2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid

Main Event
Day: 4
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

Seat Draw

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Chip counts a-coming...

SeatName
 Table - There's Only One
1Eugene Yanayt
2Tamas Lendvai
3Juan Maceiras
4Andrey Danilyuk
5Thomas Pettersson
6Andrew Li
7Ivan Freitez
8Torsten Brinkmann
9Alex Gomes

Break Right Now

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Mr. Limblici busted out with just a few seconds left of the level, so they're taking a 10 minute break now. When they return, it will be to play nine-handed at the feature table until we lose one more player.

Alessandro Limblici Eliminated in 10th Place (€95,000)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Alessandro Limblici
Alessandro Limblici

Alessandro Limblici moved all in from the small blind for his last 350,000. Torsten Brinkmann snap-called from the big blind.

Limblici: {K-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Brinkmann: {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Italian Limblici Supporter Behind Me: "NOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!"

Limblici was in trouble and the death knell came on the {A-Clubs}{8-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop, the Italian needed running kings to win or running eights for a chop. But the turn was the {2-Clubs} and the river the {J-Clubs}. We're down to one table and on a break.

Remember we need to just lose one more and we're done for the night. Seat draw and chip counts to follow.

Tags: Alessandro LimbliciTorsten Brinkmann

Outer Table Still Quiet

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

There's been very little serious action on the non-feature table of late. We've seen a few flops, but no significant movement of chips. The most interesting of these flops read {j-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Spades}, and what was interesting about it was that Thomas Pettersson, who'd called Torsten Brinkmann's raise in the big blind, liked it enough to go all in. Brinkmann folded though.

There is likely to be even less action on this table now - following Pedro Pellicer's exit, the aggro and chipped up Eugene Yanayt has been moved to the feature table.

Tags: Thomas PetterssonTorsten BrinkmannEugene Yanayt

Pedro Pellicer Eliminated in 11th Place (€70,000)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Pedro Pellicer
Pedro Pellicer

In another of today's extraordinary chipleader--> out role reversals, Pedro Pellicer has hit the rail! After doubling Freitez, he found himself all in preflop with {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} vs. Alex Gomes with {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}. There was a heart-in-mouth moment for both players when the flop came down {2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, and another when the turn was the {2-Hearts}, but the river {2-Clubs} sent Pellicer packing and bumped the triple crown seeker Gomes up the rankings.

Tags: Alex GomesPedro Pellicer

All Quiet on the Outer Table

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Tamas Lendvai raised preflop to 100,000 and Torsten Brinkmann called in the big blind, the latter leading for 115,000 on the {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop to take down the pot.

Eugene Yanayt took down the blinds and antes with a raise to 100,000.

Andrey Danilyuk raised to 130,000 from the small blind and Yanayt called in the big blind but folded to a bet from Danilyuk on the {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop.

Brinkmann raised to 100,000 and Yanayt called, as did Tamas Lendvai. The super wet flop of {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{9-Spades} was taken down my Lendvai, he bet 135,000 after a Yanayt check to win the pot.

Brinkmann raised to 100,000 but folded when Yanayt made it 230,000 behind him.

VAMOS! Freitez Doubles

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Ivan Freitez
Ivan Freitez

Ivan Freitez has dodged a bullet - or rather caught two - to keep him in the game after another all in preflop situation.

Pedro Pellicer called his final raise all-in with {10-}{10-}, up against Freitez with {A-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. He (Freitez) stood up and waited for the flop. When it came down {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{7-Spades} his rail started to go crazy, calling for small cards just like the {5-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} which came on the turn and river. As soon as he was safe on the river, Freitez ran over to the rail, embraced his friends amid cries of 'Vamos!' while Pellicer expressionlessly gave him a stack of over 3,200,000.

Tags: Ivan FreitezPedro Pellicer

Risking Life & Limblici

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Whatever Alessandro Limblici had for dinner, we want some.

First hand back, it folded around to Limblici in the small blind, who announced all in, still typing away on his phone. "Calculating," chuckled Thomas Pettersson. Torsten Brinkmann in the big blind passed.

Next hand, Tamas Lendvai min-raised to 100,000, and on the button Limblici shoved again, this time for 671,000. Everyone folded, and the Italian added a little more to his short stack.

Tags: Alessandro LimbliciTamas Lendvai

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Chip Counts at the Dinner Break (full)

Player Chips Progress
Pedro Pellicer
Pedro Pellicer
3,380,000 1,240,000
Andrey Danilyuk ru
Andrey Danilyuk
2,946,000 1,246,000
Eugene Yanayt us
Eugene Yanayt
2,589,000 -41,000
Ivan Freitez ve
Ivan Freitez
2,350,000 1,050,000
Torsten Brinkmann de
Torsten Brinkmann
2,063,000 313,000
Andrew Li
Andrew Li
1,700,000 -571,000
Juan Maceiras es
Juan Maceiras
1,595,000 -235,000
Alex Gomes
Alex Gomes
1,485,000 215,000
Tamas Lendvai hu
Tamas Lendvai
1,010,000 -190,000
Thomas Pettersson se
Thomas Pettersson
938,000 -262,000
Alessandro Limblici
Alessandro Limblici
656,000 -64,000