The board read when Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden bet 155,000 and Patrick Fasching proceeded to move all in for 426,000 total. Lodden went for about two minutes before letting go and Fasching raked in this serious pot.
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Team PokerStars Pro and still the Number 1 on the Dutch all-time money list, Marcel Luske, has just been knocked out.
Luske raised to 32,000 before the flop and Timo Pfutzenreuter made the call from the button. The flop brought out and Luske check-called 45,000 after which the turn brought the .
Luske checked again on the turn and Pfutzenreuter fired out 82,000. Quickly Luske moved all in for right around 330,000 and Pfutzenreuter called immediately.
Luske:
Pfutzenreuter:
"I wanted to make some money with this hand," Luske smiled, as Pfutzenreuter apologized for cracking the Dutchman's aces.
On the river the popped up and Luske hit the rail after once again making a very deep run in an EPT Main Event.
Martin Jacobson, a man better known for taking runner-up finishes in EPT Main Events, took the trophy in the €2k Hybrid, which mixed standard laddered payments and seats into the EPT Grand Final. Jacobson won €17,590 on top of his €10,600 EPT Grand Final seat. Other players to have booked their place into EPT Monaco are Farid Jattin, Ariel Celestino, Griffin Benger, Valentino Yasenov Konakchiev and Jose Carlos Garcia.
Check out those side event results, including the big €2k final table which Ole Schemion, Walid Bou Habib, Tom Hall, Nick Abou Risk and Ami Bare contested, by clicking through to PokerStars Blog.
Johnny Lodden opened to 25,000 from the cut off and was met by three bet from Miroslav Alilovic who made it 62,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, Lodden made the call.
Alilovic checked and Lodden checked behind.
The fell on the turn and Alilovic checked to Lodden. The Team PokerStars Pro made a 57,000 bet. Alilovic had other plans though and check raised to 120,000. Lodden called in position and awaited the river.
Meanwhile the clock was ticking down and people were starting to get up from the table to take their break. The fell on the river and Alilovic pushed all in for 281,000.
Lodden made the call after some heavy thinking. Alilovic mucked his cards and left the table with hanging shoulders. Lodden showed for the bluff catcher, Alilovic's hand turned out to be .