2011 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 1b
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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
Total Entries
811
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 811
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A Few Chippies

Silver finds Gold

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Max Silver has been on the "Bowl grind" all day but the pressure has eased on him with a recent double-up.

He moved all-in for 12,500 on a {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} flop after Hugo Ricardo Severino Loureiro bet 2,500. Loureiro called with {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, behind to Silver's {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. The board safely ran out with two jacks for Silver.

Tags: Max Silver

Exclusive: Noah Boeken Eliminated

From middle position, Noah Boeken raised to 1,400. Mario Adinolfi called from the small blind and the players went heads up to the flop.

The flop came down {Q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Adinolfi led out for 3,000. Boeken called to see the {6-Clubs} fall on the turn. Adinolfi fired again, this time for 12,000, which was more than what Boeken had left. Boeken called all in for 11,200 and showed the {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}. Adinolfi had out-flopped him with the {K-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}.

With Boeken needing an ace on the river, the dealer dealt the {9-Hearts} and eliminated him from the tournament. Adinolfi moved to 170,000 in chips.

Tags: Noah BoekenMario Adinolfi

Duhamel Draws Dead

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Under the gun, Jonathan Duhamel opened to 1,400, and Nikolaus Teichert flatted next door. Around the table, Joni Jouhkimainen squeezed all in for his last 17,750, and Duhamel reshoved to isolate himself against the slightly shorter stack. With Teichert ducking out of the way, the other two hands were turned up.

Showdown
Duhamel: {10-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}
Jouhkimainen: {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades}

The {A-Hearts} {2-Spades} {A-Spades} flop was rather unkind to the defending Main Event Champion, and the {Q-Diamonds} turn left him drawing dead. The {4-Spades} was a meaningless river, and Jouhkimainen has won this flip. He's found the double, while that loss sets Duhamel all the way back to about 8,400.

Tags: Jonathan DuhamelJoni Jouhkimainen

They Came, They Saw, They Failed to Conquer

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
John Eames - the side event specialist
John Eames - the side event specialist

British players John Eames and Tom Macdonald have both just exited.

Eames Tweeted, "Busto. Flopped a flush draw, got it in vs top pair. Bricked off. Oh well, it's the john eames invitational tomorrow at 4".

The end if his Tweet is reference to the 2k side event tomorrow; a tournament that Eames won here last year before defending the title in Vienna.

Tags: John EamesTom Macdonald

Mercier's Three-Bet Fails

After the button raised to 1,300, Jason Mercier reraised to 3,350 from the small blind. The button came back with a four-bet to 6,725 and Mercier quickly folded his hand.

Tags: Jason Mercier

Having a Panyak Attack

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Well, that's one Maxim Panyak would prefer to forget. Down around 12,000 chips, Panyak three-bet shoved behind Gustav Ekerot's opening raise. Ekerot made the reluctant call with {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}, and Panyak's {A-Spades} {A-Clubs} had him well in front in his bid to double.

The {4-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {9-Spades} flop was no sweat for the aces, but the {J-Spades} turn gave Ekerot two outs to the knockout. Sure enough, the {J-Clubs} landed on the river, and Panyak and his aces have been brutally runner-runnered out of here during this penultimate level of the day.

Tags: Gustav EkerotMaxim Panyak

Recent Eliminations

Dario Minieri eliminated
Dario Minieri eliminated

Both Sorel Mizzi and Dario Minieri have been eliminated from the tournament. We caught the bustout for Minieri when he called all in with the {6-Spades}{5-Spades} for his last 8,175 chips against an opponent holding the {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}. The flop, turn and river ran out {J-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{Q-Spades} to send Minieri to the rail.

Tags: Dario MinieriSorel Mizzi