[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Dlopt touching 600k
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The French fancy


You'd have to rate PokerStars qualifier Dlopt long odds-on for at least a final-table slot now. He's on 580,000, edging Jeff Lisandro (560,000). The pair dwarf Phil Ivey, who has around 100,000 - the average is now 200k, we're at level 16 (4000/8000/800).



Roland de Wolfe is finding no takers for some fairly modest pre-flop raises, and is up to 180,000.



Julian Gardner is lurking with 200,000.

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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Kelly OUT
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Once too often...



JP Kelly has been busted in 24th place. He moved all-in for the umpteenth time and found a caller on the button. JP flipped over A-7 and looked aghast as his opponent showed K-K. The board of 4-10-9-Q-10 was no help and the man from England is out.

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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Kleiner OUT
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Gives with one hand...


We're at level 17 (5000/10000/1000), and that's as far as Michael Kleiner is going this time.
He was all-in out of early position for 48k, but found a caller in Johnny Lodden. Kleiner showed K-10o; Lodden A-Qo - but fortune favoured the underdog after a 8-6-2 flop, when a king landed on the turn, a five on the river. Kleiner doubles up, and is on 110,000.


Not for long. The next hand, Joachim Geigert raises to 40k, and Kleiner's moving all-in again. Joachim calls, showing 2-2. Now it's a coin-flip against Kleiner's A-Ko, and with a 10-10-6-3-8 board, the coin lands 'tails you lose'.

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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Dlopt accumulates
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Folding money
Johnny Lodden raises pf to 35k. Dlopt (above) calls. The flop comes K-10-3 rainbow, and Johnny bets 50k. The Frenchman raises 75k, and scoops as Lodden lets it go. Dlopt is now on 650k, Lodden 220k.

Comeback Kid?
KidPokerJD was on the floor with 13k, but hit 95k, before sliding a little to 80k. These blinds and antes bite deep.

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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Big and small
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Kid short
KidPokerJD is on 20k; Jeff Lisandro is on 770k.

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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Gardner OUT
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It is over for Gardner
Julian Gardner is out, moving all-in from the button with A-3h, called by Johnny Lodden with Q-Q in the BB. The board came 3-4-5-6-J and a 200k pot went to Lodden.

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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Ivey in front
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Ivey leads
After the re-draw for seats on the two tables, Phil Ivey finds himself on about 900,000 after doubling with a set of sixes against Dlopt's (David Layani) pocket aces.

Layani is now down to about 350,000, leaving Ivey as chip leader.

On the other table Jeff Lisandro raised 45,000 from the small blind. The big blind dwelled for an age, before time was called. He used most of the minute before folding.

Johnny Lodden (below) is on 480,000.



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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Three exits and the day's over
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Lucky 13
Play is over for the day. We are down to 13 players.

We have had two quick exits from the same table. Britain's Ian Woodley has fallen in 16th after raising to 30,000 under the gun and being met by a 90,000 volley from Kristian Ulriksen. Woodley had A-6, Ulriksen A-K and no help on the board.

Almost straight away Petri Pietila fell when he moved all in for his last 55,000 and met with a call from Jeff Lisandro and one other. The flop of 5-3-3 saw Lisandro move in with another 80,000 leaving him heads up Pietila, who had K-Q. No match for Jeff's 4-4 and the turn and river didn't help either. Lisandro is up to 950,000 to rival Ivey's stack.

Johnny Lodden went all-in with A-8 on an 8-4-3 flop and fell foul of Bjorn Eric Glenne's kings.

EPT Barcelona Day 3 chip counts -- Jeff Lisandro 1002300 -- Bjorn-Erik Glenne 955400 -- Phil Ivey 827800 -- David Daneshgar 397100 -- Joakim Geigert 331100 -- Dave Gregory 245800 -- David Layani 'Dlopt' 218600 -- Noah Boeken 190600 -- Teemu Lahtinen 166400 -- Robin Keston 152200 -- Kristian Ulriksen 130200 -- Jon Dull KidPokerJD 113000 -- Gusten Sjoberg 74600 --


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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Day 3 - the lucky 13
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Welcome to the finale


After three long days of gruelling competition we still haven't got our final table - but we're close. Play starts shortly.


Jeff Lisandro, Italy: 1002300
Bjorn-Erik Glenne, Norway: 955400
Phil Ivey, United States: 827800
David Daneshgar, United States: 397100
Joakim Geigert, Sweden: 331100
Dave Gregory, United States: 245800

David Layani 'Dlopt', France: 218600 - PokerStars qualifier

Noah Boeken, Holland: 190600
Teemu Lahtinen, Finland: 166400
Robin Keston, United Kingdom: 152200
Kristian Ulriksen, Norway: 130200

Jon Dull 'KidPokerJD', United States: 113000 - PokerStars qualifier

Gusten Sjoberg, Sweden: 74600




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[Blog Pokerstars] EPT Barcelona: Day 3 - two exits
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Sjoberg OUT, Boeken OUT


We are just ten minutes into the final day here in Barcelona - and we've lost two players already.

Gusten Sjoberg from Sweden was very low in chips and was obviously going to make a move as soon as he could.


He must have been confident when his A-Q all-in was called by David Daneshgar and his K-Q. Daneshgar was dominated, but the poker gods don't listen to trivial things like that, and the board of K-4-A-K-6 rather proved the point.


So Gusten's 70,000 or so chips have moved across the table to Daneshgar, who now has about 470,000 in front of him.


Time for the players to settle down? No chance, just a couple of hands later Noah "Exclusive" Boeken (below) departed in 12th place.


He had A-K and moved in for all his chips pre-flop - and found a caller in PokerStars qualifier Dlopt (David Layani) with Q-7. A seven on the flop was cruel, and another seven on the turn made matters terminally worse.


Blinds here are no 6,000/12,000 with a running 1,000 ante. At this rate the final table will be up and running soon.

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