€5,300 EPT San Remo Main Event Day 4 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT San Remo

04-22-2009 17:59 UTC+3

Must Be Niemi to Be You

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Kalle Niemi made a desperate push from the cutoff, and David Eldar sensed his fear and called in the big blind.

Niemi: a rather lackluster {3-Spades}

Eldar:

Flop:

Turn:

"He needs a four," commented ever-vigilant PokerNews blogger F-Train; we are, after all, professionals here.

River: {4-Spades}

Double up.

04-22-2009 17:56 UTC+3

Argento is a Ladies Man

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Pierre Neuville similarly tried it on for 46,000 from the cutoff, but a big push for 342,000 from small blind Giuseppe Argento put him in his place, and he passed. Argento showed him pocket queens.

04-22-2009 17:54 UTC+3

Cagey Play from the Chip Leader

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William Reynolds made it 40,000 from the cutoff, but swiftly folded to a reraise to 101,000 from the sleepy Stefan Raffay on the button.

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

04-22-2009 17:44 UTC+3

Play Resumes

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Cards are back in the air.

04-22-2009 17:28 UTC+3

Watch EPT Live San Remo Coverage on PokerStars.tv

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Don't forget that streaming coverage of the feature table is available at EPT Live.

04-22-2009 17:27 UTC+3

Break Time

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Players on their first 15-minute break of the day.

04-22-2009 17:27 UTC+3

Galic Doesn't Hold onto Chips for Long

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It was a brief stay above one million chips for Dragan Galic. He opted to take another race, this time against Katalin Jerney. Jerney showed down {A-Hearts}

against Dragan's {2-Spades}

. Jerney stood up from the table to await the flop, but Galic put a calming hand on her arm and convinced her to sit back down.

Ducks were still the best hand on a flop of {Q-Spades}

, but Jerney turned the nuts and an unbeatable hand when the {K-Clubs}

hit the board. She raised her fists slightly above her shoulder and let out a sigh of relief as her 310,000-chip stack doubled up.

Tags: Dragan Galic Katalin Jerney

04-22-2009 17:27 UTC+3

Luigi Abiusi Eliminated in 24th Place (€26,300)

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It took only one pot for Dragan Galic to regain the smile he's worn on his face for the first three days of the tournament. He opened a pot preflop with a raise to 34,000, then called when Luigi Abiusi moved all in for 233,000. It was a race, with Galic's {A-Hearts}

slightly behind Abiusi's {7-Diamonds}

. Galic hit his ace right on the flop, {A-Spades}

, then ducked the other two sevens with a turn {A-Clubs}

and river

. Abiusi is the first player eliminated at the next pay jump, taking home €26,300.

Tags: Dragan Galic Luigi Abiusi

04-22-2009 17:25 UTC+3

Rijkenberg Doubles... Again

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Before the flop, Constant Rijkenberg moved all in with {9-Clubs}

, and he was looked up by Rasmus Akerblom who tabled {A-Hearts}

. For at least the second time today, it was Rijkenberg whose tournament life was on the line, only this time he was the favorite in the hand.

The board ran out safe for the former big stack, coming down {3-Diamonds}

.

Tags: Constant Rijkenberg Rasmus Akerblom