Right before the break we saw Tatu Maenpaa open the cutoff for 35,000 and Oliver Price made the call from the small blind. Jean-Yves Malherbe was seated in the big blind and rather short. He was thinking about pushing, you could clearly tell, but decided against it in the end.
on the flop and Price check called 36,000. Price check called another 83,000 on the -turn. The on the river made Price check a third time. Maenpaa made it 205,000 and after some thinking Price called. Maenpaa quickly showed . That hand was second best though, Price tabled and took it down.
The up to date chip counts of both gentlemen are listed below:
More than half of the pots on the outer tables are being three-bet pre-flop but as yet this kindling has yet to spark into a fire. The closest we got was when Andrew Sweeney opened to 40,000, Dimitiri Holdeew three-bet to 90,000 but folded when Sweeney moved all-in.
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.
It folded to Oliver Price in the small blind and he moved all-in for an effective 271,000 with , Jean-Yves Malherbe took a peak at his cards and made the call with .
The was a roller coaster of emotions for Malherbe, who left the table in disgust on the turn only to spike the river to stay alive. He's up to 560,000 whilst Price is down to 1,135,000.
. Mustapha Amaouche had 
in front of him and was well ahead.
board wasn't of any help to Goulder who had to part ways with 374,000 in chips.
on the flop and Price check called 36,000. Price check called another 83,000 on the 
-turn. The 
on the river made Price check a third time. Maenpaa made it 205,000 and after some thinking Price called. Maenpaa quickly showed 
. That hand was second best though, Price tabled 
and took it down.
board he called a 100,000 river bet from the Frenchman. Amiel showed 
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 
.
