Pokerstars.com London EPT: Final Day - Interactive

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The players are currently on a one hour dinner break.

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Play is scheduled to recommence at 7.05pm.

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Buckle up peeps, we're underway once again.

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Joseph Mouawad is the player who drank Red Bull during the lunch, firing out of the blocks by winning the first two hands. The first one saw him push all-in against Marcel on a T-J-Q-A board whilst the second was a simpler affair, re-raising Josh Egan's 80k raise to 180k after Marcel Baran had smooth called the initial raise. Both players folded in lightening speed.

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As Marcel snaps up the blinds, we are reminded of the current level, 1,500 and 3,000 with a running ante of 3,000.

[boldie]

great updates as usual snoops and chili!

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And just like that, we have our first post-din dins all-in showdown, the buffet clearly kick-starting our current crop of players into fifth gear.

The encounter started with Antony Lellouche who put in a standard raise from the button. Haugen pushed from the small blind, and Lellouche called, believing he was virtually pot committed.

Lellouche =

Haugen =

Board =

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Bedlam here as the players go antsy in their pansty and stick it all-in yet again, this time Joseph Mouawad and Florian Langmann the players guilty of splattering too much sugar on their half time cornflakes. With Florian raising it up pre-flop, Joseph stuck in a re-raise of 200k from the big blind but was swiftly faced with an all-in from Florian putting his Lebanese opponent to a decision for his tournament life.

Lifting his cards up in a folding motion, Joseph pauses before suddenly announcing call. At first, after Joseph had revealed a King to the camera, I initially thought he had a hand like K-Q or K-J and was gambling inexplicably. However, Joseph's hand was much stronger, the old Big Slick  , hitting the table.

Meanwhile, Florian, who seemed genuinely bemused, turned over , but instead of being overjoyed at the coinflipping circumstances, moaned, "I thought you were going to fold" later adding "How could you call, there was no chance you were ahead?" and even allowing the mischievous F word to slip out uncontrollably.

Perhaps punishing a slight lack of respect to his opponent, the Poker Gods didn't mess around, shooting down a bullet on a clinical Ah Flop. A Turn and River later and it was all over, Joseph exclaiming "Yes!" in an abrupt manner leaving Langmann to rue the unnecessary abolishment of his stack.

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Seat 1: Ian Cox -- out
Seat 2: Florian Langmann -- 254,000
Seat 3: Antony Lellouche -- 324,000
Seat 4: Fredrik Haugen -- 592,000
Seat 5: Josh Egan -- 222,000
Seat 6: Marcel Baran -- 276,000
Seat 7: Paul Mendes -- out
Seat 8: Joseph Mouawad -- 2,237,000

[Chili]

Having connection problems here im afraid, and I have a load of pictures to upload but cant.  I will as soon as possible, in the meantime whilst one Joseph Mouawad is out there with nearly all the chips, the other players are dancing around.

Marcel Baran raised to 80k and after him Lelluche moved all in, Baran somewhat committed but still reluctant, called for all his chips with  and Antony had to turn over  .  He hit absolutely nothing and Baran doubled through to leave Lelluche with 23,000.

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Antony Lellouche is OUT and becomes the 6th place finisher winning £97,843

All-in for what I understand was just 23k, the Frenchman found himself up against three other players in Marcel Baran, Joseph Mouawad and Fredrik Haugen, all of whom I'm sure were inevitably eager to check it down and move up the financial ladder.

However, after all three players had checked the Flop in that somewhat collusive manner, Joseph seemed to like the Turn and duly bet out 30k. Fredrik and Marcel sidestepped out the way leaving Joesph and his J-2 two pair to close the door on Lellouche's EPT, the Frenchman drawing dead with A-5.


Parisian Antony Lellouche 27, mainly plays live poker in high stakes cash games around the world. He is both respected and well-liked by his peers and mentors, including the “godfathers” of French poker Claude Cohen and Jan Boubli. Antony turned pro nine years ago, honing his skills at the smallest limit games at the Aviation Club. Fearless and intuitive, Antony has already made two WSOP final tables and come close in two EPT Grand Finals – 12th in 2005 and 21st  in 2007. Today gives him his biggest tournament payout to date.

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Seat 1: Ian Cox -- out
Seat 2: Florian Langmann -- 462,000
Seat 3: Antony Lellouche -- out
Seat 4: Fredrik Haugen -- 565,000
Seat 5: Josh Egan -- 213,000
Seat 6: Marcel Baran -- 580,000
Seat 7: Paul Mendes -- out
Seat 8: Joseph Mouawad -- 2,075,000

[Chili]

This final is very strange, I have to say I have not often seen one so quiet.  The players are close to ignoring each other bar saying "how much"  "raise"  "I'm all in."  We suspect that the spectators in the stands are on strings as they sit still, rise when someone mutters those 3 magic words and then back down again. 

[SimonH]

unlucky ian but i blame the fact you just played 90 minutes against leeds scoring the equalizer late into the game

 

[CrestOfaWave]

Tell Josh - he HAS TO DOUBLE and quick... GL Couzy Bro...