2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Open
EPT Barcelona Open Main Event
Day: 4
Four Hands, Four All-Ins
1. Daniele Mazzia moved all in for 253,000 and won the blinds and antes.
2. Dren Ukella moved all in for 441,000, no action.
3. Action was folded to Davidi Kitai in the small blind. He set big blind Dren Ukella all in and the German gave it up.
4. In the small blind, Ukella open-shoved and Jason Mercier folded from the big blind.
Fintan Gavin Takes Down Another One
The flop came and both men checked. When the hit the turn, Gavin led out for 145,000 prompting a quick fold from Kitai. Needless to say, the outcome of the hand might have been much different had Kitai raised as he intended to. We'll be left to wonder what affect, if any, this has on his performance in the tournament.
Chop Chop
Kitai:
Mazzia:
Board:
A slice of good fortune in a 611,000 pot saves the Italian as the two players chop it up.
Daniele Mazzia Doubles Through Davidi Kitai In Dramatic Fashion
Kitai:
Mazzia:
The flop came leaving Kitai in the lead but giving Mazzia an open ended straight draw. The on the turn helped neither player but Mazzia supporters erupted when the river fell the . He made the straight to put Kitai's otherwise dominating hand in 2nd place. Mazzia, who was down to just 80,000 chips not long ago, is now sitting on a workable stack of 671,000.
Kitai Takes One Down
Updated Chip Counts
Davidi Kitai 1,186,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg 1,041,000
Jason Mercier 990,000
Daniele Mazzia 666,000
Dren Ukella 461,000
Gavin Extends His Lead
Gavin is now on over two million in chips.
Dren Ukella Doubles Through Jason Mercier
Ukella:
Mercier:
The flop was , Ukella's deuces still leading. He spiked a set when the landed on the turn, leaving Mercier drawing only to a chop, but the arrived on the river, making Ukella quads and doubling him up to 1,127,000. Mercier was left on the short stack with under half a million.
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 6,000