"Welcome to Barcelona!"
The tournament room had been filled with nothing more than the clattering of chips and some small, friendly table banter for most of the day...until Martin Kabrhel showed up to liven things up.
On one of his first hands, Kabrhel and Gustavo Morales built a pot of 17,500 as they went to a flop of K♠J♠10♥. Morales bet 4,000 from the button and Kabrhel min-raised to 8,000 under the gun. Morales then moved all in.
"You have ace-queen of spades? I'll take the chance," Kabrhel said, before calling for his last 22,500.
Martin Kabrhel: A♦Q♦ 
Gustavo Morales: K♥K♦
"Small casino royale," Kabrhel said as he turned over the nut straight against Morales' top set. Morales needed to fill up to send Kabrhel to the rail, but Kabrhel dodged the 8♠ turn and 5♣ river to earn the double up.
"Welcome to Barcelona! Welcome to EPT Barcelona!" Kabrhel shouted out as someone from across the room yelled back, "Not like that!"
"Second place is not bad. Easy table. You didn't tell me this was such an easy table," Kabrhel added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
5,000
5,000
|
5,000 |