2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Barcelona

�5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
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

In the Money! But Busted...

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Kent Lundmark se
Kent Lundmark
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Juan Pablo Gossn ar
Juan Pablo Gossn
Busted
Luciana Manolea ro
Luciana Manolea
Busted
Mateusz Koczwara pl
Mateusz Koczwara
Busted
Norbert Szecsi hu
Norbert Szecsi
Busted
Hisashi Inamura jp
Hisashi Inamura
Busted
Enri Orav ee
Enri Orav
Busted
Paul Vas Nunes gb
Paul Vas Nunes
Busted
Santiago Parra Garcia es
Santiago Parra Garcia
Busted
Georges Sultanem lb
Georges Sultanem
Busted
Idan Raviv il
Idan Raviv
Busted
Adrew Hinrichsen au
Adrew Hinrichsen
Busted
Oliver Berman za
Oliver Berman
Busted
Oliver Price gb
Oliver Price
Busted
Pascal Pflock de
Pascal Pflock
Busted
Julia Vassort ad
Julia Vassort
Busted
Michel Dattani pt
Michel Dattani
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Nikolai Babin ru
Nikolai Babin
Busted
Nick Wong hk
Nick Wong
Busted
Jessy Marillaud fr
Jessy Marillaud
Busted
Patryk Poterek pl
Patryk Poterek
Busted
Paul-Francois Tedeschi fr
Paul-Francois Tedeschi
Busted
Yves Boschetti ch
Yves Boschetti
Busted
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
Busted
Patryk Slusarek pl
Patryk Slusarek
Busted

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Satellite To the Money

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
David Lappin
David Lappin

There were many players who satellited into the Main Event and one of them was David Lappin. As the bubble burst he told PokerNews that it cost him just �4.20 to win his seat in Barcelona and he will now walk away with at least �8,050. Not a bad return on investment.

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Farrell Falls

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Niall Farrell had lost most of his stack a few hands before the bubble and now that he and the rest of the players were in the money he shoved over the top of a Mike McDonald open and got a call. Farrell showed {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and McDonald the {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Farrell was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

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Bubble Carnage as Six All-In Hands Deliver Multiple Exits

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

A remarkable turn of events as six all-in situations led to some serious complications for the bubble and the tournament.

On the first table, Francois-Charles Scapula and Daniel Studer were all in and at risk against former World Series of Poker November Niner Sylvain Loosli, who called covering both players.

Scapula had the {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs}, Studer the {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}, and Loosli the {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}. The board came {J-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{7-Clubs}, allowing for Loosli to win the pot and eliminate both short stacks, but this is where things got interesting.

There was some confusion as to who was the shortest of the two stacks, but it was eventually confirmed that Scapula had just 1,000 more than Studer.

On the next table to run out an all-in hand, Farid Chati was all in on an {A-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}{J-Spades} board against former EPT winner Martin Finger. Chati turned over the {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts} for a king-high flush, but Finger flipped over the {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for a straight flush to the astonishment from all surrounding the table. That meant after two of the six showdowns, three players had been eliminated.

The third table saw Randal Flowers all in with the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}. His mood had been brightened by the fact that several players had already been knocked out, guaranteeing the American some sort of prize. Philippe D'Auteuil was the one who had made the call his {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}.

The flop came {K-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, and Flowers said, "I'll take two hearts," but the turn was the {2-Spades} and the river was the {3-Spades}. That meant a fourth elimination was confirmed, with more all-in situations to play out.

The next two all-in hands �� both on different tables �� saw double ups for the short stacks, leaving just one more to go.

Pawel Brzeski had put Richard Dubini at risk and Dubini called it off, but he had an agonizing wait while all of the other hands played out. Eventually, he was able to turn his cards over and see what he was up against, and when that time came he saw his {q-Hearts}{q-Spades} against the {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} for Brzeski.

The final board was {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Dubini joined the other players eliminated on the bubble.

As it stands, five players were eliminated on the bubble, but with two of them coming from the same table, it's a very unique situation as to who would get what. The bubble was to receive a guitar and $5,300 seat in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $10,000,000 guaranteed event in Florida this week, so the tournament staff was left to sort out the mess.

It was decided that the five players would take the money from the first four in-the-money spots (�8,050 times four for �32,200) and divide it evenly amongst them, taking �6,440 each. Then the five will be play a sit-n-go for the guitar and the $5,300 seat. This ruling has raised a bit of question because it is ignoring the "bigger chip stack" rule that applies to situations in which two players bust from the table table on the bubble or in the money. Accordingly to the rule, the player with the largest stack would receive the highest finishing position.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Studer ch
Daniel Studer
Busted
Francois-Charles Scapula fr
Francois-Charles Scapula
Busted
Farid Chati nl
Farid Chati
Busted
Randal Flowers us
Randal Flowers
Busted
Richard Dubini ar
Richard Dubini
Busted

Tags: BubbleFarid ChatiMartin FingerRandal FlowersPhilippe D'AuteuilFrancois-Charles ScapulaDaniel StuderSylvain LoosliPawel BrzeskiRichard Dubini

Multiple All-In Pots

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

There are currently multiple all-in pots right now during hand-for-hand play. Once all hands have played out, PokerNews will post all details for you.

Karabakhtcian Bubbles the Bubble

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The cameras were all around Table 2 where the board read {4-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}. Gaik Karabakhtcian was all in and looking apprehensive whereas former PCA champion Dimitar Danchev simply looked bored of the entire situation.

Karabakhtcian turned over {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts} but Danchev quickly flipped {7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for the winning trips to end the agony of the Russian. Just 240 players are left now,

Player Chips Progress
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
340,000
76,700
76,700
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Gaik Karabakhtcian ru
Gaik Karabakhtcian
Busted

The Bubble Gets A Guitar (and a $5,300 Ticket to the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open)

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Of the 1,496 players who signed up only 239 will finish in the money, leaving the remainder to reflect somberly on a first near-miss of the season, to the cheers of those left behind.

But it might not be such bitter blow for the bubble boy this time around as there's a consolation treat in store, which may strike a soothing chord (that's a pun which will become obvious in just a second).

The bubble boy today will not in fact leave empty handed, but will instead receive a custom guitar courtesy of the Seminole Hard Rock in Florida which this month stages their Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open with a $10m guarantee, all in association with PokerStars.

This will be something of a special event, beamed live from Ft Lauderdale by the team behind EPTLive, who'll be heading on a road trip across the pond of sorts to bring their award winning coverage to poker fans around the world.

But the organisers generosity extends beyond a few strings to pluck. The bubble player today will also receive a seat in this Seminole event, a ticket worth $5,300 and a short that that enormous prize pool. In fact, it's been scientifically proven* that the best cure for bubbling an EPT is to win a very big prize next time round in a tournament you got into for free.

You can find out more about the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open here, including how you too can play. For now we await the identity of the EPTs unofficial envoy. It kicks off on August 28 with the first of three starting days. Watch it all on EPTLive.

Hand-for-Hand

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The number of players left is now reckoned to be 242, meaning we're going to hand-for-hand play now. 239 players get paid.

Olof Haglund Eliminated

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Olof Haglund
Olof Haglund

2013 EPT London's third place finisher (��427,564) Olof Haglund has just been eliminated.

When we arrived at his table, he already had all of his chips in the middle from the small blind. The decision was on Italian player [Removed:40] who needed to add 35,000, with already a total pot of 24,000.

After minutes of thinking, Vitagliano made the call. Haglund had {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}, and saw Vitagliano show {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}.

Though Haglund was in front, he got up from his seat like he already knew what was coming.

And indeed, the {A-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds} was terrible for Haglund. The {Q-Hearts} on the turn gave Haglund some recovering outs, but the {10-Spades} on the river was a blank and Haglund made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:40] it
[Removed:40]
204,000
59,700
59,700
Olof Haglund se
Olof Haglund
Busted

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Swieboda Eliminated

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Gediminas Kareckas has more than doubled up after a three-way all in. He was all in with {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}, Bartlomiej Swieboda was all-in for less holding {9-Spades}{9-Hearts} while Raymond Baker called both shoves with {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}. The board came {4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{7-Hearts} and Swieboda was knocked out.

The bubble is looming.

Player Chips Progress
Bartlomiej Swieboda pl
Bartlomiej Swieboda
Busted