Good times were had at last night's EPT Barcelona welcome party. For those who missed it, our own Sarah Grant was on hand to talk to the revelers enjoying the night. Read more at the PokerStars Blog.
On one side of the rail the “haves”, those already in the Main Event and enjoying themselves after a few levels of play. On the other side of the rail the “have-nots”, those stuck waiting in a registration line, a line that never moves, as the PokerStars Blog reports here.
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Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, sitting with his yellow rubber ducky on the table gazing up at him, opened on the button for 650 and was raised from the small blind by Kevin Weiland, a PokerStars player from Luxembourg, to 1,600. When the big blind folded Grospellier made the call and they saw a flop of 
. Weiland led for 1,600 and got a call. They both checked the turn 
and river 
. Weiland turned over 
and Grospellier’s stack dwindled a little more. We hope his lucky duck hasn’t sprung a leak.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,500
-500
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-500 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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83,000 | |
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77,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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74,000
20,000
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20,000 |
|
69,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
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56,000
14,000
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14,000 |
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||
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50,000
20,000
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20,000 |
|
38,000 | |
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||
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31,000 | |
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|
||
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27,000
400
|
400 |
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26,000 | |
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From middle position, Joao Brito raised to 625. Michael Malm called from the next seat, and Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier called from the small blind. The three players saw the flop come down 
, and Mercier led with a bet of 825. Both Brito and Malm called.
The turn was the 
, and Mercier checked. Brito bet 2,300, and Malm called. Mercier folded. The river was the 
, and Brito checked. Malm bet 7,500, and Brito gave it up.
Andreas Eiler, a German PokerStars player with huge experience, opened from early position and was three bet by Dmitry Yurasov. Eiler responded with a four bet to 6,400. Yurasov moved all in and was snapped off by Eiler. PokerNews was expecting a clash of big hands and was surprised to see Eiler turn over 
against Yurasov’s 
. Maybe he was priced in, maybe there had been history between the two or maybe he just liked diamonds. The board ran out 
. EIler ran out too as he had no more chips left. The table took a moment and issued a collective shrug.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
PokerNews hostess Kristy Arnett shows you how she enjoys Barcelona Beach.
Players are on a short 20-minute break.
On table 47, as the benevolent face of Scott Seiver looked on, an ugly raising war broke out. Facing an open to 450 from the player to his left Josef Antos, a PokerStars qualifier from the Czech Republic, raised to 1,125. Claas Segebrecht, a German PokerStars player made it 2,925 from the big blind. The original raiser folded and it was back to the qualifier. He took his chips back and thought about his next move. It was a five bet to 6,125. Segebrecht wasn’t convinced and moved all in. He should have been as Antos called and tabled 
. Segebrecht was in trouble with 
. The board ran out 
and the qualifier doubled his stack to 36,200.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,200 |
