Mateos Enters; Addamo Re-Enters
Level 8
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Adrian Mateos, who is #1 on Spain's all-time money list, has just taken his seat and will be looking to make a run. He won the Super High Roller event at the previous EPT stop in Monte Carlo and will have his eyes set on more top results in Barcelona.
Meanwhile, Michael Addamo has re-entered and has sat down with a fresh starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
in a three-way pot. Michael Addamo checked from the small blind and Pascal Lefrancois bet 1,200. Sven Andersson flat-called in late position before Addamo check-raised to 4,000. Only Lefrancois called.
turn and Lefrancois bet 7,000. Addamo called. Addamo checked again on the 
river and Lefrancois put out a stack of chips to put Addamo all in for around 25,000. Addamo snap-called.
for a turned set and Addamo winced as he showed 
for two pair before leaving the tournament area. The Australian had gotten short early in the day and managed to crawl back to a healthy stack before the hand that doomed him.
turn.
completed the board, Heath checked, and Benitez put in a stack of chips to cover Heath's approximately 26,000 behind. Heath thought for a bit but ultimately sent his cards into the muck to concede the pot without a showdown.
and Antonius also checked. Seidel bet 1,600 and only Antonius called. Antonius checked again on the 
flop, check-called against a bet on the 
turn, and after some deliberation on the 
river, check-called after Addamo moved in the rest of his short stack.
to defeat Dvoress' 
, and the chips were transferred from the Canuck to the Aussie.
in a heads-up pot between Juan Pardo and Jean-Noel Thorel. 
for a rivered nut straight, while Pardo also showed a strong holding with 
for top two pair.
. 
turn and Chidwick checked back. The river brought the 
and Badziakouski bet 3,500. Chidwick called, only to muck when Badziakouski showed 
for fours full of sevens.
