2014 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
€614,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,211,200
Entries
671
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Iribarren Falls Short

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Yerai Iribarren went all in as the short stack and was instantly called by Jean-Yves Malherbe. Iribarren had {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} but Malherbe held {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}. The final board read {6-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. No ace to the rescue and Iribarren fell just short of the money.

Player Chips Progress
Yerai Iribarren fr
Yerai Iribarren
Busted

It's Never Easy

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Even if you're all-in near the bubble with aces, as Timothee Jerbillet just was, the Poker Gods never make it easy. After Renato Almeida raised to 8,000 from the cut-off, Jerbillet moved all-in with {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} for 36,500 total. Back on Almeida he made the call and showed {Q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}. The {6-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop gave Almedia some straight outs but he missed them all on the {6-Hearts} turn and {10-Spades} river.

Jerbillet let out a huge sigh of relief and the player next to him gave him a little hug. Even Almeida was smiling as it hardly dented his stack at all.

Player Chips Progress
Renato Almeida pt
Renato Almeida
335,000
96,000
96,000
Timothee Jerbillet fr
Timothee Jerbillet
78,000
-86,300
-86,300

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The Daily EPT10 Player of the Year Update (1-29-14)

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

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. Best French player? Erwann Pecheux in the number 92 spot.

Here are the current top ten on the EPT10 POY Leaderboard (last updated Jan. 28, 2014):

Ole Schemion
Ole Schemion

PlacePlayerPoints
1Ole Schemion781.39
2Vanessa Selbst736.22
3Thomas Muhlocker594.30
4Georgios Karakousis512.31
5Mike McDonald490.74
6Jonathan Little480.01
7Kenny Hallaert416.40
8Andrew Chen414.18
9Max Silver412.50
10Jeff Rossiter408.43

It's worth noting that the only player in the top ten at Deauville is Kenny Hallaert, so he'll look to close the gap a bit between him and Ole Schemion.

We'll be bringing you daily updates on the Player of the Year race, so be sure to keep an eye out for those.

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Eli Heath Battles the Random, Wins

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Event 10 winner Eli Heath is making at run in the EPT Deauville Main Event as well
Event 10 winner Eli Heath is making at run in the EPT Deauville Main Event as well

The British pro Eli Heath has already won one tournament here this week and is now deep in the Main Event. He tells the PokerStars blog how Deauville has become one of his favourite stops: a field full of "random" French players is the stuff of most poker players' dreams.

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A "Casino Royale" Moment as the Bubble Nears

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Jasper Wetemans
Jasper Wetemans

The original Casino Royale novel by Ian Fleming was set in northern France with the casino of the title based on the one in Deauville. The 2006 film adaptation of the first James Bond story featured a fairly improbable hand, but there was a similarly surprising one involving Jasper Wetemans as the bubble edged closer. Read more on the PokerStars blog.

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Bubble Bursts – Chidwick’s Kings Crash Out

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Stephen Chidwick bubbles the EPT Deauville Main Event
Stephen Chidwick bubbles the EPT Deauville Main Event

“Raise, all-in and a call.” Was how Tobias Wagner described it before the cards were turned over. With the cameras and reporters crowding round the table it was time to turn over the hole cards. Wagner had {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and the at risk player was PokerStars player from the UK Stephen Chidwick who held {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}. The dealer dealt out the board {6-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. The bad news delivered right on the flop and no king to the rescue.

The remaining players are now in the money and a disappointed Chidwick made a dignified exit.

Hand Analysis

This hand well demonstrates a player — Stephen Chidwick — showing no fear about busting the tournament shy of the money. Read more about this hand and bubble decision-making on Learn.PokerNews in "Lesson from EPT10 Deauville: Don't Be Afraid of the Bubble."

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Paul Berende Busted in 90th Place (€9,500)

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Paul Berende pushed from the button for his last 9.5 big blinds. Dimitri Holdeew made the call from the big blind. Berende displayed {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}, Holdeew {K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}.

Berende was in the lead but not for long: {K-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{9-Clubs} on the flop. The {J-Spades} fell on the turn and Berende said "Outs!" with a hopeful voice.

The {8-Hearts} wasn't the card he needed, exit for Berende.

Player Chips Progress
Dimitri Holdeew de
Dimitri Holdeew
553,000
359,100
359,100
Paul Berende nl
Paul Berende
Busted

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