€5,300 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
Day 3 Concludes; Middleton Leads the Final 79, Three Former EPT Champs Remain
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
It was an intense day of poker at the lovely Casino Barcelona as 235 players from a staring field of 1,234 returned for Day 3 of the European Poker Tour Season 10 Barcelona Main Event. By the end of five 90-minute levels only 79 players remained in the running for the title of EPT champion. Thomas Middleton sits closest to that goal after bagging 1,030,000 in chips, good enough for the largest stack in the room.
As the day progressed, the field size was whittled down to the top 10% and beyond, meaning the money bubble was popped and the top 183 players were guaranteed to take home a prize of at least €8,680. While the players who cashed were certainly thrilled to do so, it is the top prize of €1,067,000 that everyone is eyeing up heading into the final days of this illustrious tournament.
While Middleton sits on the largest stack in the room, others were also able to bag up impressive stacks and are still in contention. Players returning for Day 4 include Kevin Vandersmissen (970,000), Niall Farrell (912,000), Thomas Butzhammer (827,000), Andreas Christoforou (825,000), Kimmo Kurko (581,000) and Team PokerStars Pro Christophe De Meulder (334,000).
The possibility of a first-ever two-time EPT Main Event champion still remains, as Kent Lundmark (Season 7 Barcelona champion), Dimitar Danchev (Season 9 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure champion), and Mikalai Pobal (Season 9 Barcelona champion) are still sitting on stacks. Lundmark will bring a stack of 501,000 into Day 4 while Danchev will be at 376,000 in chips. Defending champion Pobal, however, has quite the uphill battle on Day 4 as he will return with merely 71,000 in chips.
The day began a mere 52 eliminations away from the money and the bustouts began racking up at a rapid pace. This, of course, meant heartbreak for the 52 individuals who would fall before the bubble burst. One such individual was PokerStars Team Pro Angel Guillen who was eliminated fairly close to the bubble. Guillen, who moved all in before the flop holding 
, was called by Mike Watson with pocket sevens. Guillen bricked once the community cards were displayed and he was forced to settle for a near-bubble situation. Other players eliminated before the money included the likes of Jake Balsiger, Andrew Moreno, Tomasz Cybulski, Igor Kurganov, and Dani Stern.
The bubble burst in an interesting way as Nuno Da Camara, the bubble boy, never showed up for Day 3. His stack of 83,500 was blinded and anted down as the day progressed. During hand-for-hand play, his last 3,000 was subjected to the blinds and, because no one else in the room was eliminated during that hand, Camara became the man responsible for 183 other players' paydays.
As per usual, the bursting of the bubble caused the rate of eliminations to increase and suddenly players were falling left and right. Notable names to fall in the money include Shannon Shorr (181st), Yann Dion (161st), Marvin Rettenmaier (160th), Toni Judet (159th), Leo Fernandez (158th), Victor Ramdin (147th), Kevin MacPhee (126th), Ole Schemion (123rd), Kitty Kuo (115th), and Byron Kaverman (107th). Also to fall post-bubble was current November Niner David Benefield, who fell in in 110th place and cashed for €11,350. Racking up a cash in one of the largest EPTs in history is an excellent addition to Benefield's already stellar 2013.
Also making a deep run but falling before the end of play was Alexander Stevic who is best known for winning the EPT Season 1 Barcelona Main Event. Stevic fell late in the day, a victim of PokerStars qualifier Kresten Nielsen. PokerNews recently had the chance to catch up with Stevic and find out what he has been up to since winning the inaugural event.
Day 4 will kick off on Thursday at noon CET from the tournament area at the Casino Barcelona. As always, PokerNews will be on hand to provide you with all of the latest updates from the tournament floor!
Notable Stacks at the End of Day 3
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,030,000 | -51,000 |
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990,000 | 630,000 |
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970,000 | 610,000 |
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921,000 | 921,000 |
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912,000 | -225,000 |
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871,000 | 542,600 |
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827,000 | 339,000 |
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825,000 | 43,000 |
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806,000 | 266,000 |
|
780,000 | 430,000 |
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777,000 | 437,000 |
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765,000 | 450,000 |
|
695,000 | -265,000 |
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636,000 | 39,000 |
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581,000 | 16,000 |
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501,000 | 181,000 |
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386,000 | 140,000 |
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376,000 | 76,000 |
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334,000 | -24,000 |
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230,000 | -175,000 |
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71,000 | -28,000 |
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Bagging and Tagging
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
The tournament has wrapped up Day 3's play, and the players are bagging and tagging their chips. A recap of the day's action will be posted shortly.
Happy Birthday, Rounders!
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Rounders is 15-years-old today so the PokerStars Blog put together a homage with help from Angel Guillen, Dermot Blain, Mike "SirWatts" Watson, Kevin Iacofano and Max Greenwood. Click on through to watch the video.
Five More Hands
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
The tournament staff has just announced that the remaining players will play five more hands before calling it a night. We're headed out to capture any last-minute action and to compile some notable counts.
Ramage Eliminated By Markowski
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Grayson Ramage was all in with the 
against the 
for Jacek Markowski. The flop came down 
to give Ramage a lot more outs to go along with his two over cards. The turn was the 
to pair the board, and the river was the 
. Both of those missed Ramage, and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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350,000 | 250,300 |
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Busted |
Inaugural EPT Champ Stevic Felled
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
With less than half an hour remaining of Day 3 Alex Stevic has been knocked out of the tournament. Ten years after winning the very first EPT event held here in Barcelona, Stevic had been invited back to play by PokerStars, and he had a great run and been hugely popular at the tables.
He finally fell when he opened for 16,000 and was called in the big blind by PokerStars qualifier Kresten Nielsen. They saw a flop of 
. Nielsen asked him how much he had behind and Stevic counted it out exactly for him as 136,000. Nielsen bet 28,000 and Stevic moved all in. Nielsen called and turned over his two pair 
. “Nine or a club.” Said Stevic and showed his 
. The final two cards dealt were 
giving Nielsen a full house on the turn
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Bhaggoe Bags a Double
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
After Kent Lundmark raised from the cutoff seat, Eduard Bhaggoe reraised all in from the small blind for 63,000. Lundmark called with the 
, and Bhaggoe had the 
.
The board ran out 
, and Bhaggoe doubled with a set of deuces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000 | -60,000 |
|
135,000 | 48,000 |
Say Goodbye To...
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
To see where each of the eliminated players finished, check out our "Payouts" section.
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