2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 4
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

Bossing It For the Orange Army

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Fatima Moreira de Melo from yesterday
Fatima Moreira de Melo from yesterday

Team PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moriera de Melo is still going strong with just 44 players left. The PokerStars Blog video team caught up with the former hockey star, who's now back on the TV table again.

Watch Lynn Gilmartin put Moreira de Melo under the spotlight here.

Juanda vs. Sinel

John Juanda raised to 26,000 from the button and Anton Sinel opted to defended from the big blind. The {2-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{7-Spades} brought two checks from the player, while the {4-Clubs} turn saw Sinel fired out 40,000. Juanda made the call and then bet 95,000 after Sinel checked the {K-Hearts} river. The Romanian thought for a brief moment and then relinquished his cards.

Player Chips Progress
John Juanda id
John Juanda
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
1,300,000 300,000
Sinel Anton ro
Sinel Anton
320,000 -181,000

Tags: John JuandaAnton Sinel

Vieira Tries to Destroy Mars

Action folded around to Jean-Jacques Mars in the hijack and he moved all in for right around 100,000. Joao Vieira then three-bet all in over the top for around 260,000 from the button, which inspired both blinds to fold.

Showdown
Mars: {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Vierira: {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}

Mars held the dominant pair and was never in much danger as the board ran out {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{4-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Jacques Mars
Jean-Jacques Mars
230,000 70,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
Winamax
185,000 -210,000

Tags: Jean-Jacques MarsJoao Vieira

From Bustouts to Double Ups

Lucille Cailly's first bad day in a while on the EPT
Lucille Cailly's first bad day in a while on the EPT

It seemed that all the all ins in the last level resulted in a bust out, not so this level.

First up we witnessed Roberto Romanello double-up Konstantin Streletskiy. The latter was down to 140,000 when he shoved from the hijack with {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. Romanello was the only caller with {6-Spades}{6-Hearts} from the small blind and the board ran {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{q-Spades} to make the Russian two-pair.

We missed all of the action in the next double-up, but it was more bad news for Lucille Cailly. Her ace-nine was no match for Joni Petteri Jouhkimainen's {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades} on a {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{10-Spades} board.

Player Chips Progress
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
EPT 1X Winner
921,000 -199,000
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
460,000 235,000
Konstantin Streletskiy ru
Konstantin Streletskiy
320,000 103,000
Lucille Cailly fr
Lucille Cailly
190,000 -315,000

Tags: Joni JouhkimainenRoberto RomanelloKonstantin StreletskiyLucille Cailly

Zaichenko Set Up by Casals

Andrey Zaichenko was down to just 100,000 when he got it all in preflop with {5-Clubs}{5-Spades} and was way out in front of the {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} of [Removed:273]. Unfortunately for Zaichenko, the {7-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop gave Casals a set and the lead.

Neither the {J-Clubs} turn nor {J-Hearts} river helped Zaichenko and the disappointed Russian rapped the table before heading to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:231]
[Removed:231]
800,000 110,000
Andrey Zaichenko ru
Andrey Zaichenko
Busted

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko

Lindberg Falls to Joentausta's Aces

With 325,000 in the pot and a board reading {J-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{Q-Spades}, Bjorn Lindberg moved all in from middle position for 340,000 and was snap-called by Aku Joentausta, who if you recall finished as the Day 1a chip leader.

Showdown
Joentausta: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}
Lindberg: {Q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Lindberg had turned a pair to go with his flush draw, but he'd need even more help on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the {9-Spades}, a blank for Lindberg.

Player Chips Progress
Aku Joentausta fi
Aku Joentausta
1,500,000 280,000
Bjorn Lindberg
Bjorn Lindberg
Busted

Tags: Bjorn LindbergAku Joentausta

Bjorn Gives Saveikis a Double Up

Sweden's Bjorn Lindberg went all-in on the button with the board reading {9-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {6-Hearts} and Algirdas Saveikis from Lithuania snap-called. However, Saveikis' stack was much smaller as he had around 350,000 while Lindberg had over 600,000.

Showdown
Saveikis: {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts}
Lindberg: {9-Clubs} {3-Clubs}

Swede showed a pair of nines, but Saveikis' aces were in the lead. The {2-Clubs} also gave Lindberg a gut-shot straight draw, but {8-Spades} on the river wasn't what the Swede needed and Saveikis' aces held giving him a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Algirdas Saveikis
Algirdas Saveikis
700,000 420,000
Bjorn Lindberg
Bjorn Lindberg
270,000 -750,000

Tags: Algirdas SaveikisBjorn Lindberg