EPT Prague Main Event Day 3 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague

12-04-2009 14:43 UTC+2

Colour Up Achieved in Record Time

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Back to work.

12-04-2009 15:02 UTC+2

Pagano-Go

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Luca Pagano raised in early position, but Mikko Turtiainen shoved from the button and, following a period of completely expressionless dwelling, Pagano folded.

Tags: Luca Pagano

12-04-2009 15:05 UTC+2

Levi Gets Wet

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Early climber Nicolas Levi has taken a bit of a hit.

There was more than 100,000 in the pot by the river of the {K-Hearts}

board when Kristoffer Edberg bet 50,500. Levi eventually passed, leaving himself on a below-average 120,000. Edberg, meanwhile, is up to around 460,000.

Tags: Kristoffer Edberg Nicolas Levi

12-04-2009 15:06 UTC+2

Quote of the Day

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TD Kevin, on the mic:

"Pot Limit Omaha! You start with four cards, you always find something you like."

If only.

12-04-2009 15:09 UTC+2

Cristiano Blanco, the only player in the room cool enough to have turned his chair backwards, open-shoved in mid position, not for the first time. Adam Markovits in the small blind gave it some serious thought, but eventually passed. Big blind Marius Heiene folded {2-Spades}

with a sigh, and Blanco stays in for the moment.

Tags: Cristiano Blanco

12-04-2009 15:12 UTC+2

Nagy Gets Jiggy

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Around 150,000 in chips had found its way into the pot by the turn of the {8-Clubs}

board, when Anthony Roux bet out 70,000. Andrej Nagy gave it some serious thought - and then raised to 200,000. Not long after, and Roux passed.

"Show it, one time, the bluff!" said Roux cheerfully, down to 265,000. Nagy merely smiled enigmatically as his stack rose to around 520,000.

12-04-2009 15:15 UTC+2

Drescher Survives

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Pieter de Korver raised form the cutoff and then called a reraise from Daniel Drescher on the button to see a {7-Hearts}

flop. De Korver checked and Drescher bet 40,000. De Korver glanced up at the clock, which declared they were just a few places off the money, then looked at Drescher's stack. Eventually, though, he went for the slightly disappointing fold option.

Tags: Daniel Drescher Pieter de Korver

12-04-2009 15:16 UTC+2

Pre-Bubble Boy

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Craig Bergeron seen exiting in 82nd place.

Tags: Craig Bergeron

12-04-2009 15:16 UTC+2

Bubble Time

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81 players remain, and only 80 of them are getting paid.

12-04-2009 15:25 UTC+2

Double Bubble?

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Tim Kahlmeyer made a cutoff open to 10,500, and Pieter de Korver just plunked in a heaping tower of yellow chips, about 200,000 worth and enough to cover Kahlmeyer. After some time in the tank, he called all in for about 140,000, and the cards were turned up.

Meanwhile...

Across the room, Mikko Turtiainen made a raise to 12,500 in early position, and Antonin Teissere moved all in for 66,000 total. Turtainen asked for a count before making the call to put the Frenchman at risk.

Two players were now in danger of bubbling, though Kahlmeyer would be guaranteed a payday if Teisseire were to lose his final hand. Teisseire would need Kahlmeyer to go broke and win his own hand in order to assure himself of a cash.

Table Kahlmeyer was the first to play the hand out since the all-in player had more chips than Teisseire. Kahlmeyer tabled {A-Hearts}

, poised for a crucial double up against de Korver's {A-Diamonds}

. The flop, though, was a disaster. It came out {5-Diamonds}

to give de Korver top pair and a flush draw. The turn {Q-Clubs}

opened the door a crack, but the {Q-Spades}

on the river slammed it right back shut, eliminating him from the tournament and leaving him sweating the action across the room.

Back to Table Teisseire, and we see Turtiainen table {A-Spades}

. Teisseire had no intentions of going broke as he proudly turned up {A-Diamonds}

. The board ran out {9-Diamonds}

, and that does indeed spell a double up for the big guy.

Tim Kahlmeyer has unfortunately become the bubble boy here in Prague. We play on with 80 players who are now all guaranteed a payday this week.

Tags: Antonin Teisseire Tim Kahlmeyer