Alex Bilokur checked the board and Tobias Reinkemeier fired 120,000. Behind him, Stanislav Labutkin raised all in for approximately 455,000 and then Bilokur called. Reinkemeier folded.
Labutkin tabled the for top pair, but he was out-kicked by the for Bilokur.
The river completed the board with the and Bilokur won the pot to eliminate Labutkin in fourth place. For his finish, Labutkin earned €95,180.
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Laurent Polito and Alex Bilokur discuss a deal
Alex Bilokur and Laurent Polito have made a deal. The chip counts below reflect those used to make a straight ICM deal. Bilokur has the lead and will take €295,451. Polito will take home €270,229. The two will leave the title to play for and the Shamballa Jewels bracelet.
Alex Bilokur raised to 80,000 on the button and Laurent Polito reraised to 230,000 from the big blind. With a stack of about 1.25 million to start the hand, Bilokur moved all in. Polito's eyes lit up when he heard those sweat words from Bilokur and he quickly called.
Bilokur:
Polito:
The flop came down and Polito's queens stood strong. The was placed out on the turn, which meant Bilokur needed a nine and a nine only on the river to stay alive.
The river card completed the board with the and Bilokur was officially eliminated — the queens for Polito had done it. Due to the deal struck earlier when heads-up play began, Bilokur took home €295,451, which was actually the larger prize of the two.
After a very long day of action yesterday for Day 2 of the 2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona €10,000 High Roller, Day 3 ended in a flash. It took just about seven hours of play before crowning a champion and that player proved to be France's Laurent Polito, who earned €270,229, the title and the Shamballa Jewels bracelet.
Polito began the day third in chips behind Tobias Reinkemeier and Alex Bilokur. Together, the three of them made it down to three-handed play before Reinkemeier fell in third place, setting the stage for a heads-up clinic put on by Polito.
When the heads-up match began, Polito was down nearly one million in chips, but that didn't deter him from crushing. First, a deal was struck between the two where Bilokur would take home €295,451 and Polito €270,229, based on the chip counts. Left to play for was the title, the trophy and the Shamballa bracelet.
Nearly the entire match went Polito's way, as he constantly had the upper hand (or better hand) against Bilokur, specifically at the showdown. Bilokur just couldn't get anything going and Polito stole the show by winning pot after pot. After taking the chip lead, Polito continued to take chunks from Bilokur before the final hand came up.
The final hand summed up the entire heads-up match altogether, as it was Polito who held the better of it when Bilokur put the money in. Even though Bilokur went all in with pocket nines, which could be considered a preflop monster heads up, Polito held two queens. No help came for Bilokur on the flop, turn or river and he was eliminated in second place.
Final Table Payouts
Place
Player
Prize
1
Laurent Polito
€270,229
2
Alex Bilokur
€295,451
3
Tobias Reinkemeier
€119,660
4
Stanislav Labutkin
€95,180
5
Carlos Mora
€73,430
6
Jean-Noel Thorel
€54,390
7
Bertrand Grospellier
€43,150
8
Joao Vieira
€32,630
That wraps up PokerNews' coverage from the €10,000 High Roller, but there's still plenty of action left here at EPT Barcelona. The Main Event still has four players remaining with over €1 million to first place. Be sure to check out that coverage as well.
board and Tobias Reinkemeier fired 120,000. Behind him, Stanislav Labutkin raised all in for approximately 455,000 and then Bilokur called. Reinkemeier folded.
for top pair, but he was out-kicked by the 
for Bilokur.
and Bilokur won the pot to eliminate Labutkin in fourth place. For his finish, Labutkin earned €95,180.
was placed out on the turn, which meant Bilokur needed a nine and a nine only on the river to stay alive.