EPT Barcelona Day 3 Recap – Jedlicka on top; 13 Left

EPT Barcelona Day 3 Recap – Jedlicka on top; 13 Left 0001

Day Three of the PokerStars EPT Barcelona event started off on a high note, as all of the 56 remaining players were guaranteed cash, as the money bubble burst last night before the end of Day Two. The returning players, including Katja Thater, Mark Vos and Pete 'The Beat' Giordano, hit the felt running on Day Three vying for the €1,170,700 first-place money.

Mohamad Kowssarie of Sweden came into Day Three as the chip leader after a strong performance throughout Day Two. His 332,200 in chips held a sizable lead on the rest of the field, with the top ten stacks looking like this:

Mohamad Kowssarie (Sweden) - 332,200

Mark Teltscher (UK) - 300,600

Patrick Bruel (France) - 267,000

Pete Giordano (USA) - 253,900

Adam Junglen (USA) - 227,800

Mika Paasonen (Finland) - 213,600

Christopher Ulsrud (Norway) - 197,000

Michael Wong (USA) - 193,800

Jean-Baptiste Tomi (France) - 147,100

Sander Lylloff (Denmark) - 142,500

For the short stacks that survived the bubble, Day Three started in a whirlwind of eliminations. 16 players went to the rail in the first level, as players strove to double up and move back into contention. Among the early eliminations were Dan 'Ansky' Stern in 56th, Mark Vos in 48th, Katja Thater in 47th and Fabrice Soulier in 39th.

After the initial flurry of bustouts, the pace of play slowed as short stacks worked to ease one step up the payout ladder and bigger stacks consolidated their leads to make a run at the final table. 2006 EPT Barcelona Champion Bjorn-Erik Glenne lasted past the dinner break before running into Aditya Agarwal in a final confrontation. Agarwal opened for a raise from the button and Glenne moved all in from the small blind. Agarwal called with AQ, and Glenne was behind with his KJ. The board ran out 1022510, and Agarwal's Ace kicker sent Glenne to the rail in 35th place, good for €14,650.

Dag Martin Mikkelsen was active early on, rivering a flush to eliminate Thomas Fjelleheim in 32nd place and bouncing up and down the leaderboard, until he ran into two rough hands in short order to be bounced in 22nd (€20,900). In the first hand, Juan Maceiras pushed all-in on the flop of K108, and Mikkelsen called with KQ. Maceiras' AK held up and Mikkelsen was left on a very short stack. A few hands later, Mikkelsen moved all-in over the top of Adam Junglen pre-flop, and Junglen called with KJ. Mikkelsen tabled 1010, and was sent to the rail when the board brought KQ346.

Mark Teltscher was also active over the last two days of competition, starting Day Three as one of the top chip stacks. Teltscher called Javed Abrahams' all in move preflop with 1010 against Abrahams' AJ. Teltscher's tens held up to send Abrahams to the rail in 19th place (€20,900).

After a solid three days of play, Pete 'The Beat' Giordano ran Kings into Aces and was sent to the rail by Trond Eidsvig in 18th (€20,900). Christopher Ulsrud went to the rail in 17th minutes later when his A-6 ran into Sander Lylloff's A-J. No six for Ulsrud, and he was eliminated.

As players dwindled, tournament organizers came to realize that play would not reach the final table on Day Three as planned, due to local gaming laws that require the casino to close no later than 4 AM. As the clock ticked toward the witching hour, Alessio Isaia and Aditya Agarwal were eliminated in 16th and 15th place, respectively. Both players picked up €25,100 for their finish.

PokerStars qualifier Adam Junglen bought his seat with W$, and spent Day Three getting his money's worth. As play wound down for the day, Junglen made a tough call against Trond Eidsvig for all his chips.

Eidsvig raised pre-flop, and Junglen re-raised. Eidsvig moved all in over the top of Junglen, and after several minutes for consideration, Junglen called. Junglen hit the flop with his A10 on a flop of AK8, and Eidsvig's QJ was well behind. The turn 3 and river 6 didn't save Eidsvig and Junglen dragged a huge pot in the final minutes of Day Three.

Kees Alblas was the final player eliminated on Day Three, sent to the rail in 14th when he made a move with 106, and ran into Sander Lylloff's A8. Lylloff made trips on the flop of 988, and with no help on the turn or river, Alblas was eliminated. He picked up €33,450 for his tournament.

The final 13 went to their bed with visions of a million Euros dancing in their heads. Here are the official chip counts for the final 13:

Nikolaus Jedlicka (Austria) - 879,000

Mika Paasonen (Finland)- 715,000

Sander Lylloff (Denmark) - 646,000

Juan Maceiras (Spain) - 585,000

Mark Teltscher (UK) - 533,000

Adam Junglen (USA) - 419,000

Trond Eidsvig (Norway) - 339,000

Mohamad Kowssarie (Sweden) - 294,000

Patrick Bruel (France) - 270,000

Voitto Rintala (Finland) - 253,000

Kitai Jacob Davidi (Belgium) - 219,000

Greg Dyer (USA) - 155,000

Philip Yeh (Sweden) - 116,000

Play will resume today at 3:30PM local time to play down to the winner of the PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event. Join PokerNews for all your live updates, interviews and chip counts as we bring you the best in live tournament coverage.

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