Level: 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,984,900
Entries
1,230
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
First Pot to Fiorini
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Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Tom Middleton raised under the gun with 
and was called by Luca Fiorini with 
. The blinds folded and the two players saw a flop heads up of 
. Middleton checked and a bet from Fiorini of 335,000 took it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,610,000 | -240,000 |
|
5,200,000 | 590,000 |
Sormunen Shoves with Sixes
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Action folded to Pasi Sormunen in the cutoff and the Finn looked down at the 
. He thought for a few moments and then announced that he was all in for 2.81 million. He received no action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,150,000 | 340,000 |
Middy on the March
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Tom Middleton opened from the cut off for 240,000 with 
and took down the blinds and antes. The next hand Middleton again opened, from the hi-jack this time, for 240,000 with 
and again got folds. Looks like the other players are giving the big stack Pro plenty of respect so far. Let’s see if he can use his image to his advantage as the day goes on.
"You're So Tight"
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
On Hand #8, chip leader Tom Middleton opened for 240,000 from early position holding the 
. Eduard Bhaggoe, who was the next player to act, then shoved his stack of 1.275 million with the 
.
Action folded back to Middleton and he requested a count. "You're so tight," Bhaggoe said before releasing his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,300,000 | -240,000 |
|
1,800,000 | 525,000 |
Kurko Four Bet Shoves with Jacks
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Kresten Nielsen opened for 255,000 from early position with 
, Benoit Gury folded 
and Andreas Christoforou three bet to 525,000 with 
. From the button Kimmo Kurko with 
moved all in for 216,500. That took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000 | 1,035,000 |
Middleton Came to Play
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Looks like a good seat draw for Middleton as he rasied the button with 
and Eduard Bhaggoe folded in the small blind as did the big blind Luca Fiorini.
Middleton Goes All Middle Ages On His Opponents With Unique Winning Tactic
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Usury hasn’t been referred too much in the past 500 years of organized poker, but somehow Tom Middleton has brought it back, with devastating effect, as the PokerStars Blog reports here.
Bhaggoe Short
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Eduard Bhaggoe, from Netherlands, now has fewer than 10 big blinds so will need to make a move soon.
Andreas Christoforou Eliminated in 8th Place (€102,430)
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
On Hand #17 of the final table, Kresten Nielsen opened for 335,000 from the hijack with the 
only to have Cyprus' Andreas Christoforou move all in for 1.65 million on the button holding the . Kimmo Kurko then looked down at the 
in the small blind and moved all in over the top for 2.985 million. Christoforou immediately got up out of his seat while Nielesen considered the action. He seemed a bit tortured as he sat in the tank, and eventually he released his pocket pair.
"Don't say what you folded," Christoforou requested when the cards were tabled. According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Kurko was a 64.66% favorite while Christoforou would survivie 33.68% of the time. The 
flop extended Kurko to a 71.52% favorite while dropping Christoforou's chances to 25.86%. The turn knocked it down even further to 15.91%, which meant he needed either an ace or king on the river to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, it wasn't in the cards as the 
peeled off. Christoforou became the day's first elimination and took home €102,430 for his eighth-place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,305,000 | 2,005,000 |
|
Busted |