Barcelona will not leave good memories for the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel who was just busted from the €10,000 High Roller event cashing €24,470. However, this will not be enough to compensate his losses, like the three buy-ins he made at the €50,000 Super High Roller, but came out empty-handed.
On his last hand of the tournament, Duhamel shoved for 270,000 from the hijack seat and was called by the Frenchman Jean-Noel Thorel on the button.
Duhamel:
Thorel:
Duhamel's kings were in the lead, but not for long as the flop went pairing both of Thorel's cards. Duhamel was in need for another king or a ten to survive, but both turn and river bricked eliminating Duhamel from the tournament in tenth place.
The remaining nine players are now down to the "unofficial" final table and only one bust out short of the official one.
From the hijack seat, Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 25,000. Play then folded to Stanislav Labutkin in the big blind and he reraised to 101,000. Lichtenberger moved all in for about 250,000 and Labutkin called.
Labutkin:
Lichtenberger:
The flop put Labutkin in the lead when the fell. The turn was the and Lichtenberger added a few more outs to a chop. The river was the and Labutkin had won the pot. Lichtenberger was eliminated and finished in 11th place for €24,470.
From the button, Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel raised to 24,000 and Jean-Noel Thorel called from the big blind. The flop came down and both players checked.
The turn was the and both players checked again to see the land on the river. Thorel bet 53,000 and Duhamel called.
Thorel tabled the for trip aces and Duhamel mucked.
Out of the cutoff seat, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raised to 25,000. Alex Bilokur called from the big blind and the flop came down . Both players checked and the turn was the . Bilokur led for 35,000 and Grospellier called.
The river was the to pair and complete the board. Bilokur bet 53,000 and Grospellier made the call.
Bilokur showed the for queen high, but Grospellier's for ace high was the winner.
The shortest stack in the tournament, Russia's Gurgen Melkonyan eventually shoved his remaining 213,000 chips from the button and was called by Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier in the big blind.
Melkonyan:
Grospellier:
The dealer opened pairing ElkY's queen and leaving very little chance for the Russian to double up. The on the turn kept Melkonyan's hopes alive, but the on the river wasn't what he needed and the Russian hit the rail.
From under the gun, Alex Bilokur raised to 24,000. His only customer was Jean-Noel Thorel who made the call from the small blind. From there, the dealer ran out the flop and both players checked to see the pair the board on the turn. Thorel fired 27,000, but Bilokur wanted to raise it up and made it 59,000 to go. After a little bit of thought, Thorel folded the face up and Bilokur won the pot.
Joao Vieira raised on the button to 24,000 and found calls from Alex Bilokur in the small blind and Gurgen Melkonyan in the big blind. The flop came down and action checked to Vieira. He fired 42,000 and both of his opponents folded.
On the first hand of the tournament, Kristijonas Andrulis raised to 24,000 from under the gun and Laurent Polito called from the small blind. The flop came down and Polito check-raised Andrulis's continuation bet of 18,000 to 55,000. Andrulis made the call.
The came on the turn and Polito checked. Andrulis fired 57,000 and Polito made the call to see the on the river. Both players then checked.
Polito showed the for a set of fours and beat the for Andrulis. Polito won the pot and moved to over 800,000 in chips, which put him into the lead.
Cards are in the air here at the Casino Barcelona. There's no telling how long it will take, but we will have a €10,000 High Roller winner before the end of the night/early morning.
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pairing both of Thorel's cards. Duhamel was in need for another king or a ten to survive, but both 
turn and 
river bricked eliminating Duhamel from the tournament in tenth place.
fell. The turn was the 
and Lichtenberger added a few more outs to a chop. The river was the 
and Labutkin had won the pot. Lichtenberger was eliminated and finished in 11th place for €24,470.
and both players checked.
and both players checked again to see the 
land on the river. Thorel bet 53,000 and Duhamel called.
for trip aces and Duhamel mucked.
. Both players checked and the turn was the 
. Bilokur led for 35,000 and Grospellier called.
to pair and complete the board. Bilokur bet 53,000 and Grospellier made the call.
for queen high, but Grospellier's 
on the turn kept Melkonyan's hopes alive, but the 
pair the board on the turn. Thorel fired 27,000, but Bilokur wanted to raise it up and made it 59,000 to go. After a little bit of thought, Thorel folded the 
face up and Bilokur won the pot.
and action checked to Vieira. He fired 42,000 and both of his opponents folded.
and Polito check-raised Andrulis's continuation bet of 18,000 to 55,000. Andrulis made the call.
came on the turn and Polito checked. Andrulis fired 57,000 and Polito made the call to see the 
