Arni Gunnarsson raised to 700, Jose Jaraiz Lopez called in the small blind, and the big blind came along.
The flop came 2♠2♣A♣ and action checked to Gunnarsson, who bet 1,300. Only Lopez called. Both players then checked it back on the 5♠ turn.
The river was the 3♥ and Lopez put out 5,200 chips, an overbet to the pot. Gunnarsson folded and Lopez won the pot.
There was around 15,000 in the middle on a completed board of 9♠7♠7♦6♠2♠ in a hand between Francisco Benitez in the hijack and Julien Sitbon on the button.
Benitez led with an overbet of 20,000 which put Sitbon to a decision for his tournament life. Sitbon thought it over for 30 seconds before he opted to let it go, which conceded a large pot in the direction of Benitez.
Poseidon Ho raised from late position and picked up a call before Raoul Kanme three-bet to 2,400. Ho called and action went to the flop.
The flop came 8♥6♠5♥ and Ho checked. Kanme bet 2,000 and Ho called. The turn was the 5♣ and Ho checked again. Kanme moved all in for 7,300 and Ho called.
Ho had 7♦7♣ and was ahead against Kanme's A♦J♦ until the river came the J♣ to give Kanme a pair of jacks. He won the pot and doubled his stack.
Guillermo Sanz just had 8,000 chips remaining when he checked in middle position on a turn of 2♥4♦J♦Q♦. Antonio Buonanno checked back in the hijack, after which the pair did the same on the K♠ river.
Sanz tabled 10♥10♦ to take down the 11,000-chip pot, with his opponent claiming to have mucked pocket nines.
Players are heading on a 20-minute break.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Last year at in Barcelona, France's Simon Wiciak defeated João Sydenstricker heads-up to win the EPT Main Event for €1,134,375.
Wiciak bested the field of 2,120 runners for the golden trophy, his first major live poker title, and the career-best seven-figure score.
The Frenchman struck a three-handed deal with Sydenstricker and Britain's Carl Shaw that flattened the payouts, and the trio played on for the trophy and an additional €108,975 in prize money.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Wiciak | France | €1,134,375* |
| 2 | João Sydenstricker | Brazil | €1,048,550* |
| 3 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | €901,070* |
| 4 | Santiago Plante | Canada | €511,300 |
| 5 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | €393,300 |
| 6 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | €302,500 |
| 7 | Curtis Knight | Canada | €232,700 |
| 8 | Robin Ylitalo | Sweden | €179,000 |
*Denotes three-way deal
On a flop of J♠A♥K♦, Lukas Trzcinski had bet 1,300 which both Mike Tokatlyan and Soufiane Sadji called.
A Q♥ on the turn saw Trzcinski fire again, this time for a sizing of 3,000. Tokatlyan called and Sadji folded.
The 8♦ completed the board and Trzcinski slowed down and checked, then faced a bet of 5,000 from Tokatlyan. After a short time thinking, Trzcinski elected to fold which left him with around 8,500 in his stack.
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