The TV table claims another victim, and this time it was Andoni Larrabe.
He open shoved with 
and was called by Sergio Castelluccio with 
. A six appeared on the flop and that was that for Larrabe.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
When you consider that you are 11 places away from being crowned the EPT Grand Final Champion and collecting €1,600,000 in prize money, you wouldn't think you would see this.
Alex Mostafavi raised from under the gun when he made it a whopping 185,000 to play. The action folded around to Lucille Cailly on the button and she was completely flummoxed. After a long hard think she decided to make the call and the pair shared a flop.
Flop: 
"I am all-in," said Mostofavi before the last card had even settled.
Cailly's head dropped into her arms and she looked distraught. Meanwhile Mostofavi just started reading his book; the calmest man in the building. After a while Mostofavi turned around to Cailly and said, "You are a great player and I would dearly love to see you with me on the final table."
With that Cailly folded and Mostafavi showed her pocket Kings, which produced a sigh of relief because Cailly had folded pocket jacks.
Clayton Mozdzen raised to 105,000 on the button and Alex Mostafavi called in the big blind. Both players checked through the 
flop and the dealer handed the pair the 
on the turn. Mostafavi had already checked in the dark and Mozdzen bet 60,000; a bet that Mostafavi called. The river card was the 
and when both players checked, and turned their cards over, the spoils were shared.
| Mostafavi |   |
| Mozdzen |  |
Then in the following hand, Mostafavi limped from the button, and picked the blinds and antes up after himself and Lucille Cailly checked down to the river on a 
board. Mostafavi showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,495,000 | 1,047,000 |
|
2,765,000 | 1,123,000 |
|
2,240,000 | 340,000 |
|
2,115,000 | 315,000 |
|
2,000,000 | 1,095,000 |
|
1,985,000 | 815,000 |
|
1,930,000 | 1,130,000 |
|
1,185,000 | -140,000 |
|
865,000 | -1,121,000 |
|
740,000 | 39,000 |
|
|
625,000 | -246,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
The players are on a 15-minute break. While you wait, Lynn Gilmartin chats with ElkY over in the €25,000 High Roller about his title defense and upcoming SCOOP plans.
Alex Mostafavi is on a roll and doubled up again in a hand that went into the break.
He raised from the cut-off and then shoved when Markushevski three-bet from the small blind. Markushevski got the count of 950,000 and made the call.
Markushevski: 
Mostafavi: 
The board ran 
to make Mostafavi a set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,985,000 | 815,000 |
|
|
865,000 | -1,121,000 |
Alex Mostafavi raised to 80,000 in early position and Anatoly Gurtovoy caleld in the big blind. the flop was 
, Gurtovoy checked, Mostafavi moved all-in and Gurtovoy folded.
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Lucille Cailly raised to 80,000 from early position and Alex Mostafavi defended his big blind. The flop was 
and Mostafavi check-raised to the tune of 205,000 after Cailly had raised to 105,000. Cailly took her time and decided to move all-in. Mostafavi took his time and folded before showing the lone 
.
Cailly ~ 2,800,000 Mostafavi ~ 1,000,000
There was a little justice in this hand for Clayton Mozdzen, but Anatoly Gurtovoy won't want to hear that as he was on the bad side of the luck to bust.
Gurtovoy raised to 80,000 from early position and was only called by Mozdzen from the button en route to a 
flop.
Gurtovoy checked to face a 100,000 bet that he raised up to 250,000. Mozdzen shoved and the Russian called all-in.
Gurtovoy: 
Mozdzen:
Mozdzen said, "Turn the ace. I'm praying, please turn the ace."
The turn gave him what he wanted as it came before the river was .
A very unlucky end for Gurtovoy. Mozdzen understood his pain as a he was eliminated in 14th at EPT Madrid in exactly the same way.
