Main Event Day 3 | 2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

04-28-2010 15:02 UTC+1

Sometimes They Call

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The three-bet shove tends to work best when your opponent snap folds. But you can only get away without a showdown for so long. Manuel Bevand raised to 23,000, and Olivier Daeninckx moved all in for a total of around 200,000. Bevand, who only had another 100,000 left if he made the call, thought so long about the decision that someone called the clock on him. (They also chastised him for thinking out loud in French and violating the English-only rule.) Bevand called before time ran out, and he had the best of it with {7-Diamonds}

to Daeninckx's {2-Hearts}

.

The flop came {J-Diamonds}

, giving Bevand a set. The {10-Hearts}

on the turn sealed Daeninckx's fate. After he left, Bevand said, "How can I fold there? I have two cards that are, you know, the same." He's busily trying to sell Daeninckx's blue and yellow chips for red ones so he can return to an all-T1,000 stack.

Tags: Manuel Bevand

04-28-2010 15:02 UTC+1

Three-Bet Shove O'Clock

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Average stack is just under 40 big blinds, but there are plenty of 20 and 30 bb stacks looking to manufacture some chips. That means most pots around this time of day consist of a raise, and three-bet shove, and a fold. Or even better for the shorties, a raise, a call, a squeeze shove, and two folds.

David Paredes opened the highjack, Sami Kelopuro added 35,000 on top, and Paredes tank-folded.

Salvatore Bonavena raised to 24,000 from early position, and David Sesso called on the button. Ronald Grauer moved all in for 153,000 from the big blind and got away with the squeeze.

Josef Klinger raised to 25,000 on the button, and small blind Lex Veldhuis quickly slid his whole stack in. Klinger didn't need a count or even a pause before giving it up.

Kevin Eyster opened to 26,000, Rony Halimi shipped it on the button, and Eyster mucked.

04-28-2010 14:57 UTC+1

And So to Hairabedian

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We're not sure when the chips went in, but we're guessing it was preflop.

[Removed:413]: {K-Clubs}

Roger Hairabedian: {A-Hearts}

Board:

Hairabedian doubled to 575,000. "C'est facile," he said cheerfully. "That's poker," sighed the rather more dejected Pautrot as he dropped to 200,000.

Tags: Roger Hairabedian

04-28-2010 14:54 UTC+1

McCorkell Pops Two Players at Once

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Eric Fourniois raised, and to his immediate left Stephane Benadiba shoved. To his left, Craig McCorkell called. Back to Fourniois, who reshoved, and McCorkell called that too.

Three-way!

Fourniois: {J-Spades}

Benadiba:

McCorkell: {Q-Spades}

Board:

Both the shorties busted, and McCorkell bumped his stack up to a very healthy 900,000 plus change.

Tags: Craig McCorkell

04-28-2010 14:47 UTC+1

Bonavena Doubles

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Salvatore Bonavena has doubled up through Ronald Grauer after a raising war ended with the Italian's {K-Diamonds}

holding against Grauer's {A-Clubs}

on a

board.

04-28-2010 14:42 UTC+1

Moneymaker Makes No More

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Chris Moneymaker reraised all-in for around 160,000 after an early position raise from Jean Francois Talbot. The Canadian made the call with {8-Clubs}

and Moneymaker said, "Well, I've got one over..." showing the not so stellar {J-Diamonds}

. "I've waited all this time to go all-in with {J-Diamonds}

..." sighed the former WSOP Champion, perhaps already lamenting his push.

The board came {A-Hearts}

Moneymaker was eliminated.

Tags: Chris Moneymaker

04-28-2010 14:31 UTC+1

Berende Doubles

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Just after the break Paul Berende found himself all-in against an opponent at his table.

Berende showed {a-Hearts}

and his opponent held {10-Clubs}

.

The board ran out {6-Clubs}

and Berende doubled up.

Tags: Paul Berende

04-28-2010 14:30 UTC+1

Weisner Busts

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Just as we headed back on to the floor, we found Melanie Weisner heading for the door, making the internationally recognized sign of the slitty-throaty. Turns out the gentleman on the button had made a slightly-above-minimum raise and Weisner had shoved from the big blind with {K-?}