2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 2
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
Total Entries
1,082
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 1,082
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Samanek Sends Bokovanov Packing

Kirill Bokovanov shipped all in preflop for 11,7000 from early position and was called by Josef Samanek in the big blind.

Showdown

Bokovanov{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Samanek{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

Bokovanov was in bad shape, and the {A-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{9-Hearts} 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 {3-Spades} and {K-Spades} appeared on the turn and river respectively.

Tags: Kirill BokovanovJosef Samanek

Pagano Gets Paid

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 {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{8-Spades}{k-Spades} and both players checked.

The Team PokerStars Pro opened {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and scooped as Tchernykh mucked.

Side Note: Gus Hansen was seen exiting the building, presumed out.

Tags: Luca PaganoDmitri Tchernykh

A Few Chip Counts

Hansen Crippled

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 {9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} 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 {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for the nut flush.

Hansen flipped up {7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a lower flush. The inconsequential river was {5-Clubs}.

Tags: Gus HansenJohn Juanda

Tell Me Gmur, Tell Me Gmur, Did You Get Very Far?

Simon Gmur has been dispatched by Oscar Kemps, the Swiss player found his {A-Spades}{5-Clubs} dominated by the Kemps' {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}, the latter surviving a slight scare on the turn of the {Q-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{2-Spades}{J-Hearts} board

Tags: Oscar KempsSimon Gmur

Lewis Ben-t Out of Shape

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 {Q-}{10-}{7-}{J-} board, Lewis holding {Q-}{J-} to Spraggons' {A-}{A-} but the river was a {K-} to make Spraggons a straight, giving him the pot.

Tags: Ben SpraggonsToby Lewis

They Got Him

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.

Tags: Faraz Jaka

Fin for the Finn

With the board reading {8-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {4-Spades} 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 {9-} {Q-} for a pair of nines and Panev flipped {8-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} revealing the two pair. The {7-Hearts} was no good for the Finn and he left the tournament room.

Tags: Juha LauttamusVasil Panev

Martynenko's EPT Barcelona Main Event Comes to an End

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

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.

Tags: Sergey Martynenko