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

In Case Of Emergency, Break Here

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

That's another level down, during the course of which we bid farewell to Jason Duval in 8th place. The seven who still have chips have stepped away for a 15-minute break, and we'll be back with some chip counts from the table in a moment.

Boujenah Put to the Test

Fraser MacIntyre mentioned earlier that he was going to be looking to get involved in pots against Ilan Boujenah, and we just picked one up between them.

It was Boujenah who opened to 80,000 under the gun, and MacIntyre came along from the button. They were heads-up as the dealer spread out {8-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {9-Diamonds}. Boujenah bet 105,000 rather quickly, MacIntyre called just as quickly, and the {Q-Spades} hit the turn. Check-check this time.

The river brought the {A-Hearts}. Boujenah sprang back into action with a bet of 225,000, but it was not going to work. MacIntyre received the little red triangle from the dealer as he announced, "All in," and Boujenah dropped a couple inches in his chair. He had just over a half-million chips left in front of him, and he'd been put to the decision for that remainder. Maybe five or six minutes later, he finally found a fold, and he's now down into the danger zone with just about 13bb.

Player Chips Progress
Fraser MacIntyre gb
Fraser MacIntyre
4,785,000 475,000
Ilan Boujenah il
Ilan Boujenah
525,000 -775,000

Tags: Fraser MacIntyreIlan Boujenah

Jason Duval Eliminated in 8th Place (€48,000)

Jason Duval - 8th place
Jason Duval - 8th place

Andrei Stoenescu opened to 80,000 from the hijack and the action was passed around to Jason Duval on the button who thought for about 10-15 seconds before moving all in. Both blinds folded and the Romanian made a very quick call for the second all in preflop showdown of the day.

Stoenescu: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}
Duval: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

The flop came {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Stoenescu moved in front but Duval picked up a flush draw to go with his pair. The {3-Spades} on the turn changed nothing leaving the French-Canadian with just the river card to save him. It was black, but it was a spade, the {4-Spades} to be precise.

Duval goes out first from the final table but his eighth place finish is worth €48,000.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Stoenescu ro
Andrei Stoenescu
2,455,000 555,000
Jason Duval ca
Jason Duval
Busted

Tags: Andrei StoenescuJason Duval

Meta Game?

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Fraser Macintyre said to us in the break that he thought that Ilan Boujenah was trying get under his skin today but that he intended to do the same back. The two of them have tangled in a few pots so far, and it's probably about evens.

Macintyre opened to 80,000 from early position and Boujenah called from the button before a {3-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{3-Spades} flop came down. Boujenah bet 105,000 when the Brit checked to him and folded when he was check-raised up to 325,000. Macintyre tabled {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} with a cheeky smile across his face.

Tags: Fraser MacintyreIlan Boujenah

Macintyre Defends an Ace

Fraser Macintyre
Fraser Macintyre

From the button, Ricardo Ibañez opened to 90,000, and Fraser Macintyre defended his big blind. Heads up, the two men took a {K-Clubs} {A-Spades} {3-Clubs} flop, and Ibañez continued out with 155,000 more. Macintyre check-called, and they both checked through the {2-Hearts} turn. A third check from Macintyre on the {7-Clubs} drew a pause from Ibañez, but he eventually decided to check it back as he spun his {3-Spades} {6-Hearts} out onto the felt. Threes were no good, though. Macintyre revealed his {A-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Fraser MacIntyre gb
Fraser MacIntyre
3,570,000 690,000
Ricardo Ibañez
Ricardo Ibañez
2,360,000 -365,000

Tags: Ricard IbañezFraser Macintyre

Easy Pot For Lopes

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Bruno Lopes raised to 85,000 in middle position, and Ricardo Ibañez defended his big blind.

Lopes bet 100,000 on the {7-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {A-Hearts} flop, and Ibañez quickly surrendered. Lopes flashed his {A-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts}. Easy enough.

Tags: Bruno Lopes

Next Three Hands

Frederik Jensen raised to 80,000 from the hijack and Illan Boujenah made it 195,000 from the big blind. Jensen set the Israeli all in for his remaining 1.2 million stack and Boujenah snap-folded.

Nicolas Levi raised to 85,000 UTG but then folded when Fraser MacIntyre made it 195,000.

Ricardo Ibañez, who has been very quiet so far, raised to 90,000 and Boujenah called on the button to see a flop of {7-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades} which both players checked. The {K-Diamonds} on the turn was also checked down before Boujenah fired out 150,000 after a third Ibañez check.

The Spaniard called but mucked when he was shown 150,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ricardo Ibañez
Ricardo Ibañez
2,725,000 -295,000
Ilan Boujenah il
Ilan Boujenah
1,300,000 -140,000

Tags: Ricardo IbañezIlan Bouenah

Lucky Levi Binks a Double

Nicolas Levi
Nicolas Levi

Nicolas Levi has chips to play with after he got lucky to double up through Frederik Jensen.

He open shipped for 425,000 from the hijack and was called by Jensen on the button.

LevI: {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Jensen: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The board ran {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades} to pair Levi's kicker.

The EPT Live commentators joked that he added 10% to his equity by standing out of his chair. That move might've made all the difference!

Player Chips Progress
Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
EPT 1X Winner
1,800,000 -480,000
Nicolas Levi fr
Nicolas Levi
950,000 510,000

Tags: Frederik JensenNicolas Levi

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000