2010 EPT Deauville

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2010 EPT Deauville

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
€847,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,686,400
Entries
768
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
30,000

Three Way

An exciting three-way flop! Teodor Caraba raised to 170,000, and both Stephane Albertini and Mike McDonald make the call.

Flop: {7-Spades} {4-Spades} {2-Hearts}

Two quick checks later, the action is back on Caraba. The chip leader bets 300,000. Albertini debates a call but eventually both players fold, further padding Caraba's stack.

Tags: Mike McDonaldStephane AlbertiniTeodor Caraba

Michael Fratty Eliminated in 7th Place (€92,000)

Michael Fratty - 7th Place
Michael Fratty - 7th Place
Jake Cody has been picking up the aggression in the last few orbits, and we find him once again opening a pot in late position. Right next door, Michael Fratty moved all in for 1.24 million, and Cody would snap-call when it folded back around to him. With Fratty at risk, the cards were flipped over:

Cody: {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds}
Fratty: {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}

Fratty would pair up on the flop of {10-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {Q-Spades}, but it was not the pair he was looking for. The {J-Clubs} on the turn wasn't a good card either as it reduced his out cards by one. You could see on his face how desperately Fratty wanted to win this pot, but the {9-Diamonds} on the river sent the rest of his chips to Cody.

Unable to get over the hump, Michael Fratty has been knocked off in 7th place, good for €92,000 on his way out the door.

Tags: Jake CodyMichael Fratty

Secara Safe Again

Mike McDonald opened on the button to 180k. From the small blind, short stack Claudius Secara three-bet shoved for his last 325,000. Timex was priced in, and to the loud cheering of Secara's rail, it was time for showdown.

McDonald: {7-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}
Secara: {A-Hearts} {6-Spades} - at risk

Board: {A-Spades} {9-Spades} {7-Clubs} {3-Spades} {9-Clubs}

Secara doubles for the second time today. He's up to 765,000, less than after his last double.

Minimum Fuss for Bergeron

You know things are getting serious when the big blind folds to a min-raise.

Just now Craig Bergeron made it a bare-minimum 160,00 from the button, and both small blind Stephane Albertini and big blind Mike McDonald declined to mess. Bergeron took the blinds and antes.

Getting Fratty

Action folded to Jake Cody in the small blind, and he raised to 175,000. Big blind Michael Fratty promptly moved all in for 1.3 million. Cody dutifully pretended to count his stack and think about the decision before mucking his cards. Fratty flashed an ace as he pulled in the pot.

Tags: Jake CodyMichael Fratty

Albertini Sweats, Doubles

Phew
Phew
Craig Bergeron raised, and to his left Stephane Albertini shoved for his last 620,000 - around eight big blinds. A call, and a showdown.

Albertini: a reasonable {A-Diamonds} {4-Hearts}
Bergeron: the mighty {Q-Clubs} {3-Clubs}

Flop: {7-Clubs} {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts}

A roar erupted from the crowd, presumably for Albertini's top pair, but Bergeron had flopped the flush draw.

Turn: {6-Diamonds}

River: {K-Spades}

No further clubs were forthcoming and Albertini stayed in the game, doubling up to 1,275,000.

Tags: Craig BergeronStephane Albertini

Short Stacks Get Shorter

Jake Cody made it 175,000 under the gun and newly doubled but still short-stacked Claudius Secara called out of the big blind.

They looked down at a {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {K-Spades} flop and Secara checked. Cody bet 195,000 - and Secara made a rather surprising fold. He's back under the 10-big-blind mark.

Tags: Claudius SecaraJake Cody

Secara Shoves Again

Claudius Secara
Claudius Secara
Claudius Secara open-shoved for his last 375,000, and he got calling action from Stephane Albertini in the blind. Secara was at risk, and he would soon find out he was flipping a coin for double or nothing.

Showdown
Secara: {6-Diamonds} {6-Hearts}
Albertini: {A-Clubs} {J-Clubs}

The board rolled out {Q-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {8-Clubs}, and that's safe for the all-in player. He's doubled his way up over 800,000, dropping Albertini down to the short stack of 695,000.

Tags: Claudius SecaraStephane Albertini

Blind Leading the Blind

How many big blinds does each player have? Why, we'll tell you right now.

Teodor Caraba - 121 bb
Jake Cody - 60 bb
Mike McDonald - 47 bb
Craig Bergeron - 24 bb
Michael Fratty - 16 bb
Stephane Albertini - 14 bb
Claudius Secara - 5 bb