Only around 85 players remain and among the latest casualties was Danny Pyke, who walked into the tournament area and brought the bad news to fellow Brit James Crawley-Boevey.
Only around 85 players remain and among the latest casualties was Danny Pyke, who walked into the tournament area and brought the bad news to fellow Brit James Crawley-Boevey.
A total of 334 entries created a prize pool of €320,640 and the top 36 spots will get paid. The min cash is worth €2,800 and the winner can look forward to a payday of €68,000.
| Place | Prize (in EUR) | Place | Prize (in EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | € 68,000 | 8 | € 10,000 |
| 2 | € 40,000 | 9 | € 7,500 |
| 3 | € 30,000 | 10-12 | € 5,480 |
| 4 | € 24,000 | 13-16 | € 4,000 |
| 5 | € 20,000 | 17-24 | € 3,200 |
| 6 | € 16,500 | 25-36 | € 2,800 |
| 7 | € 13,000 |
Matteo Ferrera opened to 4,500 and table chip leader Sandro Hauser three-bet to 16,000. Ferrera then jammed for 59,500 and Hauser folded after getting an exact count.
Despite losing this pot, Hauser remains among the biggest stacks in the room while Jose Manuel Gonzalez tops it all.
Warren Aspey raised it up to 5,000 from an early position and then called the three-bet shove by 888poker ambassador Ian Simpson for just 19,000 in the cutoff.
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Simpson nodded when he discovered the two live cards of Aspey and fell behind on the ![]()
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flop. The
turn provided some more outs to the Brit but he missed them all on the
river.
The next clash between two local players involved Miquel Riera Gaja and Jonatan Castro Segura with the former at risk for the final 33,000 in chips.
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board and Riera Gaja came out on top.
On the last remaining table in the main room, Ricardo Freire Mateus and James Crawley-Boevey were involved in a three-bet pot to the ![]()
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flop on which the latter bet 15,000. Freire Mateus min-raised to 30,000 and Crawley-Boevey folded, getting shown the ![]()
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Both then parted ways right after as the table broke into Cotton Club.
Xavier Sandoval Sala was a big stack in the early stages but all of his chips vanished in quick succession as he is currently watching football matches in the main tournament room at Casino Barcelona. Fadhil Farag was also among those to bust as the field plummeted below 100 contenders.
Shortly after coming back from the break, Luca Guglielmoni pushed all-in for 55,000 in the small blind and Ashley Timms called in the big blind.
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flop but the
turn improved the Italian, who remained ahead on the
river as well and celebrated vividly.
Shah Athar had lost a big pot before the break and re-entered for his final chance to run up a stack. His former table has Alex Baena with a massive stack and Sandro Hauser has also chipped up further at the expense of Ricard Gonzalez Cabau.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000