Action moved to Tobias Reinkemeier in the small blind and he raised to 70,000. Carlos Mora reraised all in for 394,000 and Reinkemeier called.
Reinkemeier:
Mora:
The flop put Reinkemeier in front when the fell. From there, his pair of nines held after the hit the turn and the landed on the river. Reinkemeier won the pot and sent Mora out the door in fifth place for €73,430 in prize money.
Alex Bilokur raised to 50,000 from the small blind and Tobias Reinkemeier called from the big blind. The rest of the players folded and the two went heads up into the flop.
The dealer opened and Bilokur continued for 82,000 and Reinkemeier made the call. The on the turn was checked by both players, while the on the river was followed by a 80,000 bet from Bilokur and Reinkemeier called again.
The Russian opened while Reinkemeier showed for a pair of nines and collected the pot.
Alex Bilokur checked the board and Tobias Reinkemeier fired 120,000. Behind him, Stanislav Labutkin raised all in for approximately 455,000 and then Bilokur called. Reinkemeier folded.
Labutkin tabled the for top pair, but he was out-kicked by the for Bilokur.
The river completed the board with the and Bilokur won the pot to eliminate Labutkin in fourth place. For his finish, Labutkin earned €95,180.
Tobias Reinkemeier and Laurent Polito both went all in preflop. Alex Bilokur got out of the way and the two were left heads up.
Showdown
Reinkemeier:
Polito:
The flop paired Reinkemeier's ace, and also gave a set to Polito leaving him in the lead. The on the turn didn't favor any of the two, while on the river gave the Frenchman an even better hand.
Both players' stacks looked very similar and the dealer had to recount them to eventually announce that Reinkemeier's was a little shorter which meant the end his tournament run.
The Season 9 European Poker Tour Barcelona €10,000 High Roller event is down to just two players, Alex Bilokur from Russia and Laurent Polito from France. One of the two will end the day with a €206,680 cash while the other one will collect €359,000 along with the High Roller title and the EPT trophy. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the latest updates!
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Laurent Polito and Alex Bilokur discuss a deal
Alex Bilokur and Laurent Polito have made a deal. The chip counts below reflect those used to make a straight ICM deal. Bilokur has the lead and will take €295,451. Polito will take home €270,229. The two will leave the title to play for and the Shamballa Jewels bracelet.
From the button, Alex Bilokur raised to 60,000. Laurent Polito reraised from the big blind to 160,000 and Bilokur called to see the flop.
The flop came down and Polito checked. Bilokur fired 150,000 and Polito made the call to see the land on the turn. Polito checked and Bilokur stayed on the gas with a bet of 275,000. Polito stood strong and made the call.
The river completed the board with the and both players quickly checked. Polito showed the and beat Bilokur's to take the first blood in this heads-up match.