€10,000 EPT Grand Final Main Event Day 3 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final

05-01-2009 22:58 UTC+2

Cernuto Still Around

We're really impressed by short stack play of Miami John Cernuto. He has seemingly been short the entire day but has managed to hang on. He tried raising the button to 80,000 in a recent hand, leaving himself about 175,000 behind. Marc Naalden was in the small blind and reraised to 200,000. Cernuto decided to wait for a better spot. He passed.

Tags: John Cernuto Marc Naalden

05-01-2009 22:59 UTC+2

Anton-Out

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Antonin Teisseire is also gone, at the hands of Gregory Zima.

Antonin Teisseire raised to 130,000, leaving himself just 20,000 behind, and Zima flat-called pre and then shoved on the flop. Teisseire called, and out he went.

Teisseire: {5-?}

Zima:

Board:

05-01-2009 23:04 UTC+2

Nothing Venturini, Nothing Gained

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Anthony Venturini is no more. He saw a {Q-Spades}

flop with Grayson Physioc and got his chips in holding {A-Hearts}

, but Physioc's {J-Clubs}

had made a set, and the {3-Clubs}

turn and

river couldn't save him.

05-01-2009 23:07 UTC+2

Ruthenberg Crippled

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Sebastian Ruthenberg made it 52,000 preflop only for Steven Silverman to make it 85,000. Call.

Flop: {3-Hearts}

Ruthenberg checked, Silverman bet 120,000, Ruthenberg moved all in and it was an easy call for Silverman.

Ruthenberg: {5-Spades}

Silverman: {A-Diamonds}

Turn:

River:

Ruthenberg is still here, but he's down to just 90,000, a mere four and a half big blinds.

Tags: Sebastian Ruthenberg Steven Silverman

05-01-2009 23:11 UTC+2

Bou for Habib

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Wow, exits are like London buses (the ones here in Monaco naturally run to perfect schedule) -- you wait ages for one, then they all come at once.

Our latest casualty is Walid Bou Habib, whose {K-?}

was no match for Alem Shah's pocket kings.

Board: {A-?}

05-01-2009 23:16 UTC+2

Douce Beats Ace Queen

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Olivier Douce has enjoyed a full double up courtesy of Ami Barer. Douce raised to 60,000, Barer reraised, Douce pushed and Barer made the call.

Douce: {4-Hearts}

Barer:

Board:

Barer is still pretty stacked though and is on at least an average count.

05-01-2009 23:17 UTC+2

Early Night

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Mr. Thomas Kremser has decided that we will play four more hands and then call it a night.

05-01-2009 23:22 UTC+2

Morozov Picks Up Some Chips at the End of the Day

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Alexander Morozov put the pressure on chip leader Ludovic Lacay at every stage of their recent encounter. After Lacay opened for 45,000, Morozov reraised in position to 130,000. Lacay, with chips to burn, made the call.

The flop came down {K-Clubs}

. Lacay checked to Morozov, who cut 200,000 off of his stack in blues, yellows and oranges and passed them over the line. Lacay tossed eight matching oranges into the pot, a small dent in his massive stack.

Lacay again checked when the turn came off {5-Clubs}

. Morozov responded by moving all in for about 500,000. That was enough for Lacay to pass.

Tags: Alexander Morozov Ludovic Lacay

05-01-2009 23:27 UTC+2

That's All, Folks

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With thirty-one players remaining, it's time for home now.

05-01-2009 23:35 UTC+2

Bag and Tag: We're Out of Here

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Mercifully, Day 3 has come to an end according to the original structure -- with thirty-one players remaining. It was a long day for many of the players. Sorel Mizzi, Joe Hachem, Isabelle Mercier, Lee Nelson, Andre Akkari and Marcel Luske all came up short -- with Luske being agonizingly short as the bubble boy.

But once the tournament money bubble burst, things were only getting started. It was a constant battle for chips from there through the end of the day. Three players were contesting all day for the chip lead: Matthew Woodward, Ludovic Lacay and Marc Naalden. When the chips were tallied and put in the bags for overnight storage, it was Woodward's 2.66 million chips that led the field. All of the official counts will be posted overight once they have been logged by the tournament staff.

Tomorrow there will be a re-draw for seats and the remaining thirty-one players will play down to a final table of eight. Play kicks off at noon local time. PokerNews will be there to bring you all of the live updates from the tournament floor.