Out of the small blind, Sam Chartier three-bet to 63,000 and initial raiser Christoph Vogelsang called. The flop came and Chartier continued for 47,000, Vogelsang called. The turn was a staring contest between the duo and Chartier eventually check-folded to a bet of 60,000 by Vogelsang.
Francois Billard moved all in the first hand after dinner and picked up the blinds and antes. Soon after it was Marco Leonzio who opened, Felix Bleiker then three-bet to 63,000 from the small blind. Leonzio then shoved for 181,000 and Bleiker tank-folded.
Sasha Salinger decided to have some fun and ask some players at EPT Dublin to sum up their strategy on the money bubble of a tournament into just one word.
There was no further hand in the last five minutes of the level and the remaining 27 players, who are all in the money, were sent into a 75-minute dinner break.
Vladas Tamasauskas bubbles EPT 12 Dublin €10,300 High Roller
With eight minutes left on the clock for the current level, a five-way limped pot would see the bubble burst. Jerry Odeen bet the flop for 15,000 and just Vladas Kamasauskas called from one seat over. The on the turn saw the Swede continue for 33,000 and again Tamasauskas called, slowly cutting out the call from his stack of T-1,000 chips.
On the river, Odeen wasted little time before announcing all in and Tamasauskas was sent into the think tank. He took a sip of his water, apologized for taking so long and stood up to study the board. Another minute passed and he ultimately announced the call.
Odeen turned over the and Tamasauskas was trying to muck his cards, declaring the defeat. The dealer turned over his cards since it was an all in showdown and the Lithuanian had called with the inferior to exit in 28th place on the stone cold bubble.
Arne Coulier, who has won his seat for the event through a Live Satellite and picked up some chips from Dominik Nitsche recently, just made a mode that backfired heavily. Coulier opened, Felix Bleiker missclicked and min-three-bet before the Belgian four-bet shoved. Bleiker called for 257,500 and was put at risk on the bubble.
Bleiker:
Coulier:
On the flop, Coulier was demanding the whereas Bleiker smiled over with an "I take the ace." Neither the turn nor the river changed anything and Coulier was cut down considerably.
"What am I doing with 29 left?" Pierre Neuville said after having just been eliminated two spots off the money. The Belgian had three-bet jammed out of the big blind for what looked like 120,000. Initial raiser William Arruda called and it was a big flip once again.
Neuville:
Arruda:
The flop gave Arruda the nut straight and it was all over after the turn, making the river a formality. Only 28 players remain with the top 27 spots getting paid, the tables will now continue in hand for hand mode.
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and Chartier continued for 47,000, Vogelsang called. The 
turn was a staring contest between the duo and Chartier eventually check-folded to a bet of 60,000 by Vogelsang.
flop for 15,000 and just Vladas Kamasauskas called from one seat over. The 
on the turn saw the Swede continue for 33,000 and again Tamasauskas called, slowly cutting out the call from his stack of T-1,000 chips.
river, Odeen wasted little time before announcing all in and Tamasauskas was sent into the think tank. He took a sip of his water, apologized for taking so long and stood up to study the board. Another minute passed and he ultimately announced the call.
and Tamasauskas was trying to muck his cards, declaring the defeat. The dealer turned over his cards since it was an all in showdown and the Lithuanian had called with the inferior 
to exit in 28th place on the stone cold bubble.
whereas Bleiker smiled over with an "I take the ace." Neither the 
river changed anything and Coulier was cut down considerably.
and Ghassan doubled to around 75,000
gave Arruda the nut straight and it was all over after the 
river a formality. Only 28 players remain with the top 27 spots getting paid, the tables will now continue in hand for hand mode.