Barcelona will not leave good memories for the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel who was just busted from the €10,000 High Roller event cashing €24,470. However, this will not be enough to compensate his losses, like the three buy-ins he made at the €50,000 Super High Roller, but came out empty-handed.
On his last hand of the tournament, Duhamel shoved for 270,000 from the hijack seat and was called by the Frenchman Jean-Noel Thorel on the button.
Duhamel:
Thorel:
Duhamel's kings were in the lead, but not for long as the flop went pairing both of Thorel's cards. Duhamel was in need for another king or a ten to survive, but both turn and river bricked eliminating Duhamel from the tournament in tenth place.
The remaining nine players are now down to the "unofficial" final table and only one bust out short of the official one.
From the hijack seat, Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 25,000. Play then folded to Stanislav Labutkin in the big blind and he reraised to 101,000. Lichtenberger moved all in for about 250,000 and Labutkin called.
Labutkin:
Lichtenberger:
The flop put Labutkin in the lead when the fell. The turn was the and Lichtenberger added a few more outs to a chop. The river was the and Labutkin had won the pot. Lichtenberger was eliminated and finished in 11th place for €24,470.
The shortest stack in the tournament, Russia's Gurgen Melkonyan eventually shoved his remaining 213,000 chips from the button and was called by Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier in the big blind.
Melkonyan:
Grospellier:
The dealer opened pairing ElkY's queen and leaving very little chance for the Russian to double up. The on the turn kept Melkonyan's hopes alive, but the on the river wasn't what he needed and the Russian hit the rail.
Welcome back to the third and final day of the 2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona €10,000 High Roller. With just 12 players remaining, the field is in the money and everyone has locked up a minimum of €24,470. The tournament is just a few spots away from the final table and leading the way is Tobias Reinkemeier with 714,000 in chips.
Joining Reinkemeier are Team PokerStars Pros Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Jonathan Duhamel, both very formidable players capable of taking down this title. Andrew Lichtenberger, Kristijonas Andrulis and Alex Bilokur also remain with Bilokur sitting second in chips.
Back in January, Bilokur won the PCA $25,000 High Roller for $1,134,930 after defeating a field of 141 players and none other than Duhamel during heads-up play. That means we could very well be in for a rematch here today.
Up top is €359,000 and you can bet that each player wants his hands on that money badly. Along with the title and the cash, the winner will receive a Shamballa Jewels bracelet and the EPT Barcelona High Roller trophy.
Play is scheduled to kick off at 1:00 PM local time and PokerNews will be here to bring you all of the coverage. Be sure to stay tuned for the action as only we can bring it to you.
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pairing both of Thorel's cards. Duhamel was in need for another king or a ten to survive, but both 
turn and 
river bricked eliminating Duhamel from the tournament in tenth place.
fell. The turn was the 
and Lichtenberger added a few more outs to a chop. The river was the 
and Labutkin had won the pot. Lichtenberger was eliminated and finished in 11th place for €24,470.
on the turn kept Melkonyan's hopes alive, but the 
on the river wasn't what he needed and the Russian hit the rail.
