2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 5,000
Jan Skampa - 6,710,000
Eyal Avitan - 6,546,000
Stefan Mattsson - 4,315,000
Avitan:
Roux:
Flop:
French railers shouted, "Ten!" "Queen-jack!" and all the other various combinations of turn and river cards that could win it for their boy.
Turn:
River:
"YES! YES! YES!" shouted Avitan as Roux moved from drawing thin to busto.
We are down to our final three.
Flop:
Mattsson checked, and then called 240,000 from Skampa.
Turn:
Mattsson checked again, and this time called 550,000 from Skampa. Curious.
River:
Mattsson checked a third time, and this time Skampa checked behind. "You have a ten, right?" grinned Skampa. "ARGH!" said Mattsson, turning over for a full house as Skampa mucked.
Showdown
Skampa:
Roux:
Roux stood from his chair to await the results of this coin flip. The flop was pretty safe as it came . The on the turn removed the two straight outs for Skampa, leaving Roux to fade the six aces and queens to double up. The landed safely on the river, and Roux gave a little fist pump as he raked in a pot worth more than 2.3 million.
It brought . Small blind Stefan Mattsson led out with 110,000 chips, Jan Skampa folded, and Roux called. Fourth street was the , and it brought the big action. Mattsson fired 270,000 more, and Roux sat statue-still. After a moment, he made a raise, Mattsson instantly moved all in, and Roux instantly called for his own tournament life.
Showdown
Roux:
Mattsson:
There were a lot of chop outs, but Roux's kicker had him in the lead with a chance to double up. He'd need only to fade an eight to stay alive. The river was rather anti-climactic; the gave half the pot to each player. They'll chop up the antes and Skampa's big blind and head off to the next hand.
What huge cooler is it this time?
Mattsson:
Skampa:
Board:
To cheering from the crowd that had burst through the rail to swarm the table, local boy Jan Skampa doubled up to over 9 million. Former chip monster Mattsson is left with 4 million, still not exactly a short stack.