2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
€1,007,550
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,247,700
Entries
1,082
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Snippets From the Floor

Salvatore Bonavena
Salvatore Bonavena
  • Lucille Cailly played a hand aggressively and managed to fold out one pre flop and one on the turn. Toby Lewis opened to 700 from early position before Cailly three-bet to 2,000 from the next seat. Terje Augdal called from the button but Lewis made a considered looking fold. Cailly continued for 2,000 on the {3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop and 3,900 on the {7-Spades} turn. Augdal folded to the second bet.
  • On the secondary feature table Lars Garp managed to manoeuvre Salvatore Bonavena off a hand on the river. The Team PokerStars Pro raised to 700 from the cut-off and bet 1,200 on the {10-Spades}{j-Spades}{5-Diamonds} flop. Garp called from the small blind and check-called the c-bet. Both checked the {q-Spades} turn and Garp led for 2,300 on the {10-Hearts} river. Fold.
  • Daniel Negreanu was hot and bothered at his first table, and he's even more so now. Some ice wrapped in napkins is helping cool his brow under the secondary feature lights.
Player Chips Progress
Lucille Cailly fr
Lucille Cailly
41,000 25,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
37,000 2,000
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
EPT 1X Winner
31,800 5,800
Salvatore Bonavena it
Salvatore Bonavena
29,700 -5,300

Tags: Daniel NegreanuLucille CaillySalvatore BonavenaToby Lewis

In Case You Missed It...

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller Champion Dan Smith
EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller Champion Dan Smith

In case you missed it, yesterday Dan Smith continued his outstanding year on the felt with a win in the €50,000 Super High Roller event. Smith took home €962,925 and upped his 2012 live tournament earnings to $3,357,442. You can relive the Live Reporting blog from the event here or read the recap here.

Tags: Dan Smith

Chip Less

Player Chips Progress
Andrey Malyshev ru
Andrey Malyshev
Busted
Giuseppe Zarbo it
Giuseppe Zarbo
Busted
Hani El Assaad
Hani El Assaad
Busted
Georges Chow
Georges Chow
Busted
Virgilio Di Cicco it
Virgilio Di Cicco
Busted
Arno Jans
Arno Jans
Busted
Jordane Ouin
Jordane Ouin
Busted
Ian Modder ca
Ian Modder
Busted
Dominykas Karmazinas lt
Dominykas Karmazinas
Busted
Marius Geanta
Marius Geanta
Busted
Ralf Robin Adrian Bussman
Ralf Robin Adrian Bussman
Busted
Khiem Nguyen de
Khiem Nguyen
Busted
Raul Mestre es
Raul Mestre
Busted
Stephan Bruning
Stephan Bruning
Busted
Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
Busted
Antonio Matias pt
Antonio Matias
EPT 1X Winner
Busted
Nils Mallon
Nils Mallon
Busted
Samsonenko Sergey
Samsonenko Sergey
Busted
Fabio Vasconcelos Sousa
Fabio Vasconcelos Sousa
Busted
Egor Gerasimchuk
Egor Gerasimchuk
Busted
Ralph Kalman
Ralph Kalman
Busted
Anestis Pantazidis gr
Anestis Pantazidis
Busted
Senol Karahasan tr
Senol Karahasan
Busted
Samuel Bernabeu es
Samuel Bernabeu
Busted
Guillaume Darcourt fr
Guillaume Darcourt
Busted

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
77,000
Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
65,000 13,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
62,000 33,000
Andy Frankenberger
Andy Frankenberger
60,000 10,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
58,000 3,000
Terje Augdal no
Terje Augdal
53,000 31,500
Sam Cohen us
Sam Cohen
47,000 14,500
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
43,000 14,000
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
40,000
Lauren Kling us
Lauren Kling
38,000 8,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
36,000 -6,575
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
35,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
35,000 -10,000
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
35,000 10,500
Salvatore Bonavena it
Salvatore Bonavena
35,000 5,000
Michel Abecassis fr
Michel Abecassis
30,000 3,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
EPT 2X Winner
28,500 -11,500
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
EPT 1X Winner
26,000 -13,000
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
EPT 1X Winner
20,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
16,000 -9,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
15,000 -7,500
Sam Holden gb
Sam Holden
9,000 -12,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
5,000 -17,300

Big Pot For Becker (Not That One)

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

The board was reading {Q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and Aleksandar Kacuric had put out a bet of 2,100 on the river but was very displeased when Jonas Becker slid out a raise to 10,200 against him.

Kacuric was irked but made the call and Becker quickly flipped {A-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for the nuts, Kacuric showed {J-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for the third nuts and dropped to about 32,000 while Becker moved up to 41,000.

Tags: Jonas Becker

Demidov Gets Them From the Greek

Ivan Demidov won a pot against Konstantinos Nanos but seemed very confused by the line the Greek took.

The flop was out as {10-Clubs}{2-Spades}{7-Hearts} and Nanos check-called a 900 bet before leading for 450 and 500 on the {6-Hearts}{3-Clubs} turn and river.

The Russian Team PokerStars Pro took over a minute to call on the turn and said he'd just call on the river.

Nanos smiled and opened {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} for ace-high. Demidov tabled {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Demidov ru
Ivan Demidov
72,000 42,000

Tags: Ivan DemidovKonstantinos Nanos

More for Timex

Mike McDonald
Mike McDonald

Fresh off his €215,100 5th place finish in the €50,000 Super High Roller, Mike "Timex" McDonald is looking good in the Main Event as well. He opened for 600 in the early position and Frenchman Sebastien Clot three-bet to 2,600 on the button. Action folded back to McDonald and he made the call.

The board ran {Q-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {A-Clubs} and both players checked. McDonald bet 2,025 on the {A-Spades} turn and Clot called. The {7-Clubs} on the river was followed by another 6,525 bet from Timex putting Clot in a tough spot. The Frenchman struggled for two minutes or so and then finally mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
42,575 5,075

Tags: Mike McDonald

An Orbit with Jesse Sylvia

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Since July, Jesse Sylvia has been carrying the World Series of Poker Main Event chip lead as a part of this year's October Nine. Traditionally, many of the WSOP finalist have traveled to play the European circuit in the off months, and this year's chip leader is no exception.

Sylvia is in today's field and looking to keep his skills sharp until October. At the same time, he's looking to capture an EPT title and make his name known on both sides of the Atlantic.

We recently watched Sylvia for an entire orbit prior to the last break.

Hand #1: Sylvia was under the gun plus one and simply folded.

Hand #2: Sylvia was under the gun and repeated the action from Hand #1.

Hand #3: Sylvia was in the big blind, but opted to fold after the hijack had raised to 500 and the cutoff three-bet to 1,225.

Hand #4: After Elisar Serbu raised to 500, Sylvia called from the small blind and it was heads-up action to the {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} flop. Sylvia took the initiative and led out for 750, Serbu called, and then both players checked the {10-Spades} turn and {6-Clubs} river. Sylvia tabled {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}, but it was no good against Serbu's {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}.

Hand #5: Action folded to Sylvia on the button and he folded his hand.

Hand #6: A player in middle position raised to 450 and Sylvia folded from the cutoff.

Hand #7: Action folded to Sylvia in the hijack and he raised to 500, which Riccardo Marchini called from the small blind. Both players proceeded to check the {4-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{Q-Spades} flop and {J-Clubs} turn. When the {K-Spades} peeled off on the river, Marchini led out for 1,000, Sylvia raised to 3,600, Marchini made it 10,000 to go, and Sylvia moved all in. Marchini called with {10-Spades}{9-Spades} for the nut straight, and Sylvia showed {Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for the same hand. Chop it up.

Hand #8: Sylvia folded after another player raised to 500.

Hand #9: Sylvia folded and went on break.

For more on Sylvia, check out Sarah Grant's interview with the chip leader after he made the October Nine.

Tags: Jesse Sylvia