2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
€1,007,550
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,247,700
Entries
1,082
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

A Look Back at the EPT Barcelona Season 6 Final Table

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

EPT Barcelona Season 6 Final Table

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolNumber of Payouts
€8,000 + €300479€3,832,00072
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1stCarter PhillipsUnited States€850,000
2ndMarc GoodwinUnited Kingdom€530,000
3rdSantiago TerrazasSpain€300,000
4thMihai ManoleRomania€250,000
5thAsa Gregory SmithGreat Britain€200,000
6thToni Ville OjalaFinland€160,000
7thMatt LapossieCanada€120,000
8thGeorgios KapalasGreece€80,000

Algirdas Deals Big Hit to Ruthenberg

Saveikis Algirdas opened for 4,000 from the cutoff and received a call from Sebastian Ruthenberg on the button. A short-stacked Harald Olsen then moved all in from the big blind for around 17,000, which both Algirdas and Ruthenberg called. When the flop fell {7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Spades}, the former led out for 28,300, Ruthenberg raised big, and Algirdas snap-called off for 87,800.

Showdown

Algirdas{K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Ruthenberg{10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Olsen{8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

All three players held pocket pairs, but Olsen was worse while Algirdas was the favorite. The {5-Clubs} turn was of no consequence, but the {8-Diamonds} river was as it allowed Olsen to collect the main pot and survive. With that said, Algirdas still won the massive side pot and dealt a blow to Ruthenberg's stack.

Player Chips Progress
Algirdas Saveikis
Algirdas Saveikis
175,000
105,400
105,400
Sebastian Ruthenberg de
Sebastian Ruthenberg
127,000
-93,000
-93,000
Harald Olsen no
Harald Olsen
53,000
21,300
21,300

Tags: Harald OlsenSebastian RuthenbergSaveikis Algirdas

Theo Doesn't Get There

Jonathan Karamalikis and Theo Jorgensen
Jonathan Karamalikis and Theo Jorgensen

The WSOP bracelet winner and 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris champion Theo Jorgensen just suffered a huge blow after calling Frenchman Clement Bonin's shove.

With around 10,000 already in the pot and the board reading {6-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {3-Spades} Jorgensen bet 5,000 in the big blind and Bonin three-bet to 13,500. Jorgensen then fired a four-bet of 22,000 and Bonin went all-in for 81,400 and Jorgensen made the call.

The Dane opened {5-Spades} {4-Hearts} for a pair and a straight draw and Bonin flipped {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades}. The {A-Diamonds} on the turn and {8-Hearts} on the river did not favor Jorgensen and he lost around half of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Theo Jorgensen dk
Theo Jorgensen
81,600
-128,400
-128,400

Tags: Clement BoninTheo Jorgensen

Cody Four Flushes Puchkov

Konstantin Puchkov, who finished third in this very event back in Season 7 for €300,000, raised to 4,500 from early position and cleared the field to Jake Cody, who moved all in for 55,400 from the button. The blinds both folded and Puchkov slid in a call.

Showdown

Puchkov{A-Spades}{K-Spades}
Cody{A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}

The dynamic duo held the same hand, which meant it would be a chop barring one of the players making the flush. Puchkov had a better chance of doing that with two spades in his hand, but it would be Cody who was freerolling on the {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. Puchkov looked disgusted, and even more so when the {7-Diamonds} turn gave Cody the flush. The Russian could still chop if the river put a straight flush on the board, but it wasn't in the cards as the {9-Spades} blanked.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
115,000
59,600
59,600
EPT 1X Winner
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
30,000
-42,300
-42,300

Tags: Jake CodyKonstantin Puchkov

When to Holden and When to Fold 'em

Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

Just as the flop was being dealt, Daniel Negreanu was telling Sam Holden, "I have a good hand..."

The board came out {J-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Spades} and Holden led out for 6,100 which Negreanu thought about then made the call.

The {4-Clubs} came on the turn and Holden didn't hesitate for too long before leading for 14,500. Again Negreanu thought before mucking and then said, "I had a good hand...You have a better one or you were going to get there!"

Kid Poker has about 50,000 left and is going to be looking for a double up before the end of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Holden gb
Sam Holden
175,000
120,000
120,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
50,000
-3,000
-3,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuSam Holden

Shark's Finn

According to a Finnish colleague, "I don't know what he's doing, every time I go back he has even more chips."

Edit: We have a few more details on the big pot that got Ilari Sahamies. An opponent shoved a massive 200,000 into him with {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} whilst the Finn was sat there with {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}. The board ran an exciting {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Ilari Sahamies fi
Ilari Sahamies
500,000
229,800
229,800

Tags: Ilari Sahamies

Left Out in the Cold

Player Chips Progress
Simon Mattsson se
Simon Mattsson
Busted
David Hoffer
David Hoffer
Busted
Zeng Zhiping
Zeng Zhiping
Busted
Wen Hong
Wen Hong
Busted
Joel Nordkvist se
Joel Nordkvist
Busted
Philipp Hartl
Philipp Hartl
Busted
Renga Kaspars
Renga Kaspars
Busted
Luis Miguel Magan
Luis Miguel Magan
Busted
Fernando Brito pt
Fernando Brito
Busted
Joao Barbosa pt
Joao Barbosa
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Robert Bruil
Robert Bruil
Busted
Sergey Baburin ru
Sergey Baburin
Busted
Martin Vallo dk
Martin Vallo
Busted
Andrey Naumov
Andrey Naumov
Busted
Dren Ukella ge
Dren Ukella
Busted
Fabio Baduy
Fabio Baduy
Busted
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
Busted
EPT 2X Winner
Eddy Sabat us
Eddy Sabat
Busted
Anton Astapau by
Anton Astapau
Busted
Martin Knorr
Martin Knorr
Busted
Thomas Muhlocker at
Thomas Muhlocker
Busted
Jose Maria Galindo Lopez
Jose Maria Galindo Lopez
Busted
Patrick Hertzog
Patrick Hertzog
Busted
Antonio Gonzalez
Antonio Gonzalez
Busted
Riccardo Marchini
Riccardo Marchini
Busted

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Karamalikis Let's It Go

We stumbled upon a hand with around 20,000 in the pot and a board reading {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}. Jonathan Karamalikis was in the tank after betting 8,000 from the small blind and being raised to 20,000 by Alejandro Perez Torres on the button. The Australian thought for a long time and eventually sent his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Alejandro Perez Torres es
Alejandro Perez Torres
275,000
50,000
50,000
Jonathan Karamalikis au
Jonathan Karamalikis
150,000
-53,000
-53,000

Tags: Jonathan KaramalikisAlejandro Perez Torres