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3:10pm: Sergey Lebedev doubles through Emil Patel
Level 23 - Blinds 15,000/30,000 (4,000 ante)

Sergey Lebedev was the start of day chip leader but he had to get lucky to avoid bubbling this final table.

Rocco Palumbo opened to 65,000 from under the gun+1, Patel then flat called from the cut off and Lebedev took about 30 seconds before announcing that he was all in. That got rid of Palumbo sharpish, but Patel requested a count. The dealer counted down the Russian's chips and it was 612,000 total. Call from Patel.

Lebedev: [9h][9c]
Patel: [Jh][Js]

Lebedev was out of his seat but sat back down when the [Ks][2s][9s] flop hit the felt. Patel had spades working for him though but missed the [Kh] turn and [4c] river. He's down to 412,000 whilst Lebedev is up to 1,370,000. --NW

3:06pm: Adams shoves, collects
Level 23 - Blinds 15,000-30,000 (4,000 ante)

Akin Tuna opened for 60,000 and it folded to Timothy Adams in late position who put his remaining 587,000 in the center as a reraise. All of the remaining players released their hands, then after a short think Tuna let his go as well.

Adams bumps up to 728,000 on that one while Tuna has 1.94 million. --MH

2:58pm: Level 23 begins
Level 23 - Blinds 15,000-30,000 (4,000 ante)

Four-chip ante!

Players are back in their seats and the new level is underway. --MH

2:50pm: Exact chip counts

Seat 1. Tim Adams - 595,000
Seat 2. Emil Patel - 1,033,000
Seat 3. Sergey Lebedev - 616,000
Seat 4. Ryan Riess - 524,000
Seat 5. William Arruda -1, 358,000
Seat 6. Samuel Panzica - 1,953,000
Seat 7. Rocco Palumbo - 789,000
Seat 8. Akin Tuna - 1,982,000
Seat 9. Davidi Kitai - 901,000

2:40pm: Advance to level 23
Level 22 - Blinds 12,000/24,000 (3,000 ante)

That's the end of level 22 and the nine remaining players are now on a 20 minute break. We'll bring you full chip counts during the recess. --NW

2:35pm: Small pot poker
Level 22 - Blinds 12,000/24,000 (3,000 ante)

No massive pots to tell you about, but the action isn't exactly passive either.

Example A: Emit Patel opened to 60,000 and met resistance from Samuel Panzica (button) and Akin Tuna (big blind). On the [2h][8h][6d] flop Patel continuation bet 75,000 and one by one his opponents folded.

Example B: William Arruda raised it up to 50,000 from the hijack only for Rocco Palumbo to make it 124,000 to go from the button. When it folded back to Arruda he did the classic combo of peaking back at his cards, realising they hadn't changed and then mucking.

No big pots just now, but you feel one is brewing. --NW

2:30pm: A reminder of the payouts

1. €397,500
2. €268,270
3. €184,650
4. €150,550
5. €120,050
6. €92,240
7. €67,120
8. €48,630
9. €40,200

2:27pm: Arruda check-raises Tuna
Level 22 - Blinds 12,000-24,000 (3,000 ante)

Akin Tuna raised to 52,000 from middle position and got one caller in William Arruda defending his big blind. Arruda checked the [6h][4s][7c] flop, watched Tuna continue for 85,000, then check-raised to 250,000. That made Tuna pause a beat, then he called.

Both checked the [Kc] turn, then when Arruda fired 300,000 after the [Tc] river, Tuna let his hand go. Arruda is up to about 1.25 million while Tuna still has 1.97 million. --MH

2:20pm: Lebedev clashes with Tuna
Level 22 - Blinds 12,000-24,000 (3,000 ante)

On a board of [qd][7c][ks][tc] Akin Tuna was betting again, making it 220,000 (into a pot worth roughly 350,000). Sergey Lebedev was ready with the call and they saw a [ts] river card.

Akin Tuna

Lebedev checked to Tuna who went to his chips, amassing a big bet of some 590,000. Lebedev was forced to pass, dropping down to 750,000. Tuna meanwhile is back to roughly 2.3 million. - SB

2:14pm: Updated chip counts (9 remain)
Level 22 - Blinds 12,000-24,000 (3,000 ante)

As they move into the second half of the level, here's a snapshot of the counts with nine left:

Samuel Panzica - 1,950,000
Akin Tuna - 1,820,000
Sergey Lebedev - 960,000
Emil Patel - 882,000
William Arruda - 845,000
Timothy Adams - 725,000
Rocco Palumbo - 625,000
Davidi Kitai - 468,000
Ryan Riess - 452,000

Panzica, pace setter

There will be a break at the end of this level. --MH

2:05pm: Lebedev careful with Big Slick
Level 22 - Blinds 12,000-24,000 (3,000 ante)

Sergey Lebedev opened for 52,000 from middle position and got one caller in Samuel Panzica on the button. Both checked the [6d][6h][7s] flop and [Kh] turn, then after Lebedev bet 75,000 following the [5h] river, Panzica called.

Lebedev opened [As][Ks] and it was good as Panzica mucked. Lebedev has 1.62 million now, while Panzica sits with about 2.02 million. --MH

2:00pm: Penzica all in again
Level 22 - Blinds 12,000-24,000 (3,000 ante)

On a flop of [2h][7h][4c] Samuel Penzica moved all in, something he's getting increasingly used to this afternoon. Others, including Akin Tuna folded, but Sergey Lebedev wasn't as hasty. After confirming a count (the all-in was for 894,000), he called, regretting it immediately.

Penzica [4d][4s]
Lebedev [th][td]

The turn came [7s] and the river [9c]. That doubled Penzicka up to around 2 million while Lebedev, who led overnight, is now down to 800,000. - SB

1:50pm: Palumbo takes a nibble off Tuna
Level 22 - Blinds 12,000-24,000 (3,000 ante)

On the first hand following the redraw, it folded around to Rocco Palumbo in middle position who raised, then chip leader Akin Tuna called from the next seat. As the others folded, Palumbo leaned forward to see how much Tuna had behind, spotted his 2 million-plus stack, and raised his eyebrows, murmuring how impressive it looked.

Rocco Palumbo

Tuna grinned in response as the flop came [Qc][Ad][4d]. Undeterred, Palumbo continued for 70,000 and Tuna called, then after the [4s] turn card Palumbo pushed all in.

There was about 300,000 in the middle and the push was for approximately 380,000. Tuna thought about a half-minute, then let his hand go.

Tuna still has 2.04 million, while Palumbo is now at 680,000. --MH

1:45pm: Re-draw at nine
Level 22 - Blinds 12,000-24,000 (3,000 ante)

There's a redraw with nine players remaining. Here's how they line up with their approximate chip counts.

Seat 1. Tim Adams - 750,000
Seat 2. Emil Patel - 1,000,000
Seat 3. Sergey Lebedev - 1,780,000
Seat 4. Ryan Riess - 550,000
Seat 5. William Arruda - 780,000
Seat 6. Samuel Panzica - 950,000
Seat 7. Rocco Palumbo - 500,000
Seat 8. Akin Tuna - 2,000,000
Seat 9. Davidi Kitai - 700,000

1:37pm: Jerry Odeen eliminated in 10th place (€34,100)
Level 22 - Blinds 12,000-24,000 (3,000 ante)

Playing out of the blinds and defending preflop versus an Akin Tuna opening raise, Jerry Odeen watched the flop come [Jd][9c][3s] and checked. Tuna continued with a bet, then Odeen announced he was check-raising the last of his short stack all in.

Tuna was quick with the call, and Odeen was disappointed once the hands were revealed:

Odeen: [Qh][Jh]
Tuna: [Ks][Kh]

Tuna's overpair was best, and after the [5d] turn and [Tc] river Odeen was knocked out in 10th. Tuna is now up around 2.2 million.

A brief pause now as the final nine players reassemble around a single table. --MH

1:32pm: Level 22 begins; 10 left
Level 22 - Blinds 12,000-24,000 (3,000 ante)

The final 10 continue without a break as the next level begins. --MH

1:30pm: Penzica all in
Level 21 - Blinds 10,000-20,000 (3,000 ante)

A double up for Samuel Panzica. He opened for 40,000 on the button. Ryan Riess then announced he was all in from the big blind. Penzica called at once, turning over [ah][qd] to Riess's [ts][tc].

The board came [6c][9h][ac][4s][2d] to take Penzica up to around the million mark. Riess drops to roughly 750,000. -- SB

1:20pm: Tuna sends another to the rail
Level 21 - Blinds 10,000-20,000 (3,000 ante)

Christoph Vogelsang is out in 11th place, sent to the rail by Akin Tuna. Vogelsang check-raised all in on a flop of [5c][3c][3h] with [8d][5d]. Tuna called with [6c][6s] and there was no improvement for Vogelsang who leaves with €34,100. -- SB

Christoph Vogelsang

1:10pm: Chartier all in against Tuna
Level 21 - Blinds 10,000-20,000 (3,000 ante)

Sam Chartier departs in 12th place. He moved in on a flop of [qh][2s][6d] against Akin Tuna. Chartier showed [jh][6h] but Tuna would reel him in with [th][td]. The turn came [8d] and the river [5s]. Chartier put on his back pack and set off for the rail to collect €29,610. That puts Tuna up to around 2 million. - SB

12:45pm: Triumph then tragedy sends Diego Ventura to the rail
Level 21 - Blinds 10,000-20,000 (3,000 ante)

Ventura was reduced to less than 100,000 after he'd paid blinds and ante, he found aces, got his chips in against pocket sevens and doubled up. On the next hand he found queens, got his chips in a second time, against Sergey Lebedev who had ace-ten.

Diego Ventura

He was fine on the flop, and by the turn was all set to double up again to just short of average. But the river card brought the ace - his saviour first time round, but not so much now. Ventura out in 13th place. - SB

12:35pm: Two all ins on the first hand of the day
Level 21 - Blinds 10,000-20,000 (3,000 ante)

Action right from the start with two all ins, one on each table. The first was technically that involving Emil Patel and Christoph Vogelsang. Patel shoved and Vogelsang called all in, with the cards as follows.

[9d][8d] for Patel
[ad][5h] for Vogelsang

The board ran [qs][kc][6c][7s][2h]

The turn meant a slight scare for Vogelsang but it was short lived. He doubles up.

Meanwhile on the other table Rocco Palumbo opened from the button but quickly got out of the way of the small and big blinds who moved all in. That was Samuel Panzica and Jerry Odeen respectively.

Penzica [ac][6s]
Odeen [ah][th]

But just as on the other table there would be no elimination (technically Penzica had been at risk). The board came [kd][3s][js][9c][9d] for a chopped pot. As one reporter put it, they effectively split the antes. But if you're making a profit you can't lose, right? -- SB

12:30pm: Play starts
Level 21 - Blinds 10,000-20,000 (3,000 ante)

We're under way in the high roller with 13 players left. They'll be a redraw at nine.
12:05pm: Pick the winner on BetStars

We're still half an hour away from the restart in the high roller, and the Main Event does the same at 1pm (with EPT Live beginning the cards up broadcast at 2pm). That gives you plenty of time to consider a wager on the Main Event winner to make things "interesting".

BetStars is offering odds on the EPT Main Event winner in Dublin, and is taking bets up until the start of play. Obviously, there will be no live odds given that being in Dublin and watching in real time would give you the kind of advantage not seen since the 1920s, but you have until 1pm to place your bets. If you're curious here's how the odds look:

Dzmitry Urbanovic	2.55
Kuljinder Sidhu	4.6
Iliodoros Kamatkis	8.5
Patrick Clarke	4.1
Gilles Bernies	6.5
Rhys Jones	18

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11:45am: Perfect conditions

It's a wonderful grey and misty day in Dublin today, with light rain and no prospects of things brightening up. Quite frankly those are perfect poker playing condition.

Players are arriving for what is the final day of the EPT12 Dublin festival. Today we'll play down to a winner in the High Roller, but also in the Main Event, coverage of which begins at 2pm on the Blog and EPT Live. We'll have live updates from both events. -- SB

11:30am: Lebedev leads heading into final day
Level 20 - Blinds 8,000-16,000 (2,000 ante)

Play restarts today with 13 players remaining. Sergey Lebedev lead when players bagged up last night. -- SB

Name	Country	Chips
Sergey Lebedev	Russia	1,522,000
Emil Patel	Finland	1,339,000
Ryan Riess	USA	1,174,000
Akin Tuna	Germany	1,100,000
Timothy Adams	Canada	758,000
Jerry Odeen	Sweden	596,000
Rocco Palumbo	Italy	565,000
Davidi Kitai	Belgium	512,000
Willliam Arruda	Brazil	458,000
Sam Chartier	Canada	458,000
Christoph Vogelsang	Germany	310,000
Samuel Panzica	USA	276,000
Diego Ventura	Peru	157,000

PokerStars Blog reporting team on the EPT12 Dublin €10K High Roller Day 2: Martin Harris and Stephen Bartley. Photography by Jules Pochy. Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter:@PokerStarsBlog

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