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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"KidPoker"
A middle-position player limped, the small blind raised to 2,500, Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind and the MP limper folded. The flop was . The small blind checked, Negreanu bet 3,600, and the small blind called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the . The small blind bet 8,000 and Negreanu immediately mucked his cards.
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