Two live satellite winners, Menelaos Pissarides and Fernando Garcia, were tangling with the board reading . On the river, Garcia bet 8,225, only to be met by an all in shove from the Cypriot.
Garcia agonized over his decision before flicking in the rest of his stack, about 15,000. Pissarides wasted no time in flipping over and clapped his hands in excitement. Garcia angrily flung in the muck and was out of the tournament.
Three players built a pot of about 12,000 preflop, and Jorma Nuutinen bet 4,000 from the big blind on the flop. Andrew Moreno called on the button. The turn was an and Nuutinen kept the aggression coming with 9,000. Again, Moreno called. On the river, Nuutinen put in his remaining 19,225.
This gave Moreno serious pause. He thought things over for a couple of minutes, as the shove was for most of his own stack — he'd have about 10,000 if he called and lost. Finally, he splashed in a call.
Nuutinen slapped down for an airball. Moreno showed .
EPT13 Barcelona winner Sebastian Malec has joined in his quest to repeat his performance last year when he conquered a 1,785-strong field. Malec cashed an astonishing €1,122,800 and instantly became a recognizable face on the circuit.
The Pole found himself in a substantial pot right away against Bart Kuiper. Kuiper, who was seated under the gun, bet a little over 10,000 on a board, a substantial bet in relation to the pot. Malec spent nearly four minutes thinking, using his fingers to count the combo's, before flicking in a single chip to call.
Kuiper showed for busted straight and flush draws, and Malec scooped up the pot with .