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We are on our final thirty minutes break and will be back to play the final two levels of the day. During the break, Lynn Gilmartin chats with David 'Doc Sands' who isn't sitting on the easiest table.
The player in the hijack seat raised to 800, Stephane Albertini called in the small blind, Steve O'Dwyer called in the big blind and the initial raiser folded.
Flop: 
Albertini bet 3,675 and O'Dwyer made the quick call.
Turn: 
Albertini bet 6,675 and O'Dwyer made an even quicker call.
River: 
Albertini moved all-in and O'Dwyer called for the third time. Albertini turned over 
and O'Dwyer winced as he passed his cards unseen to the dealer. O'Dwyer now has 36,000 and the 2010 EPT Deauville final tablist has 53,800.
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People just keep throwing chips at John Eames.
This time Eames opened with 
and came under fire when a player off a 19,000 stack three-bet him for 2,500. Eames decided to go with his hand and four-bet to 5,000 expecting a shove. The shove didn't arrive because his opponent just called and so they headed to the flop.
Flop: 
Eames decided that this was good enough and put his opponent all-in, who duly called with the monstrous 
. The turn and river didn't help the hand and Eames stretched his lead at the top to 175,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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175,000 | 30,000 |
Nicolas Chouity looked to the heavens (other afterlife options are available) after he checked the river in a hand versus Ville Wahlbeck and the Finn check back.
Chouity, the champion here from two years ago, opened to 850 and was called by the Team PokerStars Pro and both blind players. The flop came 
and Chouity led for 1,400 and was only called by Wahlbeck.
The turn appeared as 
and Chouity's 2,700 bet was called once more to head to the [8]h river where both players checked. Chouity opened 
for the nut flush. Wahlbek mucked.
"It's a safe check," piped in Scott Seiver, "Maybe he had quads," he continued to stir whilst giggling.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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64,000 | -16,000 |
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34,000 | -3,000 |
Royston Drenthe will probably be on a plane back to Liverpool to re-join his Everton team mates after he busted.
The news of his exit came to us from Mike McDonald via Frank Op de Woerd. There was an under-the-gun open that Drenthe called holding pocket sevens. The flop fell 
and the action went bet, raise, all-in, call. His opponent had 
for a straight. That must've hurt like a football to the groin.
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Frank Koopmann raised to 1,200 in the cutoff and Phil Ivey three-bet to 3,800 on the button. Koopman made the call and the pair headed to the flop.
Flop:
Koopman checked, Ivy bet 5,000 and Koopman called.
Turn: 
Checkity-check.
River:
Koopman checked for a third time and Ivey bet another 5,000. Back to Koopman and he put Ivey all-in, for a smidgen more, and Ivey made the call.
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So Ivey got there on the river and scooped in the pot worth 45,000. Koopman was down to 26,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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45,000 | 19,000 |
Earlier today John Eames was telling us that he had a good feeling about this tournament, and it seems his intuition was right because he is our current chip leader. Eames told us that he won the bulk of his chips when he tripled up holding 
. The man from Southport flopped a straight on a flop of and ended up all-in three ways against and 
. The turn and river were kind to Eames and he now has 145,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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145,000 | 118,000 |
Friends and family members of Daniel Nielsen and Adolfo Vaeza we are the bringers of bad news. Your boys are busto.
