John Eames made it 25,000 to play, Ricardo Tavares called and Tony G moved all-in for 88,000. Eames thought for a short while before moving all-in and Tavares folded.
Showdown
Eames
Tony G
Board:
Eames eliminated a very unhappy looking father-figure!
Under the gun, Shawn Buchanan opened to 25,000, and his neighbor Amir Lehavot three-bet to 65,000. It's a pairing we're going to keep a close eye on today as it pits two skilled an accomplished players against each other, and each have plenty of chips to do some damage. Buchanan four-bet here, though, making it 150,000 straight, and Lehavot shot him a look and mucked.
The next hand, Lehavot opened to 27,000 under the gun, and Alex Dovzhenko three-bet to 62,000. Action came around to Buchanan in the big blind, and he decided a cold four-bet was in order. He slid out 175,000 this time, and both of his opponents quickly folded in turn.
Lehavot finally got some love on the third hand of the series, picking up a walk in the big blind.
Chris Moorman has started the day using his stack to his advantage. In the first ten minutes he has brought out the three-bet on at least three occasions to take down a lot of unchallenged money.
Arnaud Mattern moved all-in from the cut-off for 138,000 and Jake Cody re-shipped from the button and had the Frenchman covered. Everybody else at the table folded and we had a showdown.
Showdown
Mattern
Cody
Mattern was in a horrific spot, but all that would change by the river.
Steven Moreau opened to 26,000 second to act, and Dermot Blain defended his big blind to see a heads-up flop.
It came out , and the turn and river would be the and the . Moreau got bullets in on all three streets -- 28,000 on the flop, 64,000 on the turn, and another 73,000 behind the river card. Blain didn't waste too much time calling the first two bets, but he took a long while check-folding to the last bullet.
The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is creeping towards its conclusion and we think we are in for something special. The Hotel Majestic Barriere, Cannes, has been host to the biggest, baddest and most beautiful WSOPE main event ever. We started with 593 players, creating a huge prize pool of €5,692,800, and we are now down to the final 25 all vying for that €1.4 million first prize.
The two men neck and neck at the top of the chip counts are from the UK. Max Silver and Chris Moorman are separated by a mere 11 chips going into the penultimate day and they dominate their starting tables in terms of stack size. Chris Moorman once again finds himself battling with Jake Cody, and we will keep our eye on that confrontation, as the two will know each others game very well. Silver has position on the best looking man in the universe, Patrik Antonius, who can play a bit as well.
At the other end of the chip counts we have the world's top live tournament earner Erik Seidel. Seidel has yet again found himself in the deep end of one of the worlds top tournaments. He shares table space with the WSOPE phenom that is Shawn Buchanan. Buchanan, who has now cashed in four WSOPE events this series, is playing that well at the moment do not be surprised to see him at the final table. Buchanan is not the only player left in the event to have cashed in multiple WSOPE events this series either. John Eames has also cashed in three events this series and is another of the short stacks. He shares a table with the third short stack, and his father, Tony G. The G-Meister General brought the house down yesterday when he used a singing Donkey as a card protector. He was on top form and if he finds an early double up who knows what mayhem he has in store for the rest of the day.
The Caesars Cup has started today and Jake Cody and Tony G are representing Team Europe. This presents us with a slight logistical problem and we may possibly have a slightly later start. Keep your eyes on the blog and we will keep you posted about the actual start time, which we doubt will be 14.00 (CET)
and the 
. Moreau got bullets in on all three streets -- 28,000 on the flop, 64,000 on the turn, and another 73,000 behind the river card. Blain didn't waste too much time calling the first two bets, but he took a long while check-folding to the last bullet.
