Stuart McDonald Eliminated

Australia's Stuart McDonald, who finished 16th in the EPT12 Barcelona Main Event for €61,800, has been eliminated from the tournament. According to McDonald, a player had opened to 700 and a loose player had three-bet to 1,700 in middle position when he found in the small blind. The Australian opted to call with a stack of 21,000 and the initial raiser called as well.

After two checks on an flop with two clubs, the reraiser bet 2,800 and McDonald was the sole caller. On the turn, McDonald check-called 4,500. The river was a blank and McDonald was put to the test for his last 12,000.