It's not a bad life, is it? Matthias de Meulder talks Barcelona, beaches, bars and Belgium while brother Cristophe was busy going deep in the Main Event. Read his article at the PokerStars Blog.
| Table | Seat | Player | Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Eduard Bhaggoe | 2,625,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Andreas Christoforou | 2,300,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Rens Feenstra | 2,895,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Tom Middleton | 4,235,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Alejandro Perez | 1,000,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Luca Fiorini | 1,950,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Michel Eid | 1,555,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Anaras Alekberovas | 840,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Niall Farrell | 2,885,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Benoit Gury | 1,280,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Madis Muur | 2,420,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Kimmo Kurko | 4,495,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Kresten Nielsen | 885,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Emilio Jimenez | 2,855,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Stefan Kolossow | 1,880,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Pasi Sormunen | 4,615,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,615,000 | 100,000 |
|
4,495,000 | 295,000 |
|
4,235,000 | 1,565,000 |
|
2,895,000 | 1,480,000 |
|
2,885,000 | -15,000 |
|
2,855,000 | 55,000 |
|
2,625,000 | 690,000 |
|
|
2,420,000 | 1,280,000 |
|
2,300,000 | -90,000 |
|
1,950,000 | 775,000 |
|
1,880,000 | -760,000 |
|
1,555,000 | |
|
1,280,000 | -470,000 |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
885,000 | -125,000 |
|
840,000 | -1,070,000 |
We are down to the final 16 so there is brief pause while we redraw for the final two tables
Niall Farrell opened to 120,000 from middle position and Valentino Konakchiev, sat next to him in the hijack, went all in for his last 900,000. The blinds folded and Farrell’s call was good with 
against the 
of Konakchiev. The board ran out 
. For once there wasn’t a sweat and Farrell added to his stack, now 2,900,000 while Konakchiev was bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000 | 900,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,515,000 | 635,000 |
|
|
2,670,000 | -775,000 |
|
|
2,390,000 | 80,000 |
|
|
1,555,000 | 650,000 |
|
|
1,010,000 | 105,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | 5,000 |
Another level is in the books, and that means it's time for another 20-minute break. Once one more player falls, the final 16 players will combine to two tables. It'll likely happen sooner than later. Stay tuned!
Niall Farrell and Rens Feenstra have been going at it hammer and tongs for most of this level, swapping chips back and forth, neither willing to give an inch. In this hand Farrell raised from the cut off and Benoit Gury came along from the button to change the dynamic. Feenstra, as he has been doing a fair amount, called from the small blind. Luca Fiorini folded the big blind. They saw a flop of 
. Checked to Gury who bet 200,000. Farrell folded this one but Feenstra called. They checked down the next two cards , 
, and showed down the same hand for a split, and 
.
Emilio Jimenez, one of the local favorites, got his stack all in preflop and was racing against Kimmo Kurko.
Jimenez: 
Kurko:
Jimizez was behind and in need of some help, which he received big time on the 
flop. Kurko was looking for the 
to reclaim the lead, but didn't find it on the 
turn nor river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000 | -1,000,000 |
|
|
2,800,000 | 1,300,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,880,000 | 605,000 |
|
|
3,445,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
2,310,000 | 810,000 |
|
|
995,000 | -505,000 |
|
|
905,000 | -365,000 |
|
|
905,000 | -1,340,000 |
