EPT Barcelona Open Main Event Day 3 | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Open

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

09-13-2008 17:46 UTC+3

Mauro Corsetti Eliminated in 31st Place (€ 19,800)

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Stephen Chidwick was the man who finished him off, although Corsetti only had 18,000 at the time.

Tags: Mauro Corsetti

09-13-2008 17:45 UTC+3

Helfried [Removed:349] Eliminated in 32nd Place (€19,800)

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Helfried [Removed:349] finds himself all in, and in trouble, with {K-Diamonds}

against the {A-Clubs}

of Jonas Klausen.

Board = {5-Diamonds}

Tags: Helfried Bernhardt Jonas Klausen

09-13-2008 17:43 UTC+3

Seven Heaven for Nielsen

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Martin Nielsen has doubled through courtesy of Fintan Gavin, or, more accurately, the hands of the Poker Gods. Pushing from the button with {Q-Diamonds}

, Nielsen was looked up by {9-?}

, but managed to spike trip sevens on a {7-Spades}

board.

Tags: Fintan Gavin Martin Nielsen

09-13-2008 17:39 UTC+3

Mark Randal Flowers has enjoyed/suffered a roller coaster of a ride during these opening levels.

First he raised to 16,000 preflop after Alessandro Longobardi had limped, before the Italian check-folded to an all in on a {9-Clubs}

flop.

Moments later, he doubled up Jonas Molander. Flowers raised it up from the button with {A-Clubs}

, Molander came over the top from the big blind with {3-Hearts}

and Flowers called. {J-Hearts}

was enough to give the Swede the pot.

Then, after picking up the blinds contested the previous hand, Flowers himself doubled through courtesy of his prior sniper, {A-Hearts}

holding up against Molander's {A-Spades}

on a

board.

After all that, Flowers now has 130,000.

Tags: Jonas Molander Mark Flowers

09-13-2008 17:28 UTC+3

At the Moment, it's a Preflop Game

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Flops have been rare along the four outer tables, with nearly all of the action confined to preflop raises and reraises.

Joe Pelton has been doing his fair share of the reraising at his table. He opened a pot for 18,000 and Sebastian Ruthenberg popped him to 48,500. Undeterred, Pelton shipped the rest of his stack into the middle, about another 130,000 for Ruthenberg to call. Ultimately,he mucked, awarding Pelton a nice pot.

Tags: Joe Pelton

09-13-2008 17:23 UTC+3

Field Update

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With just 32 players remaining, one of the outer tables has been broken and there are just four tables remaining. The average chip stack is 193,437.

09-13-2008 17:23 UTC+3

Corsetti Can't Call

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Mauro Corsetti raised to 18,000 and was met with a reraise from Steven Weusten to 38,000. Corsetti made the call. The flop came down {7-Clubs}

and Weusten immediately slid out 50,000, setting Corsetti all in.

"Are you bluffing me?" Corsetti asked of his baby-faced opponent.

"Always!" was his reply.

After much hemming and hawing, Corsetti mucked his cards, leaving himself 42,000 behind.

09-13-2008 17:21 UTC+3

Alexander Grishchuk Eliminated in 33rd Place (€ 17,300)

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It was a short day for Alexander Grishchuk. He was just sent home at the hands of Jose Vazquez Ortega.

It was an all-in preflop situation and when the hands were turned up, Ortega was in good shape with {A-?}

against the {A-?}

of Grishchuk. Both players made two pair on the {A-Diamonds}

board, but Ortega's was best. Grishchuck hit the rail in 33rd place, picking up € 17,300 in the process, while Ortega took his chip count close to the 350,000 mark.

Tags: Alexander Grishchuk Jose Vazquez Ortega

09-13-2008 17:07 UTC+3

Chad Brown Eliminated in 34th Place (€ 17,300)

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You'll hear many players talk about how they hate pocket jacks, and after today, you might be able to add Chad Brown to that list.

Chad Brown was just eliminated at the hands of Daniele Mazzia was his {J-?}

couldn't hold up against Mazzia's {K-?}

. The chips went in preflop in a pot totaling just under 400,000 and when the board ran out {Q-Hearts}

, the former actor turned poker pro's hand was second best.

Brown was gracious in defeat and during his exit interview mentioned that he had had pocket jacks twice today, and was unsuccessful with them on both occasions. He hit the rail, no doubt disappointed, while Mazzia climbed up the leaderboard over the 500,000 chip mark.

Tags: Chad Brown