Hassan Nashar was seen exiting the tournament on a completed board of J♣5♥Q♠K♥J♦. Nashar's A♣10♠ was still face up showing his turned Broadway, but it was no good as Jean-Noel Thorel had Q♣Q♥ for a full house.
Felipe Ketzer opened 12,000 under the gun and Hassan Nashar called in the cutoff before Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 40,000 on the button. Ketzer mucked his hand, but Nashar stuck around with a call.
The dealer spread a flop of J♠9♠5♣ and Nashar checked to Thorel, who jammed his remaining stack of about 112,000 across the line. Nashar thought about it for a few seconds before pitching his cards into the muck.
34 entrants were registered on this second $25,000 NL Hold'em event of EPT Barcelona. Only six players will be in the money, with a minimum cash prize of $57,100.
The first-place prize will be five times larger as the winner of the tournament will take $281,640.
| PLACE | PRIZE |
|---|---|
| 1 | €281,640 |
| 2 | €183,700 |
| 3 | €126,500 |
| 4 | €93,900 |
| 5 | €73,500 |
| 6 | €57,100 |
Pablo Brito raised 14,000 in the hijack and Hyun Kim defended the big blind.
When the A♥8♣5♠ flop hit the felt, both players tapped the table.
The A♠ paired the board on the turn and Kim quickly check-folded to a bet of 15,000 from Brito.
From under the gun, Kayhan Mokri moved all in for 88,000 chips. Seated on his left, Steve O'Dwyer called, and all the other players folded.
Kayhan Mokri: A♦Q♠
Steve O'Dwyer: 8♥8♣
O'Dwyer's eights held on the flop 6♣2♥5♥ but Mokri took the lead on the turn, thanks to the A♣. After the K♠ on the river, he secured a double up.
Three players saw a flop of A♦J♥2♦, creating a pot of 35,000. The action checked to Steve O'DDwyer on the button who fired a bet of 20,000. Hassan Nashar folded, while Jean-Noel Thorel made the call.
The 2♠ turn received checks by both players and the 6♦ completed the board on the river.
Thorel took the lead, firing 35,000 across the line, before O'Dwyer pushed 109,000 into the middle, leaving just 1,000 behind. Thorel thought about it for a few moments before making the call. O'Dwyer tabled 2♣2♥, for quad deuces and Thorel mucked his hand.
Level: 12
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau opened from the cutoff to 10,000. Then on the button, Imad Derwiche shoved for 77,000 chips. The blinds folded and Vaskaboinikau called.
Imad Derwiche: A♥Q♦
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: J♣J♠
Derwiche was already standing up before the river on 4♥6♦7♠K♠K♣. After his elimination, the clock was stopped to randomly break a table instead of making a full redraw.
Ren Lin opened 10,000 under the gun and Timothy Adams called in the cutoff before Erik Seidel defended the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of 6♥4♣4♠, and Seidel checked to Lin who continued for 10,000. Adams called and Seidel put in a check-raise to 23,000. Only Lin stuck around.
When the 2♠ hit the turn, Seidel jammed for the rest of his stack of about 40,000, and Lin sigh-called.
"Just a six," Said Seidel as he tabled his cards.
Erik Seidel: 7♦6♣
Ren Lin: K♠K♣
Seidel was unable to find one of the remaining sixes to crack the kings of Lin as the 8♣ completed board, eliminating him from the tournament.
Biao Ding raised 10,000 under the gun and only Hassan Nashar called in the small blind.
The A♣9♦3♠ flop was checked through to see the A♥ turn. Nashar check-called a bet of 10,000 from Ding.
When the A♦ completed the board, Nashar fired out a bet of 27,000. Ding took about 15 seconds before pushing his entire stack of roughly 89,000 across the line. Nashar quickly mucked his hand.
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