We've had a flurry of bust-outs over the last ten minutes. Ben Jackson and Regis Burlot, both British players, busted within seconds of each other.
Burlot was the first to go. He three-bet all his chips with from the hijack after Jonathan Karamalikis opened from the seat in front of him. The latter made a quick call with and the board ran to make the Aussie a full house.
Jackson was sat on the next table and open shoved for around 118,000 from late position, and was called by Ibon Merino in the next seat. Jackson's failed to overcome the Spaniards through the board.
We're not sure of the action, but we do know a massive pot was just created between Kevin Weiland and Mikolaj Zawadzki. The former was all in for around 600,000 with on a flop only to be up against the of Zawadzki.
A shell-shocked Weiland watched as the river put an end to his tournament and gave his opponent the massive pot. "What a turn. Wow," Zawadzki said as he stacked the pot.
We caught the action on a flop when Francisco Izquierdo got his stack of 157,000 all in with and was behind the of Marcos Fernandez. Neither the turn nor river were of any help to Izquierdo and he was eliminated on the hand.
Italian Mauro Canavese bet 55,000 from the small blind on the board reading and Marcos Fernandez raised to 135,000 on the button. Canavese called and the dealer opened the on the river. Both players checked and Fernandez showed for a pair of kings which was enough to collect the pot as Canavese mucked his hand.
Kristy Arnett has been in Barcelona this past week covering the EPT festivities and has gathered some fun behind-the-scenes highlights. So, here is a special edition of The Straddle.
Olvedo Heinze raised to 24,000 from the hijack only to have Elias Gutierrez Hernandez three-bet to 55,000 from the cutoff. Jonathan Karamalikis then four-bet to 128,000 from the button, Heinze folded, and Hernandez made a long call.
The saw Hernandez check-called a bet of 75,000 before both players checked the turn. When the was put out on the river, Hernandez fired out 180,000 and Karamalikis snap-folded. Hernandez then showed before stacking the pot.
Dutch player Andries Swart is chip leader going in to Day 2 of the €1,000 No-Limit Hold'em side event (Event #18) with 44 players left. A total of 339 players entered, creating a €328,830 prize pool with €85,590 for first. From the remaining field, 36 places will get paid so the tournament is pretty near the bubble.
Swart, who has 190,000, came 18th at EPT London last season for £19,000 and 25th at EPT Madrid for €11,000. Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein is currently seventh with 118,100. Below is the Day 2 table and seat draw.
Roberto Romanello is on the up today after beating Konstantin Streletskiy in a pot. He raised to 20,000 from under the gun and called with his Lithuanian opponent three-bet to 60,000 from the small blind.
The flop fell and Streletskiy continued for 65,000. Call. The turn and river were checked through and Streletskiy opened . It was no good though as Romanello tabled .
As this hand was happening Yuri Gully was being eliminated on the neighbouring table. He ran pocket queens into the pocket aces of Ugnius Simelionis. Ouch.
We joined the action with around 127,000 already in the pot, on the board and two players, Finland's Joni Jouhkimainen in the hijack position and Bjorn Lindberg from Swedend in the cutoff seat with cards in their hands.
Both players checked the flop and the dealer opened on the turn. Jouhkimainen lead for 35,000 and Lindberg made the call. Lindberg took over on the river firing 100,000 and Jouhkimainen folded his hand.
Action folded around to Anaras Alekberovas in the cutoff and he moved all in for 146,000. Waldemar Nowak made the call from the big blind, leaving himself just 9,000 behind, as did Guy Thomas in the small blind, and it was three-handed to the flop.
Thomas led out, Nowak called off his last 9,000, and the hands were turned up:
Showdown
Nowak:
Thomas:
Alekberovas:
Nowak was out in front with his kings, but the turn gave both his opponents straight draws. Wouldn't you know it, the spiked on the turn to complete the said draws and leave Nowak shaking his head. Thomas collected the small side pot, which eliminated Nowak, while Alekberovas triple up with the Main.
from the hijack after Jonathan Karamalikis opened from the seat in front of him. The latter made a quick call with 
and the board ran 
to make the Aussie a full house.
through the 
board.
flop only to be up against the 
of Zawadzki.
river put an end to his tournament and gave his opponent the massive pot. "What a turn. Wow," Zawadzki said as he stacked the pot.
flop when Francisco Izquierdo got his stack of 157,000 all in with 
and was behind the 
river were of any help to Izquierdo and he was eliminated on the hand.
and Marcos Fernandez raised to 135,000 on the button. Canavese called and the dealer opened the 
for a pair of kings which was enough to collect the pot as Canavese mucked his hand.
saw Hernandez check-called a bet of 75,000 before both players checked the 
flop.
