2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague

EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
€682,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,842,100
Entries
586
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Players Left 1 / 586
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Glo and Anthony

Since the action has just begun to slow a bit, we'll give you something to keep occupied with. French pro Anthony Roux took a few minutes to chat with Glo during an earlier break (she just wanted to show off her French). Have a listen to how his day is going so far and what he thinks about the French invasion here in Prague:

Don't forget you can check out all of Glo's videos from the PokerStars.com EPT Prague over on PokerNews TV.

Tags: Anthony Roux

Brussianos Brutalized

We arrived tableside to see Elias Brussianos all in with {A-?} {10-?}, up against Boris Yanpolskiy's pocket nines.

Board: an unequivocal {9-?} {Q-?} {6-?} {9-?} {10-?}

Brussianos is out, while Yanpolskiy is a little more comfortable on 250,000.

Lewis Loses One

Toby Lewis has taken a few small hits, the latest of which involved him betting in position on the turn of a {2-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {4-Hearts} board. Yann Brosolo made the call, and proceeded to bet out on the {5-Clubs} river. Lewis passed, and is on 230,000 after that.

Tags: Toby Lewis

Habib Ha-Beaten

With the flop reading {2-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {2-Hearts}, Michel Georges Habib moved in from the big blind position. Manuel Bevand called, and they were on their backs.

Habib: {K-Hearts} {6-Hearts}
Bevand: {8-Spades} {8-Hearts}

Turn: {10-Diamonds}

River: {8-Clubs}

Bevand waited respectfully until Habib had taken his leave, before raising the Fist Of Victory in the air.

Rintala Makes His Stand

Voitto Rintala came into the pot with a late-position raise, and Antony Lellouche made a three-bet from the big blind. Rintala immediately moved all in, and Lellouche called even quicker. The two were virtually even in chips with about 230,000 apiece, so nobody was sure who was at risk when the cards were tabled:

Rintala: {A-Hearts} {9-Hearts}
Lellouche: {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades}

Lellouche seemed awfully nervous about this situation, but his nerves would soon be calmed. The dealer ran out a very clean board of {6-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {10-Spades}. The queens hold for the Frenchman, and he earns himself the pot. When the stacks were counted down, Rintala had his man covered by just about 20,000. He'll be left with just those red chips, while Lellouche vaults back up to about 475,000.

Tags: Antony LelloucheVoitto Rintala

Lauttamus Pushing Chips

Gustav Ekerot opened to 26,000, and big stack Juha Lauttamus made the call to see a flop.

It came down {2-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {3-Spades}. Ekerot continued out with a bet of 34,000, and Lauttamus didn't waste any time calling. When the {K-Spades} hit the turn, the aggressor slowed down and tapped the table. Taking that as his cue, Lauttamus counted out a bet of 85,000 and slid it forward. After some sideways looks and frowns from Ekerot, he surrendered to the man with all the chips.

Tags: Gustav EkerotJuha Lauttamus

Rintala Rides Away

Voitto Rintala
Voitto Rintala
One hand after being crippled by Antony Lellouche, Viotto Rintala moved his remaining 22,000 chips into the pot from middle position. Gustav Ekerot made a reraise in the blinds, and that was enough to get him heads up with a chance for the knockout.

Rintala tabled {8-Clubs} {9-Spades}, and he was drawing live for a double up against Ekerot's {A-Spades} {K-Spades}. He wasn't drawing live for long, though, as a king came right on the flop. In the end, the board of {5-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {10-Hearts} is the last one Mr. Rintala will see today; he's been escorted to the payout desk.

Tags: Gustav EkerotVoitto Rintala

De Korver Carved Up

Eyal Avitan raised from the cutoff; on the button, Pieter de Korver reraised. Avitan eyed him up, and then called.

Both players checked the {2-Spades} {A-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} flop, and Avitan bet out 103,000 on the {7-Diamonds} turn. De Korver quickly called, and they saw a {K-Spades} river. Avitan now bet 200,000 and de Korver confidently made the call, flipping {A-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} for two pair. Avitan flipped {J-Hearts} {10-Hearts} for a rivered straight.

"No," said de Korver.

"Yes!" said Avitan.

"Oh f*** no," continued de Korver. "S**t s**t s**t s**t s**t."

De Korver is reduced to 240,000; Avitan meanwhile is up to well over a million in chips.

Tags: Eyal AvitanPieter de Korver

Nittolo Hit

Meanwhile Dario Nittolo was getting his whole stack in with a flush draw a couple tables down.

Flop: {3-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}

Nittolo: {K-Hearts} {7-Hearts}
Manuel Bevand: {5-?} {5-?}

No further hearts materialized on the turn and river, and Nittolo hit the rail.

Avitan Busts Maslak

Konstantin Maslak got his stack in preflop with {J-Hearts} {J-Spades} and got called by Eyal Avitan holding {K-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}.

Board: an uneventful {6-Spades} {2-Hearts} {10-Spades} {5-Clubs} {7-Spades}

Maslak is bust, and Avitan, who is awkwardly not stacking his chips very tidily, has somewhere in the region of 1.3 million.

Tags: Eyal Avitan