store just to be here.

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05-03-2009 18:22 UTC+2

Dinner Time

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Well, now that we're heads up, the tournament staff have decided to send the television crew to dinner. Play will resume in one hour.

05-03-2009 19:32 UTC+2

And We're Back

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Current chip counts:

Pieter de Korver: 15,270,000
Matthew Woodward: 12,755,000

Play will resume any minute now.

05-03-2009 19:35 UTC+2

Play Resumes

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TD Thomas Kremser has introduced the last two players standing: Pieter de Korver and Matthew Woodward. The mind wonders if they did a deal at dinner (it's a huge €1,000,000 difference between second place and first place). Whether or not they did, cards are in the air.

05-03-2009 19:38 UTC+2

Hand #110 - Matthew Woodward

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Matthew Woodward raises his button to 450,000 and Pieter de Korver calls.

Flop: {J-Diamonds}

De Korver cagily checks, and then passes pretty swiftly when Woodward bets 425,000.

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05-03-2009 19:39 UTC+2

Hand #111 - Matthew Woodward

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Pieter de Korver opens with a raise to 425,000. Matthew Woodward announces a reraise, then puts 1,025,000 chips across the betting line. That gets him the pot.

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05-03-2009 19:41 UTC+2

Hand #112 - Matthew Woodward

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Woodward raises to 450,000 and takes it down.

05-03-2009 19:42 UTC+2

Hand #113 - Pieter de Korver

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Pieter de Korver raises the button to 500,000 and wins the blinds and antes.

05-03-2009 19:44 UTC+2

Hand #114 - Matthew Woodward

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Matthew Woodward opens with a raise to 425,000. Pieter de Korver calls, taking us to the flop of {J-Spades}

. De Korver checks to Woodward, who comes out with another 425,000. Now it's de Korver's turn to check-raise with a little minimum raise to 850,000. Woodward calls.

The turn brings even more texture to the board when it falls {Q-Hearts}

. De Korver seems wary; after check-raising the flop, he checks the turn. Woodward seizes the opportunity to bet 1,150,000. De Korver flicks his cards into the muck.

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