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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Redraw For Two Tables

We've just restarted with about 35 minutes left of this level.

TableSeatPlayerChips
11Frederik Jensen542,000
12João Paulo Simão2,110,000
13Jean-Pierre Petroli157,000
14Andrei Stoenescu318,000
15Juan Navarrete516,000
16Ivan Tikhov801,000
17Fraser Macintyre1,491,000
18Jason Duval1,184,000
    
31Clayton Mozdzen687,000
32Bruno "Kool Shen" Lopes1,135,000
33Ricardo Ibanez Rodriguez1,493,000
34Ilan Boujenah1,094,000
35Nicolas Levi1,035,000
36Tristan Clemencon278,000
37Taylor Paur770,000
38Mike McDonald702,000

Pause and Draw

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We're down to our final 16 players, and we're on a quick break while we redraw the final two tables.

We'll be right back with the lay of the land for you.

Siyu Sha Eliminated in 17th Place (€13,000)

Siyu Sha - 17th place
Siyu Sha - 17th place

João Paulo Simão is like the Brazilian Dario Minieri, which means he is very aggressive and a hell of a lot of fun to watch. His image was shot pieces after that hand with Levi, and this enabled him to get maximum value with a big hand.

He opened to 39,000 from the button and was called by Jean-Pierre Petroli in the small blind before Siyu Sha three-bet to 109,000 from the big blind. The Brazilian doesn't like to fold or call and showed that by four-betting to 204,000. Petroli folded but Sha moved all-in for a little less than a million. Call.

Simão: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Sha: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

The board ran {q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{a-Clubs} to make Simão quads! The smile is well and truly back on his face now.

The tournament is down to two tables now. There will be a short break while the tables are balanced. We'll post the seating plan as chip counts very shortly.

Tags: João Paulo SimãoSiyu Sha

Levi Binks

Nicolas Levi
Nicolas Levi

Under the gun, Nicolas Levi opened to 33,000, and both João Paulo Simão and Siyu Sha flatted. Sha was in the small blind.

The three gents took a {5-Clubs} {K-Spades} {9-Spades} flop, and Levi continued out with 51,000 more. Simão called very quickly, Sha ducked out of the way, and it was heads-up to the turn. It was the {10-Spades}, and Levi paused for about two minutes. When he finally did reach for chips, he settled on a bet of 93,000. Simão wanted to play for more, though, and he slid out a tall tower of yellow chips worth a total of 500,000. Levi quickly made the call for his tournament life.

Showdown
Levi: {A-Spades} {6-Spades}
Simão ... ... ... ... ...

On seeing the bad news, Simão mucked his cards, but he's not allowed to in this situation. Both all-in hands must be tabled, but Simão grabbed his cards back and protested. He insisted that he did not want to show, but the floor came and reaffirmed the rule.

"Can the hand be dead?" Levi asked.

"It touched the muck," Clayton Mozdzen chimed in.

That doesn't actually factor into this scenario, and the EPT rules allow for the retrieval of mucked all-in cards whenever possible. But Simão continued to disagree. He eventually realized that his bet may not have covered Levi, so he asked them to count it down. If Levi had more than 500,000, Simão would be allowed to muck. It was only 420,000 for Levi, though, so Simão finally (and very reluctantly) tabled his {8-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}.

The river {9-Hearts} was a mere formality, and Simão has been parted with a big chunk of his stack. Levi moves up over a million, and he and the Brazilian are almost dead even in chips now.

Tags: João Paulo SimãoNicolas Levi

Ruben Setien Herrera Eliminated in 18th Place (€13,000)

They're dropping like rock stars here in Madrid. Short-stack Ruben Setien Herrera is the latest to go on the feature table after he ran his {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} into Ilan Boujenah's {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} preflop, the board coming {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}.

Just 17 players remain.

Tags: Ilan BoujenahRuben Setien Herrera

Ben Spraggons Eliminated in 19th Place (€13,000)

Ben Spraggons - 19th place
Ben Spraggons - 19th place

Jason Duval raised to 35,000 preflop and Ben Spraggons moved all in from the button for 124,000, Ivan Tikhov made the call and Duval got out of the way.

Spraggons: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
Tikhov: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

The board came {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and Spraggons is joining our rush of exits to the rail.

Tags: Ben SpraggonsIvan Tikhov

Herrera Doubles to a Shortstack

Mike McDonald has leaked a few more chips after doubling up the shortest stack at the feature table. He called Ruben Setien Herrera's shove for 126,000.

McDonald: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Herrera: {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}

The board ran {5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{4-Clubs}.

Herrera still has a lot of work to do, but this is a good start.

Tags: Ruben Setien HerreraMike McDonald

Yury Gulyy Eliminated in 20th Place (€13,000)

Yury Gulyy
Yury Gulyy

Yury Gulyy open-shoved all in from middle position and Juan Navarrete reshoved behind him.

Gulyy: {K-Spades}{J-Spades}
Navarrete: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}

The board came down {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{6-Clubs} - forcing Gulyy to the rail.

Tags: Juan NavarreteYury Gulyy

Javier Dominguez Eliminated in 21st Place (€13,000)

Javier Dominguez (Day 3) - 21st place
Javier Dominguez (Day 3) - 21st place

PokerStars Team Online player Javier Dominguez pushed all in over the top of a late position raise from Frederik Jensen, only to be snap-called by the Dane.

Dominguez: {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Jensen: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The Spanish rail called for a jack but their cries went on deaf ears as the board went the way of Jensen coming {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}{8-Spades}{4-Spades}{A-Diamonds}.

Tags: Frederik JensenJavier Dominguez

Yordan Dimitrov Eliminated in 22nd Place (€13,000)

Yordan Dimitrov - 22nd place
Yordan Dimitrov - 22nd place

From the cutoff seat, Bruno Lopes came in raising to 34,000, and Yordan Dimitrov three-bet shoved from the big blind. It was 214,000 total, and Lopes spent some time in the tank before making the call with his covering stack. He'd run into a monster, though.

Showdown
Lopes: {Q-Hearts} {10-Hearts}
Dimitrov: {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds}

Lopes could not have asked for much better on the {Q-Spades} {5-Hearts} {9-Hearts} flop, and Dimitrov sunk a bit as he realized he needed to fade about half the deck with two cards to come. The turn {5-Spades} was safe, but he was still a coin flip to stay afloat.

River: {Q-Diamonds}

That's in Lopes' neighborhood, and his full house overcomes aces to tally the knockout. It's Dimitrov who goes under in 22nd place, good for €13,000.

Tags: Bruno LopesYordan Dimitrov