Hong Out to Dry
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Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
A pre-bubble casualty, we lost Cathy Hong after she reshoved with 
against the button's 
going out just on the cusp of the money.
2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€6,860,000
Entries
686
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Big Diamond Doesn't Catch for Lee
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
![Ole Kristian [Removed:332]](https://s.pnimg.net/GEkawafj1cvVfesCXztwVlzqpeR_LieGYKxONK8FXjY/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/Nzk2LzkzL3g1ZmMy/ODM4NjAzLmpwZw.webp)
Chris Min Lee exits with the bubble in sight after a flop check-raise against permanent monster stack Ole [Removed:332]. His final ~80,000 went in on a 
flop, after he'd let [Removed:332] bet 20,000. [Removed:332], still stacking a lake of chips from the hand before, made the call. He held 
for top pair, while Lee's 
had the big diamond but no live ace.
He bricked the turn and river 
and with a handshake he brought the tournament to around the hand for hand stage.
Ole [Removed:332] has over 600,000, stacked in such messy towers we're going to need dealers' help to get his accurate count...
All Press Room Bets Are Off
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
It has just been announced that play will continue tonight until we are in the money, whether we hit it this level or not. We are just a few places away now - 111 players remain with 104 places paying out.
Gotta Katch 'Em All
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
With the bubble fast approaching - bets are being placed in the press room over whether we'll hit the magic number 104 tonight - it's no time to be a short stack. Latest to get his chips in is newly signed Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov, who open-shoved for his last 55,000 in mid position. The players behind him took turns tanking, but in the end no-one wanted to risk it and he just got the blinds and antes. He's still in pretty poor shape on 63,000.
Kagawa Eliminated
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
EPT regular Masa Kagawa has been eliminated after he pushed all in with 
and got called by the small blind's 
, the board coming 
to bust the Japanese player.
Paint Pair Busts Leibold
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Imre Leibold, scourge of the Estonian poker scene, has busted out with just one table left to go to the money. The hand that got his chips in the middle preflop: 
. He re-raised Mclean Karr who was not to be budged from the big blind - and no surprise: he had 
!
The board ran out 
and Leibold headed to the rail
Strassing Out
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
We understand that there had been a raise before Johannes Strassmann went all in and Victor Ramdin called behind. Either way the cards were on their backs when we arrived, and the two were soon shaking hands.
Strassmann: 
Ramdin: 
Board: 
Strassmann took his leave and his fellow Team PokerStars Pro Ramdin collected the pot and upped his stack to 295,000. We're not sure if it was in connection to this particular hand or another, but in the post-bustout chatter Ramdin announced, "Everything worked well so I look like a genius." Quote of the day.
Our Best Offer Yet
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Kristoffer Thorsson has taken back the chip lead after he won two huge pots, the first with 
against Sami Kelopuro's to eliminate the Finn. The second was when he flopped a set of eights on a 
board and had someone move all in on a blank turn with only 
...
He's up to 610,000.
No Candy for Chouity
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
All we know is that Nicolas Chouity was spotted leaving the casino; on closer inspection it turned out that his former seat was indeed empty, meaning that there will be no repeat performance by last year's champion.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400