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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,710,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
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6,360,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
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Katchalov raised on the button with 
and Koutoupas called with 
. The flop was 
. Pair for Koutoupas who checked and Katchalov continued the aggression with a bet of 200,000. Koutoupas made the call. The turn was 
and both players checked. River 
and now Koutoupas bet 300,000. Katchalov made the call and his top pair was good.
It might have only been a two million chip pot but Eugene Katchalov has closed the gap on Sotirios Koutoupas. There was only 500,000 in the pot by the river of a 
board and Koutoupas went for the bluff with 
unfortunately for him Katchalov had 
and was going nowhere. He just called and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,150,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
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|
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5,920,000
930,000
|
930,000 |
|
|
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Eugene Katchalov raised the button with and an unknown card. Sotirios Koutoupas called with 
and they saw a flop of 
. Koutoupas checked and called a bet of 200,000 from Katchalov. The turn card was the 
and again Koutoupas check called with his top pair, this time a bet of 325,000. The river was 
and Koutoupas checked his straight. Katchalov checked and the pot was sent the way of Koutoupas.
No big pots as yet in this heads-up battle but Sotirios Koutoupas has got some back. He called with 
from the big blind after Eugene Katchalov raised to 200,000 from the button with 
. The Greek player outflopped Katchalov on the 
flop. It checked to Katchalov, he bet 200,000 and Koutoupas called.
There was no further betting on the 
turn or river and Koutoupas won the pot.
With three players among the final five, the U.K. was hoping to secure a second EPT title this season after Tom Middleton's triumph at EPT10 Barcelona. But Sotirios Koutoupas took care of all three, setting up this heads-up battle with the Triple Crown-seeking Eugene Katchalov. Both have come close to EPT greatness before, as told on the PokerStars blog.
Sotirios Koutoupas just made the first three-bet of heads-up play, he raised to 450,000 with 
and Eugene Katchalov, who had opened to 200,000 on the button with pocket fives called. On the flop a continuation bet of 350,000 from Koutoupas was enough to get it done.
On the first hand of heads-up play Sotirios Koutoupas raised to 200,000 with 
and Eugene Katchalov defended with 
. On the flop Koutoupas bet 150,000 and Katchalov called. The fell on the turn, Katchalov led for 350,000 and Koutoupas folded.
Two hands later Koutourpas made the same pre-flop raise with 
and Katchalov called with 
. On the 
flop Koutoupas c-bet 150,000 and Katchalov just called. The 
turn gave Katchalov a full-house, he checked and so did Koutoupas. On the 
river Katchalov led for 400,000 and Koutoupas folded.
