2009 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final

€10,000 EPT Grand Final Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2009 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
96
Prize
€2,300,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€9,350,000
Entries
935
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
0

Tiny Danzer Shrinks to Nothing

Danzer - back to the commentary box
Danzer - back to the commentary box
Meanwhile George Danzer, down to shrapnel, open-shoved the hijack and got himself called by Jason Somerville on the button. Over to Eric Qu in the small blind, who re-shoved. After a pause, Somerville passed, and they were heads up for Danzer's tournament life.

Danzer: {8-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}
Qu: {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts}

Baord: {9-Clubs} {J-Spades} {2-Spades} (some ooh-ing from the crowd, but it was not to be Danzer's day) {6-Hearts} {6-Spades}

Thus we lose our young German. He was a little sad this morning that he wasn't to be on the feature table, as when he does the EPT Live German commentary he is often asked why he's commentating and not playing; it looks as though his TV dream will not be coming true today.

Tags: George Danzer

Douce Doubles De Korver

Pieter de Korver open-shoved, Olivier Douce reshoved, and they were on their backs.

De Korver: {A-Hearts} {9-Spades}
Douce: {7-Clubs} {7-Diamonds}

Board: a full house-tastic {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades} {6-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} to double up de Korver. Douce is down to just 180,000.

Ami Barer Eliminated in 25th Place (€45,000)

Ami Barer - 25th Place
Ami Barer - 25th Place
A declaration of "All in and a call" from the feature table brought a few alert members of the media off of the main rail and onto the stage, where young Ami Barer, one time chip leader in this tournament, was all in with {J-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} and called by Ludovic Lacay's {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts}. There wasn't much drama in this one; the board came out {5-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {6-Spades} to end Barer's day. He is the last player to leave with €45,000. We're at a pay jump.

Tags: Ami BarerLudovic Lacay

Leonardo Pattaconi Eliminated in 26th Place (€45,000)

Leonardo Pattaconi picked a bad time to call all in. He raised to 80,000 preflop, then called a reraise from Mikhail Tulchinskiy to 220,000. Pattaconi checked a flop of {10-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {K-Spades}, then hid his face in his hat when Tulchinskiy (who had Pattaconi covered) moved all in. After a minute, Pattaconi called.

Pattaconi: {Q-Hearts} {10-Hearts}
Tulchinskiy: {A-Hearts} {K-Diamonds}

Each player made a pair, but Tulchinskiy's aces were best. The turn and river bricked out to send Pattaconi to the rail in 26th place with €45,000 in prize money.

Tags: Leonardo PatacconiMikhaili Tulchinskiy

Wymann Eliminated

It looks as though there were two callers to the flop when Patrick Wymann pushed preflop, but there was only Eric Qu left by the turn.

Wymann: {Q-Spades} {7-Spades}
Qu: {8-Hearts} {8-Clubs}

Board: {6-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {2-Spades} {J-Spades} {5-Diamonds}

Thus we are now minus one Swiss PokerStars qualifier.

Spijkers Gets It In the Neck

Woodward - stomping on everyone
Woodward - stomping on everyone
Chip monster Matthew Woodward appears to be absolutely owning his table.

He called an 85,000 raise from Bart Spijkers and there was further betting on the {3-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {J-Spades} flop (said betting sadly missed owing to an exit happening two tables down; that action to follow). On the {9-Hearts} turn Spijkers bet out 150,000 with around 500,000 behind, only for Woodward to stick all his orange 25,000 chips, three and a bit stacks amounting to 1,600,000 in total, in the middle, happily covering Spijkers several times over. After a long dwell, Spijkers passed.

Castellucio's Turn

At the same time that Matthew Woodward was doubling up Roger Hairabedian, Patrick Wymann took a chance at busting Sergio Castellucio, who was all in preflop. Castellucio tabled the best hand, {A-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}, against {A-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} for Wymann, then promptly paired his jack on the flop. Yep, it's another double-up for a short stack.

Tags: Patrick WymannSergio Castellucio