Dimitrios Farmakoulis got his stack of 155,000 all in preflop holding the and was in dire straits against the of Timothy Adams. Farmakoulis was on elimination's doorstep, but the flop gave him a reprieve as he hit a set. Neither the turn nor river allowed Adams to catch back up, and Farmakoulis exited the tournament area for a private celebration.
Shortly after being crippled by Dimitrios Farmakoulis, Timothy Adams hit the rail courtesy of Carla Sabini. We missed the action but arrived in time to see that Sabini had the laid out in front of her on an ace-high board. Adams' cards had already been pulled into the muck.
A preflop raising war resulted in [Removed:203] getting his stack of 306,000 all in preflop holding the and he was up against the of Nicolau Villa-Lobos, who barely had him covered. The flop wasn't particularly interesting, but the turn was as Mueller picked up an open-ended straight draw. Unfortunately for him, the river didn't complete it. The stacks were verified and then Mueller made his way to the payout desk.
With a board reading , Javier Etayo moved all in and put the pressure on Christoph Weckmann, who had about 100,000 behind. Weckmann thought for two solid minutes before calling off with the for a pair of sevens, but it proved unwise as Etayo held two pair with the .
Joel Nordkvist got his stack of 151,000 all in preflop holding the and was in bad shape against the of Robin Ylitalo. Nordkvist was looking for a six, but he was left wanting as the board ran out . Nordkvist wished the table luck and the made his way to the payout desk.
Ole [Removed:332] and Ruben Velasco have been dueling a lot on the outer feature table. [Removed:332] called a 40,000 bet on the board but was put into the tank when Velasco shoved on the turn.
[Removed:332] eventually called and found his only needing to dodge three outs against Velasco's . The river changed nothing and the young Norwegian doubled up.
Ruben Velasco had been left short after those encounters with Ole [Removed:332] and he moved all in for his last 120,000 or so. Unfortunately for him, Joey Lovelady wasted little hesitation and quickly made the call.
Here are some brief bios courtesy of PokerStars on three of the players in today's field:
Neophytos Neophytou, 41, London
Likes to be called "Phidos", pronounced Fidos. He’s a Londoner and describes himself as an “old school” player. Age 41. Runs his own magazine publishing business. Been playing poker for around 15 years. Online he plays tourneys and cash, while live he mainly plays cash. This is already his biggest live cash.
Candido Goncalves, 46, France
Runs his own construction business, in the Bordeaux area, but is planning to sell and start playing the whole tour. He is an EPT regular playing EPTs for the last three years and this is his third Main Event cash. He bubbled the final at EPT7 Barcelona, finishing ninth for €50,000. He also cashed at EPT Campione and has a ton of side event cashes, including three final tables. He is half Portuguese but considers himself French. It is his 47th birthday on Saturday (it is also Senh Ung’s birthday on Saturday, he will be 39).
Senh Ung, 38, Birmingham, UK
Turns 39 on Saturday (shares birthday with Candido). He is half Chinese, half Vietnamese and runs his own Chinese restaurant in Birmingham. Has played quite a few EPTs but doesn’t play online much as so busy with work and fmaily. He moved to UK when he was eight years old. Played his first ever tournament in 2009 and sarted playing EPTs last year. Has a string of great EPT results already including three big scores at the EPT9 Grand Final in May - runner-up to Ole Schemion in the €10k for €67,600, runner-up in the €5k NL Turbo and sixth in the €10k NL Six Handed Turbo in May. Lifetime tournament winnings = $276,687.
and was in dire straits against the 
of Timothy Adams. Farmakoulis was on elimination's doorstep, but the 
flop gave him a reprieve as he hit a set. Neither the 
turn nor 
river allowed Adams to catch back up, and Farmakoulis exited the tournament area for a private celebration.
laid out in front of her on an ace-high board. Adams' cards had already been pulled into the muck.
and he was up against the 
of Nicolau Villa-Lobos, who barely had him covered. The 
flop wasn't particularly interesting, but the 
river didn't complete it. The stacks were verified and then Mueller made his way to the payout desk.
for a pair of sevens, but it proved unwise as Etayo held two pair with the 
.
turn gave him a load more outs. The 
river changed nothing however and Katz took his chips.
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