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Another all in pre-flop confrontation, this time between the at risk of Anton Astapau and the of Kent Lundmark. Astapau couldn’t hit as the cards fell and he wandered off to practice his flips.
All the chips were in the middle before the flop. Craig McCorkell was pretty happy as he had the most chips and . Tom-Aksel Bedell was short and had . He was out of his chair but not for long as the board ran out .
EPT champ David Vamplew opened with a raise from the cutoff only to have another EPT champ, Mike "Timex" McDonald, three-bet from the button. The blinds folded, Vamplew four-bet to 5,500, and McDonald responded with a five-bet to 11,000. Vamplew thought for about 30 seconds and announced that he was all in, which brought about a snap-called from McDonald.
Vamplew:
McDonald:
"You have me covered?" Vamplew asked while looking at McDonald. Unbeknownst to him, the dealer had already put out the flop (), which gave him a set. "Oh," Vamplew muttered once he looked at the board. "Nevermind."
The dealer completed the board with the turn and river to give Vamplew, who was getting ribbed by the rest of the table, a full double.
Meanwhile, both Tiberu-Florian Georgescu and Team PokerStars Pro Theo Jorgensen have been eliminated from the tournament.
Jonathan Little seems to have given a few of his chips away in hands we didn't see. We joined the table as Steve O’Dwyer took down a pot pre-flop that he and two other players were involved in but Little was right back in action next hand raising to 1,700 and finding a caller in the cut-off, Andre Goldbaum. They saw a heads-up flop of and a C-bet from Little won him the chips.
The board read and Mike “Timex” McDonald bet 4,500 into Pascal Lefrancois and gave him the stare. Undaunted, Lefrancois fearlessly made the call. River card and McDonald continued the aggression with a bet of 10,000. Lefrancois paused and a broke out into a big grin and folded telling his neighbour. “He got me with that stare.” Still got it Mike.
Robert Haigh opened for 1,800 from the hijack and was met by a three-bet to 4,400 by Paul Volpe on the button. Both blinds folded, Haigh called, and it was heads-up action to the flop.
Haigh proceeded to check-call a bet of 4,800 and then both players checked the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Haigh checked and Volpe thought for about 20 seconds before putting out a bet of 9,800. A resigned Haigh released his hand.
of Anton Astapau and the 
of Kent Lundmark. Astapau couldn’t hit as the cards fell 
and he wandered off to practice his flips.
. Tom-Aksel Bedell was short and had 
.
), which gave him a set. "Oh," Vamplew muttered once he looked at the board. "Nevermind."
turn and 
river to give Vamplew, who was getting ribbed by the rest of the table, a full double.
and Mike “Timex” McDonald bet 4,500 into Pascal Lefrancois and gave him the stare. Undaunted, Lefrancois fearlessly made the call. River card 
