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They're dropping like bungee jumping elephants now that we've surpassed the bubble, the latest player to munch on the bitter taste of dust being Scandinavian pro Stephen Kjaerstad.
Kjaerstad made a standard preflop raise from middle position, before being flat-called by Theo Jorgensen in the big blind. On the flop, Jorgensen checked, Kjaerstad made a continuation bet of 21,500, and Jorgensen deep-reached for a tall stack of blue chips. After a momentary hesitation, Kjaerstad called all in.
Jorgensen =
Kjaerstad =
"That's nice," observed Jorgensen as the turn came a decisive . The on the river was academic, and Kjaerstad was gone.
And on that note, the empty seat is filled by Jason Mercier, who comes armed with more racks than a torture chamber. Sixteen remain.
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Justin "BoostedJ" Smith opened for 14,000, Sorel Mizzi called, David Penly re-potted, Smith moved all in, Mizzi folded, and Penly called. Smith had Penly covered.
Penly:
Smith:
The board ran out , Penly rivering a queen-high straight to double his stack to nearly 270,000. Smith was left with only 50,000.
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Well, you certainly don't want to get aces on this table, as Chris Bjorin becomes the third player in the last couple of levels to exit with the bullets in hand.
It was actually Padraig Parkinson who kicked off the action, his preflop raise leading to a call from Joe Beevers, followed by an all-in for 69,000 from Chris Bjorin. Although Parkinson ducked out of the way, Beevers was less accommodating and decided to make the call.
Bjorin =
Beevers =
Board =
Beevers takes it down with a full house, as Bjorin exits in 16th.
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Justin, just out
Before I'd barely finished reporting my last exit, we had ourselves another all-in on what has clearly become the Table of Doom. This time, it was a three-way encounter, involving Joe Beevers, Tomi Nyback, and short stack Justin Smith.
Smith =
Nyback =
Beevers =
The flop was decisive, and one that spelled the end for Smith. And whilst Beevers could still hit running cards to take it down, no such miracle occurred, the turn teasing the outdraw, but ultimately failing to deliver on the harmless river.
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"Barman!"
With more departures than Heathrow and Gatwick airports combined, charismatic Irishman Padraig Parkinson has become the latest casualty, eliminated at the merciless hands of Jason Mercier.
All in preflop, Padraig was slightly behind with versus , and failed to improve on an commanding board.
Parkinson is used to saying, "Make mine a double," but no such luck on this occasion as he departs in 13th. A dirty dozen remain.
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Beevers has to leave us
The Table of Doom and Certain Death continues to wield it's eliminating stick with the departure of Hendon Mobber Joe Beevers. Again, all in preflop, Beevers ran into the of Jason Mercier, and was unable to summon the spirit of Houdini as the board came .
Beevers sensed the end was near as he commented, "That's not good," on the turn, and his negative vibes were justified when the San Remo EPT champion made a straight on the river to add another scalp to his already impressive poker CV.
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Have you ever seen him wear ORANGE before?
At last, some action on Table 1, where the action has been positively subdued compared to the seven exits made off Table 2. (Snoopy=the cooler?)
In a three-way raised pot between Sorel Mizzi, Chris Ferguson, and Eric Dalby, the flop came down . All three players checked. The turn was the . Ferguson checked, Dalby bet 27,000, Mizzi folded and Ferguson called. The on the river brought checks from both Jesus and Dalby.
Dalby:
Ferguson:
Both players made straights, Ferguson's to the queen, earning him the pot.
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