2010 EPT Snowfest Main Event | 2010 PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest

03-26-2010 20:45 UTC+1

Medesan Crippled, Tripled

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Russell Carson opened for 195,000 under the gun only for Alain Medesan on the button to make it 515,000. Back to Carson who announced all in, and Medesan insta-called.

"Is it aces?" asked Carson, clearly concerned by the speed of the call. It wasn't aces.

Carson: {K-Spades}

Medesan:

Board:

With that, Carson suddenly went from average to a big stack. Medesan meanwhile was down to just a few big blinds.

He shoved the very next hand and got looked up by both Allan Bække and Russell Carson in the blinds. The two of them proceeded to check down the {4-Hearts}

board, and when they turned over the cards, no-one could beat Medesan's {8-Clubs}

. Medesan is back in the game...

03-26-2010 20:35 UTC+1

Strassmann Staying Strong

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Mickey Doft

Allan Bække raised to 175,000 in the cutoff and Johannes Strassmann popped it to 590,000 from the big blind. Bække gave it up and Strassmann took the pot.

Tags: Allan Bække Johannes Strassmann

03-26-2010 20:35 UTC+1

Bække Hits the Flop to Extend His Lead

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[user46392]

Allan Bække and Russell Carson in the blinds limp/checked their way to a {3-Diamonds}

flop. Bække bet out 100,000 and Carson made the call.

Both players checked the {8-Diamonds}

on the turn and come the {2-Clubs}

river Carson announced call to another 240,000 from Bække. Bække turned over {J-Clubs}

for two pair, and Carson duly paid up.

Tags: Allan Bække Allan Baekke Russell Carson

03-26-2010 20:24 UTC+1

Strassmann Bets Carson Out of the Pot

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Mickey Doft

Russell Carson raised to 195,000 in the cutoff and was called by Johannes Strassmann in the small blind.

The flop came down {Q-Clubs}

and both players checked. Strassmann bet 275,000 when the {6-Clubs}

hit the turn and Carson gave it up.

Tags: Johannes Strassmann Russell Carson

03-26-2010 20:21 UTC+1

That's Enough Break for Anyone

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[user46392]

Back to the final table.

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 5,000

03-26-2010 20:09 UTC+1

10 Minute Break

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[user46392]

Phew, all this pokering is hard work. Let's all take 10 to mill about in the lobby.

03-26-2010 20:05 UTC+1

Bække Finds Courage, or a Hand

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[user46392]

It folded around to Allan Bække who made it 155,000 from the small blind. Serial three-bettor Russell Carson made it 440,000 from the big blind and the action moved back to Bække.

Bække, who has repeatedly folded to reraises from Carson today, thought about it for a while before four-betting what looked like a couple stacks of orange 25,000-denomination chips, a look of resolve on his face. Before the dealer had even counted the chips out, Carson folded.

Tags: Allan Bække Allan Baekke Russell Carson

03-26-2010 19:58 UTC+1

Strassmann Getting Short

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Well, all things are relative, and Strassmann is very definitely our relative short stack right now.

He raised to 160,000 under the gun but Allan Bække made it 425,000 to go and Strassmann gave it up.

He's down to 2,290,000 now.

03-26-2010 19:51 UTC+1

Bække Will Not Be Beaten

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[user46392]

Allan Bække raised to 3 million!

No he didn't, he raised to his standard minimum-plus-5,000 125,000. Russell Carson called from the button, Johannes Strassmann in the big blind called too, and they saw a flop.

Flop: {6-Clubs}

Strassmann checked to Bække who bet. Carson passed but Strassmann made the call and they proceeded heads up to the turn.

Turn: {Q-Diamonds}

Strassmann checked again and Bække bet again to the tune of 350,000. Suddenly Strassmann was no longer interested, and once he'd tossed his cards back to the dealer the pot went to Bække.