EPT Barcelona Open Main Event Day 2 | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Open

09-13-2008 02:59 UTC+3

Stavros Kalfas Eliminated

Although I raced across the room faster than Tony G being chased by a Russian, I couldn't quite catch the swan song of Stavros Kalfas. But fear not, as I had an inside reporter on duty, and he just happened to be the assassin. Steven Weusten was the man who took him out, with pocket jacks versus 8-9 suited.

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09-13-2008 02:50 UTC+3

Fowzi Baroukh Eliminated

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After a plucky performance that would have made Rocky look like a wimp, Fowzi Baroukh has finally exited in 44th with {J-Clubs}

versus

on an unforgiving {10-Clubs}

board.

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09-13-2008 02:43 UTC+3

Two More Gone

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As Freddie Mercury once sang, "Another two bite the dust." Dennis Bejedal and Jean Paul Pasqualini take 46th and 45th respectively.

09-13-2008 02:35 UTC+3

Kevin MacPhee Eliminated

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Action folded to a short-stacked Kevin MacPhee and he moved all in for roughly 23,000. Malte Strothmann, who had MacPhee covered, reraised all in from the button. The blinds folded and the players showed:

MacPhee: {A-Clubs}

Strothmann: {A-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Hearts}

and Strothmann's boat was best. MacPhee shook his tablemates' hands and headed for the payout table.

09-13-2008 02:18 UTC+3

Storming the Kastle

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Casey Kastle pushes all in for around 45,000 and finds a caller in Alessandro Lusso, who slams his cards onto the felt triumphantly.

Kastle = {Q-Spades}

Lusso =

Board =

Lusso slaps his hands together in delight as Kastle quietly slips away.

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Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

09-13-2008 02:15 UTC+3

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Play resumes.

09-13-2008 02:01 UTC+3

Players Are on a Break

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With 51 players still remaining, tournament officials have opted to play one more level this evening. The players are currently on a 15-minute break during which tournament staff will race off the black (T100) chips.

09-13-2008 02:00 UTC+3

Michael Greco Eliminated

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The duff duff duffs had been on standby for a while, as the former EastEnder could never quite develop a big stack. Greco performed marvelously to reach the money after starting the day with just 7,700, but finally hit the deck just moments before the break.

Seeing a {10-Spades}

flop with

, Greco was delighted to see the small blind push all in. But as he revealed {3-Spades}

, Greco probably feared the worst, and the spade on the turn justified those fears, before the blank river sent him home.

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09-13-2008 01:48 UTC+3

Staying Alive and Remaining Confident

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Dutchman Steven Weusten spoke of a previously reported hand in which he lost a 130,000 pot with {Q-?}

versus

. "It was a bad push by him," he claimed. "I'd opened up a lot of pots, but rarely from UTG plus one. I'm still going to win though." On that note, Weusten pushed his stack of 65,000 across the felt and took the blinds uncontested, Albert Sapiano folding {7-Clubs}

face-up in the big blind.

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