2014 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,211,200
Entries
671
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Javed Abrahams opened the button to 33,000 and from the big blind Carlo De Benedittis shoved all in for 172,000. Abrahams thought about it for some time and then called.
Abrahamas showed his 
first. De Benedittis looked at his cards, made a checking motion with them, and then tabled them: 
.
The 
flop wasn't any good news for Abrahams. Besides a very optimistic running nines for a split pot, no extra direct outs for him. The 
on the turn and 
on the river didn't help him either and he had to forfeit 172,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
368,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
350,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The last Team PokerStars Pro remaining, Eugene Katchalov keeps adding to his stack as he maintains close proximity to the chip lead. Should he win here in Deauville, he'd become the newest member of the exclusive "Triple Crown" club, adding an EPT title to having won the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic in 2007 and a WSOP bracelet in a $1,500 seven-card stud event in 2011.
Katchalov spoke with Laura Cornelius of PokerStars.tv about his steady climb all week as well as the possibility of becoming the next Triple Crown winner. Click over to the PokerStars blog to see.
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
And again it was "All in and a call!", this time coming from table 16.
Goulder was seated under the gun plus one and had 
open in front of him. His opponent was Chun Ho Law in middle position and he had 
on it's back.
The dealer dealt 
in rapid fashion and all Goulder could say was "Nice hand". Chun Ho Law had 395,000 and got that back times two (plus some blinds and antes of course).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
830,000
274,000
|
274,000 |
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Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Konstantin Tolonko moved all-in pre-flop for 239,000 from the small blind with 
and got looked up by Rustem Muratov in the big blind, who had 
.
A 
board gave Tolonko a double up to around 500,000 whilst Muratov dropped to 485,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
|
485,000
-326,000
|
-326,000 |
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
In the Battle of Britain it's Alex Goulder who's getting the better of Zimnan Ziyard at the moment, the British duo have clashed in two pots since the break with Goulder winning them both.
In the first Goulder opened to 33,000 from under-the-gun and called when Ziyard three-bet to 85,000 from the small blind. The two players checked all the way to the river on a 
board at which juncture Ziyard bet 102,000. "Just a call," said Goulder. "Do you have an eight?" asked Ziyard as he showed 
, indeed Goulder did as he opened 
.
"You're running like God or Jesus, or maybe both, what shall we call you?" asked Alexandre Amiel. "Mary," replied Goulder.
Then two hands later Marko Laine made it 35,000 to go from a stack of 300,000, Ziyard called from the cut-off and after asking Ziyard how much he had back (540,000) Goulder called from the small blind. The 
flop checked through and the 
hit the turn. First to act Goulder bet 55,000, Laine passed, Ziyard made it 113,000 to go and Goulder smooth called. The river went check-check and Goulder showed to win the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000
437,000
|
437,000 |
|
440,000
-192,000
|
-192,000 |
|
||
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
"All in and a call!" the dealer at table 12 shouted. When we rushed over we saw Andrew Sweeney all in from the small blind for exactly 300,000 with 
. His opponent was Tatu Maenpaa who had presumably opened the hand from early position with 
and was now about the race Sweeney for all of his chips.
The 
flop was good for the Irishman. The 
on the turn and 
on the river didn't mean any danger for him and he doubled to 630,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,955,000
-367,000
|
-367,000 |
|
630,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jeffrey Hakim made the final table here in Deauville last year, finishing 8th for €60,000. Another deep run here this year, this time he finishes in 24th place.
Oliver Price opened to 32,000 from early position and Jeffrey Hakim shoved a couple of spots behind him. The other players still left to act all folded, Price immediately called. Hakim had and was up against Price his 
.
The flop wasn't good for Hakim as Price almost had a hammerlock on the hand: 
. The on the turn made for some excitement as Hakim had outs to a straight all of the sudden. The runner runner would not be as the river was no queen but the 
, giving Price a full house.
The remaining 23 players are now guaranteed €21,220.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Andrew Sweeney just spent five minutes in the tank on the river in a hand against Sotirios Koutoupas, guessed the Greek's exact hand but couldn't quite make the call.
Koutoupas raised to 32,000 from the cut-off and then called when Sweeney three-bet to 76,000. On the flop Sweeney c-bet 65,000 and Koutoupas made the call. On the turn Sweeney slowed down, checking it to Koutoupas who bet 135,000, call from Sweeney.
There was now 540,000 in the pot and the completed the board. Sweeney checked, Koutoupas asked Sweeney how much he was playing, "about 370,000," replied Sweeney. The Greek player then pushed forward a stack of 500,000 to set Sweeney all-in. The Irishman looked to the heavens, looked at the tournament clock (there's a pay jump between 24th and 23rd) and then started thinking over his decision.
"Have you got pocket threes that got counterfeited?" asked Sweeney? Another minute or so passed and Sweeney pushed his cards into the muck, Koutoupas showed as he took the pot and Sweeney tapped the table in a way that indicated he'd passed ace high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,015,000
304,000
|
304,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
370,000
-290,000
|
-290,000 |
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
JP Kelly is sitting just inside the top five now with 24 left at the EPT10 Deauville Main Event.
Just this week Kelly joined the list of pros who have sat down for Michelle Orpe's "Top Ten" list of questions over at Learn.PokerNews, a site dedicated to providing strategy advice and other useful information for beginning players. Read how Kelly answered Michelle's questions regarding how he got started in poker as well as his tips for new players looking to improve their games.