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Of the last eight hands, seven pots have been taken down pre-flop, three of those were won by Mattern, who despite playing more hands than any other player at the table seems to have a 100% record so far.
In the only hand where we saw a flop in the last half hour, Mattern raised to 48,000 from second position and was called by Gino Alacqua on the button.
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Gino Alacqua
Gino Alacqua has finally played his first hand of the final table. Nedzib Suman opened for a raise UTG and Kristian Kjondal called from the button. With a wave of his hands Gino announces, "All in," from the small blind. He stands up and then sits down again with his hands covering his head. Everyone folds and Gino takes the 135,000 in the middle to move up to 685,000. Cries of "Force Italia!" ring out from his countrymen in the crowd.
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Nedzib Suman
Neszib Suman opened for 60,000 from the cut-off seat and it folded to Juha Lauttamus in the big blind who asked for a count of the Swede's remaiining 260,000 stack before moving all-in.
Suman thought for a minute before calling.
for Suman for Lauttamus
Board:
A full house for Suman who moves his stack up to almost 700,000.
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Arnaud Mattern has won four out of the last six pots.
First he got a walk in the big blind. He let Juha win the next one with a raise pre-flop before raising on the button to win the blinds himself.
Arnaud then raised again from the cut-off; this time Juha re-raised to 144,000 total. After asking for a count of Juha's chips, Arnaud moved all in and Juha was forced to muck.
Kristian Kjondal was allowed a blind steal before Arnaud took them again with a raise from UTG+1.
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Mikael Norinder
Kristian Kjondal opened the betting from mid position for 35,000 and Norinder moved all-in from the button for approximately 200,000. The action is folded back to Kjondal who instantly calls.
for Kjondal for Norinder
Flop
Turn and the Swede is drawing dead.
Mikael Norinder - who started the day as chip leader - wins €63,200 for his efforts.
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Arnaud Mattern
Kristian Kjondal raised UTG to 35,000 and Mikael Norinder calls in mid position. Arnaud Mattern has a short dwell in the small blind and then raises to 165,000. Kristian passes and Mikael puts out chips intending to call. When the dealer counts them he has put out more than 50% too much so Thomas Kremser rules he must make it up to a minimum raise which is 130,000 more.
As soon as this is done Arnaud moves all in for 677,000 more. After asking for the pot to be spread Mikael makes the call.
Arnaud
Mikael
The board is and Arnaud Mattern wins a huge pot to take the chip lead. He now has 1,984,000 which is nearly half the chips in play. Mikael is down to 210,000.
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Johannes Strassmann Eliminated
In the third hand of the final table, Mikael Norinder has eliminated one of the short stacks, Johannes Strassmann.
He opened the betting from the button for 36,000 and Strassman moved all-in for close to 200,000. He was instantly called.
for Norinder for Strassmann
The board came .
A jubilant Norinder announces "One down seven to go"!
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Final Table Players
Tournament Director Thomas Kremser has finished the introductions and play has begun at the final table of the first EPT to be held in the Czech Republic.
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face up.
for Suman
for Lauttamus
and the Swede is drawing dead. 
and Arnaud Mattern wins a huge pot to take the chip lead. He now has 1,984,000 which is nearly half the chips in play. Mikael is down to 210,000.
for Strassmann
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