2007 PokerStars EPT - Dublin
PokerStars EPT Dublin Main Event
Day: 4
Final Table Participants
Seat 2: Daan Ruiter, Holland - 646,000
Seat 3: Reuben Peters, USA - 176,000
Seat 4: Annette Obrestad, Norway - 788,000
Seat 5: Anders Pettersson, Sweden - 166,000
Seat 6: Casper Hansen, Denmark - 360,000
Seat 7: Trond Eidsvig, Norway - 184,000
Seat 8: Michael Durrer, Germany - 247,000
Seat 9: Reijo Manninen, Finland - 480,000
Final Table Tidbits
Oldest player at the final table: Reijo Manninen, 47
Average age of final table participants: 30.8
PokerStars.com qualifiers at the final table: 6
Initial chip stack: 15,000
Average chip stack: 368,300
Total chips in play: 3,315,000
Chip leader: Annette Obrestad – 778,000
Short stack: Anders Pettersson – 166,000
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Peters Doubles Up on the Second Hand of the Day
Peters was able to dodge the two remaining kings in the deck on the turn and river to double up to well over 300,000.
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Casper Hansen Eliminated
Annette opened the pot with a pre-flop raise and Casper moved all in over the top; Annette called. The board filled out: 8-2-3-6-2 and Annette's aces survived to take down the pot. For his 9th-place finish, Hansen received €30,630 in prize money.
Lee Jones, Poker Emcee
Daan Ruiter Eliminates Thierry van den Berg
Ruiter turned over for trip threes and the dealer exposed van den Berg's hand, 8-3 offsuit - a complete bluff.
For his 8th-place finish, Thierry received €47,650 in prize money.
Michael Durrer Eliminated by Annette Obrestad
The action folded around to Annette Obrestad on the button, and she reraised, making it 50,000 to go. Both blinds folded and the pair were heads-up to the flop:
Annette:
Durrer:
The board filled out , and by the turn, Durrer needed a non-club king or five to stay alive. Neither came, and Durrer was eliminated from the tournament in seventh place, receiving €66,370 for his work.