We caught up with Matthias De Meulder betting out 3,200 on the turn of a board. A few seats to his left, Leo Laslandes made the call.
The river came down the and this time de Meulder bet 22,000 to cover. Laslandes thought about it for a while and eventually called all in for his last 13,500 - but promptly mucked and left the table when De Meulder turned over for top set.
De Meulder waited for a respectful period after Laslandes' exit before giggling over his good fortune. He's up to around 55,000.
There was over 25,000 in the pot when we arrived - meaning that around half of big blind Tim Kahlmeyer's stack had already found its way into the middle - and Alfred Nader in the small blind was betting out around 50,000 to very definitely cover him. Kahlmeyer had been tanking up for some time already when we got there. "If you show a bluff I will hate myself for the rest of my life," was his eventual bold statement.
Still Kahlmeyer tanked, and eventually the clock was called. In due time Kahlmeyer did in fact call all in - and was not condemned to a lifetime of bitter self-loathing, as Nader turned over for two pair. Kahlmeyer mucked and left, while Nader upped his stack to almost 90,000.
When Jake Cody won EPT Deauville in 2010, it kick started what would be a fantastic year for the 22-year-old. Cody is now the most famous face to come out of Rochdale since Lisa Stansfield.
He is currently sat on 22,000 chips after a few little tussles with Frenchman Pierre Lelandais. Firstly, Lelandais raised to isolate an early position limper when he made it 1,625 to play from the cut-off and Cody made the three-bet on the button. We are not sure how much he made it but the presence of the 5k grey chip was enough to force the Frenchman to fold.
Then, in almost identical hand, Cody again three-bet Lelandais in position. I say, almost identical, because this time Lelandais four-bet forcing the fold from Cody. Lelandais showed a just to prove a point to the young champion that he wasn't going to allow him push him around.
There are some serious chip stacks starting to develop over on table three and Portuguese Poker Player, Paulino Subtil, is leading the group with 85,000. Bruno Launais and Ludovic Lacay are hot on his trail and were recently involved in these few hands.
Launais, who finished 8th at EPT Vienna a few short months ago, raised to 350 on the button and fellow countryman Ludovic Lacay called in the small blind. The big blind folded leaving the both of them to see a flop.
The flop was and Lacay check-called a bet of 1,100 from Launais before they both checked a turn. The river was the and Lacay changed tact and bet 2,100 and Launais folded.
In the next hand Launais bet 350 from the cut-off and Pedro Mendes Muller called in the big blind. The flop was and Muller bet straight into Launais making it 800 to play. Launais was unfazed though and raised to 2,600 and Muller laid down his hand.
The Comeback Of The Day award should definitely go to the extraordinary Fernando Brito. Down to just 4,000 early in the day after his top set lost to rivered quads, if you recall, Brito is now back up to a roughly average 36,000. Most notably he flopped a set of sevens and doubled through a gentleman who'd flopped a pair of aces. Since then he's been on a bit of a tear, winning a succession of smaller pots, and the EPT Player Of The Year frontrunner is back in contention.
Erstwhile chip leader Nicolas Babel has dropped a little to 140,000, meaning that on Bruno Launais on 150,000 is our current chip leader.
He was already in possession of a hefty stack when he got involve with Ludovic Lacay in a blind-on-blind confrontation. We only caught it on the river, the board reading . With around 25,000 already in the pot, Launais bet out 11,200 and Lacay eventually made the call, but mucked when Launais revealed for trips.
Praz Bansi is here to try and break his duck and cash in an EPT event for the first time. He is cruising at the moment with around 83,000 in front of him and we found him in the middle of an interesting hand.
The board was and there was 1,300 in the pot. Jose Fortado made it 1,050 to play on the play and Bansi called before Antti Karkkainen check-raised from the small blind making it 4,500 to play. Fortado called and Bansi mucked his hand. The turn completed any potential flush and Karkkainen check-folded to a 7,000 bet by Fortado.
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board. A few seats to his left, Leo Laslandes made the call.
and this time de Meulder bet 22,000 to cover. Laslandes thought about it for a while and eventually called all in for his last 13,500 - but promptly mucked and left the table when De Meulder turned over 
for top set.
just to prove a point to the young champion that he wasn't going to allow him push him around.
and Lacay check-called a bet of 1,100 from Launais before they both checked a 
turn. The river was the 
and Lacay changed tact and bet 2,100 and Launais folded.
and Muller bet straight into Launais making it 800 to play. Launais was unfazed though and raised to 2,600 and Muller laid down his hand.
. With around 25,000 already in the pot, Launais bet out 11,200 and Lacay eventually made the call, but mucked when Launais revealed 
and there was 1,300 in the pot. Jose Fortado made it 1,050 to play on the play and Bansi called before Antti Karkkainen check-raised from the small blind making it 4,500 to play. Fortado called and Bansi mucked his hand. The turn completed any potential flush