Main Event Day 3 | The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

05-09-2013 12:27 UTC+2

"She Was Lovely Though"

Happy_Freaked

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

PokerStars Team Online Tatiana Barausova was just knocked out by the hands of Miguel Cieri Di Pentima from Venezuela. Barausova was all in from the button for 40,000 chips and Di Pentima had her just covered from the small blind.

Barausova:
Di Pentima:

The board ran out and Barausova was knocked out by Di Pentima's rivered straight after she took the lead on the flop.

"That's too bad, she was lovely though," Di Pentima said as he raked his new chips in with a smile. Barausova was eliminated and her first live tournament cash on the European continent will have to wait a little longer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miguel Cieri Di Pentima	115,000	52,800
Tatiana Barausova	Busted

Tags: Miguel Cieri Di Pentima Tatiana Barausova

05-09-2013 12:49 UTC+2

Aces For Vamplew

Happy_Freaked

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Former EPT London winner David Vamplew just himself in a perfect situation against Martin Hanowski. Hanowski raised under the gun to 6,000 after which Vamplew three-bet to 15,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Hanowski kicked it up to 40,000.

Vamplew went into the tank for a while before four-betting to 65,000. Hanowski looked down at his stack and after about 15 seconds he decided to move all in for 147,000 and Vamplew snap-called.

Vamplew:
Hanowski:

The board ran out and Hanowski was knocked out. The German was gracious in defeat as Vamplew jumped into the top ten with just 96 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vamplew	310,600
Martin Hanowski	Busted

Tags: David Vamplew Martin Hanowski

05-09-2013 12:56 UTC+2

More For Cody, Nothing For Dotson

Happy_Freaked

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

The money bubble is approaching but Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody will have nothing to worry about as the pressure for many players quickly builds up. Arlo Dotson on the other hand is one of the few players that will not go home with at least €16,000 today.

Dotson had 8,900 out in front of him while facing a three-bet from Cody to 17,200 from the button. Dotson decided to move all in and Cody made the call right away.

Dotson:
Cody:

The board ran out and Dotson was knocked out. Cody added some more to his stack as he's on his way to his third EPT cash this season.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Cody	300,000	76,700
Arlo Dotson	Busted

Tags: Jake Cody Arlo Dotson

05-09-2013 14:43 UTC+2

Brown Bubbles the Bubble

[user101598]

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

There was an open to 10,000 and two calls, including one from Daniel Negreanu, before [Removed:203] moved all in for around 100,000 from the small blind. Chad Brown called all in for less on his direct left, and the three other players folded.

Mueller:
Brown:

Brown was in very bad shape, and didn't improve as the board rolled out . With his elimination, we are now on the stone bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:203]	255,000	85,000
Chad Brown	Busted

Tags: Chad Brown Daniel Negreanu

05-09-2013 15:30 UTC+2

Bubble Chop: Part 1

Happy_Freaked

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Taylor Paur just re-shoved from the big blind after Oleksii Kovalchuk raised from the small blind to 12,000. Paur was all in for 118,000 and after a long wait the showdown ran out like this.

Paur:
Oleksii Kovalchuk:

The board ran out and Paur was knocked out in 81st place. While this was going on there was also an all in between Calvin Anderson and David Vamplew, that update will follow shortly. Paur did not leave empty handed as there was also a player knocked out on the other table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Kovalchuk	400,000	-70,000
Taylor Paur	Busted

Tags: Calvin Anderson David Vamplew Oleksii Kovalchuk Taylor Paur

05-09-2013 15:34 UTC+2

Bubble Chop: Part 2

donpeters

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

After Taylor Paur fell in 81st place, attention shifted over to Calvin Anderson and David Vamplew's table where the two were also all in. Anderson and Vamplew got all the chips in on a board of .

Anderson had turned a straight with the , and he had Vamplew drawing very, very slim with the , but only to a chop. Vamplew needed a three on the river to force a chop and stay alive, but the wasn't it.

As a consolation prize due to Paur's elimination at the other table just moments before, Vamplew did earn some money back on his investment, splitting the €16,000 min-cash with Paur.

Anderson moved to 785,000 in chips and into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	880,000	355,000
David Vamplew	Busted

Tags: Calvin Anderson David Vamplew Taylor Paur

05-09-2013 16:35 UTC+2

Jackpot For Juanda

Happy_Freaked

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

John Juanda just won the jackpot after almost tripling up, and knocking out Per Ummer in the progress. The hand started quite casually as Ummer raised, Juanda called on the button and German Simon Dansker did so as well from the big blind.

The flop brought and Dansker checked to Ummer who bet 19,500. Juanda put in a raise from the button to around 65,000 after which Dansker moved all in from the small blind. Dansker had both players covered but Ummer did not hesitate one second before committing his 140,000-chip stack.

With Ummer all in Juanda had an even bigger decision as he was risking his tournament life against two players in case he decided to play. About 20 seconds later Juanda decided to call and a three-way showdown was upon us.

Ummer:
Dansker:
Juanda:

"They are literally drawing dead on the turn if you hit a diamond," Negreanu said as all three players were awaiting the next card.

The dealer put out the on the turn and Juanda hit the nut flush. Negreanu pointed out that Ummer was drawing dead but Dansker still had two outs left to bust both players, the three and the eight of diamonds. The river brought the though and Juanda raked in a massive pot. Ummer was knocked out and Dansker was left behind with little chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Juanda	575,000
German Dansker	108,500	-158,500
Per Ummer	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu German Simon Dansker John Juanda Per Ummer

05-09-2013 18:45 UTC+2

"Are You Steaming?"

[user101598]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Freddy Deeb raised to 15,000 from under the gun plus one, only to have Noah Schwartz three-bet to 41,000 on his direct left. The action folded back to Deeb, winner of the 2007 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, who called.

The dealer fanned , Deeb quickly checked, and Schwartz continued for 34,000. Deeb sat quietly, riffling chips with both hands, then called.

The turn was the , Deeb checked again, and Schwartz began assembling chips. Schwartz grabbed a yellow T25,000 chip, added a few blue T5,000 chips, and a few red T1,000 chips, firing 58,000. Deeb called.

The completed the board, and Deeb checked once more.

"All in," Schwartz said so quietly that nobody even knew that he acted before the red all-in triangle plopped down in front of him.

"All in he said?" Deeb asked the dealer, who nodded. "Can I have a count?"

Schwartz clearly had Deeb covered, but nonetheless the dealer counted down his 266,000-chip stack. Deeb, who was sitting with 208,000, started questioning Schwartz?

"Steaming?" he asked. "Are you steaming? Do you have a big hand? I think that you're steaming."

Schwartz remained silent. Still.

"I don't have much," Deeb said, flashing the before folding. "But I wanted to call you."

Deeb then said he had either pocket nines or ace-nine.

Schwartz raked in the pot, chipping up to 535,000 chips, while Deeb dropped to 208,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Schwartz	535,000	124,000
Freddy Deeb	208,000	-102,000

Tags: Freddy Deeb Noah Schwartz

05-09-2013 19:01 UTC+2

What Does Lodden Think Now?

Happy_Freaked

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden has made several deep runs in EPT Main Events. In the last few years, he's finished eighth, ninth, 13th twice, 14th and 17th twice. It's safe to say he's been close a ton of times, but a real victory is still missing from his résumé.

Good thing for him, he just managed to grab a big chip lead with under 50 players remaining. Lodden was the first player to break the million-chip mark at the this year's EPT Grand Final.

The action started with Panagiotis Gavriilidis raising under the gun to 12,000, and Lodden three-bet to 30,000 from his immediate left. The action was folded back to Gavriilidis, and he made the call.

The flop brought out the , and Gavriilidis checked to Lodden who fired out 26,000. Gavriilidis decided to check-raise to 57,000, but that didn't scare Lodden away. The Norwegian three-bet to 91,000, but even that was not enough for Gavriilidis who four-bet to 167,000. Lodden went into the tank for a long time, but eventually he made the call.

On the turn, the hit and Gavriilidis decided to move all in for exactly 400,000 chips. Lodden had 585,000 chips in front of him, and it took him about three minutes to figure out what to do with this massive shove. Eventually, Lodden pulled the trigger and made the call. The showdown amazed everyone standing around the table as Gavriilidis had tried to pull off a massive bluff.

Gavriilidis:
Lodden:

"This one I need to win," Lodden said as he needed to dodge a bunch of deuces and treys in order to claim this huge pot. The river brought the , and Lodden now has a huge lead while Gavriilidis was knocked out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnny Lodden	1,400,000	630,000
Panagiotis Gavriilidis	Busted

Tags: Johnny Lodden Panagiotis Gavriilidis

05-09-2013 20:49 UTC+2

Chen Loses Flip; Busts

[user101598]

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Freddy Deeb opened to 20,000 on the button, Steve O'Dwyer called out of the small blind, and Andrew Chen moved all in for 242,000 from the big blind. Deeb tank-called, and O'Dwyer snap-mucked.

Deeb:
Chen:

The flop gave Chen four extra outs to make a straight, and sure enough the turned, giving him Broadway. To needle the Canadian, the river brought the giving him a meaningless set.

Chen was off to collect his cash, while Deeb now has 670,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Freddy Deeb	670,000	360,000
Andrew Chen	Busted

Tags: Andrew Chen Freddy Deeb