2010 PokerStars.net EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€825,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,790,000
Entries
758
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

ElkY Doubles up Through Kenny

We caught the action very late in the hand and the board was {a-Hearts} {j-Spades} {5-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {8-Spades}. There was a pile of chips in the middle and Bryn Kenny had just checked to Team Pokerstars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier who shoved for his remaining 60,000. Kenny made the call and Grospellier turned over {k-Spades} {2-Spades} for the flush and Kenny mucked his hand.

Kenny ~ 676,000

Grospellier ~ 177,000

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierElkyBryn Kenny

Leaking Rufas

Luis Rufas seems happy to play every single hand he is dealt but it is costing him a fair amount of chips in doing so.

He raised to 15,500 from the button, only to fold when Marc Naalden made it 46,000 to play.

Rufus is now down to around 420,000, still plenty of chips but more than 80,000 less than he started the day with.

Tags: Luis RufasMarc Naalden

Surinder Sunar Has Been Eliminated

Surinder Sunar recently cashed in EPT Vienna and he has achieved the same feat this time but has not run as deep.

Sunar opened with a raise under the gun to 16,000 and Zachary Korik to his immediate left three-bet to 50,000 and Sunar who had 75,000 behind just called. Even before the flop was dealt Korik had a pile of chips in his hand ready to put Sunar all-in should he check. The flop was {5-Spades} {a-Spades} {3-Clubs} and Sunar instead pushed all-in and Korik did go through with his threat and made the call.

Sunar: {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}

Korik: {a-Hearts} {q-Diamonds}

Turn {k-Hearts} and river {7-Hearts} did not help Sunar.

Tags: Surinder SunarZachary Korik

Korik Calls Clock on Himself!

Zachary Korik could have started a new craze in poker, calling the clock on himself when facing an decision that would have cost him around half of his stack.

With 90,000 chips already in the pot, Korik checked, which opened the door for Bryan Pellegrino to move all-in for around 160,000 chips. Korik sat squirming in his seat for a couple of minutes before asking his table mates to call the clock on him.

They all refused so Koric called the clock on himself, giving himself a minute to make his decision. Tournament Director, Thomas Kremser stood behind him and was about to start the timer but Koric finally made his decision, and that was fold.

Pellegrino is now standing on 240,000 chips

Tags: Zachary KorikBryan Pellegrino

Mortensen Mortal

Carlos Mortensen
Carlos Mortensen

2001 World Champion Carlos Mortensen will not become a triple crown winner this time around - he is out of the running after getting his tiny stack in with a dominated hand.

Mortensen: {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Tomer Berda: {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Board: {j-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} (brief pause as the TV guys realised that Mortensen was all in and hurrued over to film) {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

Berda, who also possesses a WSOP bracelet of his own after taking down the $2,500 NLH event this summer, is up to 300,000.

Tags: Carlos MortensenTomer Berda

Lind Binned

Bryn Kenney is making a new assault on the top of the chip counts - he's just knocked out Oskar Lind. Lind open-shoved from the button with {a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} but Kenney made the call from the big blind with {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and promptly spiked on the {10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades}{6-Spades} board.

Tags: Oskar LindBryn Kenney

Bovyn's Cud Chewed

Marc Naalden
Marc Naalden

Marc Naalden had a spot of good fortune and Sebastien Bovyn a disaster. Bovyn was all in preflop with {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}, well ahead of Naalden's {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} - but the board ran out {k-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{3-Spades} and put an end to Bovyn's tournament run.

The popular Dutch WSOP bracelet winner is up to 430,000.

Tags: Marc NaaldenSebastien Bovyn