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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
An Early Chip Leader Emerges
For Stephen Chidwick, One Seat is Never Enough
Chidwick opened from UTG for 550 and the big blind called. The flop was
and the big blind check-called Chidwick's 800 chip bet. The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
. The big blind led out for 1,625 and Chidwick took his time before making the call. The big blind sheepishly showed 
and Chidwick's turned set with 
was good to take down the pot. Chidwick is now up to 18,000.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Scotty Nguyen Eliminated
Theo Tran Gets the Better of Cournut
The two saw a flop of
and Cournut led out for 1,200. Tran thought for a bit before making the call. The 
hit the turn and both men checked. When the river fell the
, Cournut checked to Tran and he wasted no time betting 3,400. Cournut took his time and then made a hesistant call. As soon as his chips came to rest, Tran calmly said "the nuts" and rolled over 
.Tran now sits on a stack of about 17,000 while Cournut is still a force with just over 70,000 chips.
Prizepool and Payout Information
619 players entered the PokerStars EPT Barcelona (up from 543 last year) and 64 of them will walk away with at least €10,200. First place this year is a whopping €1,361,000, which is the equivalent of just under $1.9 million USD.
Posted below are the final table payouts. For a look at the complete payout information, click on the "Prizepool and Payouts" tab at right.
1st € 1,361,000
2nd € 792,000
3rd € 455,000
4th € 351,000
5th € 292,000
6th € 227,000
7th € 178,000
8th € 119,000
William Thorson Eliminated
Holding
, a 
flop looks pretty dreamy, doesn't it? Thorson agreed and led out, getting called by his opponent. He led again when an turned, making him a full house, his opponent making the call. The river fell a 
and Thorson moved all in, getting quickly called. Thorson's opponent turned over
for the higher boat, eliminating the aggressive Swede in dramatic fashion.All together now-- "aiii ya!"
Soulier's One-Two
On a flop of
, the big blind checked, Soulier bet 700, the cutoff called and the big blind folded. The turn was the 
and Soulier led out for another 1,600, the cutoff calling again. The river came the 
and Soulier set out a stack of all his high-denomination chips, setting his opponent all in. The cutoff ultimately folded, surrendering the pot to Soulier. On the next deal, Soulier raised it up to 750 from early position, and the man to his immediate left popped him to 2,150. Soulier made the call. The flop was
and both players checked. The turn came the 
and they both checked again. The river was the 
, prompting a quick 1,500 bet from Soulier. His opponent called and was shocked to see Soulier roll over 
for the flush and muttered something about calling a reraise with that hand.