€5,300 Main Event Jour 4 | 2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona

2016-08-26 21:55 UTC+2

Anthony Chimkovitch and Spyridon Koukouris Clash Twice

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Niveau 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Spyridon Koukouris made it 70,000 to go, Anthony Chimkovitch three-bet to 180,000 from the button. Stephen Malone four-bet and Koukouris then announced all in for around 1.5 million. Chimkovitch called all in for around 900,000 and Malone got out of the way.

Koukouris had the and Chimkovitch a big flip with the , a king on the flop gave the Belgian the double.

Soon after, Koukouris open-shoved the small blind for 575,000 with the and Chimkovitch called with . The board ran out and Koukouris doubled back.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Anthony Chimkovitch	1,600,000	780,000
Spyridon Koukouris	1,300,000	-200,000

Tags: Anthony Chimkovitch Spyridon Koukouris Stephen Malone

2016-08-26 21:54 UTC+2

The End of Berent

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Niveau 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Norbert Berent has enjoyed a great rail of support during this EPT Main Event, but it hasn't helped him a bit in the end. He is very unlucky to be walking out of the door.

Hand 1: At The Double
It all started so well for the Polish player, who has already cashed twice since being here in Barcelona. He got all of chips into the middle with and toppled when the board came . That put him up to 1.1m, but in the next crucial hand he was to lose a lot of it.

Hand 2: Disaster on the Turn
Norbert's slide down bust-out mountain begun in the second hand. He was all-in pre-flop, calling it off against Konstantin Puchkov's all-in move for 525,000 with . Berent was in great shape, flipping over and hoping the board paid him off and busted another opponent.

The flop of was safe enough, but the turn of sent Berent out of his chair in disgust. The river helped not a bit.

Hand 3: Flipping Unreal

After Puchkov called an opening bet from another player of 65,000, Berent got his 213,000 stack into the middle with and was called only by Puchkov (again). This time, it was a flip, as Puchkov had been trapping with . The first card out was an ace on the board of with a couple of those ironic nines looking at him again. It's to his credit that Berent, a powerful personality at the table, shook everyone's hand and walked away in quiet anguish. He looked ready to run through the wall itself on the way out.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Konstantin Puchkov	1,623,000	1,048,000
Norbert Berent	Eliminé

Tags: Konstantin Puchkov Norbert Berent

2016-08-26 21:30 UTC+2

Durnegger Shoves, Mortensen Builds Stack

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Niveau 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Morten Mortensen check-called two bets on a board of and was good with the , as Yordan Mihaylov Petrov only had third pair and tried to steal the pot.

The next hand, Uri Reichenstein raised to 75,000 and Petrov called on the button, as did Markus Durnegger in the big blind. On the flop, Durnegger checked and Reichstein forced two folds by betting 140,000.

Durnegger three-bet all in for 625,000 the next hand out of the small blind and initial raiser Simon Lofberg folded.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Uri Reichenstein	3,000,000
Morten Mortensen	2,300,000	700,000
Yordan Mihaylov Petrov	1,150,000	-400,000
Markus Durnegger	800,000	200,000

Tags: Markus Durnegger Morten Mortensen Simon Lofberg Uri Reichenstein Yordan Mihaylov Petrov

2016-08-26 21:24 UTC+2

Big Double for Michael Addamo

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Niveau 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Norbert Berent raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and Michael Addamo three-bet to 180,000 from the button. Berent then four-bet to 435,000 and Addamo shoved for 1,315,000. Berent called and the cards were tabled.

Addamo:
Berent:

The Australian got there on a board of and scored a huge double, leaving Berent rather short in chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Michael Addamo	2,700,000	1,420,000
Norbert Berent	350,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Michael Addamo Norbert Berent

2016-08-26 21:16 UTC+2

Pavel Veksler Busts Alexey Romanov

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Niveau 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Pavel Veksler has become one of the most active players at his table and opened the action with a raise to 70,000. Alexey Romanov simply shoved out of the big blind for around 700,000 and Veksler quickly called.

Romanov:
Veksler:

The board ran out and the pair of kings held up to eliminate Romanov in 37th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Pavel Veksler	2,550,000	1,210,000
Alexey Romanov	Eliminé

Tags: Alexey Romanov Pavel Veksler

2016-08-26 21:10 UTC+2

Belluccia Busto

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Niveau 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Alejandro Belluccia was all in for 415,000 with over the top of a 185,000 opening bet from Mikhail Molchanov and only the active Molchanov called it off with .

The board of sent Belluccia home and gives Molchanov a stack of over 2.2 million chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mikhail Molchanov	2,200,000	1,075,000
Alejandro Belluccia	Eliminé

Tags: Alejandro Belluccia Mikhail Molchanov

2016-08-26 21:05 UTC+2

Small Pot for Damien Luis

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Niveau 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Damien Luis raised to 70,000 from under the gun and Stephen Malone called in the big blind. On the flop, Malone check-called a bet worth 80,000 and both players then checked the turn. After the river, Malone checked and Luis bet 2175,000.

Malone took off his sunglasses to glance at the board and his opponent, then folded.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Stephen Malone	3,100,000	-250,000
Damien Luis	1,200,000	390,000

Tags: Damien Luis Stephen Malone

2016-08-26 21:02 UTC+2

Anti Climax After Four-Bet All In

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Niveau 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Stephen Malone raised to 70,000 from under the gun and Spyridon Koukouris three-bet to 240,000 from the small blind. Anthony Chimkovitch four-bet all in for 785,000 and Malone asked for a count. He then also checked the stack of Koukouris briefly and folded, the Greek quickly called.

Chimkovitch:
Koukouris:

"Diamonds please," Chimkovitch asked, but the board ran out blank showing .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Spyridon Koukouris	1,500,000	50,000
Anthony Chimkovitch	820,000	95,000

Tags: Anthony Chimkovitch Spyridon Koukouris Stephen Malone

2016-08-26 20:55 UTC+2

Stephen Malone Takes from Anthony Chimkovitch

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Niveau 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Anthony Chimkovitch raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and Stephen Malone three-bet to 195,000 on the button. Chimkovitch called and the flop came . Chimkovitch checked, Malone bet 165,000 and the Belgian called.

After the turn, Chimkovitch checked again and Malone cut out a bet of 375,000. That was more than half of Chimkovitch's remaining stack and he folded.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Stephen Malone	3,350,000	625,000
Anthony Chimkovitch	725,000	-165,000

Tags: Anthony Chimkovitch Stephen Malone

2016-08-26 20:51 UTC+2

Grafton Gets a Big One

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Niveau 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Sam Grafton opened to 65,000 in early position and was only called by Norbert Berent in the big blind. The flop of saw Grafton checked to and he c-bet 85,000. Again, Berent called. The turn of saw Berent switch it up, betting 185,000, which Grafton called.

On the river of , Berent led for 240,000, and sent Sam Grafton into the tank. There he stayed for a time until he flicked a green chip into the middle, making the call and getting good news. Berent could only show and Grafton quickly flipped over to take the pot, overtaking Berent and climbign the leaderboard again.

"No words for the cameras," quips Sam, as the lenses zoom in on his happy face. "I can't reveal the secrets."

Once the cameras have departed, however, he jovially engages a morose Berent.

"Why are you making it so difficult for me? I wake up so full of energy, ready for the day and tough river calls. I'm exhausted, its not easy."

True words, but Grafton has 1.58m and that represents one of his highest points of the day, chip-wise.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sam Grafton	1,580,000	600,000
Norbert Berent	1,350,000	-550,000

Tags: Norbert Berent Sam Grafton