2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Barcelona

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Andre Lettau
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
€794,058
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Entries
1,496
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
200,000

€5,300 Main Event

Day 4 Completed

Bram Haenraets Leads the Final 25 Players into Day 5

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Bram Haenraets
Bram Haenraets

There were 102 players returning for Day 4 of the record-breaking European Poker Tour event here in Barcelona, but after six levels and 12 long hours, just 25 remain going into the penultimate day of the first EPT of Season 11.

The chip leader to close the day was Bram Haenraets of the Netherlands, and he is remarkably playing his first-ever live tournament, but hasn't been afraid to show a lot of aggression. At one point, Haenraets was just one card and three outs away from elimination in a massive pot against Nick Rampone. Haenraets made a huge check-raise shove on the turn of a {J-Clubs}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} board with the {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}, but Rampone called with the {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}. The pot was worth over four million in chips and over 160 big blinds, but somehow Haenraets found the {K-Clubs} on the river to survive. Rampone was left with just one million in chips, yet managed to make it through the day, albeit as the shortest stack.

Team PokerStars Pro's hopes rested squarely on the shoulders of Jan Heitmann. The German came in with one of the larger stacks, but he ended up suffering two horrible beats.

Heitmann wasn't the only big name to fall, either, as five of the six remaining former EPT winners were all eliminated.

The only former winner left now is PokerStars sponsored player Dominik Panka, winner of the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The Polish youngster finished the day with 1,705,000, which was enough to put him squarely in the middle of the pack.

Others to make it through included Maximilian Senft (1,795,000), Kiryl Radzivonau (1,860,000), and Andrea Dato (2,290,000), and they did considerably better than Josh Prager, Ryan Fee, Emil Patel, Kimmo Kurko, and Vojtech Ruzicka, all of whom were casualties at some point.

Tomorrow the tournament will play down to the final table of eight. The expectation is that it will take six or seven levels to complete the task, and the PokerNews Live Reporting team will be there to bring you all the action once more from 12 p.m. local time.

Table and Seat Draw

TableSeatNameCountryChips
12Daniel DvoressCanada1.570.000
13Andrey ShatilovRussia1.390.000
14Hossein EnsanGermany3.075.000
15Maximilian SenftAustria1.795.000
16Ji ZhangGermany2.285.000
17Pawel BrzeskiPoland1.980.000
     
21Mark WagstaffUK990.000
23Mikhail RudoyRussia1.815.000
24Samuel PhillipsMexico1.045.000
26John AndressUSA710.000
27Thomas HueberAustria945.000
28Sergei PopovRussia1.255.000
     
31Gerald KarlicAustria955.000
32Slaven PopovBulgaria2.695.000
33Mikkel NielsenDenmark3.135.000
34Andrea DatoItaly2.290.000
35Mathieu ClavetCanada575.000
36Dominik PankaPoland1.705.000
38Andre LeattauGermany1.535.000
     
42Piotr SowinskiPoland4.335.000
43Benjamin Nicolas-[Removed:372]France735.000
44Nick RamponeUSA520.000
46Kiryl RadzivonauBelarus1.860.000
47Bram HaenraetsNetherlands4.395.000
48Robert SchulzGermany1.240.000

While you wait for the action to return, enjoy the following video with Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier discussing his early years on the scene:

Tags: Bram Haenraets

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bram Haenraets nl
Bram Haenraets
4,395,000
-105,000
-105,000
Profile photo of Piotr Sowinski pl
Piotr Sowinski
4,355,000
255,000
255,000
Profile photo of Mikkel Nielsen dk
Mikkel Nielsen
3,135,000
1,263,000
1,263,000
Profile photo of Hossein Ensan de
Hossein Ensan
3,075,000
496,000
496,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Slaven Popov bg
Slaven Popov
2,695,000
-705,000
-705,000
Profile photo of Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
2,290,000
-110,000
-110,000
Profile photo of Ji Zhang de
Ji Zhang
2,285,000
-382,000
-382,000
Profile photo of Pawel Brzeski pl
Pawel Brzeski
1,980,000
16,000
16,000
Profile photo of Kiryl Radzivonau by
Kiryl Radzivonau
1,860,000
-733,000
-733,000
Profile photo of Mikhail Rudoy ru
Mikhail Rudoy
1,815,000
315,000
315,000
Profile photo of Maximilian Senft at
Maximilian Senft
1,795,000
844,000
844,000
Profile photo of Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
1,705,000
-332,000
-332,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
1,570,000
-52,000
-52,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Andre Lettau de
Andre Lettau
1,535,000
479,000
479,000
Profile photo of Andrey Shatilov ru
Andrey Shatilov
1,390,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Sergei Popov ru
Sergei Popov
1,255,000
105,000
105,000
Profile photo of Robert Schulz de
Robert Schulz
1,240,000
390,000
390,000
Profile photo of Samuel Phillips us
Samuel Phillips
1,045,000
446,000
446,000
Profile photo of Mark Wagstaff gb
Mark Wagstaff
990,000
-570,000
-570,000
Profile photo of Gerald Karlic at
Gerald Karlic
955,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Thomas Hueber at
Thomas Hueber
945,000
92,000
92,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Nicolas-Teboul fr
Benjamin Nicolas-Teboul
735,000
96,000
96,000
Profile photo of John Andress us
John Andress
710,000
10,000
10,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Mathieu Clavet ca
Mathieu Clavet
575,000
-145,000
-145,000
Profile photo of Nick Rampone us
Nick Rampone
520,000
-521,000
-521,000

Van Gils Eliminated

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Pieter van Gils
Pieter van Gils

Pieter van Gils had his stack chopped down not long ago when he lost with the dreaded jacks so he must have been mightily relieved to look down and see {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} get the money in and find a call. Surely he was even happier to see he hadn’t run into aces but was up against the {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} of Gerald Karlic.

His smile lasted less than a minute and he rapped the table as the flop {10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs} shot Karlic into the lead with a flopped set. The turn {10-Clubs} and river {7-Clubs} blanked and in short order van Gils headed for the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gerald Karlic at
Gerald Karlic
860,000
460,000
460,000
Profile photo of Pieter Van Gils nl
Pieter Van Gils
Busted

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Vlad Impaled

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Vladimir Novitckii
Vladimir Novitckii

On the turn of a {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{8-Clubs} board Vladimir Novitckii moved all in for around 650,000 over the top of a 90,000 bet from Andrea Dato. The Italian thought briefly and made the call with {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}, Novitckii showed {K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

The river was the {Q-Spades} - which changed nothing and the Russian was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
2,400,000
600,000
600,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Novitckii ru
Vladimir Novitckii
Busted

Tags: Andrea DatoVladimir Novitckii

Andress Doubles Up

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

John Adress shoved for 350,000 from under-the-gun, Gerald Karlic got a count in the big blind and then made the call.

Andress: {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}
Karlic: {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades} - Karlic mischievously pointed to the five, knowing a fourth would mean his kicker would play. Adress smiled.

The river was the {K-Spades} and Andress doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Andress us
John Andress
700,000
311,000
311,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Gerald Karlic at
Gerald Karlic
400,000
-178,000
-178,000

Tags: John AndressGerald Karlic

It's a Fair Kop

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Piotr Sowinski
Piotr Sowinski

Piotr Sowinski raised to 65,000 preflop and Markku Koplimaa moved all in for about 400,000. Sowinski called instantly and turned over {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}.

"Whoa, what a rush, ace-king, ace-king, kings..." said Koplimaa stating Sowinski's last three hands.

Koplimaa turned over {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}.

The board came {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{8-Clubs}{K-Clubs} and Sowinski found his two-outer after Koplimaa had hit a three-outer. The Polish player is now on around 4 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Piotr Sowinski pl
Piotr Sowinski
4,000,000
1,125,000
1,125,000
Profile photo of Markku Koplimaa ee
Markku Koplimaa
Busted

Tags: Markku KoplimaaPiotr Sowinski

Clavet Doubles

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Pieter van Gils opened for 60,000 and saw Piotr Sowinski raise it up to 175,000. From the button Mathieu Clavet moved all in for 343,000. Van Gils re-shoved and Sowinski folded.

Cards on their backs and Clavet had {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts} and it could have been worse as van Gils tabled {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}.

The board ran out {4-Spades}{7-Hearts}{k-Spades}{a-Spades}{k-Hearts} and Clavet got a double up at the expense of van Gils.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mathieu Clavet ca
Mathieu Clavet
720,000
438,000
438,000
Profile photo of Pieter Van Gils nl
Pieter Van Gils
520,000
-343,000
-343,000

Tags: Mathieu ClavetRobin van Gils

Rudoy On Wrong End Of Big Pot

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

The flop read {4-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Slaven Popov bet 75,000. Mikhail Rudoy in the big blind came out with a check-raise to 185,000. Popov made the call and they saw a turn card {10-Spades}. Rudoy led out for 350,000 and Popov again made the call.

The river was the {3-Spades} and now Rudoy checked. A bet of 685,000 from Popov wasn’t met with a check-raise this time; it was met with a long tank and a sigh-fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Slaven Popov bg
Slaven Popov
4,200,000
770,000
770,000
Profile photo of Mikhail Rudoy ru
Mikhail Rudoy
1,500,000
-640,000
-640,000

Tags: Sergei PopovMikhail Rudoy