2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
€1,500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€6,860,000
Entries
686
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Quoss Fired

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 200 ante
Fabian Quoss
Fabian Quoss

Alerted to his table by his neighbour's encouraging cry of, "Go Germany!" we saw Fabian Quoss commit his last 25,000 preflop when it passed to him in the cutoff. Big blind Jose De La Guardia, our sole remaining contender from Panama, made the call in the big blind with {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}, up against the short stack's {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

The board gave De La Guardia a set: {5-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{3-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} and a total stack now of 235,000.

Tags: Fabian QuossJose De La Guardia

Battle of the Short Stacks

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 200 ante
Jeffrey Hakim
Jeffrey Hakim

There was roughly 18,000 in the pot when we arrived on the {6-Spades}{k-Spades}{5-Spades} flop; Jeffrey Hakim had bet 7,500 with 34,000 behind. Sam Chartier, himself not particularly comfortable on 60,000, sighed and tanked up for a while. Eventually he folded, and Hakim is now at 60,000 too. Between them, they have one average stack.

Tags: Jeffrey HakimSam Chartier

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 200

Azor Not Victorious

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Victor Ramdin
Victor Ramdin

We found Ran Azor betting 12,000 on the turn of a {3-Spades}{q-Hearts}{a-Spades}{4-Diamonds} board; Victor Ramdin across the table announced, "OK, buddy call," and dropped the requisite chips across the line. They both checked the {j-Diamonds} river and Ramdin turned over {a-}{10-} for top pair, an interested expression on his face. He was to be disappointed, though - Azor just mucked as he dropped to 42,000. "Did you have an ace?" Ramdin tried, but Azor didn't want to comment.

Ramdin is up to 190,000.

Tags: Ran AzorVictor Ramdin

In-Felix Bleiker

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Noah Boeken, up to 100k
Noah Boeken, up to 100k

Felix Bleiker is out, having found an open spot to move in his short stack - 36,200 - with {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. Behind him lurked Team Pro Noah Boeken with the dominating {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}, however, which duly held. Boeken gave him a little bit of a rub asking the dealer to, "Give him a nine!" on the turn when the board had come {5-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{A-Spades} but both players were smiling and there was a polite exit on the {6-Clubs} river.

Tags: Felix BleikerNoah Boeken

Kasper Hangs In There

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Henri Kasper
Henri Kasper

A small crowd of Estonian media surrounding Henri Kasper's table alerted us to the fact that their boy was doubling up through Day 1b chip leader Ole Kristian [Removed:332].

Kasper: {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
[Removed:332]: {k-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}

Board: {8-Spades}{j-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Kasper is out of immediate danger, but remains among the shorter stacks on 50,000. [Removed:332]'s stack was barely dented and he is at what looks to be around 300,000.

Tags: Henri KasperOle Kristian Nergard

Maria, Full of Chips

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Maria Maceiras
Maria Maceiras

Maria Maceiras (younger sister of Team PokerStars Pro Juan Maceiras) just doubled up to around 55,000 after she reraised all in with {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and got called by {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}. The flop hit both the Spaniard's hole cards coming {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and although the {q-Clubs} might have caused some slight concern, the river was the {9-Spades} to confirm her jump from short stack to slightly-better-than-a-short stack.

Tags: Maria Maceiras