Don't look now, but Anaras Alekberovas is primed to make another deep run in an EPT Barcelona Main Event. Last year's fourth-place finisher started the day on a so-so stack, but now he's up to 1.2 million!
In a recent hand, action folded to Alekberovas in the cutoff and he opened for 25,000. The button folded and then Jacques Torbey decided to move all in for 284,000 from the small blind. The big folded and Alekberovas quickly called.
Torbey sheepishly turned over the , which was in bad shape against the of Alekberovas. The gave Torbey a gutshot straight draw, and the turn made it an open-ended draw. Much to his disappointment, the river failed to complete it and he was out in 67th place.
Eduard Bhaggoe raised to 22,000 from the cut off and called a three bet from Kent Lundmarkt to 46,000 in the big blind. They saw a flop of [jd 6h 3h[. Lundmark bet out for 38,000 and Bhaggoe instantly announce all in. Lundmark mucked just as quickly.
Niall Farrell opened for 22,000 from the button and Guillermo Olvera defended his big blind. They saw a flop of . Checked to Farrell who continued for 26,000 and got a call. They both checked the turn and saw a river . Olivera checked again and Farrell had a stab for 37,000. Olivera call and mucked when Farrell showed
Kent Lundmark opened for 20,000, Mike Watson three bet to 50,000 and Niall Farrell, a creative and aggressive player four bet to 96,000. Lundmark folded and Watson announced all in. Farrell quickly folded and smiled.
Jacques Torbey moved all in and was called from the small blind by Jamila Von Perger. Torbey looked in desperate shape with against the of Von Perger. The board ran out to givebothe players a straight and they chopped it up.
Andrey Danilyuk moved all in for 225,000 and was called by Christopher Andler who had twice as many chips. It was a race as Danilyuk held against the of Andler, but jacks ended up losing as the board ran out and Danilyuk doubled up.
Kevin Iacofano's comeback has come to an end courtesy of Kent Lundmark.
It happened when action folded to Iacofano in the hijack and he shipped for 110,000. The cutoff and button both folded, and then Lundmark moved all in over the top from the small blind. The big folded and Iacofano discovered the bad news.
Lundmark:
Iacofano:
Both players held an ace, but it was Lundmark's ten kicker that had him as the heavy favorite. The board ran out a rather uneventful and Iacofano took the long, lonely walk off the feature table.
, which was in bad shape against the 
of Alekberovas. The 
gave Torbey a gutshot straight draw, and the 
turn made it an open-ended draw. Much to his disappointment, the 
river failed to complete it and he was out in 67th place.
. Checked to Farrell who continued for 26,000 and got a call. They both checked the turn 
and saw a river 
. Olivera checked again and Farrell had a stab for 37,000. Olivera call and mucked when Farrell showed 
against the 
to givebothe players a straight and they chopped it up.
against the 
of Andler, but jacks ended up losing as the board ran out 
and Danilyuk doubled up.
and Iacofano took the long, lonely walk off the feature table.
