Main Event Day 3 | 2012 PokerStars.it EPT Campione

03-30-2012 00:16 UTC+2

Jannick Wrang, Benelli Answered

Jannick Wrang was up to 1.325 million then dropped back to a million. He's back up to 1.325 million again after a hand against Andrea Benelli.

He opened to 26,000 and was called in two spots. He then went on to empty the clip with bets of 46,000, 61,000, and 220,000 on the {6-Spades} {8-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {3-Hearts} board. Benelli took an age to call and when he did, the Dane showed him {8-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} for full house. Benelli mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jannick Wrang	1,350,000 70,000	70,000

Andrea Benelli	240,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Andrea Benelli Jannick Wrang

03-30-2012 00:10 UTC+2

Terry's On His Todd

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Matthew Pitt

We were altered to the cry of "Seat Open" and we arrived at the table to see Todd Terry walking away looking quite angry. The last remaining EPT champion in the field, David Vamplew told is that Terry shoved over the top of Mario Nagel's min-open.

Terry held {J-} {J-} and Nagel {A-Clubs} {5-Clubs} . The board ran out {K-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {5-Hearts} {A-Hearts} and Terry was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Terry	Busted

Tags: Todd Terry Mario Nagel David Vamplew

03-30-2012 00:00 UTC+2

Benelli Straightens Out On The River

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Matthew Pitt

From the button Andrea Benelli opened to 22,000 and his only customer was Frenchman Fabrice Soulier in the big blind. After calling the raise Soulier put his headphones and sunglasses on and readied himself for action.

The flop came down {3-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {2-Clubs} , Soulier checked and Benelli checked behind. The turn brought the {4-Hearts} into play and Soulier now lead into Benelli with a bet of 22,000, a bet that Benelli did not think twice about calling. The river was the {5-Clubs} and when Soulier checked Benelli tapped the table and checked behind.

Soulier revealed the {3-Clubs} but we did not get to see the other card as he mucked when shown {A-Hearts} {9-Clubs} .

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Soulier	640,000 140,000	140,000
Andrea Benelli	380,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Andrea Benelli Fabrice Soulier

03-29-2012 23:51 UTC+2

Busquet Stops the Slide, Botond Suffers

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Olivier Busquet's stack has been heading south since the dinner break. He firmly put a stop to that by taking a large chunk of Balazs Botond's stack.

Busquet opened to 20,000 from mid position and called when Botond three-bet to 40,000 from the button. The flop fell {7-Clubs} {j-Hearts} {k-Spades} and Busquet check-called a 45,000 c-bet. Both players checked the {10-Hearts} turn to see the {k-Hearts} river appear.

Busquet checked again and faced a 76,000 from Botond. He sat and thought for two minutes before he grabbed raising chips and made it 225,000. Botond made a reluctant looking call and was shown {a-Spades} {q-Hearts} for a straight. Botond shook his head, flashed the {k-Diamonds} and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Busquet	960,000 40,000	40,000
Balazs Botond	680,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Olivier Busquet

03-29-2012 23:31 UTC+2

Feast Your Eyes On These Photos!

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Matthew Pitt

03-29-2012 23:26 UTC+2

End of the Blattler

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Walter Blattler has been eliminated by Ramin Hajiyev, the Swiss player held {K-Clubs} {Q-Spades} but was dominated by his opponent's {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} and that was the way it stayed on a board of {8-Clubs} {4-Spades} {9-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds}

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramin Hajiyev	570,000 220,000	220,000
Walter Blattler	Busted

Tags: Ramin Hajiyev Walter Blattler

03-29-2012 23:22 UTC+2

Alexandre Andermatt Is Our New Chip Leader

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Matthew Pitt

Alexandre Andermatt of Switzerland is our new chip leader after dispatching of Nicolas Chouity.

Another of the big stacks, Balazs Botond, informed us that Andermatt raised, Chouity three-bet , Andermatt responded with a four-bet then called when the 2010 EPT Grand Final winner moved all in on him.

Chouity: {A-} {K-}
Andermatt: {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}

The first two cards saw Chouity take the lead as they were the {A-Clubs} and {K-Spades} but the third card on the flop was the {Q-Clubs} ! The {J-Hearts} turn gave Chouity some more outs to the chop but they failed to materialise because the river was the {J-Diamonds} and that as they say was that.

Chouity's exit not only propelled Andermatt to the status of chip leader with 1,320,000 chips but it also means David Vamplew is the only remaining former EPT Champion in the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Andermatt	1,320,000 580,000	580,000
Nicolas Chouity	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Andermatt Nicolas Chouity

03-29-2012 23:22 UTC+2

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Salvatore Donato has gone out, he went with {8-Clubs} {8-Hearts} in a blind on blind battle against Fabrice Soulier's {A-Spades} {Q-Spades} but the Frenchman managed to hit the river of a {10-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {A-Hearts} board to knock out the Italian.