2011 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€850,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,055,000
Entries
811
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Play Suspended

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Nobody is able or willing to give us more information about what the issue is, but final-table play has been suspended. The tight-lipped producer would only admit a "technical glitch" of some manner.

After about 15-20 minutes of a back-room discussion, the floor staff and production team returned to the table and dismissed the players. We're on an impromptu break of unknown length, and that's really all the information we have right now.

We're still digging, though...

What's Going On?

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

The action has been paused for at least five minutes, probably closer to ten. We're not sure exactly what the issue is, and the players have begun to look around with a bit of impatient confusion as well.

We hope to be back playing cards soon; these delays are really mounting considering the already-late starting time.

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

Gomila Fires Big on River

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Eugene Katchalov check-called a bet on the {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} flop from Tomeu Gomila before the {3-Clubs} landed on the turn. Katchalov checked again and Gomila fired 150,000. Katchalov called.

The river was the {K-Diamonds} to pair the board and Katchalov checked. Gomila fired a much larger 800,000 and sent Katchalov into the tank. After a few minutes, he folded and Gomila won the pot.

Tags: Tomeu GomilaEugene Katchalov

Dragan Fires in Thee-Way Pot

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Welcome to the game Dragan Kostic. He took a flop with Saar Wilf and Eugene Katchalov after the latter had raised to 110,00. It came {5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Katchalov ducked out of the way when Wilf bet 225,000.

Kostic called and then he picked up the betting reigns with a 350,000 bet on the {2-Spades} turn. It did the job as Wilf folded.

Tags: Dragan Kostic. Saar WilfEugene Katchalov

No Laying Down This Time

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Eugene Katchalov raised to 110,000 to open the pot from late position, and Raul Mestre three-bet to 275,000 from the blinds. Katchalov put in the fourth bet, sliding out what looked like 675,000. Mestre spent a while thinking it over, but he eventually surrendered his cards into the muck to let Katchalov take this one, recouping some of those losses from their last encounter.

Tags: Eugene KatchalovRaul Mestre

Katchalov Lays It Down

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Raul Mestre raised to 110,000 to start things off and then action folded to Saar Wilf on the button. He flat-called and then play moved over to Eugene Katchalov in the big blind. Katchalov three-bet to 360,000. Mestre made the call and then Wilf came along as well.

The flop fell {K-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and Katchalov bet 550,000. Mestre raised to 1.1 million and Wilf folded. Katchalov tanked for a couple of minutes and then gave it up, letting Mestre take this one down.

Tags: Eugene KatchalovRaul MestreSaar Wilf