€8,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event Day 4 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

09-08-2009 14:45 UTC+3

Going In for the Kyllonen

[user46392]

Over on the feature table, Jens Kyllonen raised to 28,000 and got looked up by Patrick Bueno in the small blind.

They saw a {7-Diamonds}

flop and Bueno checked. Kyllonen continuation-bet 40,000 and Bueno looked like he was seriously considering it -- but eventually passed, putting Kyllonen up to 360,000 or so and dropping Bueno down below the 1.5 million mark.

09-08-2009 14:43 UTC+3

McDonald Movin' Up

donpeters

Georgios Kapalas raised to 29,000 before Mike "Timex" McDonald reraised from the big blind to 82,000. Kapalas made the call.

The flop came down {Q-Clubs}

. McDonald continued with a bet of 100,000 and Kapalas folded. Timex moved up to 620,000 chips.

Tags: "Timex"Georgios Kapalas Mike McDonald

09-08-2009 14:39 UTC+3

Choppy Start for Lapossie

[user46392]

Matt Lapossie has had an interesting, if ultimately uneventful start to the day.

First, he found himself dominating the all-in Michael Greco, holding {A-Spades}

to Greco's {A-Clubs}

. A series of overcards on the board, though, and they chopped it up.

Then a few hands later Lapossie raised preflop and fellow monster stack Marc Goodwin called to see a {4-Hearts}

flop. Lapossie bet out, and Goodwin raised another 200,000. Lapossie three-bet, Goodwin four-bet all in and Lapossie called in an instant. Wow. That's a 3,000,000 chip pot.

Goodwin: {10-Hearts}

Lapossie:

"Oh deary me," sighed Goodwin.

But wait...

Turn: {A-Diamonds}

River:

Goodwin high-fived fellow countryman Michael Greco, and declared, "Oof, getting there my son. Now I wish I was bluffing with an ace."

"So you're raising me with queen-three?" enquired a jovial Goodwin.

"So you're calling me with ten-three?" replied Lapossie. Touché.

09-08-2009 14:35 UTC+3

Nuijten Picks Up a Pot

donpeters

Patrick Bueno raised to 33,000 before Julien Nuijten called. Toni Ojala called as well. The flop came down {A-Clubs}

.

Bueno bet out 68,000. Nuijten called and Ojala folded.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds}

and Bueno checked. Nuijten fired a committing bet of 150,000 chips and Bueno folded. Nuijten moved up to 590,000 chips.

Tags: Julien Nuijten Patrick Bueno Toni Ojala

09-08-2009 14:30 UTC+3

Adam Markovits Busto in 23rd Place (€26,000)

[user46392]

Mike "Timex" McDonald raised to 29,000 and Adam Markovits called; they saw a {7-Hearts}

flop.

Timex bet out 45,000, and Markovits attempted to less-than-minimum raise. He was put right and was directed to put 90,000 in the middle. TImex, however, now announced all in, and after a few minutes of unhappy consideration, Markovits folded.

A few hands later, and Markovits got involved again, this time seeing a {9-Hearts}

flop with chip leader Georgios Kapalas. Markovits checked and Kapalas bet, and now a possibly steaming Markovits check-raised all in. Call. On their backs.

Markovits: {A-Spades}

for top pair
Kapalas: {8-Clubs}

for second pair and a flush draw

Turn: {4-Spades}

River:

Thus we lose our first casualty of the day.

09-08-2009 14:22 UTC+3

Lapossie Active Early

donpeters

Matt Lapossie has been one of the more active players throughout the entire tournament. He hasn't let down today and has been involved in the first three hands at his table.

On the first hand, Lapossie opened with a raise to 26,000. Santiago Terrazas Ambite called on the button and David Robinson called in the big blind. The three players took a flop of {9-Clubs}

. Robinson checked and Lapossie stayed on the gas with a bet of 42,000. Ambite flatted before Robinson ducked out of the way.

The turn brought the {8-Clubs}

and Lapossie bet 73,000. Ambite raised to 183,000 which prompted Lapossie to question, "You really flop a set on the first hand?" After another moment, he would fold and give Ambite the pot.

On the next hand, Lapossie opened again to 26,000, from under the gun this time. Marc Goodwin called from middle position, Joram Voelklein called on the button and David Robinson called from the small blind. The flop came down {10-Clubs}

and everyone checked.

The turn brought the {K-Clubs}

and Action checked to Voelklein. He fired 51,000. Robinson folded and Lapossie called. Goodwin came along as well.

The river was the {8-Diamonds}

and action checked to Voelklein again. He fired a hefty bet of 130,000. Lapossie called and then Goodwin called. Lapossie tabled {3-Clubs}

, Goodwin showed {A-Spades}

and Voelklein mucked. Goodwin would scoop the pot.

On the next hand, Jose Alberto Carreres raised to 32,000 from the small blind in an attempt to attack Matt Lapossie's big blind. Lapossie reraised enough to put Carreres all in and Carreres folded.

Tags: David Robinson Joram Voelklein Jose Alberto Carreres Marc Goodwin Matt Lapossie Santiago Terrazas Ambite

09-08-2009 14:10 UTC+3

Nuijten Gets His Chips In First

[user76023]

Julien Nuijten raises to 30,000 from the button and Toni Ojala reraises to 90,000 from the small blind. Without hesitation the last Dutch player in the tournament moved all-in putting the decision back on Ojala.

Both had about equal stacks but Ojala let it go, leaving himself with about 200,000 left to Nuijten's 405,000.

09-08-2009 14:05 UTC+3

Life Is Bueno At The Feature Table

[user76023]

Mihai Manole raises to 32,000 from late position and Patrick Bueno reraises to 96,000 to take the pot.

Bueno takes the second pot as well with a bet on the turn of a {A-?}