Main Event Day 3 | 2010 EPT Prague

12-16-2010 14:38 UTC+2

End of Level Chip Counts (full)

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This is the first time since the end of Day 1 that Dirk Richter has lost the chip lead. EPT Berlin winner Kevin MacPhee is now our vast chip leader, and in good shape to have a shot at becoming the first ever two-time EPT champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin MacPhee	830,000 347,000	347,000

Dirk Richter	525,000 -68,000	-68,000
Roberto Nulli	514,000 313,000	313,000
Nikolay Losev	492,000 334,000	334,000

Denis Kipnis	482,000 98,000	98,000

Marco Leonzio	471,000 239,500	239,500
Rob Hollink	455,000 3,000	3,000

Roberto Romanello	440,000 -126,000	-126,000

Dermot Blain	431,000 195,000	195,000
Marius Heiene	414,000 195,000	195,000
Salvatore Irace	374,000 246,500	246,500
Liviu Ignat	364,000 84,000	84,000
Drasutis Tauras Narmontas	357,000 23,000	23,000
Paul Knebel	336,000 37,000	37,000
Ludovic Marguerat	311,000 62,500	62,500

Manuel Bevand	303,000 123,500	123,500
David Sonelin	300,000 30,500	30,500
Kevin Stani	300,000 117,000	117,000

Josh Prager	300,000 -62,500	-62,500
Petr Targa	294,000 219,000	219,000
Marcin Horecki	287,000 68,000	68,000

Kiril Petrov Zahariev	284,000 164,000	164,000
David Stogel	268,000 -46,500	-46,500
Haykel Cherif Vidal	264,000 96,000	96,000

Rasmus Nielsen	261,000 52,000	52,000

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Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

12-16-2010 14:50 UTC+2

Hollink Gets Respect

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Ruslan Prydryk opened for 15,000 in the hijack, but Rob Hollink made it 40,500 to go from the big blind. Prydryk gave it several minutes' worth of thought, but ultimately he folded. The first ever EPT Grand Final winner duly raked in the pot.

Tags: Rob Hollink Ruslan Prydryk

12-16-2010 14:52 UTC+2

Matt Hits Back

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Meanwhile Matt Affleck has been getting jiggy at the next table over - Haykel Cherif Vidal raised, but eventually folded to a shove from Affleck on the button. Affleck is up to almost 150,000 - still below average, but not by much.

Tags: Matt Affleck Haykel Cherif Vidal

12-16-2010 15:00 UTC+2

Toth Hungary for Chips

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Paul Knebel raised to 14,000 in the hijack and Ludovic Marguerat called in the cutoff before Team PokerStars Pro Richard Toth shoved from the big blind for 125,500. Knebel quickly passed, but Marguerat decided to give him a spin and it was an easy double up to 270,000 for the Hungarian.

Toth: {7-Clubs} {7-Hearts}
Marguerat: {4-Diamonds} {4-Spades}

Board: {7-Spades} {10-Hearts} {3-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {j-Hearts}

Tags: Richard Toth Ludovic Marguerat

12-16-2010 15:00 UTC+2

Bevand Dodges Bullets

Matthew Pitt

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Manuel Bevand is lucky to still have chips in his stack after avoiding the aces of Riccardo Giacalone.

Bevand opened from under the gun to {a-Clubs} {8-Hearts} and when the action folded around to Giacalone on the button, he quickly moved all in for 51,500 in total. Bevand sat almost statuesque for two minutes before releasing his hand to the muck.

Giacalone flashed him {a-} {a-} , which received a sigh of relief from Bevand.

Tags: Manuel Bevand Riccardo Giacalone

12-16-2010 15:03 UTC+2

Roy Doubles Up Through Blain

Matthew Pitt

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Alain Roy has given himself a little more breathing room on the bubble after doubling up through Ireland's Dermot Blain.

Finding himself with just 43,000 chips, Roy made the only play he realistically could and that was to move all in. Just as it looked like he would only pick up the blinds and antes, he picked up a caller in the shape of Blain in the big blind.

Roy: {q-Clubs} {q-Diamonds}

Blain: {a-Clubs} {8-Hearts}

The final board ran out {9-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {7-Spades} {5-Clubs} and Roy doubles on the bubble!

Tags: Alain Roy Dermot Blain

12-16-2010 15:08 UTC+2

Chatthas The Way To Do It

Matthew Pitt

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Charles Chattha has just had a massive slice of luck after cracking aces with pocket tens on the bubble of the Main Event! The action folded around to Marius Heiene on the button who first raised then called Chattha's all in re-raise!

Chattha: {10-Hearts} {10-Clubs}

Heiene: {a-Spades} {a-Clubs}

Flop: {5-Hearts} {q-Clubs} {7-Hearts} - No help for Chattha and he stands from his seat and begins to colect his belongings

Turn: {10-Spades} - Bingo! Chattha sits down, looking almost embarrassed about turning a set

River: {4-Clubs} - Chattha doubles up

Manuel Bevand joked that 81 other players will be unhappy that Chattha didn't bust prompting an apology from Chattha, who didn't look like a man who had just been given a second chance in this tournament.

Tags: Charles Chattha Manuel Bevand Marius Heiene

12-16-2010 15:16 UTC+2

Being the Pre-bubble Hurtz

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Matthias Kurtz finished 82nd, bringing the EPT Prague Main Event to the hand-for-hand bubble stage. Almost half a level went by today without a single elimination, every table's short stacks conserving their remaining chips, remaining uncalled when taking the plunge or doubling up.

Kurtz, however, moved in with {A-Clubs} {6-Spades} preflop in an open spot, but Team PokerStars Pro Richard Toth was willing to take a shot at him with {Q-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} . It connected with the {6-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {7-Spades} {K-Clubs} board, busting Kurtz and bringing a new level of tension to the already humming tournament floor.

Tags: Matthias Kurtz Richard Toth

12-16-2010 15:27 UTC+2

Nitsche Caught Trying To Dominik Chips

Matthew Pitt

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Dominik Nitsche is EPT Prague's unfortunate bubble boy after being caught trying to take advantage of the bubble.

Nitsche had been coming over the top of preflop raises for the last orbit, using the fact that nobody wanted to finish in 81st place to his advantage. However, it eventually worked against him and he was finally caught out.

The young German raised to 12,000 and then shoved over the top of Jean Sami Souleiman re-raise to 52,000. Souleiman quickly called but we couldn't find out the hole cards as the rest of the tournament was playing hand-for-hand!

Eventually, after an army of players and railbirds had gathered around Table 10, Tournament Director Thomas Kremser gave the dealer permission to turn over the hands and deal the community cards

Souleiman: {10-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}

Nitsche: {8-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} - and at risk

The {j-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} was no help to Nitsche, neither was the {a-Spades} on the turn and the final nail in the proverbial coffin was the {j-Clubs} on the river. With that hand completed and Nitsche's elimination everyone with chips in front of them is guaranteed €8,000, whilst all Nitsche gets is a round of applause.

Tags: Dominik Nitsche Jean Sami Souleiman