EPT Barcelona Open Main Event Day 1b | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Open

09-12-2008 00:46 UTC+3

Minieri Gives Some Back

[user40108]

We caught up to this hand at showdown. Dario Minieri was shipping a healthy stack of chips towards an opponent. The Italian's {A-Diamonds}

couldn't outrun the {8-Diamonds}

of his opponent and came up short on the {Q-Hearts}

board. Minieri slipped to just under 6,000 chips on the hand.

09-12-2008 00:37 UTC+3

Ricardo Sousa Eliminated

[user4144]

Ricardo Sousa is no more. He was dominated with {K-Hearts}

versus

and found no help on an ensuing {9-Clubs}

board.

Tags: Ricardo Sousa

09-12-2008 00:34 UTC+3

, Norwegian pro Kristian Ulriksen raises his opponent's raise of 2,100 to 6,500. With his Top Gun shades, unbuttoned shirt, and unmoving facial expression, Ulriksen remains cooler than a cucumber in the North Pole before his opponent finally makes the fold. Ulriksen is now on 53,000.

Tags: Krisrian Ulriksen

09-12-2008 00:30 UTC+3

Current Chip Leader

[user4144]

A quick scour around the card room informs me that Swedish player Mikael Lundell is your current chip leader with 83,000. Not too far behind, however, is [Removed:133] (whom I have affectionately named "Coconut" after repeated mispronunciations) on 72,100 and WSOP bracelet winner Davidi Kitai with 55,000. Behind them you have a returning Kristian Ulriksen (48,000) and another recent bracelet winner in Sebastian Ruthenberg (47,000). But who will be chip leader in 90 minutes' time? It's still anybody's game...

Tags: Mikael Lundell

09-12-2008 00:16 UTC+3

Theo Tran Wins Clutch Coinflip

[user40108]

Theo Tran just tangled with chip leader [Removed:133] in a coinflip which saw Tran's tournament life hanging in the balance. The exact action is unclear but Tran's chips ended up in the center defending his {9-?}

against the {J-?}

of Cournut.

The {9-?}

on the flop left Cournut drawing to a runner-runner straight that never came. Tran chipped up to just over 10,000 on the hand.

09-12-2008 00:15 UTC+3

Recent Eliminations

[user25067]

Katja Thater, Adam Junglen, Jan Sjavik, Luca Pagano, and Alex Outhred are all among the recently fallen.

09-12-2008 00:11 UTC+3

Steve Frezer Hits the Rail

[user25067]

The cutoff raised to 750, Steve Frezer called from the small blind and the big blind called as well. The flop came down {K-Spades}

and Frezer immediately moved all in for his remaining 8,300. The big blind tanked, then folded and the cutoff called, turning up {A-Clubs}

to Frezer's {K-Clubs}

.

The turn was the {J-Hearts}

, and Frezer gave the dealer a hearty pat on the back as he made two pair. His celebration was short-lived however as the river card paired eights, giving his opponent the higher two pair with aces up, eliminating him from the tournament.

"Yeah, that was gross" said Frezer as he headed to the rail. "Guy plays every hand and wakes up with aces!"

Tags: Steve Frezer

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

09-11-2008 23:59 UTC+3