The cards were already on their backs with Vitaly Karayvan at risk holding the 
, while Alin Pandilica held 
.
Both hit the 
flop and Karayvan spiked a flush draw and gutshot on the 
turn. However, the 
river came a blank.
Gilles Huet was all in for about 22,000 from early position against Louis Salter who was in middle position.
Gilles Huet: 
Louis Salter: 
The board came 
and Salter took down the pot with aces and queens, sending Huet to the rail.
On a flop of 
, Tomas Jozonis was all in with the for top pair and found himself dominated by the of Christophe Pommier. The kicker played on the 
turn and river run out, which further improved Pommier to two pair.
On the river of a completed board of 
, Jonas Palsgaard was all in for 21,700 and Jyri Merivirta eventually flicked in a call.
Palsgaard tabled the for queens and jacks, and Merivirta mucked 
for inferior two pair.
Michael Zhang and David "ODB" Baker saw the 
flop on the table and Zhang checked from the big blind. Baker bet 2,500 from the button and Zhang three-bet to 10,500. Baker called to see the turn.
The turn was the and Zhang led out with a bet of 12,500. Baker put all of his blue 5,000 chips in the middle after a while and Zhang then announced all in for a little over 70,000 effectively.
Zhang opened up 
for two pair and Baker was behind with 
. Baker needed a nine to survive but a blank fell on the turn and Baker was eliminated from the tournament.
On a flop reading 
, Robert Heidorn checked from the big blind and Jorge Ramella Piriz bet 3,600 from middle position. Heirdorn check-called.
The dealer burned and turned the and this time, Heidorn led out with a bet of 5,700 that Piriz called.
The river brought the 
and Heidorn checked. Piriz fired 18,000 and Heidorn took a few minutes of reflection, then made the call. Piriz tabled 
for sixes full of deuces and Heidorn sent his cards to the muck.
Ivan Gabrieli moved all in for the last 6,300 from under the gun and Miguel Martinez called from one seat over, everyone else got out of the way.
Gabrieli tabled the 
and Martinez held 
. The 
flop gave Martinez top pair and Gabrieli was drawing dead on the 
turn, the 
river was a formality.
A player opened to 3,600 and it was called by Timur Margolin, along with two players. Vincent Gabel, in the blinds, three-bet to 21,200 and after some thoughts, only Margolin make the call.
The flop appeared 
and Gabel moved all in for a remaining stack around 39,500. Margolin snap-called to create the following showdown:
Vincent Gabel:
Timur Margolin:
Gabel was in desperate shape for a double up and made his way to the exit after the 
and the 
completed the board.
"Why don't you call?" Nicola Grieco asked in an almost singing voice, while he was standing up at the table ready to collect the chips after an elimination.
Apparently, another player at the table had folded pocket queens and would have busted as well if he were to call, as Grieco's held up against the 
of Nacho Barbero on a board of 
.
The 5th place finisher of the 2019 EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event is off to a good start in Barcelona and increased his stack to nearly two times the average in the first level of Day 2.
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