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

Former Champ Lundmark Eliminated by the Aces of Rachad

We didn't catch the hand, but we do know that the Season 7 EPT Barcelona champ, Kent Lundmark, has been eliminated from the tournament. We were able to piece together some of the details, and we do know that Lundmark called off holding {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} from the button on a board reading {8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{6-Spades}{8-Spades} after Saab Rachad had moved all in from the big blind with {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}.

Meanwhile, Bryn Kenney has been eliminated from the tournament. He is already waiting to get back in action as an alternate in today's 4:00 PM €2,000 No-Limit Hold'em side event (Event #13).

Player Chips Progress
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Kent Lundmark
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
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Bryn Kenney
Busted

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Ruthenberg Closing in on 300K

Team PokerStars Pro and Season 5 EPT Barcelona champ Sebastian Ruthenberg is primed to make another go at the title. We're not sure how he got them all, but in the last couple levels Ruthenberg has chipped up to 292,000!

Here's a look back at the Season 5 final table:

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolNumber of Payouts
€8,000619€4,952,00064
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1stSebastian RuthenbergGermany€1,361,000
2ndFintan GavinIreland€792,000
3rdDavidi KitaiBelgium€455,000
4thDaniele MazziaItaly€351,000
5thDren UkellaGermany€292,000
6thJason MercierUnited States€227,800
7thSamuel ChartierCanada€178,000
8thMartin NielsenDenmark€119,000
Player Chips Progress
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Sebastian Ruthenberg
292,000
206,000
206,000

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Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Agression Pays Off for Vamplew

At the star-packed table featuring two Team PokerStars Pros Lex Veldhuis and Daniel Negreanu as well as the 2010 UKIPT Grand Final winner David Vamplew, the latter bet 3,400 in the early position on the {J-Clubs} {K-Spades} {9-Spades} flop.

The player in the hijack seat made the call and the big blind contradicted by three-betting to 5,800. Vamplew showed no fear and four-bet to 14,900 making the player in the hijack seat fold his hand.

This put the big blind in a though spot and it took him a few minutes to finally lay down his cards. He flipped one of them showing the {K-Clubs} while Vamplew mucked both his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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David Vamplew
50,000
14,000
14,000
EPT 1X Winner

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Panev vs. Frankenberger

With 12,000 in the pot and a board reading {4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{K-Spades}{2-Spades}, Andy Frankenberger checked to Vasil Panev in the cutoff. The latter checked behind, the {3-Diamonds} was put out on the river, and both players checked once again.

Panev tabled {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts} for a pair of sevens, and it was good as Frankenberger sent his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Vasil Panev
115,000
11,000
11,000
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Andy Frankenberger
70,000
-5,000
-5,000

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Gulyy Makes Good Call

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Yuri Gulyy just made a very good river call. It was a three-way pot which had been checked around to Juha Helppi who bet 4,000, Andres Artinano Munoz check-raised to 11,500 and Gulyy opted to cold-call this bet.

Helppi thought for ages and opted to fold before the dealer put out the {5-Hearts} on the turn. Munoz now checked and Gulyy checked behind, the river was the {9-Spades} - ostensibly a blank and Munoz now led out for 15,500. Gulyy took about a minute then made the call and Munoz quickly mucked his hand, the Russian showed {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} to win the pot.

Double Up for Hille

This year's World Series of Poker final table bubble girl Elisabeth Hille from Norway has just doubled her chip stack after going all-in for 12,300 from the small blind against Russia's Roman Novoselov.

Showdown

Novoselov{4-Clubs} {4-Spades}
Hille{10-Spades} {J-Spades}

The dealer burned and turned {Q-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} giving Hille an early lead by pairing her ten. The {A-Spades} on the river even gave the Norwegian a straight draw, while the Russian was in desperate need of a four to win this pot. However, the river bricked {3-Diamonds} and Hille doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Elisabeth Hille
24,600
7,200
7,200

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