It's the fourth day of the PokerStars.fr European Poker Tour Deauville. It's the day the €10,000 High Roller starts but here we'll concentrate on the Main Event. 41 players remain and today we'll probably play five levels or down to 16. There's still three days to get to a winner so we're in no rush.
Ekrem Sanioglu is the man to beat. The Frenchman, originally from Turkey but living in France for 41 years, had 1.3 million to play with today. That's 130 big blinds, more than enough room for maneuver. Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov is close behind with 1,194,000 and he will most likely be at the feature table today. Back in 2011 he was close for the Triple Crown as he finished third in the EPT Barcelona Martin Schleich eventually won. He's feeling the pressure, today we'll find out how he copes with that.
At 12 p.m. local time the tournament continues with level 20 (5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante). PokerNews is ready to bring you all the updates and deliver you the best photos and interviews with all your favorite players. Get that F5 finger ready!
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Leading the contest is Tatu Maempaa from Finland who started with 926,000 in chips but now has well over 1.3 million. Dimitri Holdeew started the day second on that list with 774,000 chips. Dimitri won the last Skrill Last Longer in Prague. Can he do it again and be the first player to win 2 Skrill Last longers?
The biggest pot of the tournament, worth 2,535,000 (four times the tournament average) just played out on the feature table and it was a brutal exit for Robert Szecsi, whilst Tatu Maenpaa is now the overwhelming tournament chip leader
After Eugene Katchalov opened to 25,000, Maenpaa three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind only for Szecsi to four-bet to 185,000 from the big blind. Katchalov folded, but Maenpaa went into the tank, both players started the hand with over 100 big blinds and Maenpaa elected to call.
On the flop Maenpaa checked to Szecsi who continuation bet 145,000, Maenpaa took a look at his cards, then announced all-in for 1,101,000 total and Szecsi snap-called. He was all-in for 1,063,000.
Maenpaa:
Szecsi:
According to the Free PokerNews Odds Calculator Szecsi was a 67% favourite to win the hand, however the turn meant that Maenpaa was now a 75% favourite to win this huge pot. However, Szecsi had some outs but he missed them all on the river. Maenpaa had Szecsi covered but only just and the shell shocked Hungarian exited stage left.
Ekrem Sanioglu started out today as the chip leader has just been eliminated. It was all in preflop for him from the big blind with . His opponent was Florian Ribouchon who had raised it up pre flop from the under the gun position and wasn't willing to lay his down.
The board didn't bring any help for Sanioglu at all with . The chip leader is gone, long live the chip leader.
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Jose Carlos Garcia open shoved for 176,000 and found one interested party. Chun Ho Law dared to call the all in holding and was up against Garcia's .
The wasn't even all that bad for Garcia, he now had four outs to a straight. The on the turn killed those outs though, he could now split it with a jack or win it with another eight. The on the river was a complete blank however and Garcia made his way to the pay out desk.
That means there are 24 players left and the tournament is on hold to redraw the tables.
Ole Schemion and Toby Lewis scooped top honors at the GPI European Poker Awards last night at EPT Deauville. Schemion was decorated for his incredible year playing live, while Lewis’ online antics were given the nod. Other winners included Barny Boatman (Lifetime Achievement), Adrian Mateos Diaz (Rookie of the Year), and Philipp Gruissem (Tournament Performance of the Year). Find out who won what by clicking through to the PokerStars Blog.
Jeffrey Hakim made the final table here in Deauville last year, finishing 8th for €60,000. Another deep run here this year, this time he finishes in 24th place.
Oliver Price opened to 32,000 from early position and Jeffrey Hakim shoved a couple of spots behind him. The other players still left to act all folded, Price immediately called. Hakim had and was up against Price his .
The flop wasn't good for Hakim as Price almost had a hammerlock on the hand: . The on the turn made for some excitement as Hakim had outs to a straight all of the sudden. The runner runner would not be as the river was no queen but the , giving Price a full house.
The remaining 23 players are now guaranteed €21,220.
Down to just 219,000 Marko Laine moved all-in from early position and Alexandre Amiel isolated by moving all-in from the button for roughly 700,000. Everyone else folded, including Alex Goulder, who would say after the hand that he folded pocket fives.
Laine:
Amiel:
The flop kept Laine in front, "The 10 would be the card," said Amiel. The fell on fourth street, "I'm sorry it's coming on the river," said Amiel and indeed it did as the made Amiel a broadway straight and eliminated Laine in 23rd place.
EPT Loutraki winner Zimnan Ziyard has just been eliminated. No two time European Poker Tour winner thus this tournament.
He was crippled in a hand against Alexandre Amiel. On a board he called a 100,000 river bet from the Frenchman. Amiel showed , Ziyard mucked his in a cutoff versus button situation.
With just under 90,000 left he open raised some hands later to 85,000. Behind him was Carlo De Benedittis who shoved all in. The other players quickly folded and Ziyard made the call for a few 1,000 more.
Ziyard showed his first. Again De Benedittis looked for some seconds to his cards. Again he made a checking motion with them, giving Ziyard a couple of seconds of hope. Hope of a flip, or even maybe the best hand? Nope... De Benedittis finally showed his and the dealer could start dealing a board.
The fours of Ziyard found no help anywhere: . And just like that the EPT Deauville 2014 Main Event was free of former EPT winners. We'll crown a new champion in two days.
flop Maenpaa checked to Szecsi who continuation bet 145,000, Maenpaa took a look at his cards, then announced all-in for 1,101,000 total and Szecsi snap-called. He was all-in for 1,063,000.
turn meant that Maenpaa was now a 75% favourite to win this huge pot. However, Szecsi had some outs but he missed them all on the 
river. Maenpaa had Szecsi covered but only just and the shell shocked Hungarian exited stage left.
. His opponent was Florian Ribouchon who had raised it up pre flop from the under the gun position and wasn't willing to lay his 
down.
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wasn't even all that bad for Garcia, he now had four outs to a straight. The 
on the turn killed those outs though, he could now split it with a jack or win it with another eight. The 
on the river was a complete blank however and Garcia made his way to the pay out desk.
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and was up against Price his 
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on the turn made for some excitement as Hakim had outs to a straight all of the sudden. The runner runner would not be as the river was no queen but the 
, giving Price a full house.
fell on fourth street, "I'm sorry it's coming on the river," said Amiel and indeed it did as the 
in a cutoff versus button situation.
