EPT Prague Main Event Day 3 | 2007 EPT - Prague

12-13-2007 19:59 UTC+3

Mikael Norinder on top

Here are the exact chip counts for the end of today's play. The final table of nine will return at 3:00PM tomorrow (Friday) local time (GMT+1)

The seating draw has already been made:

Mikael Norinder: 1,036,000 (Seat 5)
Arnaud Mattern: 980,000 (Seat 9)
Dag Palovic: 759,000 (Seat 7)
Kristian Kjondal: 740,000 (Seat 2)
Gino Alacqua 660,000 (Seat 3)
Juha Lauttamus: 567,000 (Seat 1)
Markus Golser: 352,000 (Seat 4)
Johannes Strassmann: 245,000 (Seat 8)
Nedzib Suman 216,000(Seat 6)

Tags: Mikael Norinder

EPT Prague Main Event

Day 3 Completed

12-13-2007 19:42 UTC+3

Christer Johansson Eliminated

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The final-table bubble is Christer Johansson after he and Mikael Norinder got it all in pre-flop from the blinds. Mikael made the first raise to 125,000 from the small blind and Christer pushed for 235,000 total.

Mikael made the call with {A-Hearts}

and Christer showed {Q-Clubs}

.

The flop left Christer needing the {Q-Diamonds}

to appear on the turn or river as it came {A-Spades}

. The turn and river were the {6-Spades}

and the

and play finishes for the night with Christer Johansson being eliminated in tenth place, winning €39,200.

Tags: Christer Johansson Mikael Norinder

12-13-2007 19:31 UTC+3

Mattern vs. Palovic

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On a flop which read {3-Diamonds}

:

Mattern, on the button, bet 18,000 which was called by Palovic.

Turn: {3-Hearts}

and both players checked.

River {7-Diamonds}

and Palovic bets 120,000 into a 70,000 pot.

Mattern calls with {6-Diamonds}

, a flush, but Palovic had already mucked his hand.

Tags: Arnaud Mattern

12-13-2007 19:18 UTC+3

Play tightens up....

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Since Sebastian Zink was eliminated in 11th place play has become a lot tighter. Most pots are being won by pre-flop raises. Until now it was rare that a raise got through without being called or re-raised.

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

12-13-2007 18:48 UTC+3

Players on a 15-Minute Break

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With ten players remaining level 20 has finished and the players have gone on a 15-minute break. One player needs to be eliminated before we reach our final nine players and play stops for the day.

12-13-2007 18:46 UTC+3

Sebastian Zink Eliminated

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Arnaud Mattern raises to 30,000 UTG. On the button Sebastian Zink re-raises to 100,000. Mattern moves all in and Sebastian calls.

Arnaud {K-Clubs}

Sebastian

Board

Sebastian Zink is eliminated in 11th place, earning €27,800.

Tags: Arnaud Mattern Sebastian Zink

12-13-2007 18:37 UTC+3

Nikolas Liakos Eliminated

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Mikael Norinder, who in the previous hand took a big bite out of Markus Golser's ever-dwindling stack, has now taken out the Swede, Nikolas Liakos.

Liakos moved in on the short stack from the button and was called by Norinder in the small blind.

{A-Diamonds}

for Liakos
{5-Hearts}

for Norinder

The board came {J-Clubs}

.

Tags: Nikolas Liakos

12-13-2007 18:27 UTC+3

12 Remain

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There are 12 players left in the EPT Prague main event. Play will continue until nine players remain. Usually EPT tournaments play a final table of eight but as there are no TV cameras here they will play a nine-handed final table.