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11.46pm: Jake Cody wins EPT Deauville for €847,000 Teodor Caraba runner up for €516,000 It's over! And after a final full of skill and flair, it was fitting that this ended when two monster hands collided. Teodor Caraba raised to 800,000 and Jake Cody re-raised to 1,760,000. Caraba then...more

8pm: Dinner time That's the end of the level as players take a one hour dinner break. They'll each be required to eat different meals from the buffet so that if one gets food poisoning the other two will be able to play to a finish. Teodor Caraba --...more

6.25pm: Break That's the end of the level. We're on a 15-minute break. 6.20pm: Aces for Caraba Jake Cody started this one off with a bet of 260,000, and Teodor Caraba called. On the T♠7♣5♣ flop, Caraba bet 500,000, Cody re-raised to 1,500,000 and Caraba called. Both checked the...more

4.40pm: Level end That was the last hand of the level and we'll see how it affects the chip counts very soon. Join us in level 30. 4.35pm: Cody double up; Did Timex miss a trick? Jake Cody is back and fighting, but Craig Bergeron is running very short....more

3pm: Level over That was the last meaningful action for the level and we'll now take a break. It's scheduled to last 15 minutes, but to be honest it could be anything up to an hour. 2.50pm: Threesome For what seems to be the first time in this final,...more

1.20pm: Level ends with a three-bet Mike McDonald has now given Jake Cody a taste of his own medicine. The British player opened and McDonald three-bet. Cody folded. Just as it's hotting up, we take a break. That's the end of the first level of the final. Full chip...more

With the elimination of Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier at the end of day four, our final table of eight players for EPT Deauville was set. The Romanian Teodor Caraba leads, but there are two other major talking points from the final line-up: can the Team PokerStars Pro Peter Eastgate add EPT...more