Kirill Bokovanov shipped all in preflop for 11,7000 from early position and was called by Josef Samanek in the big blind.
Showdown
Bokovanov
Samanek
Bokovanov was in bad shape, and the flop made it all the worse as Samanek flopped a set. Bokovanov needed running sevens to stay alive, but it didn't happen as the and appeared on the turn and river respectively.
Luca Pagano's stack has an upward trend after getting at least one street of value with two-pair.
He was in mid position and heads up with Dmitri Tchernykh who was defending his big blind. The turn was out and Tchernykh check-called a 5,600 bet. The final board read and both players checked.
The Team PokerStars Pro opened and scooped as Tchernykh mucked.
Side Note: Gus Hansen was seen exiting the building, presumed out.
Today has not been a good day for Gus Hansen. We saw the cameras gathering around his table in the far corner and dashed over to investigate.
Hansen was sat in the big blind and battling John Juanda in late position. They two had reached the turn of and Juanda was all in for his remaining 47,000 chips.
Hansen only had a few thousand more than the bet and called whilst saying, "Eh, it's very cold in Barcelona anyway."
"I got it," said Juanda and opened for the nut flush.
Hansen flipped up for a lower flush. The inconsequential river was .
Simon Gmur has been dispatched by Oscar Kemps, the Swiss player found his dominated by the Kemps' , the latter surviving a slight scare on the turn of the board
Former EPT winner Toby Lewis had had a good start early on, chipping up to about 60,000 but he's just lost a big pot to fellow Brit Ben Spraggons. All the money went in on the turn of a board, Lewis holding to Spraggons' but the river was a to make Spraggons a straight, giving him the pot.
Faraz Jaka was walking past our desk and simply said, "Yup," when we asked if they got him. Jaka didn't elaborate, but we can confirm that he has been eliminated from the tournament.
With the board reading and two players still with cards in their hands, Juha Lauttamus from Finland shoved his short stack and Bulgarian Vasil Panev snap called.
Lauttamus showed for a pair of nines and Panev flipped revealing the two pair. The was no good for the Finn and he left the tournament room.
Prior to the EPT Barcelona, PokerStars held a contest asking fans to put together a video offering advice to Rafa Nadal on how to best learn poker. Approximately 800 players submitted videos, but the winner ended up being Sergey Martynenko.
“[I made it] Just for fun,” Martynenko told the PokerStars Blog. “It wasn’t my profession; it’s just interesting for me. Sometimes I’ve got some ideas and I find it funny.”
Here’s a look at Martynenko’s winning video:
For his winning submission, Martynenko was awarded a package to the EPT Barcelona. "I've been playing poker for about two years on PokerStars and my limits are low," he said in an interview with the PokerStars Blog. "I'm trying to get higher but this is the biggest tournament I've ever (played). It's very difficult. The play is very aggressive. I tried to concentrate and to remember all the things I know. Sometimes it helps me."
Unfortunately for Martynenko, his run in the Main Event has come to an end here on Day 2.
flop made it all the worse as Samanek flopped a set. Bokovanov needed running sevens to stay alive, but it didn't happen as the 
and 
appeared on the turn and river respectively.
for the nut flush.
for a lower flush. The inconsequential river was 
.
, the latter surviving a slight scare on the turn of the 
board
board, Lewis holding 
to make Spraggons a straight, giving him the pot.
and two players still with cards in their hands, Juha Lauttamus from Finland shoved his short stack and Bulgarian Vasil Panev snap called.
