In a blind battle Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody just doubled up through Steve O'Dwyer. Cody was all in for 169,000 and the showdown went as following.
O'Dwyer: 
Cody: 
The board ran out 
and Cody doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
780,000
-238,000
|
-238,000 |
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350,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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Dario Sammartino was all in and at risk preflop holding 
against the 
of Victor Ramdin.
The board rolled out 
, and Sammartino was eliminated in 19th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
414,000
|
414,000 |
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Busted | |
Johnny Lodden and Andrew Pantling were heads up on a flop of 
over on the feature table. Pantling checked, Lodden fired 76,000, and Pantling check-raised to 214,000. Lodden called.
The turn was the 
, Pantling led out for 200,000, and Lodden tank-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,033,000
-274,000
|
-274,000 |
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1,522,000
280,000
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280,000 |
Jason Mercier opened to 32,000 from early position, Noah Schwartz three-bet shoved for 265,000 on his direct left, and Jake Cody re-shoved from the small blind. Mercier looked at his cards one more time, then half pump faked before chuckling and mucking his cards.
Schwartz: 
Cody: 
Cody, who is one of the three remaining players who can win their second EPT Main Event, was in great shape to knockout Schwartz when the flop fell 
, but the 
spiked on the turn.
The bricked off on the river, and Schwartz doubled.
After the hand, Mercier admitted that he folded an eight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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820,000
-138,000
|
-138,000 |
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580,000
375,000
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375,000 |
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180,000
-121,000
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-121,000 |
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Clyde Tjauw Foe opened to 32,000 from under the gun, Paul Volpe three-bet to 79,000 from the small blind, and Foe called.
The dealer fanned 
, Volpe led out for 85,000, and Foe moved all in. Volpe called.
Foe: 
Volpe:
Volpe had to avoid an ace, club, or running straight cards to survive. The turned, giving Foe a flush, but because it paired the board Volpe was still drawing live. The bricked off on the river though, and Volpe was eliminated in 20th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
896,000
466,000
|
466,000 |
|
Busted |
When Day 4 began in the 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final Main Event, there were four former EPT champions alive looking to become the first player to ever win a second EPT title. Yes, it's never happened, as hard as that may be to believe in the nine seasons of the tour.
Noah Boeken was one of those four still remaining at the start of the day, formerly a winner of EPT Copenhagen back in 2005. He was eliminated early in the day, leaving just three former winners vying for a second EPT title.
Those other three players looking to become the first at title number two are Jason Mercier (EPT Sanremo in 2008), Jake Cody (EPT Deauville in 2010) and Mickey Petersen (EPT Copenhagen in 2012). Each of the three remaining are members of Team PokerStars, making things even more exciting for this event.
While several have come close to achieving this elusive feat, it's now just down to Mercier, Cody or Petersen to complete it prior to Season 9 ending. But first, each must make it through to Day 5 and the final 16 players. That's just a few eliminations away, but the overall victory is still so far.
Be sure to stay right here on PokerNews.com to find out how things go for the rest of the day and to see if any of these three can become the first two-time EPT champion in history.
Noah Schwartz opened to 38,000 from early position, Clyde Tjauw Foe three-bet jammed for 173,000 more from the big blind, and Schwartz called.
Schwartz:
Foe: 
The board came 
, and Foe doubled to 430,000 chips. Schwartz slipped to 205,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
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205,000
-183,000
|
-183,000 |
Goran Mandic opened to 32,000 from the hijack seat, John Juanda called on the button, and Freddy Deeb three-bet to 132,000 from the small blind. Mandic responded with a min-four-bet to 232,000, Juanda folded, and Deeb called.
The flop fell 
, Deeb checked, and Mandic fired 125,000. Deeb folded, prompting Mandic to show 
.
"You're going to pay for that show, buddy," Deeb joked.
"You want to take me outside?" Mandic responded, grinning.
"You're bigger than man," Deeb returned.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
237,000
|
237,000 |
|
1,020,000
-565,000
|
-565,000 |
Victor Ramdin raised under the gun plus one to 35,000 and Andrew Lichtenberger called from the button. Johnny Lodden called from the big blind and the flop brought 
. Lodden and Ramdin checked to Lichtenberger who bet 50,000 and only Ramdin called.
On the turn the 
hit and Ramdin check-called 100,000.
The river brought the 
and this time Lichtenberger bet 200,000 after Ramdin checked. The Team PokerStars Pro tanked for a long time but eventually he decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
937,000
317,000
|
317,000 |
|
|
586,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,307,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
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|
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1,585,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
1,435,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
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|
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1,242,000
358,000
|
358,000 |
|
1,190,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
|
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|
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1,018,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
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|
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958,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
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|
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913,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
815,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
638,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
620,000
-183,000
|
-183,000 |
|
|
593,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
|
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|
506,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
439,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
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|
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431,000 | |
|
|
391,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
|
388,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
301,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
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|
246,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
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215,000
-88,000
|
-88,000 |
