2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info

2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
€942,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,984,900
Entries
1,230
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Kurko Cracks Aces to Take the Chip Lead

Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Kimmo Kurko
Kimmo Kurko

After looking down at the {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}, chip leader Kresten Nielsen opened for 435,000 in the cutoff and must have been loving it when Kimmo Kurko shoved from the small blind for 4.51 million. The big blind folded and Nielson quickly called. Needless to say, Kurko was in trouble with the {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}.

Nielsen clapped his hands together and began to celebrate with his friends on the rail, but he got gravely serious when the {9-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop gave Kurko a plethora of outs. A queen, jack and ten would give Kurko the lead, and while he didn't get it on the {3-Diamonds} turn, he did when the {10-Hearts} rolled off on the river.

Kurko let a huge smile creep across his face while he momentarily took off his gold sparkly fedora. Meanwhile, Nielsen looked understandably frustrated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kimmo Kurko fi
Kimmo Kurko
9,370,000
3,950,000
3,950,000
Profile photo of Kresten Nielsen
Kresten Nielsen
8,700,000
-4,245,000
-4,245,000

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