Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Dublin
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Dublin
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,025,000
Entries
605
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 605
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Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Goulder holds on to his chip lead after 3 levels on Day 4. He tells PokerNews his strategy as chip leader and how he enjoys himself at EPT festivals.
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Play resumes with 16 players on two tables and 20 minutes left in this level.
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The players are on their 20-minute break. When they return, they play the 20 minutes that are left in this level, and play straight through to the next level.
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kuljinder Sidhu | United Kingdom | 963,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Matias Ruzzi | Argentina | 1,017,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Frank Williams | United Kingdom | 798,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Rhys Jones | United Kingdom | 1,122,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 647,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Tomas MacNamara | United Kingdom | 769,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 477,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Alex Goulder | United Kingdom | 1,305,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Christopher Kruk | Canada | 1,900,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Iliodoros Kamatakis | Greece | 835,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Ivan Banic | Croatia | 1,800,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Gilles Bernies | Germany | 2,200,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Jiachen Gong | Canada | 450,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Patrick Clarke | Ireland | 1,700,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Mikhail Petrov | Russia | 1,320,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Alexandre Meylan | Switzerland | 650,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000 | |
|
1,900,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
1,800,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
1,700,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
1,320,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
1,305,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
1,122,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
1,017,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
|
963,000
585,000
|
585,000 |
|
835,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
798,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
769,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
650,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
647,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
||
|
477,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
450,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Over on the feature table, Luca Pagano got his chips in from the button with the best hand. Christopher Kruk in the cutoff had 
while Pagano had the 
. The board came 
and the unlucky Pagano made his exit in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Adrian Mateos opened the action with a raise to 35,000 from first position. Alex Goulder (cutoff), Gilles Bernies (small blind) and Matias Ruzzi (big blind) all called to see a flop.
All four of them checked on 
and the 
hit the turn. Bernies and Ruzzi checked again, only for Mateos to bet 77,000. Goulder raised to 210,000 and Bernies flat called out of position. Ruzzi and Mateos both folded.
Bernies bet out 375,000 on the 
river and Goulder snap called. Bernies showed 
for the turned set and Goulder silently mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded to Ivan Banic on the button and he limped in for 16,000. Frank Williams folded his small blind but Tomas MacNamara in the big blind raised to 55,000. Banic called.
MacNamara bet 70,000 on 
, 150,000 on the turn and 350,000 on the river. Banic called all the way with his 
and MacNamara's 
ended up face down in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,710,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
750,000
760,000
|
760,000 |
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Under the gun, Jean-Philippe Goulet-Ratelle made it 35,000 to go. Alex Goulder on the button three-bet to 100,000 and both blinds released. Goulet-Ratelle shoved all in for approximately 400,000 and Goulder instantly called.
Jean-Philippe Goulet-Ratelle:
Alex Goulder: 
The flop came 
, leaving Goulder just the last queen as an out. The on the turn was of no importance but the 
on the river sure was. Goulder made his set on the river and Goulet-Ratelle's top two hit the muck soon enough.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
A short stacked Jean-Philippe Goulet-Ratelle got it in with the 
and got the call from Adrian Mateos.
Mateos was behind with the 
and stayed there through the 
run out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
440,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded to Frank Williams on the button and he opened for 35,000. Small blind Tomas MacNamara three-bet to 90,000 and the big blind folded. Williams moved all in for 321,000 total and MacNamara made the call.
Tomas MacNamara: 
Frank Williams:
The flop was a good one for Williams, and he was guaranteed the double up after the hit the turn. The on the river was effectively a blank, and Williams started stacking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,510,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
656,000
391,000
|
391,000 |
