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The first of seven former EPT champions has been eliminated. Kevin Stani who won EPT Tallinn, was all in with 
against Pawel Brzeski's 
. The 
flop favoured Stani but the 
turn and 
river were all Brzeski and the Polish player increased his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Ramin Hajiyev was all in for around 180,0000 with 
against EPT10 London winner Robin Ylitalo. The Swede held 
and the board came 
.
Ylitalo is over the half million mark now, with a just-above-average chip count.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Casper Toft moved all in for his last 180,000 and got called in the big blind by Marko Neumann.
Toft was in good shape with his 
against the lower pair 
of Neumann.
A final board of 
was safe enough and a relieved Toft doubled his stack
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
-92,000
|
-92,000 |
|
360,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
Andreas Candelof was on the short side chip wise and decided the cards he had been dealt were good enough. With all his chips in the middle he got looked up by Philippe D'Auteuil. Candelof was just ahead with 
against the 
.
The final board of 
changed all that though and the two pair of D'Auteuil sent Candelof to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Former EPT Barcelona winner Mikalai Pobal has been eliminated. Pobal was all in with against Samuel Phillips 
, the 
flop looked good for Pobal but the 
on the turn had him jumping out of his chair and putting his rucksack on.
The on the river didn't improve Pobal and Phillips picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
690,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Miguel Garcia was all in and Mike McDonald made the call to put him at risk. Garcia had made his move with and McDonald had him dominated with . Garcia would need some help from the cards.
The final board of 
saw the cavalry arrive at the very last moment as Garcia paired his ten to double up and put the hurt on McDonald.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
|
|
||
|
160,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
Martin Stausholm was all in preflop with but Johan Soderberg had picked up . Stausholm was hoping to at be teased by the board but it came 
and he was eliminated.
We've lost around 20 players so far today, including two former champions.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
Busted |
There were 500,000 chips in the middle after John Andress had five-bet from the button preflop and had been called in the small blind by.
The flop was 
and Sowinski checked.
After some thought Andress bet a small 115,000 and Sowinski check-raised all-in. Andress looked distraught as he had most of his stack in the middle and was getting a terrific price. After some agonising he did release his hand asking his opponent, “Slow play?” Sowinski replied, “Maybe.”
Andress said he had folded 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,814,000
499,000
|
499,000 |
|
380,000
-412,000
|
-412,000 |
|
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Miguel Garcia moved all in, got a call from Sveva Libralesso and then Mark Wagstaff re-shoved from the button. There were three players all in and Wagstaff had the other two covered.
Garcia held the , Libralesso had 
and Wagstaff the .
The cards ran out 
, Wagstaff’s hand held and he sent two players to the rail in one fell swoop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
815,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Imad Derwiche was all in preflop with against Team PokerStars Pro Jan Heitmann's .
The flop came and Derwiche sighed.
"Jack of spades!" said Heitmann, wanting to tease a sweat.
The came on the turn and the river was the 
, eliminating Derwiche. Heitmann is back up to 850,000 having lost some chips earlier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
-103,000
|
-103,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
