Christopher Brammer just picked off yet another short stack to pull up around the 360k mark and into the chip lead.
He raised from the button with 
, shorty shoved his last 40k with 
and after Brammer made the call his nines held.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
The players are on a 20-minute break.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
EPT Live has been away since San Remo earlier in the season but it's back for Deauville. The final two days (Sunday and Monday) will be broadcast in an EPT Live Lite format. It's a scaled back version with fixed cameras and no hole cards. We'll publish more details on this nearer the time.
After a 2010 WSOP Bracelet win and victory in the WPT's Five Diamond event this past December, Brit James Dempsey is here in Deauville chasing poker's Triple Crown.
Right after the break we caught him making it 4k from early position, then calling one short stack's less-than 10k shove, only to find himself dominated with 
vs. 
.
A ten in the windown looked promising, but the entire flop revealed a queen as well and after bricks on the turn and river, Dempsey was forced to peel a few chips off his stack and hand them over to his still-short opponent.
He seemed less than bothered by it all, considering he's still sitting on 300k+, is among the leaders and retains a legitimate shot at his ultimate goal: The Triple Crown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
316,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Martins Adeniya has taken the chip lead by eliminating Philippe Ma with nines full of jacks. Ma called all in on the river and mucked when he saw Adeniya's hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
350,000 | |
|
310,000 | |
|
170,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
145,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
130,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
98,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
80,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
20,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
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Proving once again that owning the Day 1 chip lead in a major tournament guarantees you nothing more than a seat in Day 2, Amir Salhani was spotted with just 12k in front of him and most of his stack spread around the table.
He managed to double up with 
vs. 
soon after, but is still short and on life support.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
We overheard James Mitchell telling James Dempsey that he was in the big blind and attempted to raise thinking he was under the gun. He was stopped from doing so but got his move got enough respect that his table gave him a walk. All the chips help when you have 60,000.
Luca Pagano is having a frustrating day. He just laid a hand down on a 
board to Jean Yves Malherbe. The Italian called a 14,000 turn bet, but the 28,700 he faced on the river was too much for him to call.
We were informed earlier, and then reported, that Bruno "Kool Shen" Lopes was out. He's not and is still keeping it real with 150,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | |
|
|
110,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
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|
60,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
