2009 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

€8,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2009 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
€850,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€8,000
Prize Pool
€3,832,000
Entries
479
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Peter-ing Out

Peter Jepsen has been eliminated, he had dwindled down to just 2,000 before getting back up to 22,000 - only to run {A-?} {K-?} into {A-?} {A-?} on a king-high flop.

Smith Gets Backdoored

The cutoff seat raised to 800 and Justin "BoostedJ" Smith flatted on the button. The big blind then reraised to 2,600 and only Smith came along.

The flop came down {A-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {5-Spades}. The big blind took his time and then fired out 3,500. Smith called behind.

The turn brought the {A-Diamonds} and both players checked.

The river was the {5-Diamonds} and both players checked again.

The big blind showed first and revealed {K-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} for the nut flush. Smith showed the same hand, but a different suit with the {K-Spades} {J-Spades}. Unfortunately for him though, his opponent backed into a diamond flush and he dropped to 36,500 chips.

Tags: "BoostedJ"Justin Smith

Chip Counts

Here are a few chip stacks from around the room.

Samer Rahman - 55,000
Sandra Naujoks - 53,000
Justin "BoostedJ" Smith - 43,000
Noah Boeken - 21,500
Fatima Moreira de Melo - 20,000
Justin Young - 11,000
David Williams - 7,000

Eights Lucky for Kabbaj

Eights are good
Eights are good
John Kabbaj put in a standard raise, and was called by the gentleman in the big blind to see a {7-Clubs} {K-Hearts} {J-Hearts} flop, which they both checked.

The big blind bet out 1,300 on the {K-Diamonds} turn, which Kabbaj called; they proceeded to the {7-Diamonds} river, and this time both checked.

The big blind turned over {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} for the two pair on the board with an ace kicker -- but Kabbaj had him just pipped, turning over pocket {8-Spades} {8-Diamonds} to take the pot and put him back up to 28,000.

Tags: John Kabbaj

Bullets on the Button for Kang

There was a preflop raise from mid position, and Benjamin Kang decided to reraise from the button. Call.

They saw a {5-Spades} {4-Spades} {2-Hearts} flop, which the original raiser checked. Kang threw in 3,000, eliciting a swift and painless fold from his opponent. Kang nonchalantly flashed a pair of aces.

He's on 38,000.

Tags: Benjamin Kang

Schaefer's Helpful River

Brandon Schaefer is one of the closest to winning two EPT's having finished won Deauville a couple of years back and then finished second in Monte Carlo. Schaefer is up to 64,000 here having first picked off a John Kabbaj river bluff with {7-Clubs} {7-Spades} on a {10-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {J-Clubs} {9-Hearts} board.

Soon after Schaefer bet 8,500 on the river of a {A-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {Q-Hearts} board. He was called by an upset {A-?} {5-?} which had been pipped by Schaefer's own {A-?} {Q-?}.

Bluff Fails for Young

Barrel, barrel, barrel
Barrel, barrel, barrel
After his opponent bet 1,200 on the flop of {A-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {6-Spades}, Justin Young raised to 2,600. His opponent stared at Young through his dark shades and then made the call.

The turn brought the {7-Hearts} and the first player checked. Youg stayed on the gas and fired 4,100. Again, the player cocked his head towards Young and stared with his dark shades on. He then made the call.

The river was the {K-Clubs} and the player checked again. Young fired one more time, making it 7,700. The player stared and stared while Young sat motionless except for his hands playing and spinning a few chips. Finally, the player made the call and Young instantly mucked his hand. The player showed {A-Spades} {10-Diamonds} and raked in the pot.

"Nice hand." said Young. "Nice call." He is now down to 13,000 chips.

Tags: Justin Young