EPT Dortmund Live Updates Day 3

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Final 8 Chip Counts:

MacDonald 862k
Strassmann 827k
Perez 744k
Gulunay 460k
Haase 369k
Harder 339k
Rinaldi 276k
Durand 148k

Results So Far:

22:10

Milanov makes his expected move with but exits in 9th when Strassmann turns up with . This means the final table is now set, and we will stop play for tonight!

21:55

All 9 remaining players have been moved to the feature table to play 9 handed until we lose one player. We will then stop for the night and return tomorrow for the final table.

Chip counts:

MacDonald 752k
Perez 834k
Durand 157k
Strassmann 716k
Harder 358k
Gulunay 455k
Haase 383k
Rinaldi 280k
Milanov 90k

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21:32

Danny THE_D_RY Ryan finishes in 10th place, his pre-flop call with to Strassman's meeting an unfortunate turn. We had a drink earlier with Danny and a good old chat, so check PV next week for an exclusive D_RY interview!

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21:15

Level 20
	5k/10k (1k)
	11
	373,636

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21:07

Tyler Friederich makes it 21k UTG. Perez is UTG 1, and flat calls. Tyler checks the flop and Perez decides it will cost Tyler 31k to see a turn. Tyler is pleased to see a turn which he check raises all in over Perez' 50k bet. Perez has the nut straight with and Tyler cannot make a full house on the raggy river with his two pair and finishes 12th.

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21:06

Johannes Strassmann and Mike McDonald are yielding their big stacks mercilessly and poor old Danny Ryan to their left has barely seen a flop. But the moment he re-raises the German, Johannes re-re raises him. Danny is forced to lay down his Ace-Queen but is still smiling. I wouldn't be.

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20:47

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20:35

Danny Ryan shoves it in with his and is called by Dan Carter's . Danny smiles accepting an exit until the board comes out like this... leaving Danny needing an ace or four. A miracle river doubles Danny up. Dan Carter pushes next hand with but leaves the tournament as Andreas' call sends him packing in 12th.

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20:15

Level 19
	4k/8k (1k)
	15
	274,000

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20:00 Dinner break chip counts

TV Table

1: Johannes Strassman 461,000

2: Mike McDonald 698,000

3: Daniel Ryan 157,500

4: Dan Carter 247,000

5: Manfred Hammer 100,000

6: Marco Liesy OUT in 16th place

7: Andreas Gülünay 267,500

8: Alexander Milnov 181,000

Table 2

1. Claudio Rinaldi 291,00

2: Tyler Friederich 142,500

3: Diego Perez 730,000

4: Aniol Alcaraz 118,500

5: Torsten Haase 385,500

6: Christian Harder 143,000

7: Thibaut Durand 102,500

8: Jioí Kulhánek 92,000

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18:58

The big stacks tussle. Johannes Strassmann makes it 18k to go. Mike McDonald, smelling weakness, comes over the top with 50k. Johannes stares him out before saying "I have to at least call". He calls.

Checked to the river on a board of McDonald makes a value bet of 55k with which is paid off by the German with . Nice little pot for the Canadian before he heads off for some munch at the dinner break.

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18:51

It was Andreas Gulunay not Aniol who made that outrageous five-three move. Apologies.

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18:40

PokerStars qualifier Christian Harder doubles up with over to move up to around 150k. But with the relentless blinds and antes he'll need to do more of the same to stick around for the final eight.

Daniel Carter makes it 15k to go before Aniol Alcaraz comes over the top with 35k more. Carter mucks before the Spaniard shows . The cheek of it.

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18:31

Milanov raises to 25k pre-flop leaving himself around 25k. McDonald puts him all in and he instacalls. McDonald has and Milanov . The flop, gives them both runner runner hope. McDonald smells trouble on the turn and Milanov doubles up in unexpected fashion on the river.

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18:25 Liesy pushes with and is called by Gülünay's . Gülünay flops a and turns a four flush to eliminate Liesy in 16th for €22,150

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18:18 16 remain.

TV table chip counts (in seat 1-8 order):

Strassman 464k
McDonald 678k
Ryan 191k
Carter 268k
Hammer 85k
Liesy 161k
Gülünay 167k
Milanov 97k

Table 2 chip counts (in seat 1-8 order):

Rinaldi 280k
Friederich 250k
Perez 525kk
Alcarez 144k
Hasse 375k
Harder 100k
Durand 216k
Kulhánek 109k

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18:02

Peyman Mohammadzadeh makes a cheeky push UTG 1 with . Big blind Tyler Friederich uncovers Peyman when he calls with . Peyman is a gonner...

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17:57

Aniol Alcaraz and Alexandar Milanov split a large pot after they turn over and respectivley after a Milanov all-in. Rinaldi and McDonald - who apparently has a big online reputation - are also tussling with uncalled raises and re-raises.

Down to 16 players and the tables are being re-drawn - after only 7 hands of the current TV table.

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17:42

Level 18
	3k/6k (1k)
	18
	228,333

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17:21

Just 18 left by the first break - whirwind poker.

Alexander Milanov doubles up his 50k stack from Mike McDonald after the Russians held up to the Candian's . McDonald, despite looking like a college recluse, has played a fearless tight-aggressive game so far but he'll be on the TV table after the interval - let's see how he copes with the slick German announcer breathing down his neck every hand.

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17:11

On a flop of Heitman pushes for 143k. A very troubled Haase, holding approximately 200k, finally calls with and is amazed to see Heitman holding . Heitman does not catch his overcard and is 19th for €17,400.

Danny "THE_D_RY" Ryan bounces over to me to tell me he has caught for the first time in three days and was check raised all in by the big blind with . He is very pleased to have doubled up.

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17:03

Christopher Rossiter raises to 20k UTG. Dan Carter re-raises all in from the cut off. Marcel Cesarz calls all in, as does Christopher.

Christopher shows , Dan and Marcel . Dan takes out both players when his aces hold perfectly and is now sitting with a big grin on his face.

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16:49

After being rivered out of most of his stack a moment ago, Marcel Luske pushes his last 28k with and Johannes Strassmann sees it with . An on the flop and the Flying Dutchman is out of the running. Still dressed immaculatly and exits the stage with the upmost dignity. Legend.

Elsewhere, big pot with Marco Liesy and Diego Perez. On Liesy bets 28,500, which is flat called by the Spaniard. Marco checks the turn but Diego carries on for 45k. After much thought the German calls but they were all betted out and the river was checked. Diego shows and Liesy frustratedly mucks, possibly with an Ace given the action.

TV feed finally established in the press room, but the camera crews have chucked all bloggers out of the inner circle for table access. Possible mutiny is in the air.

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16:28

Syikrai Istafan bets 15k of 34k stack UTG, is re-raised to 30k by the button, Aniol Alcaraz. The small blind, Michael McDonald, calls 30k. Istafan shoves all-in for 4k more to the big stacks who both call and see a flop of .

A side pot is immediately formed as McDonald's 25k bet is called by Alcaraz. On the turn McDonald bets out 40k, and is again called. On the river, McDonald makes it 70k and is again called. He shows for the rivered full house and Alcarez mucks in anger (likely with aces/kings, judging by the amount of action). The original raising short stack, Istafen, shows meaning the pot is all McDonald's... and a quick calculation puts this pot at around 400k. W o w.

Istafen is another to win €12,650.

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16:05

Level 17
	2.5k/5k (500)
	27
	152,222

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16:03

Schaefer pushed his short stack with and Andreas Gulunay's caught another to send the desperatly unlucky American home.

28 players now, Chabot Cyrille who led the tournament for almost two days went all-in with . Claudio Rinaldi bolsters his burgeoning stack by calling with and stays safe with a board of .

The TV crews seem to have some sort of territory marked out around the tables that us mere mortals cannot enter. Money talks.

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15:39

Due to a rather territorial TV crew today, the updates crew are struggling a little to get in close to the action. Apparantly the bloggers are not as high in ranking as camermen so we must follow their instructions. The pyramid of capitalism theory, we think...

MADNESS unfolds in the first 10 minutes of Day 3.

1) On the feature table, Andreas Gülünay gets it all in with and receives an unexpected and unwanted call from Brandon Schaefer with . When the board comes down Schaefer can only laugh as a huge portion of his stack is passed away to the straight. Again Brandon sees an unexpected outcome on a flop when a destroyed Schaefer shoves his remaining chips in with . When he is called by (only just) shorter stack Jioí Kulhánek with . Kulhanek turns a to double up. Schaefer is forced to move in with an inconsequential hand and exits for €12,650.

2) Steve Jelinek doubles up Andreas Sarling, when his push is called by his fellow short stack's . Andreas flops a and doubles up leaving Jelinek desperate. Jelinek throws in his last hope with to be called by and see a straight form on the board. Jelinek also cashes for €12,650.

3) Manfred Bass runs his into Michael McDonald's and is another early exit to cash for €12,650 today.

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15:25

We begin halfway through a level.

Level 16
	2k/4k (400)
	32
	124,545

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15:02

Should be shuffling up and dealing in the next few minutes. The TV table is being prepared, which includes Dutch legend Marcel Luske:

Brandon Schaefer
Jan Heitmann
Raul Paez Corral
Hugo Marialva Felix
Torsten Haase
Marcel Luske
Andreas Gülünay
Jioí Kulhánek

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14:34

Starting chip counts for today's 32 players:

Diego Perez Marco 361,600
Michael McDonald 335,700
Claudio Rinaldi 278,700
Marco Liesy 278,200
Johannes Strassmann 276,400
Aniol Alcaraz 216,200
Brandon Schaefer 202,300
Andreas Gülünay 201,100
Jan Heitmann 200,400
Manfred Hammer 135,300
Christopher Rossiter 129,500
Thibaut Durand 123,200
Marcel Luske 123,000
Peyman Mohammadzadeh 114,800
Manfred Bass 114,400
Daniel Ryan 110,400
Daniel Carter 105,900
Christian Harder 101,900
Alexandar Milanov 96,300
Tyler Friederich 91,600
Chabot Cyrille 74,700
Hugo Marialva Felix 63,000
Marcel Cesarz 59,300
Steve Jelinek 57,700
Jioí Kulhánek 53,600
Bernhard Damnik 44,000
Andreas Sarling 38,400
Torsten Haase 36,800
Syikrai Istafan 32,100
Mario Kühl 27,600
Raul Paez Corral 25,400
Sebastian Till 16,200

Playing for the following prizes:

1 € 933,600
2 € 528,500
3 € 307,000
4 € 234,200
5 € 193,000
6 € 152,000
7 € 120,200
8 € 85,500
9-10 €52,200
11-12 €41,100
13-14 €31,700
15-16 €22,150
17-24 €17,400
25-32 €12,650

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14:23

Everyone remaining is guarenteed €12,650 but the big stacks will be aiming far higher as we narrow the field down to a final 8 by the end of the day.

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