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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Trond triples; Luca leaves
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Norwegian could


Short-stacked Trond Manger said he needed an early double up on the feature table. He's done better than that - TRIPLING up and is now on a much healthier 30,000 or so chips.


He looked down to find 8-9 diamonds and felt this was his moment to push with his remaining 10,000 chips. On the button, Alan Otte called, only for Emile Petit to move all-in from the big blind for his remaining 28,000.


Alan folded, and Emile flipped over his A-K to Trond's 8-9.


The flop looked like a killer - A-9-4 - but a third nine on the turn made Trond trips. I left him grinning as he piled up his new, impressive-looking stack.


Phil Ivey, meanwhile, has been quiet. Too quiet!


Team PokerStars' Luca Pagano is OUT after his A-Q ran into A-K



Noah "Exclusive" Boeken has just raked in a huge pot, eliminating PokerStars' Greg Hobson (DuckU) from the US. Noah raised to 3,600 only for Greg to come over the top all-in for 17,500. Noah called quickly and showed K-J suited to Greg's A-J. Flop J-9-7, but a king on the turn handed Noah the goodies. The Dutchman is now up to 55,000. On the same table, qualifier GrandBlue is up to 38,000 from his starting stack of 9,000.




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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Trond OUT, Ivey stung, Humberto OUT
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Norwegian can't



Simon Young reports:

Our heroic Norwegian Trond Manger has been eliminated from the feature table in a hand that also saw Phil Ivey lose a bundle of chips.


Our man went all in for 4,500. Ivey was keen to isolate the bet and raised to 8,000 - only for seat four to move all in.


Ivey climbed into the tank for two minutes before calling. Trond showed K-9, Ivey 8-8 and Mr Big Stack A-Q. The flop missed everyone but the river made a runner, runner flush for the A-Q.


So we lose Trond, Ivey is damaged but still on 30,000 and Mr Big Stack is now Mr Even Bigger Stack.






Humberto OUT


Team PokerStars has just lost Humberto Brenes. He was sitting on the same table as fellow team-mate Katja Thater, from Germany, and both had managed to keep most of their starting stack.


But Humberto's luck ran out when he raised to 6,000 on the button. He was put all in and - reluctantly, it has to be said - called to show K-Q against his opponent's A-7.


The flop of A-10-7 was enough to make the Costa Rican's famous moustache stand on end.


Better luck for Katja. She has eliminated a player when her 2-2 held up against K-8 on a board of 10-5-9-9-4. The bubbly blonde sits on 23,000 chips right now.



Farune (Frank Silverstein from Florida) has doubled up to 35,000 when his A-Q held up against A-8.

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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Day 2, start of level 11
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Black boosted



Level 11 (800/1600/200) is now underway. Andy Black (above) is making serene progress - up to 60,000.





Selected chip counts:



dgrimreaper: 40k




Exclusive: 45k




Farune: 16k




David Plastik: 30k




Gus Hansen: 24k




billiam cdn: 25k




Pascal Perrault: 35k




Katja: 30k




Tigerti: 20k




Shine: 22k




Babeee: 25k




Jeff Lisandro: 80k

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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Hamburger upbeat on sidelines
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Hamburger will be back



Simon Young reports:

We're down to 103 players already - and it is with no relish that I have to report we lost Jim "Downtheline" Hamburger late last night.


The PokerStars qualifier from Delray Beach, Florida, had been enjoying a good run in this, his first EPT event, when he was busted by a two-outer on the river. Ouch.


But our Jim, who qualified in the $475 satellite (and who has been to the last two WSOP thanks to PokerStars, as well as winning $148,000 in a Sunday tournament last year), is determined to come back for more and will be trying to qualify for the Austrian EPT in Baden when he gets home. There he owns a boutique and, of course, enjoys the Florida sunshine. If only he had brought some with him to damp Spain!



"I've had a great time. Sadly the cards did not really fall for me here. When I did hit some good cards I often had to lay them down. I really do recommend that all PokerStars players try and qualify for these events - the tournament, accommodation and meeting the other players is terrific."



He'll be heading back across the Atlantic and hitting the internet and playing live at the Hard Rock Casino, where he specialises in multi-table tournaments.

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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Dgrimreaper doubles; but Katja OUT
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Grim grinning


We have 91 players left, and at least one of them is full of the joys of life - Dgrimreaper has just doubled up to 73k. In the BB he was raised to 8k, raised to 16k and was called.


The flop came all rags, Grim checks, and is set all-in. He calls - with A-A vs K-J....




Katja OUT


Team PokerStars has lost its last remaining hope, with Katja Thater (above) being eliminated. With about 30,000 behind her, she moved all in pre-flop with A-J to be called in a flash by a player with A-A.


The flop came 4-Q-4, no help, but the turn brought a K giving Katja an outside chance of catching a straight. The river was a blank, and Katja was heading for the exit.

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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Day 2 - down and up
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Adam in half


PokerStars qualifier Adam Stoneham from the UK is down to 22,000 from his starting position of 42,600. He needs to pick up a hand fast, but with the Great Dane Gus Hansen sitting next to him, it won't be easy to get it through.



David Lundberg from Sweden started the day with 23,000 and lost some small pots. But now he is up to 33,000 after winning a fight with Juha Helppi. Our man's K-Qs held up against Juha's 4-4 when the board double paired with 8-7-7-8-9.

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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Day 2 - French resistance
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David the goliath


Zut alors! Our favourite Frenchman Dlopt (David Layani) is building a mountain of chips, and now peeks from behind a stack of more than 200,000.


A lot of the good work was done a moment ago on a complete bluff. He raised pre-flop to 4,000, only to be re-raised to 12,000. Dlopt asked for his opponent to show his remaining stack, and then called.


The flop came 2-5-10 rainbow and the other player bet 23,000. Dlopt went to raise but accidentally put in 25,000, resulting in a call.


The turn came a J, which his opponent checked, leaving Dlopt to move all in. After a bit of a dwell, mateboy folded - and our hero showed his monster 6-7 of spades. Don't take on the French Resistance.




Growing lad


Another player on the move is Stephen Pearce, who started today on 7,000, but is now on 107,000. Born in the UK he now lives in Portugal and clearly finds some magic here in Barcelona, where last year he won the 1,000 euro no-limit tournament, and this year he scooped the 500 euro no-limit title. Will the EPT be next?

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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Day 2 - Dlopt up, but Babeee's OUT
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Dlopt river joy


The remaining 86 players have just returned from their well-deserved dinner break.


About ten PokerStars qualifiers remain, and Dlopt (David Layani) has won another big pot, moving up to an ominous 230,000. He limped pre-flop with 6-6, finding one opponent on a flop of 2-2-10 with two spades.


All the money went in, with his opponent holding the A-5 of spades. The turn was 4 of spades making the flush, but the river was a third 2, giving our man the full house.




Bye bye Babeee


No such luck for Babeee (Anne Schoendorff). After a topsy-turvy evening, she has finally crashed. With a raise of 5,500 before her, she moved all in for her remaining 28,400 chips with A-K. Jeff Lisandro came over the top of her with Q-Q and there was another caller holding A-Q. The board was 9-4-8-9-5, helping no-one but Lisandro, the Italian who came 17th in the WSOP main event this year, now sits pretty.

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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Vive La France!
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Dlopt joins the big boys



Dlopt, now on about 200,000 has joined a table where blood will surely soon be spilt. With his are the UK's Julian Gardner (150,000), Gus Hanson (90,000) and Noah Boeken (85,000).


There are now 63 players left, and we are fast approaching the first cash position of 45.




Jorgen bullies Ivey


Back at the feature table, where Phil Ivey is starting to look menacing and like a tiger has crept up unnoticed to 65,000. But the hero of the hour under the TV lights is our Norwegian qualifier Jorgen Kjerkol.


Starting the day on little under 12,000 he told how he needed to make a move - and make it fast. Well, he's now up to more than 60,000 and starting to play good, aggressive poker.


Here's an example of two successive hands just after the blinds went up to 1500/3000 with a running ante of 300.
Jorgen is on the big blind and calls a 6,000 bet. The flop of Q-Q-2 sees our man lead out with 10,000 to win the pot. The very next hand is folded around to Jorgen in the small blind, he calls and Phil Ivey checks. The flop comes 10-4-9 and Jorgen bets 6,000. It's too much for Ivey and the Norwegian scoops another pot.


He seems to be enjoying his time in the spotlight.




Farune OUT


PokerStars qualifier Farune is OUT in 67th. In a four-way unraised pot the flop came three clubs. It is checked round and Farune moves in with his remaining 17,000 holding the seven of clubs. He gets one caller holding the ten of clubs. They both made the flush on the river, but Farune was outgunned.



Jeff Lisandro now seems to be chip leader on about 270,000. He raised to 10,000 pre-flop and got reraised to 30,000. He called, the flop came 10-8-8, his opponent bets 30,000 and Jeff moves all in to force his opponent off the pot. He claimed to have J-J - but did not show.

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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Dlopt floors Hansen
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Dlopt shoves Hansen out the door


Frenchman Dlopt (David Layani) has gone into orbit.


First he knocked OUT Gus Hansen to move on to 320,000, and moments later busted another player to make his stack about 450,000 and clear chip leader.


The charging PokerStars qualifier had got into a battle of the blinds with Hansen. More of a war, as it turned out. It was folded around to Dlopt on the small blind, and he called, only for Gus to raise by 11,000.


Dlopt re-raised another 11,000.


Gus, not noted for being shy about these things, re-re-raised all in for his remaining 90,000 or so. Dlopt called like a shot and showed K-K, while Gus had one of his odd ones, Qd-10h.


The flop was As-Kd-9d, giving our man a set, but Gus a straight draw. Turn was 10d giving Gus the straight flush draw but the river came 6s. Exit the Dane.


Then another monster for Dlopt. He got all in pre-flop with another player with 10-10. His opponent had K-J and Dlopt looked to be taking a hit when the flop came 8-J-3. But he hit another 10 on the turn to rake in another 130,000.



Is there no stopping this man?

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