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

04-22-2009 17:59 UTC+3

Doron Tourgman Eliminated in 23rd Place (€26,300)

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Shortly after the break, Doron Tourgman was eliminated from the San Remo Main Event by big stack Gustav Sundell.

Tourgman opened the pot with a raise and Sundell moved all in for a total of 660,000, having Tourgman well covered. Action then folded back around to Sundell, who made a quick call for less (281,000), setting up the following showdown:

Tourgman: {J-Clubs}

Sundell:

The ensuing board blanked out {4-Spades}

and Sundell's queens held up to win the pot. Tourgman will take home €26,300 for his efforts.

Tags: Doron Tourgman Gustav Sundell

04-22-2009 18:05 UTC+3

Malte Strothmann Eliminated in 22nd Place (€26,300)

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Constant Rijkenberg raised to a not-very-large 39,000, and Malte Strothmann pushed for 297,000. Rijkenberg must have sensed some at-it-ness, as he called and they were on their backs.

Rijkenberg: {K-Spades}

Strothmann: {10-Diamonds}

Board:

Thus we lose Mr Strothmann, and we are down to 21. This should be over by supper time.

Tags: Constant Rijkenburg Malte Strothmann

04-22-2009 18:14 UTC+3

Fitzgerald Flops a Pair to Double Up

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Boil tournament poker down to its very essence at this stage of the game, and it comes out like this: win your flips and you move on; lose your flips and you hit the cage. Alex Fitzgerald was all in before the flop for the second hand in a row. Action passed to Stefan Raffay in the small blind, who asked for a count (213,000) and then called. It was a flip, Fitzgerald's {Q-Spades}

against Raffay's {10-Hearts}

. Fitzgerald paired his queen, {3-Diamonds}

, to take down the pot and remain in the tournament.

Tags: Alexander Fitzgerald Stefan Raffay

04-22-2009 18:17 UTC+3

Legros' Turn to Double Up

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Dennis Bejedal was running hot earlier in the day but he couldn't hit against Julien Legros. Bejedal opened preflop for 40,000 and then called Legros' all-in reraise to 136,000. Bejedal knew his {Q-Hearts}

was probably behind, but it wasn't the worst situation -- Legros showed down {A-Clubs}

. Legros hit an unnecessary river pair, {2-Spades}

, to double up.

Tags: Dennis Bejedal Julien Legros

04-22-2009 18:24 UTC+3

Galic Can Lay a Hand Down

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Down to under a million, Dragan Galic seems to have lost faith in his goldenness and become a little cagier.

This time he raised it up from the button -- but after a moment looking not so happy, he passed to a push from Kalle Niemi in the small blind.

04-22-2009 18:29 UTC+3

Dennis Bejedal Eliminated in 21st Place (€26,300)

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Giuseppe Argento just shoved, and a couple of seats down, Dennis Bejedal called all in. He was woefully behind, and stayed that way all down the board to exit in 21st place.

Argento: {J-Hearts}

Bejedal:

Board:

Argento celebrated with a victorious snap of his fingers to some elderly gentlemen in suits who had somehow snuck into the no man's land behind the rail, presumably his buddies, and we are down to just 20.

04-22-2009 18:32 UTC+3

Massimiliano Trifoglio Eliminated in 20th Place (€26,300)

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With the betting folded around to him in late position, Massimiliano Trifoglio opted to move all in for his remaining 155,000 chips. The table quickly folded to the big blind, where the table bully Constant Rijkenberg asked for a count. After being satisfied with the number, he said, "Okay, I want to gamble. I call."

Showdown:
Trifoglio: {A-Spades}

Rijkenberg: {K-Diamonds}

The flop was just another in a long line of dramatic all-in flops. It came {4-Diamonds}

, pairing Trifoglio but giving his opponent the nut flush draw. Still about a coinflip, the two players saw fourth street bring the {7-Clubs}

, another sweat card for the at-risk player. Sure enough, the {10-Diamonds}

peeled off on the river, locking up the pot for Rijkenberg with the big diamond flush. He has eliminated Massimiliano Trifoglio in 20th place, moving us ever closer to the final two tables.

Tags: Constant Rijkenberg Massimiliano Trifoglio

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

04-22-2009 18:50 UTC+3

Kelopuro Joins the Party

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Sami Kelopuro has been waiting, and waiting, and waiting all day. I'm not sure we've called his name one time. He finally found his spot when he called a raise from the big blind as the fourth player into the pot. The flop came down {A-Spades}

, with action checking all the way to the button, Stefan Raffay. He bet 70,000 and was called by two players, Pierre Neuville from the small blind and Kelopuro. All three players checked the {8-Diamonds}

turn.

The river fell {5-Diamonds}

and created chaos. Neuville led out for 60,000. Kelopuro counted down his stack before raising all in to 243,000. Raffay then also moved in, for 311,000. Neuville tanked a long time before folding his hand.

"Do you have a full house?" Kelopuro asked Raffay. Raffay shook his head no, prompting Kelopuro to turn over the nut flush, {A-Diamonds}

. Raffay showed down the second nut flush, {K-Diamonds}

. It was no good, of course, and once the appropriate number of chips were passed to Kelopuro, Raffay was left with just 68,000.

Just like that, Kelopuro is up to about 850,000 chips.

Tags: Sami Kelopuro