A player opened for 20,000 before the flop and Matthias De Meulder defended his big blind. De Meulder check called bets of 30,000 on the 
, 48,000 on the 
turn, and a mere 25,000 on the 
river. De Meulder looked like he thought he had a winner, but mucked with a frown when his opponent showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000 | -130,000 |
Anthony Zinno raised from the button to 16,000, and Nacho Barbero three-bet from the small blind to 43,000, getting the big blind to fold. Zinno then calmly announced, "All in," and Barbero immediately let out a deep sigh.
After about 10 seconds, Barbero reluctantly threw chips into the middle, indicating he made the call.
Barbero: 
Zinno: 
The board ran out 
, and Zinno won this massive coin flip to send Barbero to the rail. Zinno had shoved for 503,000, and Barbero had just 493,000 in front of him, ending the Argentinian's run on Day 3.
"So obvious he has ace-king there," Barbero sighed. "I had to take the 55% there."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,010,000 | 500,000 |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,220,000 | 280,000 |
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825,000 | -18,000 |
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770,000 | 563,500 |
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720,000 | 360,000 |
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615,000 | -107,000 |
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610,000 | 386,800 |
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510,000 | 320,000 |
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495,000 | 250,000 |
Oleksii Khoroshenin must know something we don't. Despite us catching hands in which he loses, he chip trend still shows him going up. That tells us he's constantly on the offensive, winning pots and applying lots of aggression against his opponents.
On this latest hand that we caught, Khoroshenin was again on the losing end, but he's up over 1.4 million now.
Action folded to Khoroshenin on the button and he raised. In the big blind, Ryan Mceathron reraised all in for around 150,000. Khoroshenin called with two red eights, and Mceathron had the .
The flop, turn, and river ran out 
, and Mceathron doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,440,000 | 40,000 |
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320,000 | 150,000 |
Govert Metaal was all in for his last 171,000 against Peter Eichhardt. The cards were revealed to show the two racing for Metaal's tournament life.
Metaal: 
Eichhardt: 
The duo watched on as the board came down 
, failing to improve Metaal's hand. He hit the rail while Eichhardt increased his chip stack to 685,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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685,000 | 385,000 |
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EPT Season 2 Baden champion Patrik Antonius got his chips in the middle against EPT Vienna Season 7 champion Michael Eiler. Antonius, seated in the small blind, was all in for 98,000. Eiler in the hijack was the one putting him at risk.
Michael Eiler: 
Patrik Antonius: 
The board ran out 
and Antonius doubled. Eiler was left with just 41,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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210,000 | 120,000 |
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41,000 | -334,000 |
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We just picked up the action on a 
board when Joep van den Bijgaart check-called a bet of 48,000 from Dietrich Fast. Van den Bijgaart was seated in the big blind, Fast in the hijack.
The river brought the 
and Van den Bijgaart checked once more. Fast gave it some thought before betting 122,000, and Van den Bijgaart made the call.
Fast showed and that was no good against Van den Bijgaart's 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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700,000 | 130,000 |
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350,000 | -50,000 |
Ryan Mceathron raised before the flop and from his direct left it was Dario Sammartino who moved all in. Adrien Tantaro slid forward a tall stack of blue chips, leaving himself with 16,000 behind. Mceathron called, thinking both his opponents were all in, but after some confusion they agreed to put the additional chips in the pot as well.
Mceathron: 
Sammartino:
Tantaro:
The board ran out 
and Sammartino was knocked out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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296,000 | 223,400 |
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170,000 | -9,300 |
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Steven Warburton raised to 18,000 from the hijack only to have Bruno Soutavong three-bet to 39,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded, putting action back on Warburton. He called to see a flop.
The dealer fanned 
and Warburton checked to the raiser. Soutavong did the same and the fell on fourth street. Two more checks occurred and the 
finished off the board. Warburton bet 29,000, Soutavong called, and Warburton showed for the win. With this pickup, Warburton has increased his stack to roughly 640,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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640,000 | 30,000 |
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185,000 | -440,000 |
