Sergio Castelluccio Eliminated in 16th Place (â¬64,000)
May 02, '09
Alexander Morozov moves all in preflop and Sergio Castelluccio moves all in over the top of him. Pieter De Korver calls them both down and all three players turn up their hands:
Korver: 10-10
Morozov: Q-3
Castelluccio: K-J
Board: Q-9-4-Q-4
Korver triples up on the hand and Castelluccio was eliminated in 16th place. The Italian will take home €64,000 in prize money.
Player Tags: Alexander Morozov, Sergio Castelluccio, Pieter De Korver
Pieter De Korver is EPT Grand Final Champion (â¬2,300,000)
May 03, '09
On a 10
6 5 flop with more than one million in the pot, Matt Woodward bets 700,000 and Pieter de Korver reraises all-in. Woodward shakes his head and after a few moments, he calls. He flips over 6
4. De Corver shows 9
6.
The turn is the Q and the river is the 7.
Pieter De Korver has come back from a crippling 365,000 in chips to win the entire event. He now goes home with €2,300,000.
Matt Woodward earns €1,300,000 for his second place finish, and this season's PokerStars.com EPT is complete.
Player Tags: Matt Woodward, Pieter De Korver
Woodward Leaking Chips
May 03, '09
Matt Woodward bets 425, Pieter de Korver calls and the flop comes 4
3 3. De Korver bets 400,000, and Woodward calls.
The turn is the 5 and de Korver bets 700,000. Woodward gets the dealer to spread the pot and then calls. The river is the 10. Korver grabs a handful of yellows to bet 3,600,000, and Woodward passes another big pot over to the Dutchman. De Korver says, "Do you want to see what I had? Show?" He shows a 3. Woodward says, "Nice hand!"
De Korver now has 21,840,000 and Woodward has 6,325,000.
Player Tags: Matt Woodward, Pieter De Korver
De Korver Moves in Front
May 03, '09
Matt Woodward bets 300 on a flop of K 10 7. Pieter De Korver raises to 550,000 and Woodward calls. The turn is the 8 and both players check.
The river is the 6 and Woodward bets 700,000, De Korver calls and shows K 2x, which beats Woodward's A 7.
Pieter de Korver moves into the lead with 15,595,000. Matt Woodward has 12,570,000.
Player Tags: Matt Woodward, Pieter De Korver
Mikhail Tulchinskiy Eliminated in Third Place (â¬800,000)
May 03, '09
Back from break only moments and we have found our heads up players.
Matt Woodward bets 725,000 from the button, Mikhail Tulchinskiy raises it to 1,200,000, and Woodward pushes all in.
Tulchinskiy gets the pot spread out for him so he can count it, and then calls. He has Q 10. Woodward has 3 3.
Flop: J 8 2
T: 4
R: 2
Tulchinskiy goes out in third place for €800,000 and our heads up players are Matt Woodward and Pieter de Korver.
Player Tags: Matt Woodward, Pieter De Korver
Dag Martin Mikkelsen Eliminated in Fourth Place (â¬600,000)
May 03, '09
Dag Martin Mikkelsen moves all in preflop and both Pieter De Korver and Mikhail Tulchinskiy call him down. The two live players check down a board of 1094Q4 and then all three players open up their hands:
Mikkelsen: K-7
De Korver: Q-9
Tulchinskiy: A-8
De Korver wins the hand to increase his chip lead and he eliminates Mikkelsen in fourth place (€600,000). Mikkelsen held the title of dominant chip leader just a short time ago, but now his fall from grace is complete.
Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen, Mikhail Tulchinskiy, Pieter De Korver
Rags to Riches
May 03, '09
Dag Martin Mikkelsen raises to 380,000 under the gun, and Pieter de Korver reraises to 680,000 from the small blind.
The flop is 7 7 6 and de Korver is first to speak. He bets 430,000.
Mikkelsen calls and the turn is the 9.
De Korver bets 1,040,000 and Mikkelsen goes all in. De Korver insta-calls and shows 6 6, while Mikkelsen shows K 10. The river is the A and Mikkelsen's amazing run has meant he has exchanged places with Mikkelsen. Mikkelsen is now at the bottom of the leader board with 360,000, while De Korver has 14,640,000.
Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen, Pieter De Korver
Pieter De Korver = Invincible
May 03, '09
A cat may have nine lives, but Pieter De Korver may have hundreds. He raises to 3,760,000 preflop and Dag Martin Mikkelsen calls him down. Their cards:
Mikkelsen: 1010
De Korver: AJ
Board: AKJ42
De Krover doubles up yet again and he now holds 7,760,000. Mikkelsen is knocked down to 7,940,000. The game has completely changed at this final table.
Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen, Pieter De Korver
De Korver Doubles Again
May 03, '09
Pieter de Korver is all-in for 1,860,000, and Dag Martin Mikkelson asks for a count and then calls. De Korver shows K J and Mikkelson shows A 3.
The flop prompts a huge reaction throughout the building: Q 10 9
The turn is the 10 and the river is a brick.
De Korver moves up to 3,960,000.
Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen, Pieter De Korver
Pieter De Korver Doubles Up Again
May 03, '09
In a move that is starting to look familiar Pieter De Korver moves all in preflop and Dag Martin Mikkelsen makes the call. Their cards:
De Korver: K6
Mikkelsen: Q2
Board: KQJ86
De Korver doubles up on the hand and he survives once again. He now holds 2,320,000.
Player Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen, Pieter De Korver
Recent poker Hall of Fame inductee Mike Sexton (pictured right) was all in holding A-10, but he was up against Pieter de Korver’s dominating A-K.
Pieter De Korver (pictured right) was down to his last 20,000 or so when he made his all in move with A
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