2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 5
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

Fatima Moreira de Melo Elimated in 16th Place (€34,650)

Fatima Moreira de Melo' - 16th Place
Fatima Moreira de Melo' - 16th Place

"Queens again!" said Fatima Moreira de Melo after her all in push was called by Anaras Alekberovas.

She was under-the-gun and paused to consider her move before pushing her remaining 601,000 over the line. The action folded around to Alekberovas in the big blind and he snapped.

Alekberovas: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Moreira De Melo: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran {7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}. A jack was not enough to save the Team PokerStars SportStar.

Player Chips Progress
Anaras Alekberovas lt
Anaras Alekberovas
4,350,000 650,000
Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
Busted

Tags: Anaras AlekberovasFatima Moreira de Melo

Elias Gutierrez Hernandez Eliminated in 15th Place (€34,650)

Spain's Elias Gutierrez Hernandez just got eliminated from the tournament after he shoved his 796,000 stack from the hijack seat and was called by Jonathan Karamalikis.

Showdown

Hernandez: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs}
Karamalikis: {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs}

The {5-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {2-Spades} {2-Diamonds} board was not what Hernandez needed and he hit the rail in 15th place for a cash prize of €34,650.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Karamalikis au
Jonathan Karamalikis
3,228,000 796,000
Elias Gutierrez Hernandez es
Elias Gutierrez Hernandez
Busted

Tags: Elias Gutierrez HernandezJonathan Karamalikis

Schemion Takes It on the River

Jonathan Karamilikis raised to 60,000 from the hijack and received a call from Samuel Rodriguez in the cutoff. Ole Schemion then three-bet to 150,000 from the button, only Karamalikis called, and the flop fell {2-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

Karamalikis proceeded to check-call a bet of 155,000, and then check-called a bet of 263,000 on the {A-Spades} turn. The Australian checked for a third time on the {Q-Clubs} river, and Schemion moved all in for 1.4 million. Karamalikis thought long and hard before releasing his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
2,650,000 801,000
Jonathan Karamalikis au
Jonathan Karamalikis
2,550,000 -678,000

Tags: Ole SchemionJonathan Karamalikis

Juanda Gets More from Duda

John Juanda
John Juanda

At the main feature table John Juanda opened the hand with a raise to 67,000 from the button and Antonin Duda called from the big blind.

The flop ran {5-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} and Juanda continued for 78,000. Duda called. The Czech took over on the {A-Clubs} turn betting 160,000 and Juanda check-called. The {2-Clubs} on the river was followed by the 300,000 bet from Juanda. It was too much for Duda and he folded the hand.

Player Chips Progress
John Juanda id
John Juanda
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
4,590,000 450,000
Antonin Duda cz
Antonin Duda
1,695,000 -405,000

Tags: John JuandaAntonin Duda

Aku Joentausta Eliminated in 14th Place (€40,400)

Aku Joentausta - 14th Place
Aku Joentausta - 14th Place

If you're going to out, why not go out in a blaze of glory? Aku Joentausta won't be thinking that right now, he'll be ruing his failed bluff attempt.

He raised to 65,000 from under the gun and was called by Ole Schemion in the cut-off and Ilari Sahamies in the small blind. Joentausta continued for 100,000 on the {j-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} flop and was called by both players.

Schemion was the only player who called Joentausta's 300,000 bet on the {6-Diamonds} turn. The river came {2-Spades} and Joentausta "emptied the clip" by betting all his remaining 1,190,000 chips.

Schemion looked like he wanted to call but it took him five minutes to seemingly pluck up the courage to slide the calling chips forward with his {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for top two-pair. It was good too as the Finn only had {a-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
4,200,000 1,550,000
Aku Joentausta fi
Aku Joentausta
Busted

Tags: Aku JoentaustaOle Schemion

Jacks Good for a Mortensen Double

A preflop raising war over at the feature table resulted in Morten Mortensen being all in preflop for 972,000 and at risk against Antonin Duda.

Showdown
Duda: {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Mortensen: {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}

Mortensen was ahead but you wouldn't know it by looking at him. Both men sat unemotional as the board ran out an uninspiring {7-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{A-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Morten Mortensen dk
Morten Mortensen
2,000,000 1,277,000
Antonin Duda cz
Antonin Duda
473,000 -1,222,000

Tags: Antonin DudaMorten Mortensen

[Removed:273] Eliminated in 13th Place (€40,400)

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

We're not sure of the betting, but we do know that over at the feature table [Removed:273] was all in preflop with {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} and up against the {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} of Morten Mortensen. Casals was in need of some help to keep his EPT Barcelona Main Event hopes alive, but the {5-Spades}{3-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop left him wanting. The {8-Diamonds} turn gave him a gut-shot straight draw, but the {10-Clubs} would blank on the river by pairing the board.

With that, Casals' run came to an end in 13th place for €40,400.

Player Chips Progress
Morten Mortensen dk
Morten Mortensen
2,507,000 2,115,000
[Removed:231]
[Removed:231]
Busted

Tags: Morten Mortensen