Start-of-the-Day Chip Leader Eliminated
Sandor Demjan began the day as a big chip leader, but he has fallen short of the final table here in the EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller.
His demise came when he opened for 65,000 from early position only to have Dani Stern three-bet to 115,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to the Hungarian and he called to see a flop of 
. Demjan then used both hands to shove in his remaining 426,000, and despite looking a bit disappointed with the turn of events, Stern made the call.
Stern: 
Demjan: 
Stern was ahead with his aces but Demjan had flopped middle pair with an open-ended straight draw. Both players sat quietly as the dealer burned and turned the 
, which was a blank as far as Demjan was concerned. The 
river was no better and just like that Demjan was bounced from the tournament in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000 | 600,000 |
|
Busted |