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Theo Tran
On a flop of , Theo Tran checked, the button bet 1,250 and Tran made the call. The turn was the . Tran checked again, the button fired out 3,375 and Tran called. The river fell the and Tran checked a third time, the button setting him all in.
"You flop a set?" wondered Tran aloud before electing to fold. He's down to 8,700.
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Luca Pagano opened for a 1,000 raise from the button and the big blind called. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the . The big blind bet 1,000 and Pagano called. The river was the . The big blind bet another 1,450 and Pagano called.
Pagano showed for the rivered straight, but the big blind had turned a full house with and raked in the pot.
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Arnaud Mattern raised to 850 preflop, a fellow countryman called in middle position, and Raul Mestre made it 4,000 to play. Arnaud pushed, the caller passed, and Mestre called.
Mestre =
Mattern =
Board =
... and the EPT Prague champion survives. Mestre, meanwhile, drops to 18,000.
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Steve Frezer
No, please don't adjust your monitors, that is TD Steve Frezer underneath that fisherman's hat, and he is indeed still plugging away. In fact, he has above his starting stack with 15,000, but is bemoaning the reaction he's receiving. "'Wow, Steve's still in,'" he joked. "That's all anyone says when they come over to my table."
When I asked if he ever gets competitive with fellow tournament directors like the since departed Charlie Ciresi, Frezer replied, "I get more competitive with Thomas [Kremser]. He's always saying, 'Steve, you need to be more aggressive,' but you know what, I don't get to play these every week, and I just enjoy being at the table."
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Laurence Houghton is currently pushing at every opportunity and is down to just a couple of thousand. He did find one spot though, but Gino Alacqua pushed behind with . Houghton, moving after seeing a bullet, peeled back to see what the accompanying card was... .
The gave the youngster four more outs, and although none of those arrived, the turn and river gave both players two pair, ace high to chop it up.
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Fabrice Soulier just took his stack up to 25,000 after these last two hands:
On a flop of , the big blind checked, Soulier bet 700, the cutoff called and the big blind folded. The turn was the and Soulier led out for another 1,600, the cutoff calling again. The river came the and Soulier set out a stack of all his high-denomination chips, setting his opponent all in. The cutoff ultimately folded, surrendering the pot to Soulier.
On the next deal, Soulier raised it up to 750 from early position, and the man to his immediate left popped him to 2,150. Soulier made the call. The flop was and both players checked. The turn came the and they both checked again. The river was the , prompting a quick 1,500 bet from Soulier. His opponent called and was shocked to see Soulier roll over for the flush and muttered something about calling a reraise with that hand.
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William Thorson and his executioner
And the sick beat of the day goes to... William Thorson, who was just eliminated from the tournament.
Holding , a flop looks pretty dreamy, doesn't it? Thorson agreed and led out, getting called by his opponent. He led again when an turned, making him a full house, his opponent making the call. The river fell a and Thorson moved all in, getting quickly called.
Thorson's opponent turned over for the higher boat, eliminating the aggressive Swede in dramatic fashion.
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Here they are, the numbers you've all been waiting for...
619 players entered the PokerStars EPT Barcelona (up from 543 last year) and 64 of them will walk away with at least €10,200. First place this year is a whopping €1,361,000, which is the equivalent of just under $1.9 million USD.
Posted below are the final table payouts. For a look at the complete payout information, click on the "Prizepool and Payouts" tab at right.
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Theo Tran
[Removed:133] raised to 850 from under the gun and after action folded to Theo Tran in the cutoff seat, he made the call.
The two saw a flop of and Cournut led out for 1,200. Tran thought for a bit before making the call. The hit the turn and both men checked.
When the river fell the , Cournut checked to Tran and he wasted no time betting 3,400. Cournut took his time and then made a hesistant call. As soon as his chips came to rest, Tran calmly said "the nuts" and rolled over .
Tran now sits on a stack of about 17,000 while Cournut is still a force with just over 70,000 chips.
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, Theo Tran checked, the button bet 1,250 and Tran made the call. The turn was the 
. Tran checked again, the button fired out 3,375 and Tran called. The river fell the 
and Tran checked a third time, the button setting him all in. 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
. The big blind bet 1,000 and Pagano called. The river was the 
for the rivered straight, but the big blind had turned a full house with 
and raked in the pot. 
and failed to improve on a 
board.
.
gave the youngster four more outs, and although none of those arrived, the 
turn and 
river gave both players two pair, ace high to chop it up.
, the big blind checked, Soulier bet 700, the cutoff called and the big blind folded. The turn was the 
and both players checked. The turn came the 
for the flush and muttered something about calling a reraise with that hand.
, a 
flop looks pretty dreamy, doesn't it? Thorson agreed and led out, getting called by his opponent. He led again when an 
and Thorson moved all in, getting quickly called. 
, Cournut checked to Tran and he wasted no time betting 3,400. Cournut took his time and then made a hesistant call. As soon as his chips came to rest, Tran calmly said "the nuts" and rolled over 
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