Main Event | 2010 EPT Deauville

01-25-2010 14:49 UTC+2

Big Stack Gets Bigger

[user46392]

Michael Fratty opened for 185,000, but Teodor Caraba reraised him to 600,000. Fratty dwelled while one railer shouted something encouraging in French, but Fratty laid it down and first post-break blood goes to Caraba.

Tags: Michael Fratty Teodor Caraba

01-25-2010 14:47 UTC+2

Back in Action

[user140525]

We're back for more final table excitement. With seven left, here are the latest chip counts. We wouldn't want you to tire yourself clicking on the tab to the right.

Teodor Caraba: 9,540,000
Jake Cody: 5,020,000
Mike McDonald: 3,330,000
Craig Bergeron: 2,105,000
Michael Fratty: 1,535,000
Stephane Albertini: 1,100,000
Claudius Secara: 525,000

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Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 5,000

01-25-2010 14:25 UTC+2

Hold the Clock

[user66118]

Well we've broken the ice with one level of poker, and the remaining seven players are taking 15 minutes to recompose.

01-25-2010 14:24 UTC+2

Timex Has Chips, Will Reraise

[user46392]

Jake Cody raised to 145,000 just as the clock announced it was break time, but players were required to stay at the table for a minute or two, as Mike McDonald reraised to 405,000 out of the big blind. Cody looked very intense for a moment - but he folded.

Tags: Jake Cody Mike McDonald Timex

01-25-2010 14:17 UTC+2

Secara's First Steal

[user140525]

Very, very short stack Claudius Secara hasn't put a chip into the pot voluntarily yet today, and the blinds and antes have been eating away at his chips. Finally, when it folded to him on the button, he put his last 420k in the middle.

Though it was only another 360,000 for big blind Michael Fratty to call, he tank folded. Secara picked up 125k in blinds and antes.

Tags: Claudius Secara Michael Fratty

01-25-2010 14:17 UTC+2

Bergeron Underestimates Caraba

[user46392]

Teodor Caraba and Craig Bergeron saw a {5-Diamonds}

flop and Caraba bet out 250,000. Bergeron called.

The turn came down the {K-Clubs}

and Caraba now bet out 600,000. Again, Bergeron flat-called. There were over 2 million chips in the pot by this point.

The river was a harmless-looking {2-Spades}

and Caraba considered his options for a long time, before finally betting out an enormous 1.4 million. Bergeron insta-called - but then insta-mucked when Caraba turned over pocket tens for the flopped set. Bergeron had a king, by the sound of it.

Bergeron, who invested over half his stack in that hand, is down to 2.2 million. Caraba on the other hand is now pushing 10 million - nearly half the chips in play.

Tags: Craig Bergeron Teodor Caraba

01-25-2010 14:09 UTC+2

Peter Eastgate Eliminated in 8th Place (€70,000)

[user140525]

From the button, Peter Eastgate open shipped for the third time at the final table. Craig Bergeron, in the small blind, over shoved to isolate, and big blind Stephane Albertini quickly laid it down while the crowd got to its feet to see the showdown.

Bergeron: {K-Clubs}

Eastgate:

- at risk

For the second time in two preflop all ins, the flop brought an ugly three outer.

Board: {K-Diamonds}

And just like that, Team PokerStars Pro Peter Eastgate is the first player to make his exit from the final table. Craig Bergeron now has some extra chips with which to bully the table. He's up to 4.6 million.

Tags: Craig Bergeron Peter Eastgate

01-25-2010 13:58 UTC+2

Fratty Gets Away With It This Time

[user46392]

Once again, Michael Fratty raised preflop. Once again, Craig Bergeron asked how much he had behind. 1.2 million was the answer. This time, though, Bergeron opted to fold, to a round of applause from the pro-Fratty railers.

Tags: Craig Bergeron Michael Fratty

01-25-2010 13:56 UTC+2

Dealer Serves a Timely Ace

[user140525]

Stephane Albertini raised to 180,000. Mike "Timex" McDonald moved all in for a total of 1,570,000. And to the audience's surprise, Albertini quickly called! Flip 'em up.

Showdown
Albertini - {K-Hearts}