Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
One year ago, Fabiano Kovalski narrowly missed out on the final table here in Barcelona and finished 11th. He followed that up with another deep run but was just sent to the rail at the end of the second level on Day 3.
In a classic race, Kovalski was all in for around 275,000 against Alexander Ivarsson.
Fabiano Kovalski: 
Alexander Ivarsson: 
The 
flop left Kovalski in desperate shape and he failed to hit a miracle on the 
turn and 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
Busted |
flop kept Gnanasambanthan way ahead but a 
river completed a backdoor flush to end the American's tournament with a bad beat.
and Raich checked. Astedt bet 13,000 and Raich check-called. The turn brought the 
river. This time, Raich led out with a bet of 29,000 and Astedt called. Raich tabled 
board and he was eliminated.
turn, Siden moved all in for 197,000 and Petrone took about thirty seconds before calling off the all-in shove for 183,000.
river proved to no avail for the Argentinian.
for the ace-high straight, as Urli was caught bluffing with the 
and Kimmo Kurko, a former EPT Barcelona Main Event finalist and runner-up in 2013, looked him up with the 
, the kicker played and Bensadoun became the next casualty.
