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Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
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2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€10,300 High Roller
Day: 1
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Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
From the hijack seat, Igor Kurganov raised to 1,500. Marc-Andre Ladouceur reraised to 4,100 from the cutoff seat, then action folded to the player in the big blind, and he reraised to 8,200. Kurganov had both players covered and reraised to put them both all in. Ladouceur called all in for around 30,000 total, and the big blind folded.
Ladouceur showed the 
, but he was outdone by the 
for Kurganov. Following the board of 
, Ladouceur was eliminated and Kurganov moved to 205,000 in chips.
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
There was over 45,000 already in the middle of the table when we came upon Dan Smith and Sam Greenwood engaged in a hand on a flop of 
. Smith cut out a bet of 14,500 and Greenwood went into the tank for quite some time before opting to flat call.
Fourth street paired the board with the 
. Smith slowed down and checked which put the action on Greenwood. He sat thinking for a bit before tapping the table back. Fifth street saw the 
finish the board and both players checked. Smith rolled over 
but was ultimately behind Greenwood's 
for a rivered pair of jacks. Greenwood dragged in the pot and brought his stack to about 160,000 while Smith is back to around starting stack.
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
We caught up to find Bertrand Grospellier all in and at risk for his last 10,700 against Davidi Kitai. Grospellier held 
and was up against Kitai's 
.
The board ran clean with 
and Kitai's ace-high was able to hold as the best hand, sending Grospellier to the rail.
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Back on June 30, 2013, Spain took on Brazil in the FIFA Confederations Cup final. Brazil defeated Spain 3-0 to win, and it was Spain's Gerard Piqué who earned himself a red card for a tackle against FC Barcelona teammate Neymar. Because of the red card, Piqué is suspended for Spain's World Cup qualifier match against Finland that takes place on September 6. That leaves some extra time for Piqué to play some poker, but like in soccer, there are certain rules you must abide by when playing.
In a recent hand, Piqué and one other player got involved in some preflop action where there was a raise and a call. Piqué prematurely exposed his hand to show that he had the 
, misunderstanding that there was still action pending. It was ruled that the raise and the call would stand, the Piqué had to play the hand from here on out face up on the table.
The flop came down , and both Piqué and his opponent checked. Everyone at the table was laughing while this happened, especially with Piqué's hand simply laying face up in the middle of the table exposed. The turn was the 
, and both players checked again. Then, the 
fell on the river and Piqué's opponent bet 7,150, claiming, "No, check this time."
Piqué tanked for a little bit, trying to figure out if his opponent was bluffing him, or value betting and trying to get a call. After all, the player could see Piqué's hand. Eventually, Piqué made the call with the queens, and his opponent showed the for a weaker two pair. Piqué was awarded the pot, but he was also awarded with something else a little less rewarding.
The floor had watched the hand play out, and promptly informed Piqué that he had to serve a two-hand penalty for prematurely exposing his hand with action still to be played.
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Abi Khaitan raised to 1,500 from late position and found calls from both Philipp Gruissem in the small blind and Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind. The dealer fanned a flop of 
and all three players checked to see the hit the turn.
Gruissem fired out 5,000 and Thorel folded. Khaitan called and the river brought the 
. Gruissem slowed with a check and Khaitan fired 5,000. Gruissem instantly released his hand and Khaitan took down the pot.
Gruissem has dropped to around 70,000 while Khaitan has managed to work his stack up to around 60,000.
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
