2010 EPT Copenhagen
Main Event
Day: 3
An Oracle on the Rail
Andrulis began to stand up, but a friend behind him said, "Sit down. Sit down. You will win this."
"How can you know?" asked Andrulis, half-amused, half-frustrated.
And the flop was no fun at all for the at-risk player. The appeared right in the window on a flop of . Andrulis slid his chair under the table and began to turn away just as a timely appeared on the turn! The fortune-teller on the rail was right as the two-outer brought life back to Andrulis, needing to fade just a few outs now to double.
When the river blanked off with the , he did just that, working his stack back to about 340,000.
Froslev Thoroughly Fouqued Off
Fouquet:
Froslev:
Board:
The king on the flop made Froslev a set, but the ten on the river made Fouquet a straight. While Fouquet doubled up to around 700,000, Froslev and his remaining shrapnel - just three big blinds' worth or so - were left to fume.
Eastgate Spring Klaning
Eastgate:
Klaning:
Board:
Klaning is, obviously, busto. Eastgate though is up to nearly 600,000.
Bowey Bows Out
Bowey:
Klein:
Board:
Another one bites the dust, while Klein moves on up to 600,000.
Vogt Vanquished
The flop was a good sweat as it came out , leaving Vogt to fade about half the deck for his survival. Fortunately (or unfortunately), he didn't have to sweat for too long. The peeled off on the turn, improving Eastgate to the winning club flush. A meaningless is the last river card of Vogt's day, eliminated just a few spots shy of a Day 4 appearance.
Chip Leaders Tangling
The flop brought out , and Romanello checked to the raiser. Teng stuck out a bet of what looked like 100,000 straight, and Romanello obliged him with the call.
Fourth street was the , and the action check-checked. The board filled out with the , and Romanello took the betting lead, firing out 145,000 at the pot. That sent Teng spiraling deep into the tank for several minutes. Eventually, he laid his hand down, and Romanello couldn't resist flashing his airball as he raked in his loot. It's too close to call right now, but it appears that he's regained the chip lead with that pot as well.
A Sick Finish to the Night
Showdown
Szyszko:
Sundberg:
The news was good for the at-risk Sundberg, but it wouldn't stay that way for long. The dealer burned a card and laid three more face-down on the felt. When he flipped them over to spread the flop, the was staring right up at the world. Just to really needle it, the dealer paused on the eight for about two seconds before unrolling the flop, as the whole room reacted to the news that the day was possibly moments from ending.
Fourth street struck even harder. The was the last eight-ball in the deck, and it made Szyszko the unbeatable quads and signaled Sundberg's elimination. Just so he'll have nightmares about it for a few months, the dealer was ruthless enough to put the on the river, Sundberg's useless full house marking the end of his day in 25th place, and the end of Day 3 altogether.
Day 3 Bites the Dust; 24 Players Remain
Those who made it as far as the money but not as far as Day 4 included Team PokerStars Pro ElkY, last night's chip leader Csaba Toth and Amsterdam Master Classics winner Kristoffer "Sumpas" Thorsson.
A quick scan of the remaining tables before press were ejected indicated that usually cheerful Welshman Roberto Romanello, today rather muted by a bout of food poisoning, had regained the lead by the end of the night. A number of very dangerous forces spent the latter part of today accumulating chips, though - among their number are Andrew Teng, Team PokerStars Pro Peter Eastgate, young American Ricky Fohrenbach and EPT Vilamoura final tablist Andrei Vlasenko.
A redraw will magically take place overnight, and players will be sitting themselves down at the last three tables at 2pm CET tomorrow to play right down to an eight-handed final table. Be sure to join us back here then for all the action, direct from the floor.
Main Event
Day 3 Completed