On her second trip to Barcelona for the European Poker Tour, Kristy Arnett takes you to more of her favorite spots in the city as well as provides you with some helpful tips.
On her second trip to Barcelona for the European Poker Tour, Kristy Arnett takes you to more of her favorite spots in the city as well as provides you with some helpful tips.
We just did a quick walk through the tournament floor in search of the big stack, which belongs to [Removed:283]. He is currently sitting with 785,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
785,000
619,000
|
619,000 |
We're not sure of the preflop action, but we do know that Vadzim Kursevich ended up all in for 112,000 with 
and was in dire straits against the 
of Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier.
The 

flop gave Kursevich a gut-shot straight draw, meaning he was looking for either a five or seven to take the lead. Wouldn't you know it, the
spiked on the turn to give him a guaranteed double. Mercier knew he was drawing dead and took to Twitter even before the meaningless
was put out on the river.

JasonMercier Jason Mercier Finally played a pot. AKo loses to A7o for 60 bb pot... Have 145k instead of 380 at 2/4k Yet another #justbadluck hand
August 17 2012
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
|
147,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
|
||
Before the last break, Peter Jetten raised to 7,500 from under the gun and Justin Bonomo called from the small blind. The flop came down 

and Bonomo checked. Jetten bet 12,000 and Bonomo called.
The turn was the
and Bonomo checked. Jetten bet 30,000 and Bonomo called again.
The river completed the board with the
and both players checked. Jetten showed the 
for queen high and Bonomo the 
. Bonomo's hand was the winner and he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
266,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
232,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
JonathanDuhamel Jonathan Duhamel Rebuy time, fresh stack of 250k with blinds now at 2k-4k #letsroll
August 17 2012
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
Just prior to the last break, Dan Smith raised to 7,500 under the gun only to have Masa Kagawa move all in from middle position. The rest of the field got out of the way and Smith made the call.
Showdown
| Smith | ![]() ![]() |
| Kagawa | ![]() ![]() |
It was a classic race, but Kagawa needed to improve if he were to keep his tournament hopes alive. Unfortunately for him, the board ran out an uneventful 



and he was sent out the door.
"Rebuy?" Ilari Sahamies asked. Kagawa didn't give a firm answer but seemed to respond in the affirmative, so only time will tell if he decides to fire a second bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
395,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 7
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Just before the last break, Justin Bonomo called Tobias Reinkemeier's shove on the 


board holding the 
. Reinkemeier had the 
and successfully doubled to 220,000 after the river completed the board with the
. He's now back to 220,000 in chips while Bonomo dropped to 218,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
218,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
535,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
400,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
350,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
330,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
290,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
280,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
260,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
250,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
240,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
180,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
100,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
70,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
|
45,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Another two levels are in the books, which means it's time for another 15-minute break.