EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo: Day 4 - Interactive

[snoopy1239]

Josh Prager makes what must have been a minimum pre-flop raise from under the gun - Carlo Mortensen calls from the big blind.

Flop =

Mortensen bets 30k, Josh moves all-in, Mortensen folds in a jiffy.

[NoflopsHomer]

Anthony Lellouche is OUT in 21st place.

He pushed his short stack in with , got called by Alexander Kim's

Board:

[snoopy1239]

On the same table, Christian Neirinck raises to 50k, Jash Prager moves all-in for 550k and Neirinck folds.

[snoopy1239]

The feature table is now made up of:

Dean Sanders
Marc Karam
Eric Van Der Berg
David Peters
Gavin Griffin
Soren Kongsgaard
Jacob Larsson

[snoopy1239]

As those of you watching the feature table will already be aware, the action has slowed down slighty... so, whilst we await it to pick up again as it inevitably will, take a butchers at this piccy from last night's DTD party.

Have you ever seen so little hair in one photo? Raab, Shipley and Mobbs could easily pass as triplets.

[The Camel]

Eric Van Der Berg is areally nice guy and a really clear thinking player.

He won't piss his chips away that's for sure. I am funking for him.

[Djinn]

The two short stacks on Table Two are sat side by side - but one of them is now not so short - Roi Elmaliah just doubled through:

He made it 36k (out of his 145k total) preflop, and big blind Pete Giordano checked his cards, warning, "If I go all in now I've got a big hand.  All in."
"Call," said Roi, and saw his racing, at least, the .
Flop:    By now the floor is announcing every called all in for the cameras - big TK himself saying, "He needs a Three to stay in the tournament..."
Turn:     Just like that.
River:   

And now Pete is relatively short while 300k is a less desperate stack for Roi.

[Djinn]

The action has indeed slowed considerably.  But once I make the walk from pressroom to tableside, I feel obliged to write stuff down until a hand with some cards shown gets played.  Since Snoopy and Homer are now watching from the rail - here are the standard bits, in descending order of interestingness:

Ram Vaswani (with a 430k stack) raised preflop but let it go when Andy Black made it 120k from the small blind...
Jan Veit makes the same move (except this time all in for his 160k or so) and absorbs a button raise...
Lars Eidissen moves in twice in a row, once on the button for just 78k, then from the cutoff, uncalled both times...
Carlos Mortensen nicks the blinds twice; Jelinek once.

[Shaa]

How many left please?

[poshrosh]

Eric Van Der Berg is areally nice guy and a really clear thinking player.

He won't piss his chips away that's for sure. I am funking for him.

SUPPOSE YOU ARE SAVING YOURSELF FOR THE WORLD SERIES, HOPE SO
(PAUL)

[NoflopsHomer]

18 left now because Lars Eidessen is OUT in 19th. Carlos made it 36k in late position, Josh Praegers re-raised and a short stacked Lars pushed. Carlos got out of the way and Josh called.

Lars:



Josh:



Board:

[snoopy1239]

We have action!!!



Andy Black raises it up pre-flop, Ram smooth calls and Phil Hilm re-raises. Black pushed, Ram gets out of the way and Hilm calls, although there is so much in the pot by now I don't think he had much of a decision.

Black =

Hilm =

Flop =

"Philip still needs a 9," explains Big TK in that familiar monotone 'I've done this a squillion times' voice.

Turn =

Andy Black turns away from the table and peers into the distance.

River =

Black swivels round as Kremser announces the River, punches the air and shouts "Yes' uncontrollably.

"That's poker," he says, "He's been making those kind of moves all day. What a play!"

"Nice hand," says a meek Hilm in defeat.

"Thanks," responds a more relaxed, yet still highly relieved Irishman.

[Shaa]

How much was in that pot snoops?

[NoflopsHomer]

Dean Sanders is OUT in 18th, only just got a bit of the action coming back to report the previous exit, but he apparently got it all in with 7-8 on a T-9-6 board against Marc Karam's T-9, turn and river came running sixes to send the gutted gutshot player home. Ouch, that's going to hurt.

[snoopy1239]

Jan Veit -- 230k
Kristof De Smedt -- 480k
Andy Black -- 800-900k
Alex Kim -- 855k
Ram Vaswani -- 350k
Philip Hilm -- 220k