2012 PokerStars.com EPT Madrid

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Madrid
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€495,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Total Entries
477
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 477
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Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ricardo Ibañez
Ricardo Ibañez
2,659,000
311,000
311,000
Profile photo of Fraser MacIntyre gb
Fraser MacIntyre
2,203,000
222,000
222,000
Profile photo of Jason Duval ca
Jason Duval
1,785,000
395,000
395,000
Profile photo of Ilan Boujenah il
Ilan Boujenah
1,535,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Bruno Lopes fr
Bruno Lopes
1,409,000
156,000
156,000
Winamax
Profile photo of Ivan Tikhov ru
Ivan Tikhov
924,000
699,000
699,000
Profile photo of Andrei Stoenescu ro
Andrei Stoenescu
834,000
182,000
182,000
Profile photo of Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
662,000
24,000
24,000
Profile photo of Nicolas Levi fr
Nicolas Levi
625,000
127,000
127,000
Profile photo of Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
517,000
42,000
42,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
459,000
1,000
1,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Juan Navarrete
Juan Navarrete
388,000
291,000
291,000
Profile photo of Tristan Clemencon fr
Tristan Clemencon
288,000
54,000
54,000

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Clatyon Mozdzen Eliminated in 14th Place (€20,000)

Clayton Mozdzen - 14th place
Clayton Mozdzen - 14th place

While we were catching up on the action, Clayton Mozdzen went broke in a quiet pot at the featured table. He got his short stack in on a coin flip with two sevens against ace-jack.

An ace on the flop was just about all she wrote for the Canadian, and he could not catch back up to stay alive. He's out in 14th place for €20,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Clayton Mozdzen
Busted

Tags: Clayton Mozdzen

Which Play Was Worse?

Illan Boujenah lost a pot to Ivan Tikhov and then berated the Russian for his play. The very next hand Boujenah doubled through Frederik Jensen, who in turn, wasn't too impressed with how the diminutive player played his hand. We'll let you make up your own mind.

In the first hand Tikhov squeezed all-in for 433,000 with {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts} over the top of a Jensen open and Boujenah call. Jensen folded but Boujenah called with {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. The Russian called specifically for the {j-Spades} and he got just that on the {j-Spades}{6-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} board. Boujenah left the table, cursed, and slammed his hands down on a far table.

The next hand Boujenah three-bet, five-bet all-in against Jensen, who called with {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}. Boujenah opened {a-Spades}{q-Hearts} and got there on the {a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} board. Jensen politely pointed out that Boujenah played the really badly and Boujenah defended himself.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ilan Boujenah il
Ilan Boujenah
1,500,000
460,000
460,000
Profile photo of Ivan Tikhov ru
Ivan Tikhov
930,000
705,000
705,000
Profile photo of Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
460,000
885,000
885,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Frederik JensenIllan BoujenahIvan Tikhov

Big Boujenah Bluff

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Fraser Macintyre opened to 45,000 from the hijack and was called by Ilan Boujenah in the small blind and Andrei Stoenescu in the big blind. The flop was {8-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, Boujenah checked, Stoenescu led for 63,000 before Macintyre raised to 145,000. But then Boujenah check-raised, just over the minimum, to 230,000 - Stoenescu quickly folded and Macintyre tanked before eventually folding {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} face up.

Boujenah showed {K-Spades}{J-Diamonds} for air.

Tags: Andrei StoenescuFraser MacintyreIlan Boujenah

Ibanez Picking His Spots

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Ricardo Ibanez
Ricardo Ibanez

Ricardo Ibanez opened with a standard raise, and Taylor Paur three-bet shoved on him for just over a half-million total. When it came back to Ibanez, he very quickly mucked pocket nines, and Paur flashed his own {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs} as he dragged in the free chips.

That could have been a pot if Ibanez had wanted it. But no.

Tags: Ricardo IbanezTaylor Paur

McIntyre Moves Up Further

Action folded around to the blinds, and Fraser McIntyre asked politely for a walk. Ivan Tikhov raised to 45,000 instead, so McIntyre defended to see a flop.

It came out {4-Clubs} {9-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}. Tikhov put out the same bet of 45,000, but McIntyre was having none of it. He raised to 150,000. Tikhov only had about 200,000 or so left in front of him at that point, so he was essentially considering the decision for his tournament life. A few minutes later, he folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Fraser MacIntyre gb
Fraser MacIntyre
2,425,000
75,000
75,000
Profile photo of Ivan Tikhov ru
Ivan Tikhov
225,000
170,000
170,000

Tags: Fraser MacintyreIvan Tikhov

Ibanez "Running better than god"

These were the thoughts of many in the press room after Ricardo Ibanez flopped his third set of the day. He was sat on the button and called a Mike McDonald raise.

From here on Ibanez took over the initiative and bet small on the flop and turn before betting a chunky 260,000 on the river. The final board read {7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and McDonald check-called all the way. Ibanez opened {4-Hearts}{4-Spades} for that set and McDonald folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ricardo Ibañez
Ricardo Ibañez
2,970,000
718,000
718,000
Profile photo of Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
475,000
415,000
415,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ricardo IbanezMike McDonald

João Paulo Simão Eliminated in 15th Place (€15,000)

João Paulo Simão
João Paulo Simão

Well, it's fair to say that João Paulo Simão does not wait around to grind a short stack, the very next hand after he made that bluff he's ended up on the rail. Juan Navarrete had opened to 40,000 preflop with Jason Duval calling from the cutoff. Simão moved all from the small blind for 410,000.

Navarrete tanked and folded but Duval made a quick call.

Duval: {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Simão: {A-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The Brazilian needed a nine to avoid total stack implosion, but the board ran out {8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} and he was out in 15th place - a rollercoaster ride given that he had 1.5 million chips only half an hour ago.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jason Duval ca
Jason Duval
1,390,000
417,000
417,000
Profile photo of João Paulo Simão br
João Paulo Simão
Busted

Tags: João Paulo SimãoJason Duval