2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid

Main Event
Day: 3
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

Tomasin the Zone

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Domantas Klimciauskas tried to get rid of Alessandro Tomasin on the river of a {8-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} board with a bet of 85,000 (having also led the turn and been called) but Tomasin was reluctant to fold his {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}, called and took the pot from Klimciauskas with his busted flush draw {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}.

Tags: Domantas Klimciauskas

Ferrero Nearly Doubles; Busts Instead

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Pedro Javier Piazuelo Ferrero is out, in painful circumstances - another river and another two outer after a hope-giving turn: his {9-Spades}{9-Clubs} in good shape preflop against {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}.

Flop: {2-Spades}{2-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}...Turn: {5-Spades}...River: (we've sort of given the game away here): {8-Diamonds}

He took his polite but slightly crestfallen leave and collects €35,000 for his efforts.

Tags: Pedro Javier Piazuelo Ferrero

Ankushioned

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Ankush Mandavia
Ankush Mandavia

Victor Ramdin raised to 26,000 and Ankush Mandavia shoved from the button. In the small blind, Joao Studart reshoved. Ramdin ducked out of their way and they were conflipping.

Mandavia: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Studart: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

Board: {3-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{q-Hearts}{6-Spades}

Mandavia more than doubled to 525,000 - not far off the average stack. Studart looked terribly unhappy about it and no wonder - he's been crippled to just 150,000.

Tags: Ankush MandaviaJoao StudartVictor Ramdin

It's Kjartans for Jonsson

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Kjartan Berger Jonsson opened to 25,000 and Simon Higgins called behind to see a {7-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop. Jonsson bet out 37,000 and Higgins raised; we don't know how much the raise was, as before we could work it out Jonsson had gone all in and Higgins had called.

Higgins: turned over {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} to cries of "OMG!" and the like around the table.
Jonsson: said, "I don't believe it," and turned over {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for the flush draw.

Turn: {10-Spades} giving Jonsson some extra outs.

River: not one of those outs, but the {5-Spades}.

Jonsson busted out and Higgins, already the chip leader before the hand, is now way out in front on 2.6 million. He turned to the dealer. "So would you like a chocolate cake, or...?"

Across the table Ankush Mandavia was unimpressed. "That's it?"

Tags: Simon HigginsKjartan Berger Jonsson

Chip Counts with 4 Tables Remaining (full)

Player Chips Progress
Simon Higgins gb
Simon Higgins
1,800,000
-50,000
-50,000
Torsten Brinkmann de
Torsten Brinkmann
1,500,000
25,000
25,000
Eugene Yanayt us
Eugene Yanayt
1,300,000
430,000
430,000
PokerStars
Juan Maceiras es
Juan Maceiras
1,200,000
530,000
530,000
PokerStars
Ivan Freitez ve
Ivan Freitez
1,080,000
170,000
170,000
Georges Yazbeck lb
Georges Yazbeck
980,000
239,000
239,000
Ole Kristian Nergard
Ole Kristian Nergard
890,000
67,000
67,000
Litterio Pirrotta
Litterio Pirrotta
883,000
-117,000
-117,000
Domantas Klimciauskas lt
Domantas Klimciauskas
880,000
60,000
60,000
Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter
810,000
-340,000
-340,000
PokerStars
Tamas Lendavai
Tamas Lendavai
730,000
329,000
329,000
Pedro Pellicer
Pedro Pellicer
720,000
150,000
150,000
Gerardo Godinez
Gerardo Godinez
680,000
26,000
26,000
Andrew Li
Andrew Li
679,000
379,000
379,000
Alex Gomes
Alex Gomes
606,000
-168,000
-168,000
PokerStars
Kjartan Berger Jonsson
Kjartan Berger Jonsson
600,000
-33,000
-33,000
Andrey Danilyuk ru
Andrey Danilyuk
565,000
63,000
63,000
PokerStars
Dag Palovic sk
Dag Palovic
500,000
105,000
105,000
PokerStars
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
500,000
-200,000
-200,000
PokerStars
Shiraz Soltaninassab
Shiraz Soltaninassab
478,000
108,000
108,000
Jose Nadal mx
Jose Nadal
465,000
15,000
15,000
Joao Studart br
Joao Studart
385,000
-175,000
-175,000
Vasily Fursov
Vasily Fursov
370,000
40,000
40,000
Surinder Sunar gb
Surinder Sunar
370,000
-100,000
-100,000
Thomas Pettersson se
Thomas Pettersson
335,000
-85,000
-85,000

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Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Early Break

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

To coincide with the table break and new TV lineup-creation, we're having our end-of-level 15 minutes now. Back to finish this one and move straight on up.

Pirotta Saved by the River

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Jose Nadal had Litterio Pirrotta standing up, all-in, on the turn and ready to leave before a river two-outer saved the Italian's bacon... The hand that launched a million chips was {10-}{10-} for Pirrotta in the cutoff, and {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} for Nadal on the button. The board ran out {4-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{K-Hearts}...{10-Spades} giving Pirrotta a new lease of life and seven figure stack and dropping Nadal to 450,000.

Tags: Jose NadalLitterio Pirrotta

No Li-Way for Cohen

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Lucien Cohen
Lucien Cohen

Up on the feature table, EPT Deauville champion Lucien Cohen was all in against Andrew Li. The giant plastic rat was out, Cohen stroking it and looking very confident indeed. And no wonder.

Cohen: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Li: {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

But come the river, Cohen was looking altogether less happy.

Board: {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{5-Spades}{6-Hearts}

The rat couldn't save Cohen from Li's rivered straight and he duly busted out. Cohen was our last remaining former EPT winner, meaning that we will be crowning a brand new champion here this week.

Sarah Grant talked to Andrew Li about this hand and about his day thus far.

Tags: Andrew LiLucien Cohen

Fursty Work

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Eugene Katchalov
Eugene Katchalov

It's been a roller coaster of a level for Vasily Fursov. After his double up with {8-}{9-} immediately upon returning from dinner, he seemed to have amassed even more chips and was briefly in OK shape. But when we arrived, he was looking at a {10-Clubs}{q-Spades}{4-Clubs}{a-Spades} board, around 150,000 already in the pot. Juan Maceiras had checked and Fursov had bet 50,000, but Maceiras then check-raised to cover him. Eventually he folded. Down to 160,000.

A few minutes later and Eugene Katchalov raised to 25,000. Philippe Boucher called behind, and Fursov shoved. Katchalov reshoved, Boucher folded, and they were on their backs.

Katchalov: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Fursov: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

Board: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{4-Spades}

Another double up for Fursov. He's on around 330,000 for now. Katchalov is down to 230,000.

Tags: Vasily FursovEugene KatchalovJuan Maceiras