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5:25pm: Full chip countsLevel 22 - Blinds 8,000-16,000 (ante 2,000)
| Gilles Bernies | Germany | 2,200,000 |
| Christopher Kruk | Canada | 1,900,000 |
| Ivan Banic | Croatia | 1,800,000 |
| Patrick Clarke | Ireland | 1,700,000 |
| Mikhail Petrov | Russia | 1,320,000 |
| Alex Goulder | UK | 1,305,000 |
| Rhys Jones | UK | 1,122,000 |
| Matias Ruzzi | Argentina | 1,0170,00 |
| Kuljinder Sidhu | UK | 963,000 |
| Iliodoros Kamatakis | Greece | 835,000 |
| Frank Williams | UK | 798,000 |
| Tomas MacNamara | UK | 769,000 |
| Alexandre Meylan | Switzerland | 650,000 |
| Adrian Mateos | Spain | 647,000 |
| Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 477,000 |
| Jiachen Gong | Canada | 450,000 |
5:15pm: Redraw (stacks coming)Level 22 - Blinds 8,000-16,000 (ante 2,000)
Here are the general two tables of the EPT Dublin Main Event. Ordinarily, we'd stop at 16 players, but they will play to the top of this level (there are 20 minutes left) after which another one before bagging for the night.
TV table
1 - Kuljinder Sidhu2 - Matias Ruzzi3 - Frank Williams4 - Rhys Jones5 - Adrian Mateos6 - Tomas MacNamara7 - Dzmitry Urbanovich8 - Alex Goulder
Outer table
1 - Christopher Kruk2 - Iliodoros Kamatakis3 - Ivan Banic4 - Gilles Bernies5 - Jiachen Gong6 - Patrick Clarke7 - Mikhail Petrov8 - David Meylan
5:15pm: Bernies wins a large one; takes chip leadLevel 22 - Blinds 8,000-16,000 (ante 2,000)
Gilles Bernies is as much as 2,200,000 - good for the chip lead - after winning a large pot against Alex Goulder.
Adrian Mateos opened pre-flop to 35,000 from under the gun and Goulder was joined by Bernies (small blind) and Matias Ruzzi (big blind) in calling.
No one bet the J♣2♠J♥ flop, however the action picked up at the 7♦ turn. Mateos bet 77,000, Goulder raised to 210,000, Bernies called and Mateos folded.
The 8♥ completed the board and Bernies starred on the community cards for longer than 30 seconds before sliding out a raffle of 375,000. Goulder quickly called and saw the bad news when Bernies opened 7♣7♠ for a turned ful house.
After that hand Bernies is as much as 2,200,000, while Goulder drops to around 1,400,000.
With Luca Pagano's exit in 17th that suggests there is a complete re-draw of the overall 16 players. They've taken the break that was scheduled for the tip of this level now, so during that we are going to bring you the re-draw and chip count information. --NW
5:15pm: Banic flops trip treys - however the hand is rudely interruptedLevel 22 - Blinds 8,000-16,000 (2,000 ante)
Ivan Banic limped at the button after which called a raise of 55,000 from big blind Tomas MacNamara.
The flop came 3♦2♣3♠ and MacNamara continued for 70,000. Banic called.
The J♣ landed at the turn and now the bet from MacNamara was 150,000. Banic called once more.
The river was the...well, actually I DID NOT quite catch it as that's when Alex Goulder shockingly hit the case queen at the other table. I NEED TO admit, I got a little distracted.
What I WILL BE ABLE TO let you know is that both players checked, MacNamara had nothing along with his K♣T♥, and Banic won the pot with a collection of threes holding the 3♥6♥.
Tomas MacNamara had 750,000 after that hand, and Banic was as much as 1.8 million roughly. --JS
5:10pm: Pagano departsLevel 22 - Blinds 8,000-16,000 (2,000 ante)
Luca Pagano should wait somewhat longer for that first EPT title. His Main Event campaign just resulted in 17th place after he shoved for his last 272,000.
Rhys Jones opened for 36,000 which Christopher Kruk raised to 102,000 from the cutoff. Pagano shoved from the button, which Kruk called.
Pagano: A♥Q♣Kruk: K♦Q♥
This looked good for Pagano, or did until the flop of K♥Q♦3♦. That left him needing help, which failed to come at the T♦ turn or the 4♥ river.
Another cash for Pagano - 21 now - but an elimination he'll bear in mind to be premature. - SB
5:05pm: Goulet-Ratelle's death knellLevel 22 - Blinds 8,000-16,000 (2,000 ante)
We've just lost the longest name left within the field - Jean-Phillipe Goulet-Ratelle.
He opened to 35,000 and faced a three-bet of 100,000 from Alex Goulder. Goulet-Ratelle shoved for about 410,000 and Goulder snap-called.
Alex Goulder Q♣Q♦Jean-Phillipe Goulet-Ratelle A♣Q♥
Goulet-Ratelle was all smiles at the A♠2♣9♦ flop and 7♦ turn, and Goulder was all the way down to one out. The Q♠.
And the river, you ask? The Q♠.
Goulet-Ratelle collects €22,880 for 18th, while Goulder now has 1.94 million. --JS
5pm: Meylan's jacks hold against MateosLevel 22- Blinds 8,000/16,000 (ante 2,000)
This all in actually started after the Frank Williams double, but ended before it because the action was far swifter.
Adrian Mateos opened from the cutoff after which called after Alexandre Meylan moved all in for 321,000 from the small blind. The Swiss player had J♠J♦ and was trying to stay in front of the A♦T♦ of Mateos.
Although Mateos connected with the 7♣8♠3♠T♣7♦ board it was together with his under, in preference to over-card and Meylan survived. He's as much as 672,000 while Mateos slips to 775,000. --NW
4:50pm: Jones v PetrovLevel 22 - Blinds 8,000-16,000 (2,000 ante)
Jiachen Gong opened from under the gun making it 38,000. Rhys Jones then three-Bet to 108,000. Mikhail Petrov though was ready with the four-Bet, making it 180,000 from the cutoff. Gong passed but Jones moved all in for 942,000.
Rhys Jones
If you were watching EPT Live you possibly can have seen Petrov's reaction. At the side of an expression that at best guess began with an "F", he sat up and removed his glasses. It was 762,000 to call, greater than half Petrov's stack. But he couldn't do it.
It puts Jones as much as 1.2 million. - SB
5pm: Frank Williams doubles through Tomas MacNamaraLevel 22- Blinds 8,000/16,000 (ante 2,000)
There were all ins at the two outer tables almost simultaneously and on both occasions the quick stack survived.
That's excellent news for fans of Frank Williams. He raised to 35,000 at the button just for Tomas MacNamara to three-bet to 90,000 from the small blind. Iliodoros Kamatakis folded the massive blind and Williams considered his options. He stacked up his chips - which amounted to 321,000 - and pushed them over the road. MacNamara got a count, tanked after which called.
MacNamara: K♠T♠Williams: A♥Q♥
The 2♥8♥A♦7♠K♣ board doubled Williams to 670,000 and dropped MacNamara to 1,460,000. --NW
4:50pm: Williams on a slippery slope; MacNamara at the up and upLevel 22 - Blinds 8,000-16,000 (2,000 ante)
Frank Williams's stack has taken a battering within the last orbit. Here's the newest hit.
Williams opened to 35,000 and faced a three-bet to 85,000 from Tomas MacNamara to his immediate left. Williams called and the 2 saw the J♥5♦T♥ flop. Both checked, and the 6♣ hit the turn. Now Williams led for 92,000 and MacNamara called.
The river was the 2♣ and Williams calmly (and slowly) counted out a chance of 285,000 - all in blue 5,000 chips - and slid them over the road. It didn't take MacNamara too long to call, flipping over Q♦J♣ for prime pair. Williams had top pair too, but his J♦8♦ was out-kicked. He dropped to 246,000 while MacNamara shot as much as 1.8 million.
Williams would win a bit back though at the next hand. He opened to 35,000 and it folded around to Ivan Banic within the big blind, who made the decision. The flop came 9♣K♥3♠ and Banic checked, leading to a 33,000 c-bet from Williams. Banic called, the turn was the 2♦, and Banic checked again. Williams bet 58,000 and took it down.
After all that, he's left with 350,000. --JS
4:45pm: Margereson's run endsLevel 22 - Blinds 8,000-16,000 (2,000 ante)
Scott Margereson spent yesterday building a large stack, today he needed to fight because the short person who. fight just came to an result in 18th place.
Scott Margereson
He shoved with A♣9♥ for 278,000 and looked good when Christopher Kruk called with K♥Q♦. But while Margereson hit the flop, so did Kruk.
9♦Q♠J♠
Margereson needed help, but none came at the 6♦ turn or Q♥ river card. -- SB
4:40pm: Gong doublesLevel 22 - Blinds 8,000-16,000 (2,000 ante)
A double up for Jiachen Gong who shoved with A♣K♥. Mikhail Petrov called with K♠J♠. The flop came Q♦8♣Q♣, the turn 8♠ and the river 2♣. Gong as much as 540,000 while Petrov drops slightly to 1,390,000. - SB
Jiachen Gong: Gone
4:35pm: Dias doneLevel 22 - Blinds 8,000-16,000 (2,000 ante)
Bernardo Dias is out in a hand with some three-way drama. He was all in with ace-king and both Mikhail Petrov and Chrstopher Kruk saw a flop (Kruk betting and Petrov calling).
Bernardo Dias: Dias is done
The flop came 6♦9♠Q♥ which was checked. The turn came 6♥ which Petrov checked. At which point Kruk bet 225,000. Petrov then called. They both then checked the 3♣ river, at which point Kruk showed fives and Petrov aces. All of which meant curtains for Dias, out in 20th place. - SB
4:30pm: Pagano pushes, misses doubleLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
Luca Pagano moved all in from the cutoff and, one seat to his left, the opposite table short stack, Jean-Philippe Goulet-Ratelle, showed interest. After establishing that Pagano had 163,000 left, Goulet-Ratelle re-shoved over the top.
More torment for Luca Pagano
Everyone else folded and Pagano discovered that he was fit. He had A♠9♠ to Goulet-Ratelle's A♥8♦. The dealer took some time to get the whole flop dealt because the television cameras had to swarm over to potentially record the last Team PokerStar's Pro's elimination or double up.
But they got neither. The board ran Q♠T♥5♥7♠5♦ and that is the reason a chop. -- HS
4:20pm: Nice call from ClarkeLevel 22 - Blinds 8,000-16,000 (2,000 ante)
Our sole remaining Irishman Patrick Clarke is now as much as 1.23 million after creating a nice river call to Frank Williams' bet.
Williams kicked off the action with a 35,000 open under the gun. Two players called - the aforementioned Clarke at the button and Ivan Banic from the massive blind.
Q♠6♦T♥ came the flop, and Banic checked. Williams put out a c-bet of 62,000, and both Clarke and Banic would match it, making it three to the turn.
It came the 7♥ and went check-check-check. So, the dealer dealt the 6♥ at the river. Banic checked once more, and Williams kicked back into life with a raffle of 180,000. Clarke thought for a while, counted out calling chips, and shuffled them while seemingly looking to get a read on his opponent. He'd finally end up creating a fantastic call with Q♣J♣, Banic folded, and Williams showed A♦K♥ for nothing butst a busted straight draw.
Williams is now all the way down to 660,000, while Clarke races as much as 1.23 million. --JS
4:10pm: Ruzzi's river bet eliminates GoulderLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
It's a powerful job taking up Alex Goulder today, but somebody has to do it. Matias Ruzzi gave it a crack and added a couple of chips to his stack.
Ruzzi opened to 35,000 and Goulder three-bet from the button 100,000. Ruzzi took some time before deciding to name and so they went to a flop of A♥Q♥9♣. Check, check. The turn was 7♥ and it went check, check. After which the A♣ came at the river.
Ruzzi cut out of venture of 140,000 and that was finally enough to eliminate Goulder. -- HS
4:05pm: Play re-startsLevel 22 - Blinds 8,000-16,000 (2,000 ante)
Players are back in action commonly Event after a 20 minute break.
3:45pm: Pagano left with almost nothing after Mateos rivers full houseLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
It seems as if Luca Pagano just suffered a horny horrific run out against Adrian Mateos and the Team PokerStars Pro is right down to about 185,000. Pagano mucked at the end, but took see you later to take action that it kind of feels he will need to have had an enormous hand too, but couldn't quite believe that it had lost.
Mateos started the hand with a raise to 25,000 from early position and Pagano defended his big blind. Just the 2 of them saw the flop of 8♥9♠6♥ and both checked.
The turn brought the 5♣, making any random big-blind hand look quite attractive. Pagano bet 33,000. Mateos called. The 9♦ came at the river and Pagano bet 68,000.
Mateos asked to peer Pagano's stack after which measured a raise of 225,000. That was greater than 50 percent of what Pagano had left, however the Italian didn't take any time in any respect to call.
Mateos turned over 8♠9♥ and Pagano seemed stunned. He tank-mucked, and wandered away wondering if his chance at a second EPT Dublin final table is now over. He'll return to 11 big blinds after the break. -- HS
3:40pm: Goulder's raking them inLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
Alex Goulder came into Day 4 with the chip lead and he's still right up there. He just took down a large pot that must make him a top three stack at least.
It started with an open to 27,000 from Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano, and that was met with a 3-bet to 81,000 from Goulder. Alexandre Meylan made the call, and Pagano really appeared like he desired to either call or maybe even shove. He'd fold though, making it heads as much as the flop.
It came the 7♠4♦A♥ and Goulder led for 115,000, which was called. It was an identical story at the T♦ turn - a 200,000 bet from Goulder and a choice. Then came the K♥ at the river. Goulder had Meylan covered and used that to his advantage by making him play for all of it. It was an excessive amount of for Meylan, however, and he gave it up.
Alexandre Meylan 480,000Alex Goulder 1,890,000 --JS
3:35pm: Shine burns out in 21stLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
After Frank Williams opened for 27,000 from the cutoff, it folded around to Cathal Shine within the big blind who reshoved for roughly 310,000 total and Williams called right away.
Shine: A♣9♣Williams: A♠K♦
The board came a boring T♦6♦5♠Q♠5♣, and Shine departs in 21st, leaving Patrick Clarke because the lone remaining Irishman of the general 20. Meanwhile Williams gets back to about 800,000. --MH
3:30pm: Sidhu bounces BoyaciyanLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
David Boyaciyan has now hit the rail, turning top pair and check-raising all in, but finding that Kuljinder Sidhu had also turned the similar pair and had a better kicker.
Boyaciyan opened to 26,000 from under the gun and Sidhu called from a few seats along. No person else was interested. They both checked a flop of 3♠4♠J♠ after which all of the action happened at the K♣ turn.
Boyaciyan checked, Sidhu bet 36,000 and Boyaciyan shoved for approximately 200,000. Sidhu immediately called.
Boyaciyan, with K♥9♥ had falled into Sidhu's slow-played A♦K♦.
Boyaciyan heads home with €19,950 for 22nd while Sidhu is sticking around with about 1.4 million. -- HS
3:20pm: Big stacks get four-bettingLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
The volatile Frank Williams has moved tables, taking a seat between Ivan Banic and Tomas MacNamara. Williams's stack has taken a slight dip of late -- all the way down to about 550,000 -- and he's the skinny sandwich between Banic (1.2 million) and MacNamara (900,000).
He had a close-up view of this latest hand between his new neighbours, though. Banic opened from early position, making it 26,000 to play. MacNamara three bet to 70,000 and Banic four-bet to 175,000.
MacNamara called, which took them to a flop of 4♠A♠3♠. Check, check. That they had done their pot-swelling pre-flop.
The turn was the Q♣ and Banic checked. MacNamara, despite intense scrutiny from Banic, found how to bet 150,000 and Banic, despite MacNamara looking the opposite way, found how to fold.
On the table Williams just vacated, Alex Goulder has built his stack to about 1.6 million now. -- HS
3:15pm: The tip of OliveiraLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
They are all the way down to 22 after Francisco Oliveira departs. It has been an even festival to this point for Portuguese players, no less than within the side events, but their representation broadly speaking Event is now over.
This was a battle of the blinds, although with 248,000 total after the hand against Tomas MacNamara detailed below, Oliveira wasn't in an especially great place to get cute. He got it in with 6♠6♦ and was, on balance, unfortunate to seek out Iliodoros Kamatakis with A♦K♣ within the big blind.
He was much more unfortunate to peer a flop of K♦K♥J♥ after which a turn of 9♥ and a river 9♦. That is the end of Oliveira. -- HS
3:10pm: MacNamara applies the pressureLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
Four players went to flop, which came the 7♦8♣8♥. Tomas MacNamara, Francisco Oliveira, Kuljinder Sidhu, and Ivan Banic all checked. There has been some action at the 7♥ turn though; MacNamara checked but now Oliveira led for 31,000. Sidhu made the call, Banic folded, and MacNamara bumped it as much as 93,000 to head. Oliveira called but Sidhu let his hand go.
So, to the river. It was the 2♦, and MacNamara shoved - putting Oliveira and his remaining 248,000 to the test. He'd give it up and MacNamara now has 1.4 million. --JS
3:05pm: Goulet-Ratelle gets there versus WilliamsLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
Down to his last 173,000, Jean-Philippe Goulet-Ratelle looked down at K♣J♠ within the hijack seat, pondered for a couple of beats, then announced he was all within the. action folded to Frank Williams within the big blind who asked for a count, then called the push, turning over A♣T♠.
The Q♠5♦3♠ flop was no good for Goulet-Ratelle, however the J♣ turn certainly was. The 6♦ river then meant the pair of jacks had held, and Goulet-Ratelle doubled to about 360,000. Williams now has exactly 600,000. --MH
3:00pm: The calm after the stormLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
We all agree -- TV crew, reporters and players -- we've never seen an afternoon 4 level as frantic because the first one today.
But after the storm, now the relative calm. Things are a whole lot more placid, a minimum of for now, because the blinds attempt to meet up with the stacks.
Three hands from Table 2 as evidence: Adrian Mateos opened from UTG+1 and Alex Goulder was his only customer, one seat to his left. They saw a flop of 9♣J♠J♦ and Mateos check-called Goulder's bet of 32,000.
Both players checked the 7♥ turn. Mateos bet 75,000 on the 2♣ river and Goulder folded.
Next hand, Goulder got back within the saddle with an open to 28,000 and everybody folded. After which at the next hand, it folded the entire way around to Matias Ruzzi's small blind and he limped.
Mateos checked his option within the big blind but then a chance of 16,000 from Ruzzi after the 4♥3♦2♥ flop was the last action of the hand. Mateos flicked away his cards. -- HS
2:55pm: MacNamara scores big double up through KamatakisLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
A dream start back from the break for Tomas MacNamara.
Kuljinder Sidhu kicked things off with an open to 27,000, which Ivan Banic called. MacNamara then 3-bet to 82,000 at the button, and it folded to Iliodoros Kamatakis within the big blind. He then 4-bet to 210,000, which was an excessive amount of for Sidhu and Banic. But MacNamara then shoved for 475,000 total and was called.
Tomas MacNamara K♦K♣Iliodoros Kamatakis J♥J♦
It was a great place for MacNamara and one that would end well too. The board ran out 4♣Q♥A♣4♦5♠ and MacNamara now has 968,000, while Kamatakis has 749,000. --JS
2:45pm: Redraw doneLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
Play has restarted sooner than expected. The remainder 23 players are back in action. -- SB
2:30pm: Redraw detailsLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
Here's how the general three tables line up on the EPT Dublin Main Event:
TV Table
1 - Bernardo Dias2 - Rhys Jones3 - Mikhail Petrov4 - Christopher Kruk5 - Scott Margereson6 - Dzmitry Urbanovich7 - Patrick Clarke8 - Jiachen Gong
Table 2
1 - Alex Goulder2 - Frank Williams3 - Alexandre Meylan4 - Gilles Bernies5 - Luca Pagano6 - Jean-Philippe Goulet-Ratelle7 - Matias Ruzzi8 - Adrian Mateos
Table 3
1 - Ivan Banic2 - empty3 - Tomas MacNamara4 - Francisco Oliveira5 - Iliodoros Kamatakis6 - David Boyaciyan7 - Cathal Shine8 - Kuljinder Sidhu
They are taking a 30-minute break to do TV things. Whatever they're. -- HS
2.30pm: Saout busts to Kruk, Zhang busts to BanicLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
Two eliminations within the space of a minute to inform you about from before the pause in play.
Frenchman and 2009 November Niner Antoine Saout is out of the principle Event. He got all of it in with the 6♥6♣ and was up against the J♥Q♣ of Chris Kruk, but a queen at the flop and no help anywhere else sent him out of here in 25th.
Meanwhile, Yang Zhang was also all-in for around 430,000 with the A♥Q♦ against Ivan Banic's K♦K♥. A king at the flop gave Banic a suite and sealed Zhang's fate as our 24th place finisher.
We're not quite sure how much Kruk and Banic have, however the players have gone on a ten minute break while we get official chip counts. Don't go anywhere. --JS
2:25pm: RedrawLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
With the newest elimination from the feature table, we're all the way down to 24. That implies a re-draw. Details of where they're all sitting might be with you shortly. -- HS
2:23pm: La Boissonire on his as far back as CanadaLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
Charles La Boissonnire is the following man out, sent packing by Alexandre Meylan. This was routine: La Boissonnire open-shoved for his last 250,000-ish and Meylan, one seat to his left, re-shoved for a covering stack. Everyone else folded.
La Boissonnire: A♥J♠Meylan: Q♠Q♣
La Boissonnire hit one in every of his cards at the flop, nevertheless it was the incorrect one. The J♦, nestled between the 9♥2♥, was not enough to overcome the queens. The 3♠ at the turn wasn't enough either, and nor was the K♠ at the river.
La Boissonire, who qualified for the development on PokerStars, heads back to Canada with €17,310.
Of the rest 24 players, ten qualified online, including the chip-leader Christophe Kruk. -- HS
Ready to begin your EPT campaign? Click here to get a PokerStars account.2:22pm: Shine shoves, Williams releasesLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
A blind-versus-blind battle saw Frank Williams (small) and Cathal Shine (big) reach a 4♥A♦4♠ flop, at which Williams fired 24,000 and Shine called. Williams then checked the T♠ turn, inviting Shine to bet 47,000. After a moment of thought, Williams called.
The river brought the 9♥ and another check from Williams. This time Shine shoved all in for his last 160,000 or so, and after a few half-minute Williams released his hand.
Shine is as much as 365,000 now while Williams has right about 800,000. --MH
2:21pm: Two hands worth mentioningLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
Guy Goosens out. Having played a brief stack for roughly two days, he laddered well, but departed a short time ago. -- SB
2:20pm: Two hands worth mentioningLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
I haven't seen any huge collisions for the reason that players returned, but listed here are a few hands I caught during the last five minutes.
One started with an open by second-shortest stack Bernardo Dias to 26,000. "YOU'VE 200 more?" asked Gilles Bernies from the large blind, and Dias nodded. He made the call.
The two players saw the 6♣6♠J♠ flop and Bernies checked. Dias continued for 25,000 but there has been a check-raise all-in from Bernies. Dias quickly folded and now has 175,000, while Bernies is as much as 1.46 million.
On another table, Ireland's Patrick Clarke opened to 26,000 also, which had one caller - Mikhail Petrov from the massive blind. The flop came K♠Q♠8♦ and Petrov checked to the raiser, who put out a c-bet of 31,000. Petrov called.
The turn was the 3♣, which both checked, taking us to the 8♣ at the river. Petrov checked once more, but Clarke now bet 55,000. Petrov played together with his chips, counting them out while looking to get a read from Clarke. He eventually made the decision but we never saw his cards - he mucked when Clarke showed J♠Q♣ for a couple of girls. Clarke has 625,000 now, while Petrov has 560,000. --JS
2:10pm: Gong!Level 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
Everything Rhys Jones touches this afternoon has turned to gold, but he just lost a couple of chips to Jiachen Gong.
Jones opened to 26,000 from mid-position and Gong defended his big blind. He was the one man prepared to tackle Jones's 1 million stack. They both checked the flop of T♦J♣8♠ after which Jones bet 28,000 after Gong checked the T♠ turn.
The Q♣ came at the river and Gong checked again. Jones bet 87,000 but Gong found a decision. Jones did show his hand, but mucked it so quickly when Gong flipped 8♥9♦ that I missed it. Suffice to say, it wasn't pretty much as good as Gong's eights and tens. -- HS
2:05pm: Goulet Ratelle shoves, collectsLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
Among the quick stacks presently is Jean-Philippe Goulet-Ratelle of Canada, but he's seeking to do what he can to modify that circumstance.
Just now Goulet-Ratelle watched Matias Ruzzi of Argentina open for 52,000, and when the action reached him he shoved together with his last 288,000. It folded quickly back to Ruzzi who took a short time before letting his hand go. Goulet-Ratelle bumps up over 360,000 with that one while Ruzzi sits with 445,000. --MH
2:00pm: Aces again for Urbanovich - doubles through JonesLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante)
Dzmitry Urbanovich is running hot to this point today; he's just doubled up for the second one time in little over a level, and both times with pocket rockets.
Rhys 'Floppinhel' Jones limped from the small blind, but Urbanovich bumped it as much as 33,000. Jones then shoved (Urbanovich had 291,000 total) and the Polish wizard announced "I'm all in as he turned over A♠A♣. Jones held the K♦Q♦.
There was a queen at the J♠Q♠4♥ flop, but Jones would have to hit again if he was to eliminate Urbanovich. The 7♠ turn made that harder to do, because it eliminated the K♠ from Jones' outs. Within the end, the 8♥ hit the river and Urbanovich is as much as 582,000, while Jones slips to 630,000. --JS
1:50pm: Next levelLevel 21 - Blinds 6,000-12,000 (1,000 ante)
After a really action-filled Level 20, we now move into Level 21, which promises more of the similar. Full chip counts are on their way, while the payouts page is sort of)( up-to-the-minute too. -- HS
1:40pm: Frank Williams, doing stuffLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
"You are doing a wide variety of stuff," Scott Margeresen said to Frank Williams on the end of a hand that played into the break. It was complimentary, referencing Williams's apparent disregard for the gravity of the placement -- his first Day 4 at an EPT Main Event.
Williams has actually got a stack now that's concerning the same size because the one he sat down with firstly of play (about 850,000), but he's a few of the more active players within the room.
Margereson and Gilles Bernies also are at that table, as is Adrian Mateos. It is a measure of the way difficult it's become that Mateos, the EPT Grand Final champion, was desperate to learn whether there could be a redraw once they set out to 24 players. "I DO NOT like this table," he said.
On the newest hand in question, Margereson opened to 22,000 from the cutoff and Bernies called from the button. Williams, within the small blind, evidently seemed tempted to seek out a three-bet, but eventually just called, which also persuaded Cathal Shine to name from the massive blind.
So it was four of them to a flop of T♦5♣5♥ and Williams led immediately for 36,000. Shine and Margereson folded, but Bernies called. The 2♦ came at the turn and Williams again bet at it, this time 92,000.
Margereson, who had got as much as begin his break, sat down again for a close-up view of proceedings. The cameras, with nothing else within the room, also zoomed in to look at. Bernies eventually folded and, with Margereson prompting Williams to turn" one for the cameras", Williams turned over the J♥.
"You are doing a wide variety of stuff," Margereson said. -- HS
1:36pm: Urbanovich doubles through RuzziLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
Dzmitry 'Colisea' Urbanovich continues to be in search of his first EPT Main Event title after doubling through Matias Ruzzi.
Urbanovich opened to 22,000 at the button, and was 3-bet to 50,000 by Ruzzi. Urbanovich shoved for around 120,000 more and Ruzzi made the decision with Q♦J♦. It is a pretty looking hand, but not as pretty because the A♥A♠ that Urbanovich held.
The double up was secured at the flop, and in spite of everything here's how the board looked: A♣5♥3♠8♦8♣. Urbanovich now has 272,000, while Ruzzi has 485,000. --JS
1:35pm: Malone out in 28th placeLevel 20 - Blinds: 10,000-20,000 (1,000 ante)
Stephen Malone is the most recent faller from the television table. He was all in with T♦T♣ against the J♥J♦ of Iliodoros Kamatakis. The flop came 7♦Q♠9♦.
"I'll take a jack," joked Malone, changing his tune.
But the turn came K♣ and the river 7♣ to finish the Irishman's Main Event campaign in 28th place. - SB
1:30pm: Panka pummelledLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
Sorry Poles -- and poker fans internationally -- Dominik Panka is out. After Patrick Clarke opened to 23,000 from under the gun, Panka shoved for approximately 230,000 from the button and Clarke called.
Clarke: K♠K♥Panka: T♥T♣
It was a tricky break for Panka, particularly when the board ran J♦J♣3♠J♥5♦, leaving Adrian Mateos because the last remaining former champions. -- HS
Ready to enroll in PokerStars? Click here to get an account.1:25pm: Michalak out in 30th placeLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
Jakub Michalak is out in 30th place on the TV table, sent there by Kuljinder Sidhu who has doubled his stack because the start of play. He's on 1.5 million. -- SB
1:20pm: Tough turn knocks out WiggLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
Over at the feature table, Anton Wigg opened for 23,000 then saw Kuljinder Sidhu reraise to 60,000 behind him. The action returned around to Wigg who shoved all in for 298,000, and after some thought Sidhu called the shove.
Wigg had A♥J♣ and hoped to enhance versus Sidhu's 7♥7♦, and the 6♥A♣4♦ flop brought such improvement by giving Wigg a greater pair and a seemingly strong hold at the hand. But then the 7♣ fell at the turn, and Wigg turned his head clear of the table in frustration as Sidhu had made an unbeatable set of sevens.
The Q♣ river meaninglessly completed the board, and Wigg is out in 31st. Meanwhile Sidhu is now up over 1.15 mllion. --MH
1:05pm: Jean runs into Williams' bulletsLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
Frank Williams opens numerous pots, so he has an excellent chance of being paid off when he actually finds a hand. And he just found A♥A♦ versus Mikael Jean's A♠Q♥ and so they got all of it in on a flop of Q♦5♦8♣.
Jean's shove was for approximately 150,000 but after a turn of 7♠ and a river 7♣, that 150,000 was heading to Williams and increases his stack to about 850,000 -- HS
1:00pm: Reeves outLevel 20 - Blinds: 10,000-20,000 (1,000 ante)
Lucas Reeves is out. He shoved all-in with 7♥7♦ and got a choice from fellow Brit Rhys Jones who held A♥K♠.
The flop came 9♦9♣K♦, which Reeves admitted was not good. The turn and river were both eights, which did not change that. Reeves made his approach to the rail while Jones now has 1.15million. - SB
12:55pm Banic gets strongerLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
Ivan Banic opened to 22,000 and located two callers in Patrick Clarke (at the button) and Tomas MacNamara (small blind).
The three went to a flop which came the 9♣6♥4♦. Both MacNamara and Banic checked, resulting in a 32,000 bet from Clarke. Only Banic would call, and we went to the A♥ at the turn. It was checked to Clarke again and now the bet was 56,000. Banic called and the 2 saw the J♦ hit the river. Both checked, and Banic took it down together with his A♠K♦. Clarke mucked.
Ivan Banic now has 1.2 million. --JS
12:50pm: Akenhead croaks courtesy of KrukLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
By the turn, the board showed the 7♥8♠6♠4♠. James Akenhead had put out a bet, which was re-raised by Christopher Kruk. Akenhead then shoved for 274,000 total, Kruk asked for a count, and made the call.
Akenhead was dreaming of spades as he had the A♠5♦. Meanwhile, Kruk wasn't fearful of a flopped flush, and called with T♣9♣ for a straight.
Only a spade could save Akenhead, however the river was the K♦. Kruk now has 1.4 million.
Akenhead, another November Niner, is now free to enroll in Neuville to relive the memories of Vegas. --JS
12.45pm: November Niner Neuville out in 35thLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
Pierre Neuville's turn now to go to the door, another victim of the Day 2 chip-leader, Ivan Banic.
Banic opened from the hijack and Neuville called from the cutoff and it was only those two to a flop of 4♦8♥2♦. Banic checked, Neuville bet 50,000 after which Banic moved all in, comfortably covering Neuville's last 150,000 or so.
Neuville called all in, but this was a misstep. He had his top pair together with his 9♠8♠ but was in trouble against Banic's J♣J♠.
The K♣3♠ completed the board and Neuville heads away. Banic is as much as about 800,000. -- HS
12:41pm: Teichert outLevel 20 - Blinds: 10,000-20,000 (1,000 ante)
Nikolaus Teichert is out. He and Iliodoros Kamatakis got their chips in on a flop of T♦T♥6♠. Each had a ten, but Kamatakis had the advantage.
Teichert: T♣9♥Kamatakis: A♠T♠
The turn and river brought nothing to modify Teichert's fate. - SB
12:40pm: Calamusa and Hadad - both goneLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
So many bust-outs, such little time to take a seat and sort them up before hearing "All in and a call!"
The first to inform you about is Pierre Calamusa. He got his last 140,000 in at the 9♦4♥A♦ flop with the Q♦6♦ and was called by Scott Margereson's A♣T♦. The turn was the A♠, giving Margereson trips, and the K♥ river was not the diamond Calamusa was in search of within the rough.
Then, after Gilles Bernies had checked the activate a 2♦7♦Q♣4♥ board, Or Hadad moved all in for 119,000 right into a 125,000 pot. Bernies called with Q♠T♥ which was prior to Hadad's 8♠8♦. The 2♠ hit the river and Hadad was eliminated.
Bernies moves as much as 1.4 million. --JS
Ready to enroll in PokerStars? Click here to get an account.12:36pm: The Adventures of Jaime Staples (Final scene)Level 20 - Blinds: 10,000-20,000 (1,000 ante)
Who knew that moving all in for 2,000 could reap such a huge return. However it does. None of which really meant anything to Jaime Staples, who just busted the primary Event.
In reality it was the hand before the 2K shove that did the damage.
He moved in from the hijack for roughly 245,000, behind a gamble from Alex Meylan, who then called all-in himself.
Staples turned over 9♠9♣ but would want help against Meylan's K♠K♣.
He didn't get it. The board ran out 4♦8♥Q♥7♥T♣ and the dealer did the calculations. Staples had him covered. Just. The dealer tossed him three yellow chips.
"Chip and a chair, right?" he said.
"Three chips," said Pierre Calamusa helpfully, as though that meant his predicament was actually 3 times better than that.
Jaime Staples all in for not very much
After coughing up the ante Staples shoved (are you able to shove two chips?) at the next hand. Remarkably it went really well and on the end of the hand he had a flush and 16K.
So much?
Yang Zhang desired to know why such a lot. To be honest I did too. So the dealer explained. Eight players (an ante each) and 4 players within the pot. Or something. It convinced Zhang. I'll work it out later.
Still, it kept Staples alive for an additional hand. Another shove, this time with 15,000 (after another ante) and K♣9♣. Zhang was his opponent, but he had jacks and had flopped a suite. That will see Staples, with an even" game guys," to the rail (and supreme the EPT Live booth). -- SB
Jaime Staples heads to the booth
12:35pm: Bernies missteps but gets lucky to bust ArrudaLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
This one happened a short while ago, but action was so ridiculous we haven't had an opportunity to publish everything just yet. But, to catch up:
To quote Worm from Rounders: "Lot of action. Lot. Of. Action."
Let's rewind five minutes. Brazil's William Arruda had opened to 21,000 - pretty standard. Then PokerStars Qualifier Gilles Bernies three-bet to 53,000. Both had started the day with similar stacks (603,000 for Arruda and 657,000 for Bernies).
Next up was a four-bet from Arruda to 121,000, and we knew a tremendous pot was within the works. Bernies then bumped it up again, this time with a five-bet 253,000.
Arruda didn't take too long to announce the sixth bet - an all-in shove for 550,000 more. Bernies stood, seemingly agitated. He eventually called with the J♦J♠, which needed help to overcome Arruda's K♣K♥.
There was none at the 2♦4♠6♠ flop. However the J♥ flew in at the turn like a helicopter to a stranded castaway. Bernies let loose an enormous sigh of relief, while there have been a couple of groans across the room.
The river was the 6♥ and Arruda was sent packing. Meanwhile, Gilles Bernies is our new chip leader with 1.2 million. --JS
12.30pm: Litvinov continues the race to the doorLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
Even by established standards, this were a mad opening HALF-HOUR. Artem Litvinov is now also out, his chips sliding towards Christopher Kruk. Litvinov was the primary man into the room today, taking his seat about QUARTER-HOUR before play began. However it was a brief day nonetheless. -- HS
12.23pm: Jones ousts PetrangeloLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
Nick Petrangelo has become the most recent casualty of this brutal opening HALF-HOUR. Petrangelo opened to 22,000 from early position and Jones three-bet to 56,000 one seat along. Action folded back to Petrangelo and he shoved for approximately 280,000 and Jones, after quickly double-checking his cards, called.
Jones: A♥A♦Petrangelo: J♣J♦
The board didn't quite have enough paint for Petrangelo. It came 6♦Q♦T♥K♣6♥. That was the tip of that for the dominant force of Petrangelo. Lucky for him, the High Roller has just started.
Jones has nearly 1,000,000 chips. -- HS
12.15pm: Kan can'tLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
Raiden Kan has had a great run at this EPT Dublin festival, but he's now out. He became the primary casualty from the feature table
12.10pm: Jean genieLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
Mikael Jean just survived a pair-under-pair skirmish, denying Cathal Shine the risk to vault beyond half one million. The pair both had premium hands: Jean had Q♥Q♣ while Shine had K♥K♦.
The board ran 8♣J♣9♣4♣T♣ they usually both ended up playing the board. Jean began today with 228,400; Shine had 291,000. They still have concerning the same each after Jean found the genie within the bottle. -- HS
12:02pm: Panka doubles through MacNamara - first hand of the dayLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
2014 PCA winner Dominik Panka has doubled up within the first actual hand of the day. He came in with just nine big blinds (91,000), so it wasn't too surprising to peer him get it in.
He got it in with the A♥T♦ from under the gun and was called by Tomas MacNamara from the massive blind, who held the 5♣5♠.
The run-out was kind to Panka - K♦T♣6♦Q♣2♥. He won together with his pair of tens and now sits with 192,000, while MacNamara has dropped to 474,000. --JS
12pm: First man downLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
We are all the way down to 40 already after Adrien Allain became the primary man out today. He got his last 84,000 within the middle with A♣4♣ and Adrian Mateos snapped him off with 9♥9♣. The flop was pretty emphatic. It came 9♦7♦7♥ and Allain didn't pull off the miraculous outdraw at the K♠6♣ turn and river. Allain gets €11,440. -- HS
12pm: Play under wayLevel 20 - Blinds 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante)
Play is under way on Day 4. They are going to play right down to the last 16 players or five levels, whichever comes soonest.
We can have full, official chip-counts on the end of each level over at the chip-count page. Within the meantime, there'll be approximations and eliminations featured there. -- HS
11:35am: Day 4 preparation
Play will begin at noon on Day 4 of the EPT Dublin Main Event. Alex Goulder is out in front. Luca Pagano goes deep having secured his 21st EPT cash, and Jaime Staples is recording his best ever live cash. Keep on with us all day.-- HS
Jaime Staples
Take a glance on the official website of the EPT, with tournament schedule, news, results and accommodation details for the remainder of the season.
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PokerStars Blog reporting team at the EPT12 Dublin Main Event: Stephen Bartley, Jack Stanton and Howard Swains. One fresh, new, eager upstart and two grizzled old-timers. Photography by Neil Stoddart. Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog.
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