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

05-01-2009 15:41 UTC+2

Wach'd Out

Henri Kasper is on around 165,000. He recently shoved from the small blind to a raise to 19,500 from Daniel Wach on the cutoff, who laughed and announced, "You play too tight..." before folding.

05-01-2009 15:39 UTC+2

Play is loosening up like Greg Raymer's belt after he hits the buffet now that everyone knows they're going home with a party bag full of euros.

Looks like first to go was Niccolo Caramatti who got it in on that classic coinflip, {A-Clubs}

versus Patrick Sacrispeyre's {Q-Hearts}

.

The

board gave some brief hope and then a plunging defeat to Caramatti, while Sacrispeyre bellowed, "YES! YES YES YES!" rather unnecessarily.

05-01-2009 15:29 UTC+2

Your 2009 EPT Monte Carlo Bubble Boy

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A throng -- no no, more than a throng, call it a press -- of media, spectators and players jammed themselves around Table 9 on the second hand of hand-for-hand play after the fateful words "All in and call!" rang out from the dealer on that table. On a board of {2-Hearts}

, Marcel Luske was all in for about 40,000 chips and had been called by Sebastian Ruthenberg. Once play was completed at all other tables, TD Thomas Kremser instructed the players to open their hands.

Luske: {A-Spades}

Ruthenberg: {2-Diamonds}

"Sebastian shows a set of deuces," said Kremser. "Marcel has ace-nine. This is going to be a tough one for him. He needs to see running cards. Let's see the turn."

The turn came {J-Diamonds}

, leaving Luske drawing dead. He hit a useless {A-Clubs}

on the river and has been eliminated in 89th place. He's the 2009 EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final bubble boy. All other 88 players are in the money.

Tags: Marcel Luske Sebastian Ruthenberg

05-01-2009 15:22 UTC+2

Banned

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The hand for hand is still going on, and Thomas Kremser has most politely but firmly ejected all media from the area.

05-01-2009 15:11 UTC+2

Stop! Bubble Time

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Ladies and gentlemen, we are hand for hand.

05-01-2009 15:10 UTC+2

Yazbeck Out

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Have to say, play is cagey-ing up a little as we approach the bubble -- remember, only 88 of our remaining 91 runners will be getting paid.

One of those who is definitely not in the money, though, is Georges Yazbeck. He pushed for his last 81,000 to a 21,000 raise from overnight chip leader Marc Naalden, and although big blind Antonin Teisseire considered it, it was Naalden who made the call and busted Yazbeck.

Naalden: {5-Spades}

Yazbeck:

Board:

Teisseire said he folded {A-?}

, incidentally.

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 500

05-01-2009 14:44 UTC+2

Get Carter

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Also busted just before the break, Mr Carter Phillips, who ran his {A-Diamonds}

into Gregory Zima's {A-Clubs}

.

Board: {4-Clubs}

05-01-2009 14:43 UTC+2

Break Time

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For some reason we now have a little burst of rather dramatic classical music instead of the"Bong bong -- chig-a-chig-ahhh!" to signify level up/break, to which we have become accustomed. Either way, out into the sun they go.

05-01-2009 14:42 UTC+2

Another Mercier Down

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Late in the day yesterday, we lost Jason Mercier (mur - see - er). Early in the day today, we've lost Isabelle Mercier (mur - see - ay). We didn't see where the money went in, but the good bet is that it was in on a flop of {2-Clubs}