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

09-12-2008 19:34 UTC+2

Alessandro Minasi Eliminated

Alessandro Minasi is out courtesy of David Shade Kruger, A-5 versus A-K all in on the flop of a 6-K-8-9-3 board. "That would have been so sick," if I'd lost that one.

Tags: Alessandro Minasi David Shade Kruger

09-12-2008 19:35 UTC+2

Players Are On Dinner Break

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Play will resume in 60 minutes.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

09-12-2008 20:36 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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The cards are in the air.

09-12-2008 20:54 UTC+2

Helfried [Removed:349] Doubles Through Pier Ruscalla

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Action folded to Pier Paolo Ruscalla in the cutoff and he opened for a raise to 6,500. When it got to Helfried [Removed:349] in the big blind, he announced "all in." After a count, it was determined to be a total of 32,800 and Ruscalla made the call. The players showed:

Ruscalla: {A-Spades}

[Removed:349]: {4-Diamonds}

The board ran out {Q-Diamonds}

and [Removed:349]'s fours held. He doubled up to just under 70,000

09-12-2008 20:57 UTC+2

Tightening Up

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As we approach the money, play has tightened up considerably. Many players seem reluctant to get involved with a premium holding. Needless to say, the aggressive players are taking advantage of this and winning a lot of pots with a late position preflop raise.

09-12-2008 21:05 UTC+2

Big Stacks Emerge

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Over the last couple of levels, a number of big stacks have emerged, many of which have come from nowhere to threaten the chip leaders. For example, Hafiz Khan is suddenly a contender with 133,000, as is Maz Nawab on 168,000. Also San Remo champion Jason Mercier is looking good on 135,000, not to mention young Swedish hotshot Ramzi Jelassi who has 168,000 and Jonas Klausen on 208,000. However, it's a German who leads the way, Sebastian Ruthenberg top of the pile with a monstrous 230,000.

09-12-2008 21:08 UTC+2

Vidal Survives Hairy Moment

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A preflop raising war leads to the following confrontation:

Damien Vidal: {J-Spades}

Alessandro Longobardi: {A-Diamonds}

But it's Vidal who wins the classic coin flip, the {5-Hearts}

board sending his foe home.

Tags: Alessandro Longobardi Damien Vidal

09-12-2008 21:10 UTC+2

Mirsaidi Hits 100,000

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Benjamin Mirsaidi is now one of many to hit that magic 100,000 mark. He was all in with {Q-Diamonds}

versus

on a

flop, but managed to dodge a sea of outs to scoop the pot.

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09-12-2008 21:11 UTC+2

Girl Power

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Of the 619 entrants to this event, there are just two women remaining. Maria Maceiras and Sheryl Lea Gershon are the two female players left standing. Both seem relatively unfazed by their chromosomal outnumbering.

Gershon is currently sitting on a stack of about 40,000 while Maceiras is doing quite while with just over 125,000 chips.