Main Event Day 5 | 2012 PokerStars.net EPT Prague

12-14-2012 14:57 UTC+3

Herm On The Rise

Chad Holloway

With 290,000 already in the pot and a flop of , Mark Herm bet 55,000 from the small blind only to have Mads Amot raise to 125,000 from the big. Herm thought for about a minutes and then slide his entire stack forward. Before he'd even released his hands Amot snap-folded.

With that, Herm is over a million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mads Amot	1,241,000 -337,000	-337,000
Mark Herm	1,036,000 239,000	239,000

Tags: Mads Amot Mark Herm

12-14-2012 15:01 UTC+3

Break Time

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.

12-14-2012 15:12 UTC+3

Sarwer Has Aces Cracked Again

Matthew Pitt

Jeff Sarwer has just had aces cracked and is on the verge of elimination here in Prague.

Just before the break, Ramzi Jelassi opened to 40,000 in the hijack, the cutoff folded and Mikhail Petrov three-bet on the button to 87,000. Jose Manuel Nadal Sordo folded his small blind but Sarwer stuck in a four-bet to 176,000. Jelassi quickly released his hand, but Petrov took a little longer before deciding to call.

The dealer spread the flop and Sarwer lead out for 180,000. After a brief pause, Petrov raised to what looked like 400,000 but we did not get the chance to count the yellow T25,000 chips because Sarwar moved all in and Petrov snap-called.

Petrov:
Sarwer:

"Oh come on!" bellowed a very disappointed Sarwer.

The turn was the and the river was the and Sarwer was left with just 140,000.

Sarwer has had his aces beaten whilst deep in EPT main events at east four or five times, such a sick game sometimes!

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Petrov	1,850,000 816,000	816,000
Jeff Sarwer	140,000 -1,093,000	-1,093,000

Tags: Jeff Sarwer Mikhail Petrov Ramzi Jelassi

12-14-2012 15:17 UTC+3

Official Chip Counts at the Break (full)

MarcC

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Warrington	2,865,000 65,000	65,000
David Boyaciyan	2,820,000 351,000	351,000
Mikhail Petrov	2,400,000 550,000	550,000
Aleh Plauski	2,349,000 -607,000	-607,000
Ramzi Jelassi	1,960,000 -15,000	-15,000

Mariusz Klosinski	1,659,000 231,000	231,000
Andreas Berggren	1,598,000 -21,000	-21,000
Sotirios Koutoupas	1,591,000 141,000	141,000

Mark Herm	1,315,000 279,000	279,000
Mads Amot	1,248,000 7,000	7,000
Sergey Kuzminskiy	1,245,000 157,000	157,000
Diego Gomez Gonzalez	1,127,000 147,000	147,000
Dany Parlafes	1,126,000 316,000	316,000
Jose Manuel Nadal Sordo	726,000 -383,000	-383,000
Johnny Lodden	679,000 -84,000	-84,000

Marco Leonzio	490,000 -110,000	-110,000
Jorma Nuutinen	459,000 -4,000	-4,000
Sergio Aido Espina	319,000 25,000	25,000
Jeff Sarwer	140,000

12-14-2012 15:20 UTC+3

The Cast List For The Final 21

Matthew Pitt

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Don't forget, in addition to reading our updates here, you can also watch the action on EPTLive. And whether you're reading or watching, you'll want the full cast list. PokerStars Blog takes a look at all of the players still involved.

Click through here to read all about them.

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

12-14-2012 15:37 UTC+3

Nice, Simple Pot For Lodden

Matthew Pitt

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Johnny Lodden opened to 50,000 from under the gun and his only caller was Diego Gomez Gonzalez in the big blind. The dealer put out the flop and Gonzalez check-folded to Lodden's 65,000 continuation bet. Nice and easy pot for the Team PokerStars Pro.

Tags: Diego Gomez Gonzalez Johnny Lodden

12-14-2012 15:41 UTC+3

Nuutinen Spikes The Turn To Stay Alive

Chad Holloway

Jose Manuel Nadal Sordo opened for 50,000 only to have Jorma Nuutinen three-bet all in for 452,000. Sordo gave it a little thought before making the call.

Showdown
Sordo:
Nuutinen:

Nuutinen was flipping for his tournament life, and things look bleak when the flop fell and paired Sordo's queen. Nuutinen stood in preparation of his exit, and no sooner did he get on his feet than the dealer burned and turned the . Nuutinen spiked a ten to retake the lead and leave Sordo drawing dead.

The meaningless completed the board on the river and a disappointed Sordo was left with just 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorma Nuutinen	950,000 491,000	491,000
Jose Manuel Nadal Sordo	300,000 -426,000	-426,000

Tags: Jorma Nuutinen Jose Manuel Nadal Sordo

12-14-2012 15:50 UTC+3

Mads Amot Eliminated in 19th Place (€25,000)

Chad Holloway

We just witnessed perhaps the most brutal beat of the tournament, and certainly the most emotionally charged.

It began when Mariusz Klosinski opened for 50,000 under the gun and Mads Amot called from the button. Both the blinds got out of the way, and it was heads-up action to the flop. Klosinski continued his aggression with a bet of 75,000, and then called when Amot raised to 210,000.

When the turn, Klosinski slowed down with a check and Amot bet 275,000. Klosinski, who held the bigger stack, took his time before moving all, and Amot leaned back in his chair. He had approximately 700,000 behind and tanked for 90 seconds before quietly announcing, "I call."

Klosinski tabled for a pair of kings, and Amot proudly slapped down for a flopped set. The Norwegian was a huge favorite to double to 3 million, but poker can be cruel as the spiked on the river. Klosinski had hit his two outer to steal the pot.

Amot was dealt a crushing blow, and all around could fell his disappointment. He immediately shot away from the table and kicked a nearby chair in angst. He also shouted to no one in particular while Klosinski was vocally celebrating at the other end of the table. Amot wasn't upset as his opponent so much as the unfortunate turn of events.

Amot vented a bit more off to the side, and then composed himself enough to return to the table and shake hands with the remaining players, Klosinski included. With that emotionally charged elimination, Amot has become out 19th-place finisher.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariusz Klosinski	3,100,000 1,441,000	1,441,000
Mads Amot	Busted

Tags: Mads Amot Mariusz Klosinski

12-14-2012 15:52 UTC+3

Nice Flop For Leonzio

Matthew Pitt

Romanian Dany Parlafes opened from under the gun with a raise to 50,000 and the action passed around to Marco Leonzio in the big blind. Leonzio checked his cards before moving all-in for 433,000 chips.

Parlafes went into the tank for over a minute before calling and putting his Italian opponent at risk.

Parlafes:
Leonzio:

Once again, a poker player's tournament life was in the hands of a coinflip situation. However, any thoughts of losing the flip were soon banished from Leonzio's hands when the flop came down ! The turn and river were the and the and Leonzio doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Leonzio	900,000 410,000	410,000
Dany Parlafes	755,000 -371,000	-371,000

Tags: Dany Parlafes Marco Leonzio