Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
2011 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,055,000
Entries
811
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Breaking Bad
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Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
We're five levels into this six-level day, and there are just 75 minutes of play remaining. Ah, but first, one more break. We'll be back in 15 minutes to play it out.
Fernandez Loses a Chunk
Craig Hopkins raised from middle position to 5,200 and Jose Angel Latorre Marina flat-called from the cutoff seat before Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez reraised from the button to 16,500. Action folded back to Hopkins and he moved all in for 75,500. After Marina folded, Fernandez mulled it over and then made the call.
Fernandez: 
Hopkins: 
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Fernandez sent over the chips to double up Hopkins.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | -110,000 |
The Big One!
First into the pot, Victor Ghenadi came in limping, and Gustavo Kein raised it up to 7,500. Next door, Saar Wilf flatted, and Ghenadi made the call as well to go three ways to the flop.
The dealer spread out 
, and Kein continued out with another 10,000. Both opponents called, and the brought a third club to the party on the turn. Now the action checked to Wilf, and he made a bet of his own, something like 21,000. Ghenadi proceeded to check-raise, and Wilf raised it right back to 92,000 with Kein ducking out of the middle. Ghenadi made the call.
That brought them to the 
river, and Ghenadi fired right back out into the pot with 70,000. Things were getting quite serious by now, and they would continue to escalate as Wilf shoved all in for just over 188,000. Ghenadi had little choice by now, and he put the rest of his own chips into the middle as well, calling to put the largest pot of the tournament up for grabs.
Wilf tabled 
for the stone nuts, and we'd never get to see Ghenadi's cards. He mucked, and when his stack was counted down at ~181,000, he was sent packing. Everything he had goes over to Wilf's corner, and we have a new, clear-cut chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
760,000 | 365,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Zaichenko Gone
Vytautas Milvydas and Andrey Zaichenko were all in on the 
flop. Zaichenko held the 
for a flush draw against Milvydas' . Zaichenko was the player at risk and failed to best Milvydas after the turn and river came the and 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
El Sayed Can't Beat Eights
From under the gun, Sam El Sayed opened with a raise to 6,500. Noureddine Ziane was in the next seat and flatted before action folded to Guillaume Darcourt in the big blind. He also called and the three players went to the flop.
The first three community cards produced the 
and Darcourt checked. El Sayed bet 11,200 and Ziane called. Darcourt folded.
The turn brought the 
and El Sayed check-called a bet of 10,000 from Ziane to see the fall on the river. Both players then checked.
El Sayed couldn't beat the 
that Ziane held and he lost the pot to drop back to 237,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
237,000 | 57,000 |
Razavi Reels them in
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Sam Razavi has doubled-up to more than 70,000 chips. He open shoved for 34,000 from the button. Guillaume Darcourt was in the small blind and called whilst saying, "I have to call you."
Darcourt: 
Razavi: 
The board ran a Brit friendly 
.
Razavi stood up (cameras now on him) and shouted, "The patience pays. Reel, Reel them in" all while pretending to reel-in big game fish. Comedy moment from the UKIPT Cork champ.
Darcourt dropped a bit to 385,000 chips.
Rettenmaier Gives Up
Marvin Rettenmaier fired 4,200 on the 
flop before Boris Becker folded from the next seat. Michele Aniello was next up and he made the call to see the turn.
The turn was the 
and after Rettenmaier checked, Aniello checked behind.
The river completed the board with the 
and Rettenmaier checked. Aniello fired 5,100 and Rettenmaier gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 62,000 |
Notable Names Keep on Falling
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
The latest of the big names to fall are Sami Kelopuro and Antonio Matias.
Kelopuro has recent form with his 7th place finish at EPT Tallinn and Matias we know, of course, from taking down EPT Vilamoura in Season 6.
Clickity-click
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
A long and drawn out preflop hand played out between Thomas Larsen and Vanessa Selbst. There was no showdown but it was fascinating watching (imagining) the cogs turn in both players' heads as they clicked the action back and forth.
Larsen opened the pot with a raise to 5,200 from mid position before the Team PokerStars Pro three-bet to 12,400 from hijack. There was a bit of confusion when Larsen wanted to min four-bet but that was cleared up and he made it the required 19,600 to go.
All the while Selbst was studying the Swede's movements before she decided to five-bet to 52,400. Larsen took his time now, counted how much he had left, and then moved all-in for 189,800.
There was no immediate called from Selbst. Instead she said, "That backfired!" She continued with, "Why didn't I just shove? That would've made more sense."
She procrastinated for a while longer before folding and tapping the table saying, "Well done" to Larsen. She then admitted that she had a suited ace.
Selbst dropped a lot of chips there but is still cruising on 350,000, whereas Larsen rose to 225,000.