2008 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw

EPT Polish Open Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€367,141
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,400
Prize Pool
€1,172,973
Entries
217
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000

Delayed Return from Dinner Break

We hopped downstairs all fresh and ready to report-- only the players appear to have vanished! None of our final three are anywhere to be found at the moment (though Dario Minieri was recently sighted in the hotel restaurant). Though many in the media would like to start blinding them off, we'll remain in a holding pattern until they reappear.

Barbosa Can't Bluff Behling

Nico Behling opened for 33,000 and Joao Barbosa called from the small blind. The flop was {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts} {3-Clubs} and both players checked. The turn came the {6-Diamonds}. Barbosa fired out 45,000 and Behling called. Both players checked the {2-Clubs} on the river.

Barbosa showed {9-Spades} {10-Spades} for nothing but air and Behling took it down with {A-Hearts} {5-Clubs}.

Tags: Joao BarbosaNico Behling

Behling Shows Bluff

Barbosa, who'd been quiet for a few hands and allowed Minieri and Behling to fight over the blinds, raised to 34,000 from the button, but passed when Behling made it 110,000 from the big blind. Behling showed {2-Spades} {7-Spades}, to a smattering of rail applause.

Tags: Nico Behling

Behling Makes a Flush

Blind on blind with Minieri limping in from the small and Behling checking in the big again, they saw and checked an {A-Hearts} {10-Spades} {A-Spades} flop. Minieri bet out a just-more-than-minimum 14,000 on the {2-Clubs} turn which Behling called, and they saw a {7-Spades} river. Minieri checked, Behling bet a bigger-than-pot 84,000 and Minieri called -- but mucked when Behling turned over {9-Spades} {4-Spades} for the flush.

Tags: Dario MinieriNico Behling

Behling Doubles Through Barbosa

Nico Behling and Joao Barbosa made it to an {8-Hearts} {A-Clubs} {2-Clubs} flop; Behling bet out 50,000 and Barbosa called. Barbosa in fact called Behling down every street, 60,000 on the {2-Diamonds} turn and Behling's all in for 151,000 on the {6-Diamonds} river -- at which point Barbosa flipped over {J-Spades} {8-Spades} and Behling showed {A-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} for a full double up to around 560,000.

Barbosa still on a massive 1.2 million.

Tags: Joao BarbosaNico Behling

Atanas Gueorguiev Eliminated in 4th Place (€87,973)

Atanas Gueorguiev opened for 34,000 and Joao Barbosa called on the button. The flop came down {K-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {3-Clubs}. Gueorguiev checked, Barbosa bet 35,000, Gueorguiev moved all in and Barbosa called.

Gueorguiev {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs}
Barbosa {K-Spades} {Q-Spades}

Though Gueorguiev had his opponent dominated and the turn was a safe-looking {9-Hearts}, the {Q-Hearts} cruelly spiked on the river, making Barbosa two pair and eliminating Gueorguiev. He'll take home €87,973 for his performance here in Warsaw.

Tags: Atanas GueorguievJoao Barbosa

Barbosa Takes One off Minieri

Joao Barbosa completed the small blind, Dario Minieri made it an additional 31,000 to go and Barbosa called.

The flop was {10-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} and both players checked. Same store on the {4-Diamonds} that fell on the turn. The river came the {9-Clubs} and Barbosa bet 50,000. Minieri called.

Barbosa turned up {A-Hearts} {9-Hearts} for the rivered pair of nines and Minieri mucked.

Tags: Dario MinieriJoao Barbosa