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2012 PokerStars.com EPT Madrid
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Madrid
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Entries
477
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 477
Filter
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
445,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
445,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
|
360,000
168,500
|
168,500 |
|
347,000
17,600
|
17,600 |
|
346,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
322,000
135,200
|
135,200 |
|
322,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
295,000
97,600
|
97,600 |
|
290,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
273,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
272,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
268,000
95,800
|
95,800 |
|
260,000
70,700
|
70,700 |
|
|
250,000
37,900
|
37,900 |
|
247,000
8,800
|
8,800 |
|
247,000
52,800
|
52,800 |
|
245,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
237,000
17,200
|
17,200 |
|
230,000
110,100
|
110,100 |
|
220,000
44,300
|
44,300 |
|
220,000
67,700
|
67,700 |
|
220,000
30,900
|
30,900 |
|
214,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
213,000
2,200
|
2,200 |
|
210,000
12,700
|
12,700 |
|
|
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Koen De Visscher has been knocked out by Kevin MacPhee, the Belgian losing a flip with 
to MacPhee's 
on a 
board.
Joep van den Bijgaart has also been eliminated, pushing with 
for his short stack but couldn't beat the big blind's .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Just before the break a hand played out that didn't really go anywhere as Ivan Tikhov folded to the aggressive action of Taylor Paur. The Russian wasn't about to let that happen again.
Kenny Hallaert opened to 6,700 and was called by Tikhov before Paur squeezed to 26,200 from the big blind. The Belgian folded but Tikhov moved all-in for 96,000 after thinking for two minutes. Call.
Paur: 
Tikhov: 
The board ran 
to make Tikhov two-pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
188,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
|
160,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
David Benyamine and Henrique Pinho have swapped places after an pre flop all-in showdown.
Benyamine raised to 6,500 from under the gun and called when the Team PokerStars Pro moved all-in for 55,100.
Benyamine: 
Pinho: 
The board ran 
to make the Portuguese player two-pair. Beymaine was calling for a spade on the river but it was to no avail. Then he looked over at a friend and slid his finger across his throat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
117,000 | |
|
|
||
|
56,500
58,500
|
58,500 |
EPT7 San Remo champion and all around likable gent, Rupert Elder, has just been eliminated.
With a raise in front of him and a three-bet from Dobromir Nikov, Elder cold four-bet shoved for somewhere around 70,000 total. He was working with 
, and that would prove to be a troublesome thing when Nikov called him down with the superior 
.
The 
flop was a miss for Elder, and the 
gave Nikov a set. That was actually a decent card for Elder's chances, though, giving him four outs for the double instead of two. Still not enough. The 
river was a miss, and Elder was sent pacing glumly toward the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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|
|
Busted | |
Play is getting very slow now on the tournament floor, we've just had to observe Ben Spraggons bet/three-bet all in on the turn of a 
board against Mateo Sempere. Spraggons had bet 11,400 then moved all in for about 100,000 over the top of Sempere's raise to 25,000.
Sempere eventually folded but the whole process took almost 10 minutes to complete, Kevin MacPhee and several other players all taking the time to stretch their legs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
80,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Yury Kerzhapkin had been battling with a shortening stack for a good while, but he's finally been run out. Kerzhapkin was content to flip for a double with pocket tens against 
. It didn't end well for him, though, as the board ran out 
.
The day is done for the Russian about ten spots shy of the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Toby Lewis is back up to 230,000 after he called the all in of a short stack on the turn of a 
board with but was up against 
. Lewis was lucky enough to catch the 
on the river to make his full house and move back to around what he started the day with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
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