2011 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€850,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,055,000
Entries
811
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Schleich Stops the Rot

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Martin Schleich hadn't won a hand so far today but that just changed as he took one off Tomeu Gomila.

Gomila raised from the button and once more the German defended his big blind before a {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{8-Hearts} was revealed. Gomila continued with a 120,000 bet and Schleich checked called. Both players checked the dangerous looking {q-Hearts} to head straight to the {7-Diamonds} river.

A nervous looking Schleich went to bet but fumbled his chips so he took the easier option of checking. Gomila checked behind and Schleich tabled {a-Spades}{5-Spades}. Gomila looked annoyed and folded

Tags: Martin SchleichTomeu Gomila

Katchalov Lays It Down

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Raul Mestre raised to 110,000 to start things off and then action folded to Saar Wilf on the button. He flat-called and then play moved over to Eugene Katchalov in the big blind. Katchalov three-bet to 360,000. Mestre made the call and then Wilf came along as well.

The flop fell {K-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and Katchalov bet 550,000. Mestre raised to 1.1 million and Wilf folded. Katchalov tanked for a couple of minutes and then gave it up, letting Mestre take this one down.

Tags: Eugene KatchalovRaul MestreSaar Wilf

No Laying Down This Time

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Eugene Katchalov raised to 110,000 to open the pot from late position, and Raul Mestre three-bet to 275,000 from the blinds. Katchalov put in the fourth bet, sliding out what looked like 675,000. Mestre spent a while thinking it over, but he eventually surrendered his cards into the muck to let Katchalov take this one, recouping some of those losses from their last encounter.

Tags: Eugene KatchalovRaul Mestre

Dragan Fires in Thee-Way Pot

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Welcome to the game Dragan Kostic. He took a flop with Saar Wilf and Eugene Katchalov after the latter had raised to 110,00. It came {5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Katchalov ducked out of the way when Wilf bet 225,000.

Kostic called and then he picked up the betting reigns with a 350,000 bet on the {2-Spades} turn. It did the job as Wilf folded.

Tags: Dragan Kostic. Saar WilfEugene Katchalov

Gomila Fires Big on River

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Eugene Katchalov check-called a bet on the {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} flop from Tomeu Gomila before the {3-Clubs} landed on the turn. Katchalov checked again and Gomila fired 150,000. Katchalov called.

The river was the {K-Diamonds} to pair the board and Katchalov checked. Gomila fired a much larger 800,000 and sent Katchalov into the tank. After a few minutes, he folded and Gomila won the pot.

Tags: Tomeu GomilaEugene Katchalov

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

What's Going On?

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

The action has been paused for at least five minutes, probably closer to ten. We're not sure exactly what the issue is, and the players have begun to look around with a bit of impatient confusion as well.

We hope to be back playing cards soon; these delays are really mounting considering the already-late starting time.