2012 PokerStars.com EPT Madrid

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Cody Gets it In

Yann Dion came in raising to 2,400 from middle position, and Jake Cody three-bet to 5,800 a couple seats over. Dion called the extra, and off they went to the flop.

It came {3-Hearts} {7-Spades} {J-Hearts}, and it checked to the raiser. Cody continued out with 5,800, but Dion presented him with a check-raise to 16,400 total. Cody only had 35,100 chips left behind by this point, and he needed several long minutes to think it over. During the course of his time in the tank, he double-checked his cards several times, thumbed through his blue chips to see how many he had left, and shot curious glances at the board, his opponent, and the ceiling. After what must have been five minutes, he picked up those last 35,100 chips in one hand and held them indecisively. Then he set them back down and thought for another couple minutes. Eventually, he resigned himself to his fate, and he plunked the chips across the line, knowing there was essentially no fold equity involved. He was working with {A-Spades} {K-Spades}, and he was actually in front as the cards laid with Dion showing up {Q-Hearts} {10-Hearts}.

It was a coin flip for all intents and purposes, and the {2-Clubs} turn was safe for Cody. He couldn't fade the river, though, and the {10-Diamonds} dropped off the deck to pair Dion and send the Brit to the rail in silence.

With the knockout, Dion appears to have just ticked up to the 200,000-chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
200,000 27,000
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Jake CodyYann Dion

Koll Runnings

Joining the action on the turn of a {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Erich Kollmann check-raised all in for 115,100 over the top of Ismail Erkenov's 40,000 bet (with over 100,000 already in the pot). Erkenov made a quick call and found his {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} needing to hit against Kollmann's {J-Spades}{9-Spades} but the river was the {5-Clubs} - Kollman is the new chip leader and Erkenov is very nearly out.

Player Chips Progress
Erich Kollmann at
Erich Kollmann
335,000 122,000
Ismail Erkenov
Ismail Erkenov
5,400 -157,600

Tags: Ismail ErkenovErich Kollmann

Lopes Loses Minimum in Kooler

Bruno Lopes
Bruno Lopes

Somehow Bruno "Kool Shen" Lopes didn't double-up Koen De Visscher in a hand they played out, but he still lost a chunk.

De Visscher opened to from early position and the former rapper defended his big blind to see a {k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{k-Clubs} flop. De Visscher continued for 2,200 and Lopes check-called before both checked the {6-Clubs} turn.

The river came {8-Clubs} and Lopes led for 5,400 and called when the Belgian raised to 15,500.

"Nuts," said De Visscher and opened {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} for quads!

Lopes opened {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} to lots of "Wows" at the table.

Player Chips Progress
Bruno Lopes
Bruno Lopes
95,300 -13,700
Koen De Visscher be
Koen De Visscher
64,000 21,000

Tags: Bruno LopesKoen De Visscher

Etayo Hits the 300k Mark

Dominik Nitsche opened to 2,400 from the cutoff and Javier Etayo made the call on the button before Mathew Frankland raised to 7,200 in the big blind. Nitsche folded but Etayo made the call to see a flop of {J-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Spades}.

Frankland fired out 9,400 but Etayo made it 25,100, Frankland then raised to 45,700 and Etayo flat-called to see the {9-Diamonds} on the turn. Now Frankland moved all and Etayo snap-called.

Frankland, "You've got a set?"

Etayo: {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}
Frankland: {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}

The river was the {10-Spades} and Etayo has won the biggest pot of the tournament so far to put him in the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Javier Etayo es
Javier Etayo
300,000 146,000
Mathew Frankland gb
Mathew Frankland
41,000 -160,000

Tags: Javier EtayoMathew Frankland

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Juan Navarrete
Juan Navarrete
240,000 66,800
Erich Kollmann at
Erich Kollmann
213,000 18,000
Mathew Frankland gb
Mathew Frankland
201,000 -14,000
Mateo Sempere
Mateo Sempere
183,000 98,700
Ilan Boujenah il
Ilan Boujenah
178,000 7,000
Anders Andersen
Anders Andersen
175,000 102,100
Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
173,000 39,900
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
168,000 16,200
Andrei Stoenescu ro
Andrei Stoenescu
166,000 81,000
Ismail Erkenov
Ismail Erkenov
163,000 94,400
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
162,000 88,000
Nicolas Levi fr
Nicolas Levi
162,000 11,700
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
160,000 500
Ondrej Vinklarek cz
Ondrej Vinklarek
160,000 82,000
Javier Etayo es
Javier Etayo
154,000 42,000
Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
153,000 -12,000
Borge Dypvik no
Borge Dypvik
152,000 119,900
Ilan Rouah
Ilan Rouah
152,000 18,200
Yordan Dimitrov bg
Yordan Dimitrov
151,000 86,600
McLean Karr us
McLean Karr
151,000 49,200
Jordi Martinez
Jordi Martinez
150,000 22,700
Massimo Di Cicco it
Massimo Di Cicco
145,000 53,800
Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
EPT 1X Winner
141,000 74,300
Ricardo Tavares br
Ricardo Tavares
140,000 112,400
Javier Rojas Mederos
Javier Rojas Mederos
137,000 8,400

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Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

Frankland Moves Up

Mathew Frankland is among the chip leaders after he won a couple of big pots, the first against Dominik Nitsche when he rivered a straight and the second when he knocked out Martins Adeniya. The latter called down all three streets {K-}{5-}{3-}{A-}{3-} with {A-}{5-} only to have been coolered by Frankland's {A-}{K-}.

Player Chips Progress
Mathew Frankland gb
Mathew Frankland
215,000 186,200
Martins Adeniya gb
Martins Adeniya
Busted

Tags: Mathew FranklandMartins Adeniya