Main Event Day 2 | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-29-2018 13:59 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Yau Shern Yen	Busted
Diogo Veiga	Busted
Gaetan Lheureux	Busted
Victor Choupeaux	Busted
Tony Miles	Busted
Nicolas Cardyn	Busted
Leo Fernandez	Busted
David Monino Marquez	Busted
Ignacio Barcenas Romera	Busted
Jean Rene Fontaine	Busted
Mihai Manole	Busted
Joe Mouawad	Busted
Koen Breed	Busted
Sandor Sandor	Busted
Maria Lampropulos	Busted
Michele Tocci	Busted
Rex Clinkscales	Busted
Nichan Khorchidian	Busted
Robin Ylitalo	Busted
Gary Hasson	Busted
Samir Moukawem	Busted
Gen Nose	Busted
Ramon Colillas	Busted
Preben Stokkan	Busted
Jiayu Ruan	Busted

First Break of the Day

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The field is on their first 20-minute break of the day.

08-29-2018 13:51 UTC+2

Lakhdari Doubles Through Gherghe

Will Shillibier

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Razvan Gherghe raised to 4,000 and Omar Lakhdari three-bet all in for 37,600.

Gherghe looked at the bet from his opponent.

"I need a big stack," said Lakhdari, "This is not a big stack," he continued, pointing at his all-in bet.

Eventually Gherghe called and showed , ahead of Lakhdari's

The flop came giving Lakhdari a set. The turn and river bricked out for Gherghe who snapped a quick pick before releasing his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Lakhdari	80,000	44,800
Razvan Gherghe	20,000	-41,300

Tags: Omar Lakhdari Razvan Gherghe

08-29-2018 13:49 UTC+2

Mrakes Wins Huge Pot to Eliminate Clinkscales

AaronMcBride

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

When we got to the table, Michal Mrakes and Rex Clinkscales had got all their chips into the middle, with Clinkscale, the player at risk of elimination. Mrakes had a stack worth 124,000 and only just had Clinkscales covered.

Michal Mrakes:
Rex Clinkscales:

Board:

Mrakes' pocket fives held to win a huge pot worth nearly 140 big binds. Clinkscales departed from the table as Mrakes pulled in his new stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Mrakes	220,000	143,500
Rex Clinkscales	Busted

Tags: Michal Mrakes Rex Clinkscales

08-29-2018 13:45 UTC+2

Radoja Finds a Fold From Lakhdari

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The board showed and contained already around 15,000 when Mark Radoja checked in the big blind. Omar Lakhdari checked behind.

On the river, Radoja thought about his move for some time before pushing all in, putting Lakhdari's tournament at risk. The latter ended up folding and Radoja took down the pot.

The French player was left with 15,500 after that hand but was able to find a double up a few minutes later. On a blind versus blind situation, Lakhari was holding against for his opponent. The board improved Lakhdari's hand into two pairs and he is now up to a stack worth 30,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Radoja	146,000	-9,000
Omar Lakhdari	30,000	-5,200

Tags: Mark Radoja Omar Lakhdari

08-29-2018 13:37 UTC+2

Antonius Eliminates a Player

Will Shillibier

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

A player raised to 3,300 and Patrik Antonius called in the cutoff. The big blind also called, then lead the flop for 3,100. The initial raiser moved all in for 17,600 and Antonius called The big blind folded.

Patrik Antonius:
All-in Player:

The all-in player had a straight draw, but the turn and river bricked, meaning Antonius's top pair held to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Antonius	100,000	45,700

Tags: Patrik Antonius

08-29-2018 13:33 UTC+2

Sarkis Busts to Pajak

Will Shillibier

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

One player limped and Tomasz Pajak called. Wael Sarkis three-bet all in from the big blind for 19,200. The limper folded and Pajak called.

Tomasz Pajak:
Wael Sarkis:

There was a queen on the flop giving Pajak the lead as the board came and Sarkis was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Pająk	47,000	20,600
Wael Sarkis	Busted

Tags: Wael Sarkis Tomasz Pajak

08-29-2018 13:32 UTC+2

Muradov Doubles Through Vieira

AaronMcBride

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The flop was down , and Joao Vieira bet from the big blind. Shakhabiddin Muradov was playing from early position and moved all in for 26,000. Viera made the call and saw he was behind.

Shakhabiddin Muradov:
Joao Vieira:

The turn and river didn't change the outcome, and Muradov secured a full double up from the Portuguese player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shakhabiddin Muradov	55,000	-20,000
Joao Vieira	19,000	-20,000

Tags: Shakhabiddin Muradov Joao Vieira

08-29-2018 13:25 UTC+2

Kanit Leaves Hawkins with Crumbs

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Mustapha Kanit started the action with a raise of 3,500 and only Maurice Hawkins made the call in the big blind.

The flop came and Hawkins check-called a continuation bet of 3,500 from Kanit. The turn went check-check and the dealer showed the on the river. Hawkins bet 6,100, leaving him with 5,500 behind. Kanit thought about it for a minute before making the call.

Holding , Hawkins couldn't win the hand, facing in Kanit's hand for a pair of eights, and is now down to three big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	96,000	35,500
Maurice Hawkins	5,500	-89,300

Tags: Maurice Hawkins Mustapha Kanit

08-29-2018 13:20 UTC+2

Kuo Among Latest Eliminations, But Already a Winner

Will Shillibier

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

With the stream of players heading to the exit continuing, Kitty Kuo was among the recent bust out slips.

But according to her at the start of play, in her mind she'd already won, having defeated Danny Tang in a last longer challenge.

"Every time I'm drunk I make stupid bets," said Kuo as play got underway. "This one was because he said that he was better than me. I'm Asian player of the year three years in a row, but he was trying to tell me that he was better than me now.

"So then I was like - f*ck it, let's bet!"

The rules of the bet were simple. If Tang outlasted Kuo, he would win two 5% pieces of her Main Event. If Kuo outlasted Tang, he had to attend a spinning class.

"In Vegas I asked him to go to the gym every day and he never went! So I really wanted to get him to try the spin class. I will make him cry at the spin class!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Franco Spitale	Busted
Kitty Kuo	Busted
Gabriele Lepore	Busted
Victor Hon	Busted
Christopher Lockhart	Busted
Mikhail Surin	Busted
Rauno Kiviloo	Busted
Tetsuya Enoki	Busted
Johan van Til	Busted
Gauthier Brugnooge	Busted
Bas De Laat	Busted
Miguel Cieri Di Pentima	Busted
Jacob Reffeldt Rasmussen	Busted
Ivan Luca	Busted
Yorane Kerignard	Busted
Daniel Rezaei	Busted
Murad Akhundov	Busted
Dan Smith	Busted
Alex Foxen	Busted
Walter Oquim	Busted
Yves Hallague	Busted
Lachezar Plamenov Petkov	Busted
Luiz Aurelli Abdalla	Busted
Thomas Eychenne	Busted
Jerry Odeen	Busted

Tags: Danny Tang Kitty Kuo