First Break Upon Us
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Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
The last quarter hour saw no flops, but two uncalled shoves preflop from Ankush Mandavia. The final 18 return in 15 minutes.
2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid
Main Event
Day: 4
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
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 2,000
Chip Counts at the End of Level 22 (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000
226,000
|
226,000 |
|
||
|
2,200,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
2,197,000
397,000
|
397,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,150,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
1,900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,360,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
1,205,000
-74,000
|
-74,000 |
|
1,105,000
-111,000
|
-111,000 |
|
|
1,044,000
389,000
|
389,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,015,000
-183,000
|
-183,000 |
|
|
875,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
630,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
409,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
|
408,000
-67,000
|
-67,000 |
|
400,000
-510,000
|
-510,000 |
|
350,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
350,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
154,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
|
||
Palovic Doubles Through Lendvai
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 2,000 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Dag Palovic moved all in preflop with a slightly random looking pine cone placed on top of his chips. Tamas Lendvai was in the big blind and asked for a count.
It was 138,000 (and the pine cone). Lendvai folded because he didn't have a pine cone within his stack...
No, we're kidding, Lendvai made the call with 
and Palovic turned over 
.
"You're ahead," said Andrew Li, "53%!"
The board came 
and Palovic doubled up to about 300,000.
In Limbo
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 2,000 ante
Simon Higgins made a small raise and it folded around to Alessandro Limblici in the small blind who announced all in. Higgins didn't even pretend to think about before folding.
Pettersson Back from the Brink
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 2,000 ante
It folded around to Thomas Pettersson on the button who shoved for 244,000. In the big blind Ankush Mandavia sighed, "Oh my god, what are you doing, have you seen this?" Mandavia is also short on under 400,000. But in the end Mandavia wouldn't have a decision to make. Torsten Brinkmann called in the small blind and Mandavia swiftly folded; the other two turned their cards over. It was a revelation for everyone - Pettersson admitted that he'd only looked at one of his cards.
Pettersson: 
Brinkmann: 
Board: 
Pettersson was all smiles as he doubled up to around 530,000 - still around half the average stack, but out of immediate danger. Brinkmann was pretty smiley too - his stack was barely dented by the loss.
Set Mine Produces Gold for Brinkmann
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 2,000 ante
Fourway to a flop of 
(Eugene Yanayt having raised under the gun to 48,000, bringing in button Brinkmann and both blinds), action checked to the raiser. He bet 85,000, and only Brinkmann made the call.
The turn was the 
. Decisions started to slow, as the pot now grew with a check-call from Yanayt (Brinkmann betting 125,000). This pot was now sizeable, the rail was beginning to speculate on the holdings of these two stack titans, and a further five minutes was needed to get past the river.
Yanayt checked the river, and after a nearly equal pause Brinkmann bet 175,000. Yanayt made the call but mucked seeing Brinkmann's 
.
Mysterious Feature Table Double Up
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 2,000 ante
We didn't get to see much of the hand, but up on the feature table Shiraz Soltaninassab just doubled through Alex Gomes - it looked like Soltaninassab was holding 
against Gomes' 
.
Gerardo Godinez Eliminated in 18th Place (€40,000)
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 2,000 ante
On the feature table, a short stacked Gerardo Godinez stood up, his final chips all in preflop with 
. Team PokerStars Pro Juan Maceiras had him at risk with 
. The race was won by the time the turn brought a fourth diamond: 
and as the river was dealt Godinez got up, shook hands all round, and made his exit.
Crowd Viewpoint is Possibly Player Dependent
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 2,000 ante
Litterio Pirrotta moved all in from the small blind and Thomas Pettersson tanked in the big blind before folding.
"Show one!" shouted several of the table. But then the vociferous Italian rail replied, "No! No show! No show! Never show!"
Pirrotta mucked.
The next hand saw Torsten Brinkmann raise to 50,000 preflop UTG and Eugene Yanayt 3-bet to 125,000 on the button. Litterio Pirrotta thought for about a minute before folding while Thomas Pettersson also tanked, taking around five minutes before moving all in. Brinkmann folded and Yanayt did not look particularly keen either and also decided to muck his hand.
Immediately the Italians on the rail began to shout, "Show! Show one! Show! Show! Is good for the game!!"
Methinks they could be a little biased.