2012 PokerStars.com EPT Madrid

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.com EPT Madrid

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€495,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Entries
477
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000

Stoenescu Doubles Through Ibañez in Controversial Circumstances

Andrei Stoenescu opened to 100,000 from the button and Ricardo Ibañez made it 275,000 from the big blind. The Romanian moved all in for almost 1.2 million and put the decision on the Spaniard for nearly 1/3 of the latter's stack.

This was where it got controversial, as Ibañez counted out the call and pushed the chips towards the, seemingly looking for a reaction from his opponent before he then pulled the chips back. Despite this, Ibañez then made the call for one of the biggest pots so far.

Ibañez: {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}
Stoenescu: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}

The board came {Q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} as Stoenescu dodged several bullets to double back up. Ibañez was hence given a two hand penalty for his apparent gamesmanship.

Player Chips Progress
Ricardo Ibañez
Ricardo Ibañez
2,400,000 -1,200,000
Andrei Stoenescu ro
Andrei Stoenescu
2,355,000 955,000

Tags: Andrei StoenescuRicardo Ibañez

Jensen Raps Lopes' Knuckles

Frederik Jensen is quietly going about his business and moving up the counts. Bruno Lopes was a non believer in a hand they played out.

Jensen raised to 100,000 from the cut-ff and Lopes called from the small blind. The flop was spread as {5-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Lopes check-called a 70,000 bet to head to the {k-Clubs} turn. Both players checked and a second ace ({a-Clubs}) appeared on the river.

Lopes checked again, to call a 330,000 bet from the Dane - who opened {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for trips. It was good as Lopes mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
EPT 1X Winner
3,080,000 690,000
Bruno Lopes fr
Bruno Lopes
Winamax
1,605,000 -695,000

Nicolas Levi Eliminated in 7th Place (€69,450)

Nicolas Levi - 7th place
Nicolas Levi - 7th place

In early position, Bruno Lopes came in with a raise to 105,000, and Nicolas Levi three-bet shoved for 630,000 on the button. Lopes made the call with his {7-Clubs} {7-Diamonds}, and Levi was flipping for his tournament life with {K-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}. Literally. As he stood up from his chair, he pulled a coin from his wallet and flipped it onto the felt.

It must have come up tails. The board ran out {9-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} {4-Spades}, and Levi was unable to catch up. He picked up outs every step of the way, but his run has thusly come to an end in 7th place. That's good for €69,450, a very nice consolation prize for a short week's work.

Player Chips Progress
Bruno Lopes fr
Bruno Lopes
Winamax
2,300,000 640,000
Nicolas Levi fr
Nicolas Levi
Busted

Tags: Bruno LopesNicolas Levi

Boujenah Shoves

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

When the table folded around to his small blind, Ilan Boujenah shoved all in for just over a million chips. Nicolas Levi was the only man to get through, and he spent a minute thinking before surrendering his big blind with a hint of reluctance.

Tags: Ilan BoujenahNicolas Levi

Ibañez Back Into the Lead

The two chip leaders at the table clashed, the result being a swap of the top two counts.

Ricardo Ibañez opened to 135,000 and Fraser Macintyre called in position to see a {3-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{q-Clubs} flop. The Spaniard continued for 115,000 and Macintyre called to the {2-Clubs} turn. It was here that Macintyre bet for 275,000 when checked to him. His opponent tanked and made the call.

The river came {j-Clubs} and Ibañez led for 500,000. Call. Ibañez tabled {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} for two-pair and took the pot as the Scotsman mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Ricardo Ibañez
Ricardo Ibañez
3,600,000 1,100,000
Fraser MacIntyre gb
Fraser MacIntyre
3,400,000 -1,285,000

Tags: Ricardo IbañezFraser Macintyre

Boujenah Doubles Up

Ilan Boujenah
Ilan Boujenah

First hand back from the break saw the action passed around to Andrei Stoenescu on the button, he moved all in to cover the short stacks in the blinds.

Ilan Boujenah snap-called in the small blind, Levi got out of the way from the big blind.

Boujenah: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Stoenescu: {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

The board came {9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{9-Spades} and Boujenah moved back over the 1 million mark.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Stoenescu ro
Andrei Stoenescu
1,400,000 -455,000
Ilan Boujenah il
Ilan Boujenah
1,000,000 520,000

Tags: Ilan BoujenahAndrei Stoenescu

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000