2010 PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest

2010 EPT Snowfest Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info
2010 PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7♣7♦
Prize
€445,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,500
Total Entries
546
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 546
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Medina Bust

Luis Medina shoved, and Daniel van Kalkeren reshoved behind. Everyone else folded, and they were on their backs.

Medina: {A-Spades} {Q-Clubs}
Van Kalkeren: {A-Clubs} {K-Spades}

Board: {2-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {6-Hearts}

Mr. Medina will not be making the money today.

Yes for Jesper

Mr. Hougaard
Mr. Hougaard
Marco Adams opened for 11,500 and Jesper Hougaard made it 30,000. Adams tanked for a long time before making it 85,000, but Hougaard quietly counted out his chips and then announced all in for 211,500. Adams wasn't happy about it, but he called anyway.

Adams: {A-Hearts} {J-Clubs}
Hougaard: {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds}

Board: {J-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {9-Diamonds}

Hougaard is off to a lovely start, doubling to 425,000. Adams meanwhile drops to 200,000 or so.

Tags: Jesper HougaardMarco Adams

Toft in Serious Trouble

Casper Toft, down to his last, er, 10,000 after a bit of an accident earlier in the day, got it in under the gun. It folded to Allan Baekke in the big blind who giggled, "I think I have to call. I have a very strong hand."

Baekke: {2-Spades} {6-Diamonds}
Toft: {7-Spades} {10-Spades}

Board: {7-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {8-Spades}

"NO!" shouted the hysterically giggling Toft as he saw the six on the door, and then quickly corrected himself to "YES!" when the two sevens came out behind. He stays in the game - for the moment.

Al Krav Speaks

Nadzeya Hundoryna shoved under the gun for her last 50,500 and it folded right around to Jose Besalduch in the big blind who tanked up for a long time, periodically muttering, "F***," under his breath. Eventually tablemate Lex Veldhuis got bored and called time.

As the clock counted down, Besalduch took a coin out of his pocket and tossed it in the air. Then he folded.

As Hundoryna raked in the pot, tablemate Alex Kravchenko unexpectedly (we don't believe we've ever seen him speak at the tables before) piped up. "I think it is fair that before you flip you tell us what is call and what is fold," he said, to merriment around the table. Added Lex Veldhuis, "Don't pretend to be a gambler." Chuckling ensued all round.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko

Monsterpotten

Toft (right) three-betting the flop against Baekke (left)
Toft (right) three-betting the flop against Baekke (left)
Early Fireworks on Table 2!

From the button Allan Baekke opened the pot with a raise, and he would flat-call a three-bet from small blind Casper Toft. The two men went heads up to an action flop: {8-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {A-Diamonds}. Toft fired out 40,000 at the pot, but Baekke wanted to play for more. He made the minimum raise to 80,000, only to see Toft come right over the top with another raise to 200,000 straight. Baekke eventually announced an all in, and Toft quickly called to put more than a half-million chips in the middle of the table. Cards on their backs, please:

Baekke: {8-Spades} {8-Hearts}
Toft: {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs}

It was quite the cooler for Toft, unable to get away from top two pair on that flop. He was drawing dead to four outs, and the turn and river blanked off with the {6-Spades} and {10-Hearts} respectively. When the chips were counted down, Toft was left with just about 15,000 in chump change to work with.

It's awfully poor timing as the bubble is drawing imperatively close.

Tags: Allan BaekkeCasper Toft

Strassmann Loses Some Ground

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
In early position, Johannes Strassmann raised to 12,500. Fedor Los popped it to 31,500 on the button and action folded back to Strassmann. He spent a good three minutes in the tank, ultimately four-betting to 82,000.

Los was quick to make the call and the flop came down {J-Spades}{K-Spades}{A-Clubs}. Strassman checked and Los calmly bet 65,500, forcing a quick fold from Strassman.

Strassman: Down to 660,000
Los: Up to 460,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Day 3 Is Upon Us; the Bubble Looms

Strassmann - probably slept well
Strassmann - probably slept well
Good morning/afternoon and welcome back to the now absurdly sunny town of Saalbach-Hinterglemm, where 86 runners remain in the inaugural EPT Snowfest Main Event. As you may recall, this event only pays 80 places, meaning that certain short-stacked individuals will have had a somewhat uncomfortable night above and beyond the Hinteglemm hotels' tendency to superheat their establishments.

Some folks will have had rather better evenings though. It must be nice to go to bed on Day 2 knowing that you're the monster chip leader, and presumably chip daddy Johannes Strassmann, heads and shoulders above the rest on 747,000, will have slept soundly and dreamt of a large payday. Anything can happen though, and among the other folks who'll be vying for the top spot today are Richard Toth, Maxim Lykov and Jim "Mr_BigQueso" Collopy.

Cards should be in the air in around half an hour, so don't go anywyhere...
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