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And on only the second hand of the day, G Sjoverg is OUT and we're down to 11th

Meanwhile John Dull doubles up with A-6 vs K-J all-n preflop and a Q-4-4-Q-9 board.

Noah Boeken is OUT

all-in with A-K, called by David Layani's Q-7

7-6-9-7-3

Here was your full set of Day Three Survivors, topped by Lisandro

Jeff Lissandro   Italy                1002300
Bjorn-Erik Glenne  Norway   955400
Phil Ivey   United States       827800
David Daneshgar   United States   397100
Joakim Geigert   Sweden            331100
Dave Gregory   United States   245800
David Layani   France               218600
Noah Boeken   Holland              190600
Teemu Lahtinen   Finland              166400
Robin Keston   United Kingdom   152200
Kristian Ulriksen   Norway         130200
Jon Dull   United States        113000
Gusten Sjoberg   Sweden             74600

At the same time, Finland's Teemu Lahtinen doubles through with A-K vs Joakim Geigert's 7-8 on a A-K-6-8-K board

Correction, it was Layani who was the aggressor moving in from the small blind with Q-7, only to find Boeken sitting in the Big with A-K.

I saw a flop!  Turn and river too!  David Danesghar raises 31k (the blinds are now 8k/16k) and David Layani calls. 
Flop + turn:  Aspades Ac 4s 5c  At this point, Danesghar bet 65,000 and was called by Layani, but it looked like on the 8s river they both totally chickened out and checked it - Danesgar had Kh 7s, but Layani's Kd 4c took it.  I heard the guy behind me say, "I don't think I value bet my 4 either..."

11 left:

Table Ivey:

Phil Ivey -- 720,000
David Daneshgar -- 310,000
David Layani -- 545,000
Robin Keston -- 85,000
Dave Gregory -- 285,000

Table Lisandro:

Kristian Ulriksen -- 150,000
Teemu Lahtinen -- 85,000
Jeff Lisandro -- 860,000
Joakim Geigert -- 370,000
Jon Dull -- 165,000
Bjorn-Erik Glenne -- 940,000

David Layani is OUT

A-Q vs 6-7s

Flop = 6-6-J

Ivey's marches on

We're down to Nine!  The big jump in prize money between 10th and 9th place (approx. €20,000) has been leapt - as Bjorn-Erik Glenne eliminates short stack Teemu Lahtinen - the latter made a stand with K 3, but Glenne's A 10 was in pretty good shape after the 6 6 8 flop, and even better after the Ace on the turn...

We're down to the final table, although I think Nine is still that pesky "TV Bubble" growing in importance every tourney, it seems.

They are braced to commence the final 9, which has now become the final table.

Seat 1: Dave Gregory -- 560,000
Seat 2: Kristian Ulriksen -- 116,000
Seat 3: Jon Dull -- 79,000
Seat 4: Phil Ivey -- 1,323,000
Seat 5: Bjorn-Erik Glenne -- 1,209,000
Seat 6: Robin Keston -- 81,000
Seat 7: Jeff Lisandro -- 888,000
Seat 8: Joakim Geigert -- 268,000
Seat 9: David Daneshgar -- 275,000

1st -- 691,000
2nd -- 371,000
3rd -- 184,300
4th -- 161,300
5th -- 138,200
6th -- 115,200
7th -- 92,200
8th -- 69,100
9th -- 46,100

Nationalities:

Seat 1: Dave Gregory  (UK)
Seat 2: Kristian Ulriksen (NOR)
Saet 3: Jon Dull  (US)
Seat 4: Phil Ivey  (US)
Seat 5: Bjorn-Erik Glenne (NOR)
Seat 6: Robin Keston (UK)
Seat 7: Jeff Lisandro  (ITA)
Seat 8: Joakim Geigert  (SWE)
Seat 9: David Daneshgar  (US)

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No catch whatsoever

Here's the deal - they're sat at the TV table right now, so all final tablists get to see what it's like up on stage...but the EPT Televised Final is always Eight-Handed, so when one player drops, there'll be a 'brief' break for interviews blah blah blah and then it'll get underway, with a one-hour dinner break at 8pm.

Robin Keston doubles up courtesy of Glenne

A-Q vs Q-5

Best hand held up


Soon after Dull doubles up from the big blind

Joakim made it 55k in the cut-off, David D raised all-in from the button, Dull called his shortstack all-in with T-9, Joakim folded and David D called with A-K

T-6-K-T-x

Ouch

Double Takedown News Now -

John Dull moved in preflop for 101,000.  Bjorn-Erik Glenne decided to give him a spin, and as a surprise, Robin Keston moved in too from the small blind (for less in total).

John showed:  9s 9h
B.E. showed:  Qd Qc
Robin showed: Aspades 9c

The board came 3 J 4 6 4 (Big TK doesn't like to announce the suits for some reason) and that means that:

Robin Keston is the 8th place finisher, for €69,100

AND

John Dull is the 7th place finisher, for €92,200

Just prior to this hand, Bjorn Erik doubled up Joakim Geigert in the following fashion:

Joakim raised to 45k preflop, and BE called from the big blind.  The flop:  Js Ts 2h  BE bet out 70k, and Joakim raised all-in (for c.150k) - only a little think from BE before calling with his up'n'down - Q 9 - while Joakim's AJ ended up holding up for a much needed double.

Jeff Lisandro is OUT and becomes the 6th place finisher winning 115,200

Ivey raised from the button, Lisandro called from the Big Blind and they both saw a T-9-5 flop.

Lisandro checked, Ivey bet, Lisandro moved all-in and Ivey called.

Ivey = 9-9, Lisandro = T-9

Turn = 4

River = 4

Joakim Geigert is OUT in 5th place, winning €138,200

Bjorn-Erik raised to 55k preflop, Joakim re-raised to 155,000 - call.
Flop:  5 9 4 (two hearts)  Check from BE, All-in from Joakim - call. 
BE showed:  K 9
Joakim showed:  A 3
With the turn and river bringing the inconsequential Q 4, we are down to just four... It's moving rather quickly.

David Daneshgar is OUT and becomes the 4th place finisher winning 161,300

David Daneshgar moved all-in with Q-8, Gregory called with 6-6 and tirumphed on the Q-6-3 flop.

3 left

Chip Counts (BREAK at the moment - may well be the 1hr dinner break - we'll keep you informed):

David Gregory         925,000
Phil Ivey              2,142,000
Bjorn Erik Glenne  1,733,000

It does indeed look like this is the DINNER BREAK - - - prepare for a quiet hour while we run off and grab a bite, we'll be back when they are...

Pretty chunky pot between Glenne and Ivey.

Glenne calls from the button, Gregory makes up the small blind and Ivey checks.

All three players check the A-4-6

T = 3

Glenne bets 70k, Gregory passes and Ivey makes it 210k, Glenne calls.

River = 5

Ivey bets 300k, Glenne calls.

Glenne = A-3

Ivey = T-9

Glenne wins the pot.

Well that's the first major confrontation I've seen Ivey come out behind on - he didn't look pleased about being called on the river and having to show his Ten-high...

Anyway, he's lost a couple more pots now, both to Dave Gregory - in the first one Phil called on the button, and then called Dave's big blind raise of 50k.  They checked all the way to the end:  2h 8c 8s Qd 9h and Dave's Ace high was good.

The next hand, Dave takes Phil's big blind from the small blind with a preflop raise.

The next hand, Dave raises to 75k on the button, again Phil calls (sb). 
Flop:  4s 8d Ks  Check-check.
Turn:  5d  Phil bets out 120,000.  Call from Gregory.
River:  9c   Phil gives up, checking, and gets a check behind.  They both have Ace high, but Dave's A 10 beats Phil's A 7...

Ivey -- 1.3 mil
Gregory -- 1.4 mil
Glenne -- 2.1 mil

Gregory limps on the button

Ivey makes up the small blind

Glenne raises from the big blind

Gregory folds

Ivey calls

Flop = 2-3-K

Ivey checks

Glenne bets 150,000

Ivey makes it 350,000

Glenne moves all-in

Ivey folds

Gregory raised preflop, Ivey folded from the small blind and Glenne called from the Big.

Glenne then check-raises Gregory all-in on an A-K-Q flop and shows Pocket Aces.

After Phil took a hammering that level, the chips are a most uneven:

555,000 Dave Gregory
386,000 Phil Ivey
BE Glenne  3,900,000 

Just as I was returning with some tussling-type hands, there was a big cheer.  That can mean only one thing - - we're heads up!

Dave Gregory finishes in 3rd place, winning €184,300

Bjorn raises to 120k on the button, while Dave moves in from the small blind with K 10.
Bjorn Erik shows:  A 5

Flop:  5 K 7
Turn: 5
The river was inconsequential.

This final has been anything but slow and boring, a treat to update.

Glenne limped with T-T, Ivey pushed with A-5s, Glenne called.

Ten on the flop

Q-T-3-8-9

And if you want to see Bjorn Erik receiving his comedy cheque and getting the full star camera treatment - hop over to the Interactive Update:

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