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Stephen Chidwick is the clear short stack of the three and he's certainly not hanging around looking for the perfect spot.
After Julian Track raised to 240,000 on the button with 
, Chidwick three-bet all-in for 2,655,000 with 
and Track folded.
Georgios Sotiropoulos raised it up with 
to 240,000 from the button. Ka Kwan Lau in the big blind made the call with 
.
Both players checked the 
flop after which the dealer put the 
down as turn. Lau bet out 275,000 and was soon facing a raise by Sotiropoulos who made it 755,000. Lau thought for four minutes before bumping the action to 1,250,000. Before the dealer was done counting everything there was already an all in and a call.
Lau needed help on the river but wouldn't get it. The 
was a complete blank and again no Spanish winner on the EPT. Lau is €383,800 richer, three players remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,470,000 | 3,385,000 |
|
Busted |
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Despite this double up Ka Kwan Lau is still the short stack...
From the button Julian Track made it 250,000 to go with 
, Lau three-bet all-in for 1,235,000 with 
and Track called the extra.
It was a classic race and it went the way of the pair as the board ran 
and Lau just about got there. He had to fade a lot of outs on the river as Track was a 41% shot to hit the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,490,000 | 208,000 |
|
|
7,085,000 | -1,100,000 |
|
2,935,000 | 225,000 |
|
|
2,670,000 | 895,000 |
Julian Track is playing the big stack very aggressively, he's taken three pots in a row either through raise and takes or three-betting other players off of hands. Georgios Sotiropoulos, ,who's in that awkward position of being second in chips, with two relatively short stacks below him has been three-bet off at least one hand by Track.
The European Poker Tour Season 10 Player of the Year race is on, and as you know players will be able to accumulate points in all events throughout Season 10, regardless of the buy-in level. In addition, all of the Festival Events (Estrellas, UKIPT, Eureka, FPS, IPT) that combine with an EPT tour stop will be eligible for Player of the Year points. The winner of this season’s award will walk away with €50,000 in Main Event buy-ins, good for any PokerStars or Full Tilt sponsored event.
The Global Poker Index (GPI) points formula, which will be used to determine the EPT10 POY, is a bit complicated, but you can read about all the details here.
Here are the current top ten on the EPT10 POY Leaderboard. As you can see, Thomas Muhlocker currently sit on top, and that doesn't include the points he'll earn for placing fourth in the EPT10 Prague High Roller :
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Muhlocker | 350.68 pts |
| 2 | David Benefield | 321.18 pts |
| 3 | Ole Schemion | 311.62 pts |
| 4 | Jeff Rossiter | 258.92 pts |
| 5 | Joao Barbosa | 257.14 pts |
| 6 | Kenny Hallaert | 253.87 pts |
| 7 | Nicolau Pacheco Villa-Lobos | 251.08 pts |
| 8 | Jonathan Duhamel | 243.35 pts |
| 9 | Timothy Adams | 222.31 pts |
| 10 | Frederik Brink Jensen | 209.90 pts |
We'll be bringing you daily updates on the Player of the Year race, so be sure to keep an eye out for those.
Just back from break, Stephen Chidwick limped in from the small blind with 
. Georgios Sotiropoulos checked his option with 
and they saw a cheap flop.
Chidwick continued his snug play by checking 
. Having hit a pair Sotiropoulos bet out for the amount of 125,000. Chidwick raised it up to 305,000 and the Greek player made the call.
The on the turn gave Sotiropoulos some additional outs. Despite those new cards he could hit for the win, he folded to Chidwick's 475,000.
It's not often you see a player get a walk four-handed at an EPT final table. However, it's not often there's a player with as big a chip lead as Julian Track. He just got a walk when everyone folded to his big blind.
Level: 31
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000
The four remaining players are now on a 75 minute dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,282,000 | 9,500 |
|
|
8,185,000 | 2,785,000 |
|
|
2,710,000 | -390,000 |
|
|
1,775,000 |
