2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
€1,007,550
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,247,700
Entries
1,082
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Liviu Going Down

Ignat Liviu
Ignat Liviu

Olvedo Vincent raised to 3,600 from the early position and was called by Daniele Scatragli from Italy in the cutoff seat as well as by Sturla Olav Ertzeid Gahre from Norway on the button and Ignat Liviu in the big blind.

The four players saw the flop go {7-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} and Vincent continued with 6,200. Scatragli made the call, Gahre got out of the way and Liviu called as well.

Vincent went in for another 15,600 after the dealer flipped the {4-Clubs} on the turn. Scatragli folded and Liviu called again. Both checked the {7-Hearts} river and Vincent opened {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts} for a two pair and Liviu folded in frustration.

Player Chips Progress
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Ignat Liviu
44,500
-27,700
-27,700

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Falling Like Flies Today

Player Chips Progress
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Illia Kainov
Busted
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Dimitri Holdeew
Busted
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Sebastian Gohr
Busted
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Gilbert Diaz
Busted
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Ramin Hajiyev
Busted
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Rhynie Campbell
Busted
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Shut Dzmitry
Busted
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Sylvain Gonon
Busted
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Walid Bou-Habib
Busted
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Martin Hanowski
Busted
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Patel Hiren
Busted
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Joao Jesus
Busted
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Achille Voltolina
Busted
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Christophe Benzimra
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
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Muhammad Fareed
Busted
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Benjamin Spiehs
Busted
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Guillaume Marechal
Busted
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Daniel Dodet
Busted
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Ian Lexis Marmion
Busted
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Jonas Gjelstad
Busted
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Aliaksandr Harbatsevich
Busted
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Richard Milne
Busted
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Marc-Andre Ladouceur
Busted
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Salvatore Bonavena
Busted
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Kirill Bokovanov
Busted

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Here Comes Frankenberger

Just prior to the break, an early-position player raised to 3,000 and then called when Andy Frankenberger three-bet to 6,500 from the button. The {8-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} flop saw the early-position player check-call a bet of 6,500, and then both players checked the {10-Hearts} turn. The action repeated itself on the {7-Diamonds} river and Frankenberger tabled {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for a straight.

It was good and Frankenberger chipped up to 211,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Andy Frankenberger
211,000
141,000
141,000

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Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Up the Hille

Elizabeth Hille
Elizabeth Hille

Just before the break Norwegian Elizabeth Hille doubled her stack after going all-in for 20,800 on the button. She was called by Dzmitry Shorakh from Belarus in the hijack seat who opened {4-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} and Hille showed {A-Spades} {5-Hearts}.

The {9-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} flop put Hille in the lead with a higher pair. The {2-Clubs} on the turn and {3-Hearts} on the river were no help for Shorakh and Hille doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Elisabeth Hille
41,600
17,000
17,000

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Here Comes Robbie

Roberto Romanello's tournament has been a grind so far, never amassing the kind of stack we're so used to seeing in front of him these days. That trend might be changing as he's just doubled up through Adriaan Schaap.

The action folded to Romanello in the cut-off and he raised to 3,000, and then four-bet to 14,100 when Schaap three-bet to 8,500 from the small blind. Call.

The flop fell {j-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Romanello continued for 7,200 when his Dutch opponent checked to him. Schaap made a very quick call even though Romanello only had 6,500 behind. These chips went in on the {q-Diamonds} turn.

Schaap: {a-Spades}{q-Spades} for top pair.
Romanello: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} for top set.

The river came {4-Hearts} and the chips were shipped to Wales.

Player Chips Progress
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Roberto Romanello
54,000
22,600
22,600
EPT 1X Winner
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Adriaan Schaap
16,000
5,100
5,100

Tags: Adrian SchaapRoberto Romanello

Face Hiding Works

Yesterday we interviewed American player Dani Stern who commented on one of the players in the tournament hiding his face. You can check out the full interview in the video.

The player in question is Marcos Fernandez, a PokerStars qualifier from Spain and the face hiding seems to be working pretty well for him. He finished Day 1a with over 100,000 in chips and had just busted one of his opponents, Tomas Northug from Norway.

Northug went all-in with a pair of sevens and Fernandez made the call holding king queen. The board went {K-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {4-Spades} giving Fernandez a double up and busting Northug from the tournament

Player Chips Progress
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Tomas Northug
Busted

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