With 1.54 million in the pot and a flop of 
, Mikalai Pobal led out for 450,000 from the small blind and received a call from Anaras Alekberovas, who held 
under the gun. The players then checked down the 
turn and 
river, and Alekberovas was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,700,000 | -1,100,000 |
|
4,400,000 | 1,400,000 |
On a flop of 
, Mikalai Pobal bet 275,000 from under the gun after flopping a set with 
. Antonin Duda was in the cutoff and opted to raise to 575,000 with 
, and after thinking it over for a few minutes, Pobal pushed back to the tune of 1.075 million. It proved enough to get the job done as Duda released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,800,000 | 1,390,000 |
|
3,300,000 | -145,000 |
On Hand #11 of the final table, action folded around to Samuel Rodriguez in the small blind and he put in a raise to 180,000 with 
. John Juanda was in the big blind and thought a long while before moving all in for 1.665 million with 
. Rodriguez thought even longer, but eventually made the call.
The 
flop was safe for Juanda, while the 
turn made the 
no good for Rodriguez. With that said, the latter picked up counterfeit options, meaning a seven on the river would give him eights and sevens with an ace kicker. Much to the shock of the crowd, the spiked to put an end to Juanda's tournament in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,000,000 | 1,700,000 |
|
Busted |
Samuel Rodriguez opened for 180,000 from early position with 
and Anaras Alekberovas called from the small blind with . The 
flop saw Alekberovas check-call a bet of 215,000, and then he check-called a bet of 280,000 on the 
turn.
The 
river saw Alekberovas check for a third time, and then he paid off Rodriguez's bet of 400,000 with an inferior full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,300,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
|
3,000,000 | -1,430,000 |
Local player Samuel Rodriguez opened for 170,000 from early position with 
only to have short-stacked Joni Jouhkimainen moved all in from the cutoff for 1.325 million with . The button and both blinds got out of the way, and Rodriguez followed suit by tossing his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,200,000 | -250,000 |
|
1,700,000 | 190,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
In the first hand, Sinel Anton opened raised to 125,000 and took down the pot.
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
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Guaranteed at least €76,100 for making the final, Sinel Anton would instantly jump from 113th to third on the Romania all-time money list if he won EPT Barcelona – two steps behind his brother, Ionel, and EPT regular Mihai Manole. Anton, who co-runs an estate agency with his brother has been playing poker for around two years. He mainly plays live, and always tournaments. His best result before now was 85th at EPT Prague last season for €9,000.
*Bio courtesy of PokerStars.
