£10,000 WSOPE Main Event Day 3 | 2009 World Series of Poker Europe

09-30-2009 00:30 UTC+2

Stop! Bubble Time

Yup, we are down to 37 runners and, unless two of them bust out on separate tables simultaneously, only 36 of them are getting paid. Our four separate rooms are now attempting to go hand for hand -- hope there are enough TDs on the floor! Either way, we expect play to go rather more slowly for the next few minutes at least. Please stand by.

09-30-2009 00:27 UTC+2

It's Not Over for Ristola

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Markus Ristola doubled up to 160,000 and simultaneously reduced Konstantin Buecherl to 115,000 after getting his chips in preflop to a raise from Buecherl.

Buecherl: {A-Hearts}

Ristola:

Board:

09-30-2009 00:23 UTC+2

Not in the Munny

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The next hand after taking a chunk out of Antoine Saout, Matt Hawrilenko reraised all in to a a late position raise from Ian Munns. Munns called, and they were on their backs.

Hawrilenko: {A-Hearts}

Munns:

Board:

constituting the absolute worst way for Munns to lose

Thus our former chip daddy departs, while Hawrilenko is up to 580,000.

Tags: Ian Munns Matt Hawrilenko

09-30-2009 00:20 UTC+2

Saout Loses the Lead

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Mr. Antoine Saout's hold on the chip lead has been released, and a good chunk of his stack is now in the paws of Matt Hawrilenko.

Saout raised to 14,000 and it folded around to Hawrilenko in the small blind who made it 46,000. An expressionless dwell from Saout and some faffing from the TV crews, and eventually a call followed by a flop.

Flop: {A-Hearts}

Hawrilenko bet out 60,000 and Saout dwelled again. Then he called.

Turn: {8-Spades}

Both players checked and this street took less time than the others for that reason.

River: {4-Diamonds}

Hawrilenko now bet 90,000 and once more Saout disappeared into the tank. Eventually he came out again and called -- but Hawrilenko turned over {A-Spades}

and Saout, presumably unable to beat it, mucked.

Saout - 370,000.

Tags: Antoine Saout

09-30-2009 00:19 UTC+2

Feature Table Chip Counts

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Seat 1: James Akenhead - 229,500
Seat 2: Eric Liu - 227,500
Seat 3: Chris Bjorin - 298,500
Seat 4: Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 269,500
Seat 5: Sandor Demjan - 375,000
Seat 6: Dave Ulliott - 91,000
Seat 8: Andre Akkari - 293,500
Seat 9: Ram Vaswani - 335,000

09-30-2009 00:17 UTC+2

Ramming it Home

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Ram Vaswani has doubled up on the feature table with {A-Spades}

versus the {K-Spades}

of Eric Liu, the board coming a buttock clenching {10-Diamonds}

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Vaswani - 335,000
Liu - 227,500

09-30-2009 00:15 UTC+2

New Chip Leader

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Steven Fung is your current chip leader with 675,000 and a smile the width of the M5.

Tags: Steven Fung

09-30-2009 00:14 UTC+2

Play That Fungy Music

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On a

board, Daniel Negreanu bet 16,500 and Steven Fung called. The river came the {6-Diamonds}

and Negreanu bet again, this time to the tune of 36,500. After tanking, Fung called.

"I have ace high," said Negreanu, in the tone of someone you'd expect to be announcing a strong hand. Fung showed {Q-Spades}