2009 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

€8,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event
Day: 2
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

Jacking Jaka's Chips

A huge pot had grown between Faraz Jaka and Alain Roy on the turn with the board reading {9-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {3-Spades} {6-Hearts}. Jaka fired 42,000 into the pot and Roy called after some deliberation.

The river brought the {4-Hearts} to the felt. Jaka took his time and picked out a bet of 35,000. Roy raised all in for 53,700 and Jaka quickly called.

Roy rolled over {Q-Hearts} {9-Hearts} and had made a heart flush on the river. Jaka showed only the {5-Hearts} and counted off the chips. After the hand, Jaka was left with 5,000.

Tags: Alain RoyFaraz Jaka

Assorted Chip Counts

Mike "Timex" McDonald: 265,000
Marc Goodwin: 310,000
Laurence Houghton: 70,000
Jan Collado: 165,000
Noah Boeken: 97,000
Marc Gork: 63,000
Thierry van den Berg: 85,000
Matt Woodward: 375,000
Samer Rahman: 245,000
Almira Skripchenko: 100,000
Michael Greco: 93,000
Jorn Walthaus: 110,000

McDonald Chops Using His Trusty Ace

Timex is wound up
Timex is wound up
The small blind checked to Mike "Timex" McDonald on a flop of {7-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {4-Spades}. McDonald fired 8,500 and his opponent called.

The turn was the {4-Hearts} and the small blind checked again. McDonald checked behind.

After the river fell the {3-Diamonds}, the small blind fired out 25,000 rather quickly. McDonald tanked and then made the call. The small blind tabled {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} for sevens and fours with an ace. McDonald showed {A-Spades} {K-Spades} and despite starting with the better hand, wound up with the same hand. The two players chopped up the pot.

Tags: "Timex"Mike McDonald

Phillips Screws Acin

Carter Phillips called a big bet on the river from Luis Ramon Rufas Acin, and he was right -- Phillips had hit second pair on the river, and Acin could only boast a busted straight draw. Phillips is up to 390,000.

Board: {A-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {5-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}

Phillips: {Q-Hearts} {3-Hearts}
Acin: {7-?} {8-?}

Get Carter!

Carter Phillips has increased his chip stack even further, he's up to about 600,000 after raising {A-?} {10-?} and seeing a {10-?} {10-?} {8-?} flop and hence eliminating his opponent who had called preflop with {K-?} {10-?}.

His stack is now probably twice anyone else's left in the tournament.

Jak It In

Alain Roy limped under the gun, and it folded around to Faraz Jaka in the small blind who moved all in for his last 5,000 or so. Big blind Bas Steegers called, and so did Roy.

Flop: {10-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} -- check, check.

Turn: {3-Diamonds}

Now Steegers bet out 5,500 and Roy called.

River: {7-Hearts}

Steegers now bet 17,000, eliciting a fold from Roy.

On their backs, and Jaka showed a surprisingly premium {A-Spades} {K-Clubs}. Steegers, however, flipped {2-Spades} {2-Diamonds} for a flopped set, and Jaka hit the rail.

Tags: Faraz Jaka

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 200

One for the Dutchies

One corner of the card room has a distinctly Nederlands feel at the moment, featuring as it does Messrs. Lex Veldhuis, Noah Boeken and Bas Steegers. On the non-Dutch front, it also currently involves Alain Roy and Marc Goodwin.