EPT Prague Main Event Day 4 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague

12-05-2009 19:52 UTC+2

Break (But Don't Go Anywhere)

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We're on another break, but we've got some catching up to do with hands, so don't wander off.

12-05-2009 19:48 UTC+2

Juha Lauttamus Eliminated in 10th Place (€42,600)

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Stefan Mattsson opened to 57,000 from the cutoff, opening a can of worms in the process as he sparked what would become the most exciting hand of the tournament thus far. Next to him, Anthony Roux made a quick call, and action came to Juha Lauttamus. From his small blind, he moved all in for just over 1,000,000 total. Mattsson frowned and folded frustratedly, but Roux quickly announced another call to put the Finn in danger!

Showdown
Roux: {A-Spades}

Lauttamus: {J-Clubs}

The players were flipping a coin for more than two million chips with Lauttamus at risk. And the flop would be an ugly sight indeed. It rolled out {K-Hearts}

to pull Roux into the lead with his pair of kings. A crowd of spectators pressed in around the table, bantering back and forth at machine-gun pace in a myriad of languages. Tournament Director Thomas Kremser was calling the action on the microphone.

He tapped the dealer on the shoulder, she burned a card, and Kremser said, "Juha will now need to catch a jack in order to stay alive..."

Turn: {J-Diamonds}

The crowd all fell one step backwards in shock as Lauttamus had come back to snag a commanding lead in the hand with his full boat. When the commotion settled just a bit, Kremser tapped the dealer agan and called the river:

"Juha doesn't want to see a king..."

River: {K-Clubs}

!

Another huge eruption came from the crowd as Roux had re-re-sucked out to make kings full of threes and claim Lauttamus as his victim. Oohs and Aahs lingered around the room for a few seconds as half of the spectators stood with their mouths wide open in disbelief.

It wasn't for lack of trying, but Juha Lauttamus was unable to stay alive on his final hand. He's been eliminated in 10th place, earning himself a pay bump up over €40,000. In other news, Thomas Kremser is clearly some sort of divinely-appointed oracle.

Tags: Anthony Roux Juha Lauttamus

12-05-2009 19:47 UTC+2

Double or Nothing for Lauttamus

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Juha Lauttamus open-shoved for 548,000 with {8-Hearts}

, and he found action from Jan Skampa (who was still stacking chips from that monster pot). He made the call with {A-Hearts}

, and the race was on for the Finn's tournament life. That's Lauttamus, by the way.

The dealer ran out a dangerous but ultimately clean board of {Q-Hearts}

. The jacks hold, doubling Lauttamus up over the million-chip mark.

Tags: Jan Skampa Juha Lauttamus

12-05-2009 19:46 UTC+2

Pagano Picking on His Table

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Priyan de Mel opened to 65,000 from the button, and Luca Pagano made the call from the big blind. The dealer presented the two men with a flop of {6-Hearts}

, and Pagano check/quick-called a bet of 80,000. He checked the {10-Hearts}

on the turn, and de Mel checked behind this time.

The {6-Clubs}

filled out the board, and Pagano slid out 120,000 chips. After some stares and some fruitless question asking from the Brit, he surrendered his cards.

Tags: Luca Pagano Priyan de Mel

12-05-2009 19:45 UTC+2

Biggest Pot Of The Day Alert

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While Kalle Niemi was busting out, over on the other table an absolute monster of a pot was forming.

Jan Skampa raised to 72,000 under the gun and Stefan Mattsson called from the button. All good. In the small blind, though, Anthony Roux reraised to 220,000. Skampa flatted. So did Mattsson. Interesting.

All three players checked the {J-Diamonds}

flop, and they moved to the {7-Spades}

turn. Roux checked again, but Skampa now bet a rather chunky 470,000. Curiously, Mattsson flat-called. Roux folded. Onwards.

The river was the {7-Diamonds}

and now Skampa bet out 900,000. Mattsson disappeared into the tank as approximately a million people appeared from nowhere to crane over the table.

Eventually he folded, and Skampa is now in contention for the lead on around 2.7 million.

Tags: Jan Skampa Stefan Mattsson

12-05-2009 19:40 UTC+2

Kalle Niemi Eliminated in 11th Place (€31,400)

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Super-Kalle-fragilistic-explode-alidocious

Laurence Ryan raised from the button, and Kalle Niemi shipped his last in from the big blind. There followed some considerable dwelling and eyeing up of Niemi - and then a call.

Ryan: {4-Clubs}

Niemi:

Board:

An absolute rollercoaster, that board, but Ryan ended up on top and Niemi will not be making a second EPT final table appearance this time around.

Tags: Kalle Niemi Laurence Ryan

12-05-2009 19:36 UTC+2

George Secara Eliminated in 12th Place (€31,400)

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We are imagining that the action went raise/all in/call as Jan Skampa was on the button and George Secara was in the small blind. Either way:

Secara: {A-Diamonds}

Skampa:

Board:

(the whole rail made a noise like a plumber deciding how much to charge you for fixing your toilet) {2-Clubs}

We are 11.

12-05-2009 19:17 UTC+2

Yann Brosolo Eliminated in 13th Place (€24,500)

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Under the gun, Yann Brosolo made it 70,000 to play, and he watched Stefan Mattsson stick in a reraise to 205,000 next to speak. The table quickly folded back around, and Brosolo took his pause to consider for just a moment. He announced an all in for about 900,000 total, and Mattsson made the call to put him at risk.

Showdown
Brosolo: {A-Spades}

Mattsson:

Brosolo clapped his hands together at the sight of his fine spot, poised to double up. It was eerily similar to the hand just moments ago at this table just a few minutes ago, but the result would not be the same for ace-king this time. The flop was a disastrous {10-Spades}

, vaulting Mattsson into the lead and leaving Brosolo at risk and needing to improve to stay afloat. The turn {9-Spades}

did nothing to support that cause, though, and the {2-Clubs}

that filled out the board was a blank as well.

With his dominant hand falling, Day 2 chip leader Yann Brosolo has been knocked off in 13th Place.

Tags: Stefan Mattsson Yann Brosolo

12-05-2009 19:09 UTC+2

Evgeniy Zaytsev Eliminated in 14th Place (€24,500)

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Anthony Roux kicked off the action with an under-the-gun raise to 70,000. Two seats over, Evgeniy Zaytsev reraised all in for 930,000 total. When it came back around to Roux (quickly), he shrugged and shook his head and called with the covering stack.

Showdown
Roux: {A-Spades}

Zaytsev: