Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Open
EPT Barcelona Open Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€8,000
Prize Pool
€4,952,000
Entries
619
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 619
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the big blind checked to Daniel Negreanu, who bet 350. His middle position opponent made the call and the big blind folded. The turn was the 
and Negreanu bet 1,000, getting another call. The river came the 
and with something of a bemused look, Negreanu moved all in for his remaining 2,425. After thinking it over for several minutes, the MP player called. Negreanu tabled
and raked in the pot, doubling his stack to just short of the 8,000 chip mark.
Minieri just got involved in a big hand in which he was heads up from the big blind with 1,600 chips in before the flop. When the flop came
, Minieri bet 1,600 and his middle position opponent looked him up.When the
hit the turn, the Italian didn't hesitate to push his last 5,175 across the betting line. His opponent thought for upwards of a minute before finally throwing his cards away. Minieri showed 
as he stacked the pot and took his chip count to just over the 12,000 mark.
In a moment that was reminiscent of a Scooby Doo episode, the triumphant player (later identified as Hungarian amateur Laslo Pocze) then proceeded to leap into the arms (or thereabouts) of his onlooking friend on the rail. It was as though he'd won the tournament there and then!
A quick glance down at the felt unveiled the motive, our doctor from Budapest having outdrawn queens with aces on a queen high flop when a most welcome third bullet arrived on the river. "Have you ever seen a celebration of that magnitude?" I asked Charlie. For a TD who has watched more than his fair share of tournaments unfold, his startled expression spoke volumes.
, only to have the cutoff move all in for 7,000 or so, having Rahme significantly covered. Rahme made the call, slapping his 
on the table. The cutoff showed 
for overcards and a flush draw. The turn was the , the river was the 
and Rahme got a much-needed double up after running into some trouble early on. He's now up to just over 7,000.
On a board of
, Deeb tabled 
and was second best against the 
of his opponent. Both men seemed worried about the four card straight as well as the flush possibilities but it didn't stop either from playing their set hard and fast. The pot was quite sizable and when the dust settled Deeb was left with just 3,475 chips.
