Spanish native and poker player Cecilia Reyes, who made the final table of the WSOP Ladies Event in 2005 (and was once married to Carlos Mortensen) is currently seated behind Daniel Negreanu, sweating him in the final minutes of Day 1b.
Patrik Antonius
We just chatted with Patrik Antonius on break from his Day 1, and he told us that his new baby (almost four months old now) is doing great. He also informed us that he plans to leave Las Vegas and move back to Europe (specifically Monte Carlo), partially due to the growth of tournament poker in Europe.
First place at the EPT Barcelona will win €1.17 million (or close to $1.6 million USD). The top 56 players will win prize money. Stay tuned for more specific payout details.
Ross Boatman got the rest of his chips in preflop holding and was called by an opponent holding . The flop was , but the turn was the , making his opponent's straight and leaving the Hendon Mobster drawing dead. The meaningless river was the and Boatman headed to the rail.
Como se dice "shark" en Espanol? Humberto!
Everyone's favorite Costa Rican "Shark" was eliminated when he open-pushed his short stack with and ran into the small blind's Q-Q. The flop came ten-high, but his opponent hit running cards to make a flush.
Adam Junglen
Adam Junglen has increased his stack to 50K. An opponent bluffed into him with K-10 against Junglen's A-10, and then he picked up a couple of smaller pots as he passed the 50K mark.
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and was called by an opponent holding 
. The flop was 
, but the turn was the 
, making his opponent's straight and leaving the Hendon Mobster drawing dead. The meaningless river was the 
and Boatman headed to the rail.
and ran into the small blind's Q-Q. The flop came ten-high, but his opponent hit running cards to make a flush.
