Mizzion Accomplished...Theo Tran Eliminated
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Mizzi:
Tran:
Opponent:
Mizzi's queens held as he bounced two players to the rail and took his own stack over the 40,000 mark.
2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Open
EPT Barcelona Open Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Open
Buy-in
€8,000
Prize Pool
€4,952,000
Entries
619
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Mizzi:
Tran:
Opponent:
Mizzi's queens held as he bounced two players to the rail and took his own stack over the 40,000 mark.
Sebastian Ruthenberg = New Chip Leader
Action folded around to the cutoff seat and he raised to 1,700. Ruthenberg called from the button and action was heads up.
The flop came
and both men checked. The 
hit the turn and after a check from the cutoff, Ruthenberg tossed out a bet of 3,000. He was called and the 
hit the river. The cutoff checked again and Ruthenberg slid 5,500 across the line. His opponent contemplated for a bit, seemingly genuinely unsure, but eventually made the call. Ruthenberg tabled 
and his opponent quickly mucked.Ruthenberg is, for now, our current chip leader with just over 110,000.
Mama Mia!
was swiftly given a spin by 
. Not to worry though, as the poker gods have a soft-spot for scarf-wearing, Porsche-driving bracelet winners, and duly popped out a dramatic 
board to give the Italian pro the pot with a straight on the river. Minieri, who is the only PokerStars-sponsored pro remaining in today's pool, is now on 15,000, but still short.
Rule Britannia
Former GUKPT winner Mazhar Nawab, for example, has been located. He just check-called 1,200 on an
flop before folding to a 2,500 bet on the 
turn, and being shown for his troubles. Nawab still has 45,000 though.Other members of the British contingent include Surinder Sunar with 25,000, Richard Wheatley on 37,000, Stephen Chidwick with 42,000, Robin Keston on 40,000 and Stuart Rutter with 10,000, the latter somewhat chagrined after folding two pair to a raise on the river. "I'm pretty sure he had me," he concluded.
Julian "The Grinder" Thew
High-Stakes Blackjack
A few yards down there is also a €50/100 cash game going on, but there's nobody famous in that, so no one cares.
Kristian Ulriksen Loses Ground
Ulriksen led at the pot for an 8,000 bet, only to have his opponent move all in for 22,000. Ulriksen made the call and tabled only to cast eyes on his opponent's . The river blanked out and about 30,000 worth of Ulriksen's stack was shipped across the table.
[Removed:133] Not Letting Up
held up against the 
of his shorter-stacked opponent. Cournut is no stranger to moving his chips around and is frequently involved in the action. He doesn't win every time, but he's gradually picking up steam with each passing level. He is currently commanding a stack of just over 95,000.
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Not a Happy Chappy
As both players watched the felt intently, a cruel king hit the flop to virtually secure Sequela the pot. A blank turn and river sealed the deal, and victory was his.
His defeated opponent, meanwhile, was fuming like petrol, removing his hat from his head and almost throwing it... but eventually resisting. After mumbling various profanities under his breath, he eventually departed, leaving a jubilant Sequela to add more chips to his now 35,000 stack.