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

09-13-2008 01:32 UTC+3

Recent Eliminations: 57th-64th Place

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The following players won € 10,200:

57. Theodoros Aidonopoulos
58. Thierry van den Berg
59. Julien Sallin
60. Roberto Pompei
61. Stuart Rutter
62. Karsten Johansen
63. David Shade Kruger
64. Frederic Brunet

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 400

09-13-2008 01:01 UTC+3

Felipe Ramos = Bubble Boy

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After only 11 minutes of hand for hand play, we have our bubble boy, Brazil's Felipe Ramos. Ramos was all in with {A-Diamonds}

vs. Daniele Mazzia's {Q-Spades}

. The flop, though, came down {Q-Diamonds}

, Mazzia flopping a set and leaving Ramos drawing to running cards. The turn was the {9-Hearts}

, the river was the {J-Clubs}

and Ramos quietly left the table, amidst the crush of players and media.

And with that, our remaining 64 players are in the money.

Tags: Felipe Ramos

09-13-2008 00:56 UTC+3

Pelton Doubles On Bubble

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The first all-in confronation on the bubble (and the subsequent surge of railbirds and press around the table) came at Joe Pelton's table, where he was all in for his remaining 73,000 on a flop of {Q-Spades}

vs. Karsten Johansen. Pelton held {5-Clubs}

for bottom set, Johansen {Q-Clubs}

. The turn was the {4-Hearts}

, the river was the {Q-Diamonds}

and Pelton got his double-up at a most critical time.

Tags: Joe Pelton

09-13-2008 00:49 UTC+3

Nightmare for Kruger

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Jonas Molander has doubled through, {A-?}

holding up against David Shade Kruger's {A-?}

with a subsequent {10-Spades}

board. Molander now on 85,000.

Tags: David Shade Kruge Jonas Molander

09-13-2008 00:46 UTC+3

Jacks Unravel the Ladies

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Although the big hands are holding up for Cornelis Alblas, fellow Dutchman Steven Weusten is having no such luck, his pocket queens failing to survive an {A-?}

board against the {K-?}

of Malte Strothmann, all in preflop. Strothmann now has 130,000 as a result.

Tags: Malte Storthmann Steven Weusten

09-13-2008 00:44 UTC+3

Hand-for-Hand Play in Progress

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With just 65 players remaining, hand-for-hand play is in progress.

09-13-2008 00:42 UTC+3

Alexander the Not So Great

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Cornelis Alblas raised preflop with {K-Diamonds}

, Axel Albertsson reraised from the button with {A-Hearts}

, Alblas pushed, and Albertsson made the crying call. The {3-Hearts}

improved neither hand leaving Albertsson with a depleted stack of 20,000 and a face like a smacked bottom.

Tags: Axel Albertsson Cornelis Alblas

09-13-2008 00:37 UTC+3

Noel Nordquist Doubles Through Stavros Kalfas

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Noel Nordquist moved all in for 19,400 from early position only to have Stavros Kalfas reraise to over 50,000, enough to put the only other player with a hand, Haward Speer, all in should he have chosen to call. Speer thought for awhile and then eventually folded {A-?}

face-up. The players showed:

Nordquist: {A-?}

Kalfas:

The board ran out {Q-Hearts}

leaving Nordquist's trip nines with an ace as the best hand. He doubled up to roughly 45,000, leaving Speer shaking his head in regret.

09-13-2008 00:36 UTC+3

Great Dane Runs Rampant

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Sebastian Ruthenberg remains your monster chip leader with 275,000, but one man who has slipped under the radar is Karsten Johansen. The Dane commenced today's proceedings with 36,700, but has quietly but surely amassed a formidable stack of 200,000.

Other players running well during these latter stages are Jens Klaning (197,000), Stephen Chidwick (194,000) and Jonas Klausen (190,000).

Tags: Johansen Wagner Sebastian Rutheberg