2010 PokerStars.net EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Romanello Dodges Bullets, Or Does He?

Roberto Romanello
Roberto Romanello

Roberto Romanello has just been involved in big hand that saw him go into the tank for over five minutes.

We joined the hand Romanello being heads up with his opponent on a flop reading {8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and there being around 13,000 already in the pot. Romanello checked but his opponent moved all in for what turned out to be 22,850 chips!

This overbet really perplexed Romanello who quickly asked, "why so much?" and when he got no answer he simply asked again, "why so much?"

"No reason" came the reply

This sent Romanello into the tank, when I say tank it is really Romanello's own version of the tank, which basically means he sits back and grills his opponent, trying his hardest to pick up on any clues.

"Will you show if I pass?" questioned the Welshman, "I promise to show one card," said his opponent.

Romanello sat back in his chair again before announcing, "I think I'm beat now."

By now quite a crowd had gathered around the table and after a total of around six minutes, Romanello folded. His opponent asked him to choose a card to show but Romanello demanded that his opponent should choose one. After looking at his holecards, his opponent revealed the {a-Diamonds}

Romanello then offered the player all the money in his left-hand pocket if he could turn over his second card and it not be another ace. His opponent refused, stating he didn't want his money, before mucking his hand. If he is to be believed, Romanello folded a pair of jacks.

Tags: Roberto Romanello