2009 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€8,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event
Day: 1b
The flop came down . The big blind took his time and then fired out 3,500. Smith called behind.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
The river was the and both players checked again.
The big blind showed first and revealed for the nut flush. Smith showed the same hand, but a different suit with the . Unfortunately for him though, his opponent backed into a diamond flush and he dropped to 36,500 chips.
Samer Rahman - 55,000
Sandra Naujoks - 53,000
Justin "BoostedJ" Smith - 43,000
Noah Boeken - 21,500
Fatima Moreira de Melo - 20,000
Justin Young - 11,000
David Williams - 7,000
The big blind bet out 1,300 on the turn, which Kabbaj called; they proceeded to the river, and this time both checked.
The big blind turned over for the two pair on the board with an ace kicker -- but Kabbaj had him just pipped, turning over pocket to take the pot and put him back up to 28,000.
They saw a flop, which the original raiser checked. Kang threw in 3,000, eliciting a swift and painless fold from his opponent. Kang nonchalantly flashed a pair of aces.
He's on 38,000.
Soon after Schaefer bet 8,500 on the river of a board. He was called by an upset which had been pipped by Schaefer's own .
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The turn brought the and the first player checked. Youg stayed on the gas and fired 4,100. Again, the player cocked his head towards Young and stared with his dark shades on. He then made the call.
The river was the and the player checked again. Young fired one more time, making it 7,700. The player stared and stared while Young sat motionless except for his hands playing and spinning a few chips. Finally, the player made the call and Young instantly mucked his hand. The player showed and raked in the pot.
"Nice hand." said Young. "Nice call." He is now down to 13,000 chips.