2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Open
EPT Barcelona Open Main Event
Day: 3
Dane Shows the Bluff
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 2,000
Dren Ukella Widens the Gap
When the river fell the , Ukella grabbed a handful of chips, without counting them, and pushed them across the betting line. It was 75,000 for Chartier to call, and despite the generous pot odds being offered, he thought the better of it and threw his hand away. Ukella is now over two million chips on the hand.
Nine Players, Eight Countries
Martin Nielsen - Denmark
Jason Mercier - United States
Fintan Gavin - Ireland
Mikael Lundell - Sweden
Samuel Chartier - Canada
Daniele Mazzia - Italy
Davidi Kitai - Belgium
Sebastian Ruthenberg, Dren Ukella - Germany
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Updated Chip Counts
Dren Ukella - 1,880,000
Jason Mercier - 1,007,000
Samuel Chartier - 931,000
Mikael Lundell - 913,000
Daniele Mazzia - 621,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 483,000
Davidi Kitai - 458,000
Martin Nielsen - 392,000
Fintan Gavin - 320,000
Play Has Paused
Salvatore Pengue Eliminated in 10th Place (€ 74,400)
Pengue:
Chartier:
It was a coinflip situation and the flop helped neither player as it came . Both men were on their feet as the hit the turn, catapulting Chartier into the lead. Pengue's fate was sealed when the fell on the river. The two men shook hands and Pengue made his way towards the exit some € 74,400 richer. Chartier now commands a stack of about 915,000.
Frustration for Chartier
A couple of hands later, Chartier found himself on the small blind before a flop. Chartier led out for 23,000, but Mikael Lundell bumped it up to 60,000. After a minor pause, Chartier made the fold once again. Lundell showed a black king.