€5,300 Main Event Day 5 | 2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona

08-29-2015 16:22 UTC+2

Cristinel Sandu Eliminated

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Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Pascal Lefrancois opened for 125,000 under the gun plus one and action folded to Cristinel Sandu in the big blind. Sandu raised to 350,000 with about 480,000 behind. Lefrancois shoved all in and Sandu snap called.

Pascal Lefrancois:
Cristinel Sandu:

The flop was full of blanks, but the last nine in the deck on the turn sure wasn't; .

"Give me a club!" Sandu said.

No club hit and instead the hit the river, knocking out Sandu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal LeFrancois	4,075,000 1,965,000	1,965,000
Cristinel Sandu	Busted

Tags: Cristinel Sandu Pascal LeFrancois

08-29-2015 16:31 UTC+2

Lopes Falls to Jensen

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Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Frederik Jensen just raked in another massive pot, busting Mario Lopez after having hit trips on the river.

The action started with a raise to 120,000 from Lopez and Jensen defended his big blind. The flop came down and Jensen check-called a bet of 105,000.

On the turn the hit and both players checked.

The river completed the board with the and Jensen moved all in, to put Lopez under pressure for his last 700,000 chips. After a while Lopez made the call, and Jensen tabled for trips.

Lopez's friends on the rail thought that the of their friend had won, but the soon realized that the pot was pushed to Jensen. Lopez exited and Jensen is now near the top.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederik Jensen	4,135,000 735,000	735,000

Mario Lopez	Busted

Tags: Frederik Jensen Mario Lopez

08-29-2015 16:56 UTC+2

LeFrancois' Monster Bluff Fails

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Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Andreas Samuelsson raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and Pascal LeFrancois called from the big blind.

The flop came down and LeFrancois checked to Samuelsson who bet 140,000, and the Canadian pro check-raised to 400,000.

Samuelsson tanked for a bit before making the call, and with a little over a million chips in the middle, the turn brought the .

"All in," LeFrancois announced after about 10 seconds, and Samuelsson went into the tank.

Samuelsson swung his hand, filled with chips, forward and shook his head. After another hesitation, and with a sour look on his face, the Swede called all in for 1,550,000.

LeFrancois showed and had a double gutter against Samuelsson's . The river was the and Samuelsson's big pair held up in this enormous pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Samuelsson	4,200,000 2,105,000	2,105,000
Pascal LeFrancois	2,080,000 -1,995,000	-1,995,000

Tags: Andreas Samuelsson Pascal LeFrancois

08-29-2015 17:09 UTC+2

Rui Sousa Eliminated by John Juanda

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Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Rui Sousa opened for 200,000 even from the hijack with just 40,000 behind. Andreas Samuelsson on the button asked how much the minimum he could raise to was, and made it 340,000 when he learned so.

John Juanda now moved all in from the small blind and the big blind quickly folded. Sousa called for the additional 40,000 and Samuelsson folded, giving Juanda already some chips.

Rui Sousa:
John Juanda:

The board ran out and Sousa hit the rail in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Juanda	2,900,000 1,045,000	1,045,000

Rui Sousa	Busted

Tags: Andreas Samuelsson John Juanda Rui Sousa

08-29-2015 17:32 UTC+2

Roman Korenev Hits the Rail in 17th Place

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Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Mario Sanchez Cano opened for 125,000 from the cutoff and Roman Korenev in the big blind moved in for 865,000. Cano asked how much it was, and made the call not long after.

Mario Sanchez Cano:
Roman Korenev:

Korenev was still jamming to his music, though we couldn't tell if it was because he was so relaxed or so nervous. He didn't stop humming when the flop hit, and neither when the hit the turn.

The fell on the river though and with his counterfeited pair of threes now face down in the muck, Korenev got up from the table and wished the remaining players the best of luck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Sanchez	3,200,000 900,000	900,000
Roman Korenev	Busted

08-29-2015 18:10 UTC+2

Stuart McDonald Eliminated in 16th Place (€61,800)

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Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

On a flop it was Stuart McDonald who ended up all in for his tournament life worth about a million chips against Denys Shafikov.

Shafikov:
McDonald:

The board ran out , and McDonald exited the tournament in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denys Shafikov	6,850,000 1,245,000	1,245,000
Stuart McDonald	Busted

Tags: Denys Shafikov Stuart McDonald

08-29-2015 18:23 UTC+2

Sebastian Tejada Eliminated in 15th Place (€70,050)

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Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Sebastian Tejada moved all in from the button for 785,000 chips and Peter Eichhardt made the call from the small blind, creating the following showdown.

Eichhardt:
Tejada:

The board ran out and Tejada hit the rail in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Eichhardt	2,560,000 775,000	775,000
Sebastian Tejada	Busted

Tags: Sebastian Tejada Peter Eichhardt

08-29-2015 18:47 UTC+2

Dominykas Karmazinas Eliminated in 14th Place (€70,050)

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Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Denys Shafikov raised to 160,000 from the hijack and Lithuanian Dominykas Karmazinas three-bet all in for 1,265,000 from the button. Amir Touma was next to act in the small blind, and he re-shoved for more than four million. Shafikov folded and Karmazinas was at risk of being knocked out.

Touma:
Karmazinas:

The board ran out and Karmazinas hit the rail in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Touma	5,630,000 1,255,000	1,255,000
Dominykas Karmazinas	Busted

Tags: Amir Touma Denys Shafikov Dominykas Karmazinas

08-29-2015 18:55 UTC+2

Shafikov Continues to Dominate Khoroshenin

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Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Denys Shafikov raised to 160,000 under the gun and from his direct left Oleksii Khoroshenin three-bet to 385,000. The action folded back around to Shafikov who went into the tank for several minutes before the clock was called on him. Eventually Shafikov called, and the flop brought out .

Shafikov check-called a bet of 325,000 on the flop and the turn was the .

This time both players checked and on the river the hit. This time Shafikov lead out for 400,000 and after tanking for quite some time Khoroshenin folded face up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denys Shafikov	8,100,000 680,000	680,000
Oleksii Khoroshenin	1,465,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Denys Shafikov Oleksii Khoroshenin

08-29-2015 19:13 UTC+2

Oleksii Khoroshenin Elminated in 13th Place (€78,300)

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Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Oleksii Khoroshenin moved all in under the gun for 1,120,000 and the action folded around to Denys Shafikov in the big blind. After a while Shafikov called, and the showdown went as following.

Khoroshenin:
Shafikov:

The board ran out and even though Khoroshenin flopped a set, Shafikov turned a higher set to send his fellow country man to the rail. Frederik Jensen is now the only EPT winner remaining, as Khoroshenin won EPT 10 in Vienna.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denys Shafikov	9,935,000 1,160,000	1,160,000
Oleksii Khoroshenin	Busted

Tags: Oleksii Khoroshenin Denys Shafikov