With around 40,000 in the pot and a flop of , Tapio Vihakas checked from the small blind and Team Online's Marc-Andre Ladouceur did the same from the big. Lars Anders Dahlin then bet 20,000, Vihakas called, and Ladouceur woke up with an all-in check-raise to 112,000. Dahlin then moved all in over the top for around 175,000 and Vihakas folded.
Ladouceur:
Dahlin:
Ladouceur had flopped top pair, but his kicker had him in dire straits as Dahlin backed his top pair up with top kicker. The turn left Ladouceur in need of a jack and a jack only on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the blanked. A solemn Ladouceur collected his belongings and then made his way to the payout desk in 81st place.
Right before the break Eugene Katchalov lost a huge pot with ace seven to ace king on an ace high board. That set him back to around 100,000 and that amount he just shoved to the middle. It was 107,000 to be exact and he made his move from the under the gun plus two position.
Action folded to Lasell King in the small blind who announced to be all in as well. Norwegian Morten Klein in the big blind had the decision for his 345,000 stack and folded after some minutes of thinking.
King, who won the Poker EM CAPT in Baden last October for €92,035, tabled which was superior to Katchalov's . The board couldn't help Katchalov and he exited in 71st place, the first one in the new pay out level of €13,200.
We missed the precise action but another player told us that Ari Engel had opened to 17,000 preflop under the gun. Andrey Grenko had made it 41,000 and action folded back to Engel. According to the table mate Engel had started talking to himself and eventually had shoved all in for 290,000. Grenko made the call.
Engel had a mere to go to battle with while Grenko brought . If Grenko was Goliath and Engel was David, the board would be the stone thrown to the head: . Flush for Engel who left his Russian opponent with just 21,000 in chips.
Season 10 of the European Poker Tour continued on Sunday with Day 3 action from the EPT10 Prague Main Event. For the past few days, the Czech Republic’s largest city has played host to the largest field in EPT Prague history (1,007 players), but the final day in the weekend saw the returning 189 players reduced to the final 61.
During five 90-minute levels of play, the money bubble burst when just 151 player remained, and then the in the money finishes piled up. By the end of the night, Ludovic Lacay emerged as the chip leader with 1.7 million, though some stiff competition also advanced including Ole Schemion and Jonathan Little.
Action resumed in Level 15 (1,500/3,000/400), and it didn’t take long for one of the most accomplished players in the field to fall. In one of the first hands of the day, Team PokerStars Pro David Williams was crippled when his pocket kings were cracked when his opponent made a pair of aces on the river.
The next hand there was a raise in front of Williams to 6,500 and he shoved his last big blinds in. The call that followed was quick and Williams would soon find out his was dominated by . The board ran out and Williams left the tournament area empty handed.
Katchalov was ousted in Level 19 (4,000/8,000/1,000) when he moved all in for 107,000 from early position and Lasell King moved all in over the top from the small blind. King, who won the Poker EM CAPT in Baden last October for €92,035, tabled which was superior to Katchalov's . The board didn't help Katchalov and he exited in 71st place. Duhamel, the last Team PokerStars Pro standing, would follow him out the door in 65th place.
Day 4 will kick off at Noon local time on Monday, which is also when the €10,000 High Roller gets under way. Of course the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to bring you updates from both.
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, Tapio Vihakas checked from the small blind and Team Online's Marc-Andre Ladouceur did the same from the big. Lars Anders Dahlin then bet 20,000, Vihakas called, and Ladouceur woke up with an all-in check-raise to 112,000. Dahlin then moved all in over the top for around 175,000 and Vihakas folded.
turn left Ladouceur in need of a jack and a jack only on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the 
blanked. A solemn Ladouceur collected his belongings and then made his way to the payout desk in 81st place.
which was superior to Katchalov's 
board couldn't help Katchalov and he exited in 71st place, the first one in the new pay out level of €13,200.
to go to battle with while Grenko brought 
. Flush for Engel who left his Russian opponent with just 21,000 in chips.
was dominated by 
