2010 EPT Snowfest Main Event | 2010 PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest

03-26-2010 20:43 UTC+2

Bække Not Backing Down

[user46392]

Johannes Strassmann tried it on for 160,000 from the small blind but Allan Bække put a stop to all of that with a 410,000 re-pop from the big blind.

Strassmann, already the shortest of the fairly evenly stacked four at the table, has now dipped below 3 million.

03-26-2010 20:40 UTC+2

Medesan Takes a Stab

[user66118]

We just caught the tail end of this sneakily-large pot. On the river, the board showed {A-Diamonds}

, and there was about 600,000 in the pot. When the last card was out, Alain Medesan fired 425,000 at the pot. Bække cut out the calling chips and fingered them for a minute or so before sliding them into the middle.

Medesan promptly mucked his hand, and Bække took down the pot with his mysteriously superior holdings. He's retaken the chip lead with about 5.5 million.

Tags: Alain Medesan Allan Bække

03-26-2010 20:28 UTC+2

Hand #100!

[user66118]

Alain Medesan opened the pot to 150,000, and he yielded to a 465,000-chip reraise from Johannes Strassmann.

Such is how it went on the 100th hand of this final table.

03-26-2010 20:27 UTC+2

Bække Four/Five-Betting Reaps Rewards

[user46392]

Wow, this is an interesting hand...

The action went as follows:

- Allan Bække raised to 125,000 under the gun.
- Russell Carson reraised to 370,000 on the button.
- Alain Medesan in the small blind attempted to four-bet but only put in 500,000 which was not enough to be a raise; it was ruled a call instead.
- Bække now actually four-bet to a million.
- Carson looked very confused and eventually folded.
- Medesan folded too.

We are very much looking forward to seeing on TV what they all had there...

Tags: Alain Medesan Allan Bække Allan Baekke Russell Carson

03-26-2010 20:18 UTC+2

Bække Bets Out

[user46392]

Alain Medesan raised to 125,000 under the gun and Allan Bække called in the small blind to see a {K-Clubs}

flop which they both checked. Come the {K-Hearts}

turn Bække bet out, and Medesan decided not to go any further.

Tags: Alain Medesan Allan Bække Allan Baekke

03-26-2010 20:16 UTC+2

Carson Snags the Lead

[user66118]

Russell Carson opened to 155,000 under the gun, and he found a call from Allan Bække in the big blind.

The two men saw a flop of {4-Diamonds}

, and Bække check-called a bet of 205,000. Both men checked the {8-Diamonds}

on the turn, and the {5-Hearts}

filled out the board. When Bække checked a third time, Carson made one last bet of 370,000. The call from Bække came rather quickly.

"Straight," said Carson, and Bække was just about to table his hand when Carson's {A-Diamonds}

hit the felt. A sour look crossed Bække's face, and he decided to forgo showing down and send his cards right back into the muck instead.

Carson's straight to the six earns him that big pot and the chip lead, dropping Bække down into third place.

Carson - 4.885
Bække - 4.095

Tags: Allan Bække Russell Carson

03-26-2010 20:09 UTC+2

Play On!

[user66118]

The final four players are back in their chairs with bellies full of the buffet. We've got about 60 minutes left in Level 27, and the cards are back in the air!

03-26-2010 19:14 UTC+2

Just Who Are the Gents at the Final Table?

[user81887]

We run down the lucky ducks to make it to the final table. Forgot who busted already? Catch a glimpse of them in the midst of their final-table glory.