Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier has been eliminated after he check-called all-in over three streets of a board but could only muck his hand after he was shown by his opponent.
The Frenchman later revealed to us that he had trip nines.
Cornel Andrew Cimpan open-shoved, and to his left Didier Mazairac reraised and thereby successfully isolated. Cimpan was behind the whole way and within moments he was gathering the impressive collection of clementines and oranges that had marked his place at the table and was heading for the door.
Bruno Launais has two EPT final table appearances in his resume. He reached the final table in this very tournament in 2009 and in Vienna in 2010. Ahmed Abdel Fatah has just made sure that he will have to wait at least a few months more before he can reach a third final table.
We joined the action on the flop. There were three players in the hand and 500,000 in the pot. The three players were Bruno Launais, Ahmed Abdel Fatah and Amin Karout.
The dealer gave us a flop of and Launais was first to act and moved all-in for 326,000. Time stood still before Karout folded leaving himself with 200,000 chips behind. Then Abdel Fatah rose to his feet and started to ponder his decision. He really went through the mill and eventually the clock was called. This was not a decision for all of Abdel Fatah's chips but a wrong call would have seriously jeopardised his chances.
The official started the 10 second countdown.
"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5"
"Call!" announced Abdel Fatah.
Launais did not look happy as he flipped over for the open ended straight draw and back door flush draw. Abdel Fatah was ecstatic with his call as he triumphantly flipped over . The turn gave Launais more outs when the gave him the flush draw as well. Both players were on their feet as the river was flipped over and the eliminated Launais.
Martin Jacobson made it 25,000 from the cutoff and Benjamin Pontie on the button pushed for another 95,000 or so. The blinds folded, Jacobson called, and a few moments later they were shaking hands, Jacobson now in possession of 900,000 chips and Pontie in possession of none.
Franck Pepe opened to 26,000 preflop and got called by Mesut Akbas before Andrzej Nowak-Rogozinski 3-bet to 86,000.
Pepe folded, but here is where things got interesting as Akbas suddenly put in an unexpected 4-bet 186,000. Nowak-Rogozinski made the call after Akbas confirmed he had around 400,000 behind.
The flop came and Akbas fired out 150,000 with just 240,000 behind, but Nowak-Rogozinski moved all-in.
"Sick, so sick!" said Akbas, "I have a pair," but he folded.
Nowak-Rogozinski showed with a lot of glee. He's almost on a million chips now.
Thomas Finneran has just taken a bite out of Anthony Hnatow's stack.
Finneran raised to 28,000, Hnatow called on the button and Nicolas Ragot also called in the small blind. The flop was and the action checked through to Hnatow who bet 38,000. Ragot folded but Finneran called. The turn was the and once again Finneran checked over the the big stack and Hnatow obliged making a bet of 64,000 and again Finneran called. The river was the and it completed anyone holding a back door flush draw. Both players checked and in fact Finneran had hit his backdoor flush draw but didn't draw any value from Hnatow.
Nicolo Calia has done something extraordinary. A couple hours ago he had just 7,000 chips. That is not a typo. Just 7,000. That's less than one big blind. Since then, he has doubled and redoubled and grinded his way back up to 200,000 or so - still admittedly in or near the danger zone right now, but nevertheless representing an almost 3,000% increase in his stack size.
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board but could only muck his hand after he was shown 
by his opponent.
and Launais was first to act and moved all-in for 326,000. Time stood still before Karout folded leaving himself with 200,000 chips behind. Then Abdel Fatah rose to his feet and started to ponder his decision. He really went through the mill and eventually the clock was called. This was not a decision for all of Abdel Fatah's chips but a wrong call would have seriously jeopardised his chances.
for the open ended straight draw and back door flush draw. Abdel Fatah was ecstatic with his call as he triumphantly flipped over 
. The turn gave Launais more outs when the 
gave him the flush draw as well. Both players were on their feet as the river was flipped over and the 
eliminated Launais.
and Akbas fired out 150,000 with just 240,000 behind, but Nowak-Rogozinski moved all-in.
and it completed anyone holding a back door flush draw. Both players checked and in fact Finneran had hit his backdoor flush draw but didn't draw any value from Hnatow.
