Pokerstars.com Baden EPT: Day 3 - At A Glance

[NoflopsHomer]

40 players remain including 4 Brits, Matt Tyler, Julian Thew, Surinder Sunar and Peter Gould. Also still around are WSOP finalists Hevad Khan and Alex Kravchenko, bracelet winner Alan Smurfit and Dortmund EPT winner Andreas Hoivold. Today, we play down to the final table of 8. Also, the feature table begins today, so feel free to comment about anything that you see there on the interactive thread. http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=28003.0

Play restarts in roughly 1 hour at 3pm, 2pm GMT.

Prize Money, (in euros - I will translate it into Palladium Ounces, should anyone ask):

1   670,800
2   375,000
3   225,000
4   160,800
5   132,900
6   105,000
7   83,600
8   60,000
9   38,620
10   38,600
11   30,000
12   30,000
13   25,700
14   25,700
15   19,300
16   19,300
17   12,860
18   12,860
19   12,860
20   12,860
21   12,860
22   12,860
23   12,860
24   12,860

[NoflopsHomer]

Table Redraw:

Peter   Gould   1   1   65800
Hevad   Khan   1   2   21300
Acar   Mazlum   1   3   136000
Andreas   Hoivold   1   4   48900
Daniel   Mangas   1   5   134500
Manfred   Hammer   1   6   47200
Jiri   Vacek   1   7   78100
Soraya   Homam   1   8   25000

Age   Spets   2   1   68500
Roman   Yitzhaki   2   2   69800
Matthew   Tyler   2   3   45600
Victor   Goossens   2   4   108900
Dennis Naci   Hansen   2   5   54400
Thor   Hansen   2   6   14400
David   Sonelin   2   7   115500
Heimo   Krainer   2   8   73500

Hector   Fuentes   3   1   77400
Sebastian   Ruthenberg   3   2   97400
Johann   Fest   3   3   28000
Thomas   Fuller   3   4   128800
Andreas   Fluri   3   5   23300
Christophe   Benzimra   3   6   37500
Kalil   Rahal   3   7   48900
Gunnar   Rabe   3   8   81300

Alan Peter   Smurfit   4   1   49700
Julian   Thew   4   2   114700
Michael   Durrer   4   3   116000
Pascal   Perrault   4   4   95700
Surinder   Sunar   4   5   36300
Carlo   Di Renzo    4   6   16200
Vladimir   Poleshchuk   4   7   122600
Harald   Poeschl   4   8   33800

Thierry   Van Den Berg   5   1   69800
Anton   Allemann   5   2   140000
Hans Vimmo   Eskilsson   5   3   96800
Christophe   Defforey   5   4   81200
Alexander   Kravchenko   5   5   34800
Gyoergy   Moger   5   6   56500
Denes Tamas   Kalo   5   7   102200
Edward   Lawson   5   8   25300

[danafish]

Hello! I have made it to the casino and I am full of coffee. Nothing is happening just yet, but I have every confidence that this incredibly well-run tournament will once again start on time.

If you have anyone you'd like a-following, aside from the already-mentioned Matt Tyler and Julian Thew, let us know. Incidentally I just had an accidental kasetoast breakfast with Matt and Julian after we found ourselves in the same cafe, and both of them seem pretty cheerful. Matt managed to spend about an hour and a half getting back to his hotel last night, after attempting to take a short cut through the park and walking round in a big circle for ages instead. Yay Matt! Anyway, he made it back eventually, and I think he actually got some sleep too before hitting the Indian down the road for his daily Breakfast Curry. Good luck all...

[danafish]

I can see shuffling, although no actual dealing as yet. We have a giant screen in the press room here with a very pale slanty view of the feature table, currently Table 4 on our seating plan (Table Thewy, Sunar et al). Floppy's wandered up there to get some photos. There is now a big close-up of Alan Smurfit gesticulating.

Incidentally at this point I should add how grateful we are that today the action has moved from the second floor to the first. Our lovely press room is of course situated on the ground floor, and courtesy of Mike Lacey, who really cares about these things, we know that every time we went up to the second floor over the past two days, we climbed no less than 77 stairs. I feel that I have really worked off the first day's giant buffet...

[danafish]

Shuffling, and dealing too!

Play has now started.

[NoflopsHomer]

Hello! I have made it to the casino and I am full of coffee. Nothing is happening just yet, but I have every confidence that this incredibly well-run tournament will once again start on time.

If you have anyone you'd like a-following, aside from the already-mentioned Matt Tyler and Julian Thew, let us know. Incidentally I just had an accidental kasetoast breakfast with Matt and Julian after we found ourselves in the same cafe, and both of them seem pretty cheerful. Matt managed to spend about an hour and a half getting back to his hotel last night, after attempting to take a short cut through the park and walking round in a big circle for ages instead. Yay Matt! Anyway, he made it back eventually, and I think he actually got some sleep too before hitting the Indian down the road for his daily Breakfast Curry. Good luck all...

Regular updates on Manfred Hammer please.

First hand, Hedvad Khan pushes with K-8 from the cut-off, and BANG! It's Hammertime as Manfred calls with Aces, Khaaaaaaaaaaaaan! gone in 40th place. Here is your man, snoops.

[NoflopsHomer]

Also, first hand on the feature table, Alan Smurfit takes out Carlo Di Renzo with Aces against , Pascal Perrault Nines were forced out, and he was none too pleased by the board.



38 left with about 5 minutes remaining of the 1k/2k level before we go to 1.5k/3k.

[NoflopsHomer]

Here, meanwhile is the tournament area, everything has been moved to the first floor, reducing our stairs climbing exploits by 50%.

[danafish]

Meanwhile, on a non-Hammer note, on Table Tyler, formerly remaining Young North American Roman Yitzhaki is OUT. David Sonelin raises to 6k. Roman re-raises a big chunky bit from the button, to which Sonelin moves all in. Roman calls.

Roman - 

David -

Board -

[NoflopsHomer]

Julian knocks out Surinder


Flops needs to tuck in his blonde updaters shirt....


the wonders of the internet live coverage!!!

Yes, Thewy got a bit of luck there, most of the money in on the flop and Julian catching his two outer for the last few thousand on the turn of the board with his vs .

I'm afraid however, Matt Tyler is out. A couple of limpers, Matt pushes on the button with Jacks, except the small blind Victor Goossens had Aces.

Also out is Roman Yitzhaki, Ace King against David Sonelin's Kings.

Finally, Jiri Vacek has knocked out Soraya Homam with K-T against A-3.

[danafish]

Thor Hansen from the small blind moves all in, forcing David Sonelin to fold his Q-2 face up. "But I didn't even look!" protests Hansen. Nevertheless he's glad of the fold, showing 7 high.

[danafish]

And then a double up for Hansen.

Victor Goossens raises to 8k, and Hansen shoves. Heimo Kraner in seat 8 re-shoves, and Victor folds.

Hansen -

Kraner -

Board -

Thor is triumphant!

[NoflopsHomer]

David Sonnelin has just knocked out Thor Hansen, four-flushing his Jacks against Hansen's two red Aces. Sonnelin, a quiet Swedish Stars qualifier is now chip leader with around 175k.

Also gone is Christophe Defforey, his , not seemingly much good vs on a board.

[danafish]

Also OUT is Harald Poeschl. All in from relatively early position for I think not very much, he found a caller in Mr Rock N Roll Anton Allemann.

Poeschl -

Allemann - 

Board - a 3, a 4, a 9, a Jack and a Queen, and Poeschl is OUT.

[danafish]

Another OUTage is Johann Fest. Kalil Rahal raises it to 6.2k preflop. Fest reraises, and Rahal thinks about it for a brief moment before calling.

Flop -

And Fest insta-all-ins, and Rahal instacalls with a resigned "OK".

Fest -

Rahal -

Turn - - giving Rahal a variety of interesting straight draws as well as his flush draw

River - and the flush comes in, knocking out Johann Fest.