2009 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€8,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event
Day: 3
Camacho Hits The Matt
The Elkification Continues
It was a good old-fashioned coinflip this time as ElkY raised under the gun and then called the push from Carlos Lopez in the big blind.
Lopez:
ElkY:
Board:
Lopez lopes off, and ElkY is over 800,000.
Boeken Gesture
Kolpanitzki Outdraws Woodward
Noah's Stack Is Boeken
Life Is Bueno For Patrick
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Bonding ElkY'd
We caught up with the hand on the turn, the board reading . It looked as though ElkY had checked in the cutoff; either way, Bonding on the button had a 65,000 bet in front of him, which ElkY eventually called.
The river was the and now ElkY bet out 121,000. Bonding was faced with a real decision, and he eventually, with a resigned sigh, called. ElkY however flipped over for a rivered two pair, and Bonding just mucked, his stack reduced to 110,000. ElkY, meanwhile, is up to over 600,000.
Phillips Flicks the Aggression Switch
Phillips bet out 11,500 and was met with a speedy call from Cimpan, necessitating a turn. The turn was the and Phillips continued to bet -- this time 23,500. Again, Cimpan called.
They saw a river and this time Phillips made it 52,500 to go. A moment's pause, and now Cimpan gave it up, to calls of, "Nice hand, Carter!" from his buddies at the rail.