€8,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event Day 2 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

09-06-2009 16:31 UTC+3

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[user46392]

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

09-06-2009 16:44 UTC+3

Back We Go

[user46392]

Back at the felt, with our current chip leader Lex Veldhuis on 310,000.

09-06-2009 17:05 UTC+3

ElkY Makes a Good Call

[user46392]

A board reading {4-Clubs}

lay on the felt, and ElkY's opponent bet 12,000. After a tense moment, ElkY called -- and was rewarded when his opponent turned over a hadn't-hit-anything {A-Diamonds}

. ElkY flipped the unlikely {J-Spades}

for trips, and took the pot.

Tags: ElkY

09-06-2009 17:09 UTC+3

Mysterious Hand for Baldwin

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Eric Baldwin made it 5,000 from the hijack and the gent in the cutoff was the only caller.

They proceeded to check down the {8-Diamonds}

flop and

turn, but the river was the {A-Hearts}

and instead of checking, Baldwin bet out a disproportionately hefty 20,000. His opponent looked him up and down before passing the {A-Clubs}

up.

Baldwin is now over the 100,000 mark.

Tags: Eric Baldwin

09-06-2009 17:15 UTC+3

McDonald Gets The Farm

[user76023]

Mike McDonald is up to 260,000 after eliminating an opponent with {A-Hearts}

against

on a

board.

There was some confusion afterwards from his opponent who was sure he had 'Timex' covered but only had 125,700 to the Canadian's 137,400.

09-06-2009 17:19 UTC+3

The Huis That Lex Built

[user46392]

A brief chat with Lex Veldhuis helped us ascertain that his current 320,000 stack was amassed over two big hands.

First, he found himself raising with {K-?}

, receiving one caller to see a {Q-?}

flop. The caller bet out 5,000 and Veldhuis called, and they proceeded to the {A-?}

turn which conveniently made Veldhuis the nuts. Veldhuis' opponent bet out 12,000, Veldhuis made it another 30,000 to go, the other gentleman went all in with {K-?}

and Veldhuis called. That was the first hand.

Then not long after, Veldhuis raised with {A-?}

and both blinds called. The flop came down {A-?}

with two hearts on it, and all three players checked, moving on to the {2-?}

turn. The small blind bet out 15,000 and both big blind and Veldhuis called. They saw a {J-?}

river and now it checked around to Veldhuis who bet 38,000. The big blind called, and mucked.

Voila 320,000 in chips.

Tags: Lex Veldhuis

09-06-2009 17:23 UTC+3

Assorted Eurocounts

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Dominik Nitsche: 180,000
Laurence "Riverman" Houghton: 48,000
Malte Strothmann: 43,000
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier: 101,000
Joep van den Bijgaard: OUT

09-06-2009 17:27 UTC+3

De Wolfe Goes Wild

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A massive double up for Roland de Wolfe who re-popped to a raise from his opponent, and then called all in to a shove.

Opponent: pocket queens
De Wolfe: pocket kings

Board: {A-?}