Main Event Day 2 | 2011 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

08-29-2011 15:35 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillaume Darcourt	300,000 80,000	80,000
Sam El Sayed	265,000 30,000	30,000
Marvin Rettenmaier	165,000 15,000	15,000
Daniel Cates	130,000 -10,500	-10,500
Leo Margets	121,000 16,000	16,000

Ludovic Lacay	90,000 26,200	26,200

Mickey Petersen	89,000

Bryn Kenney	85,000 16,300	16,300
Ronald Lee	85,000 55,900	55,900
Harry Kaczka	60,000 11,700	11,700
Sam Chartier	60,000 46,100	46,100
Tristan Clemencon	54,000 -17,300	-17,300
Benny Spindler	44,000 1,600	1,600
Daniel Reijmer	40,000
Tim Marsters	26,000 26,000	26,000
Martin Staszko	24,000 -20,100	-20,100
Melanie Weisner	15,000 2,600	2,600

Jason Mercier got the last 20,800 of his chips into the middle preflop a moment ago, and he would soon be presented with a bit of bad news. The Team PokerStars Pro was working with {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} , and Kevin Stani looked him up with the dominating {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades} , putting Mercier five cards from the exit.

The board ran out in Mercier's favor, though, coming {9-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} to secure his double. Finally, the American catches a break! He's back up to about 44,000 now and back in the game.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Stani	52,000 -49,600	-49,600

Jason Mercier	44,000 18,500	18,500

Tags: Jason Mercier Kevin Stani

08-29-2011 15:24 UTC+3

Duhamel Hooked By Brinkmann

[user66118]

In early position, Jonathan Duhamel came into the pot raising, and Torsten Brinkmann three-bet him a few seats over. When it came back around to Duhamel, he shoved over the top, and Brinkmann called all in for his last 43,400. He was in good shape as the cards were turned over, showing {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} to dominate Duhamel's {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}

There was no funny stuff on the {8-Spades} {A-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} board, and Duhamel has been parted with about two thirds of his stack. After working up around 65,000, he's left with just around 21,000 now, and he'll have some rebuilding to do once again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Torsten Brinkmann	90,000
Jonathan Duhamel	21,000 2,600	2,600

Tags: Jonathan Duhamel Torsten Brinkmann

08-29-2011 15:11 UTC+3

Gromov Takes Chip Lead

donpeters

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

"All in and call!" was the ring from Dmitry Gromov's table. When we got there, the flop was {Q-Hearts} {9-Spades} {4-Diamonds} and Gromov's {Q-Clubs} {9-Hearts} was up against Sylvester Kleian's {K-Clubs} {K-Spades} . The turn was the {7-Hearts} and the river the {3-Clubs} . Both of those missed Kleian and he was sent to the rail as Gromov climbed to 300,000 in chips.

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Sylvester Kleian

08-29-2011 15:08 UTC+3

Double for O'Shea

MarcC

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

John O'Shea had got his day going back in the right direction with a much needed double-up.

He moved all-in for 18,000 from mid position and was given a spin by Georgy Serov who called from the button with {7-Hearts} {7-Spades} . O'Shea tabled {9-Spades} {9-Diamonds} and stayed solid through the {k-Diamonds} {k-Spades} {a-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} {2-Spades} board.

Tags: Georgy Serov John O'Shea

08-29-2011 15:08 UTC+3

McIntyre and the Ladies

[user66118]

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Mikhail Shakhnovich opened the pot to 2,500 from middle position, and Kamal Choraria flatted on the button. In the big blind, Alan McIntyre only had 20,500 chips left, and he squeezed them all in over the top. Shakhnovich re-shoved, and Choraria had about 35,000 left in front of him, and he calculated the pot odds verbally before settling on a fold. With the Irishman at risk, the cards were on their backs.

Showdown
Shakhnovich: {A-Spades} {J-Clubs}
McIntyre: {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs}

The {5-Clubs} {J-Spades} {K-Spades} flop gave Shakhnovich another couple outs to work with, and the turn {6-Spades} added an additional nine as he was now drawing live to the nut flush as well. Any ace, jack, or spade was bad news for McIntyre, but the river {9-Clubs} was safe and sound. The queens hold, and McIntye will wipe a little sweat from his brow as he manages to escape with a double up.

Tags: Alan McIntyre Mikhail Shakhnovich

08-29-2011 15:05 UTC+3

Pagano Crippled then Eliminated

MarcC

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano was crippled down to 1,200 before busting the very next hand.

Nick Yunis raised to 3,000 from under-the-gun before Pagano moved all-in for 17,500 from the small blind. Driss Bouchoiri was in the big blind and flat called. Yunis said, "Wow" and then called all-in for 16,900.

Pagano: {a-Clubs} {j-Clubs}
Bouchoiri: {k-Hearts} {q-Hearts}
Yunis: {j-Spades} {j-Diamonds}

The board ran {4-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {10-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} to triple-up the Chilean.

Pagano won the side pot (1,200) but busted the very next hand.

Tags: Driss Bouchoiri Luca Pagano Nick Yunis

08-29-2011 14:59 UTC+3

TV Gripes

donpeters

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Here on Day 2 at the 2011 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona the television production crew it out in full effect filming all of the action, and we do mean, all of the action. On every all in, the dealer yells out "All in and call!" for the tournament area to hear. With that, the production team comes over and begins filming the action, but sometimes it takes a minute or two for the cameras to get to each table, especially when every all in and call is being yelled out and the crews are running all over the tournament area.

With the dealers halting the action until the cameras get there or someone tells them to continue without the cameras, vital minutes of every level are lost. Some of the players are upset with this and don't really see the need for filming every all-in situation when there are still a few hundred players left in the field. This is just one of the many issues players have had with this tournament since it began a few days ago.

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

08-29-2011 14:27 UTC+3