Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Madrid
Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Madrid
Buy-in
€5,000
Entries
477
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Chips Ahoy
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,252,000 | 759,000 |
|
1,834,000 | |
|
1,577,000 | |
|
1,253,000 | 118,000 |
|
1,221,000 | 127,000 |
|
1,016,000 | 216,000 |
|
973,000 | -211,000 |
|
686,000 | -84,000 |
|
679,000 | -46,000 |
|
661,000 | -41,000 |
|
645,000 | 103,000 |
|
498,000 | -537,000 |
|
395,000 | -25,000 |
|
389,000 | -298,000 |
|
234,000 | -44,000 |
McDonald Picks Off Boujenah
Mike McDonald made it 40,000 from the hijack and Ilan Boujenah three-bet to 92,000 in the big blind. McDonald called with about 560,000 back, easily covered by the Israeli, to see a flop of 
. Boujenah led out for 112,000 and 'Timex' made the call to see the 
on the turn.
Boujenah slowed down and checked with McDonald betting exactly 1,000 less than Boujenah's flop bet - 111,000. Boujenah took a while before he eventually decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,040,000 | -181,000 |
|
|
890,000 | 229,000 |
Jensen Doubles Through Simão
First in from the cutoff seat, Frederik Jensen opened to 40,000, and he found action in two places. João Paulo Simão (button) and Juan Navarrete (big blind) came along with him.
The flop brought 
, and Navarette would factor no further. Action checked to Simão who bet 56,000, but Jensen check-raised to 138,000 total. After a minute or so, Simão shoved in over the top, and Jensen snap-called for his last 599,000. Simão sunk in his chair.
Showdown
Jensen: 
Simão: 
The Brazilian was dead to a deuce, and he'd find none on the 
turn and 
river. Jensen ends up with three jacks when he only needed two, and he's doubled up in a big way. He and Simão essentially trade places, and Simão has dipped down below the chip average.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,345,000 | 700,000 |
|
|
880,000 | -697,000 |
Are the Wheels Coming Off Or Off Already?
João Paulo Simão's head might be gone inside as he just bluffed off another half of his stack.
He was sat in the big blind and called a cut-off raise from Fraser Macintyre to see a 
flop where he led for 60,000. Macintyre called and then bet 76,000 when the Brazilian checked to him on the turn.
The river was 
and Simão came out firing again with a 225,000 bet. Macintyre called and Simão mucked. The Scotsman showed and mucked the other hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,350,000 | 516,000 |
|
|
411,000 | -469,000 |
João Paulo Simão Eliminated in 15th Place (€15,000)
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: 
Simão: 
The Brazilian needed a nine to avoid total stack implosion, but the board ran out 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,390,000 | 417,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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 
and McDonald check-called all the way. Ibanez opened 
for that set and McDonald folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,970,000 | 718,000 |
|
|
475,000 | -415,000 |
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 . 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,425,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
225,000 | -170,000 |
Ibanez Picking His Spots
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
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 
as he dragged in the free chips.
That could have been a pot if Ibanez had wanted it. But no.
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 , 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 
face up.
Boujenah showed 
for air.