Five-way pots are very rare at final tables but we just had one take place here at EPT Barcelona.
The standard preflop raise has been very close to a min-raise, which is enticing players to call. Kent Lundmark opened the betting with one such min-raise, Konstantin Puchkov called, Shander De Vries called from the button, and then both Guiseppe Pantaleo and Thor Stang called in the blinds!
Flop:
Panatleo bet 235,000, which looked extremely strong as he was betting into the entire field whilst being seated out of position. Everyone except Lundmark folded, so only two players saw the peel off on the turn.
Both players checked the turn and then the on the river. Pantaleo turned over pocket fours but lost as Lundmark held . Pantaleo continues on his slippery slope
We don't believe that start-of-day chip leader Giuseppe Pantaleo has won a hand yet at this final - unless you count the one where he mucked the winning hand - and his downward slide continued thus.
Kent Lundmark min-raised in early position and on the button Pantaleo asked him how much he had (A = 1.4 million) but opted just to call. Thor Stang and Jesus Cortes Lizano called too in the blinds and they saw a flop.
Flop:
It checked around to Pantaleo who bet a mere 190,000. The blinds both folded but Lundmark called and they proceeded heads up.
What had started as a rather interesting hand now degenerated into not very much at all - they checked down both the turn and river. When they got to showdown, Pantaleo announced pocket sixes but Lundmark had him beaten - the TV folks still don't seem keen on showing us anyone's hole cards, but we understand that Lundmark had pocket tens.
Giuseppe Pantaleo has had a nightmare start to this tournament. He found himself on the Button and opened to 165,000 and Jesus Cortes Lizano called from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The Turn was the and Lizano bets 230,000 and placed the decision onto Pantaleo who made the call. The River paired the board for the second time . Lizano glanced at the cards in the middle of the table and then looked at his stack before taking some chips and making a bet of 330,000. Pantaleo then raised the river making it 790,000 – 460,000 more to Lizano. Lizano didn't even take that long before nodding his head to indicate the call. Pantaleo mucked immediately and Lizano - breathing a huge sigh of relief - showed for Jack high!
Pantaleo then realising his mistake informed the table that he mucked Ace high and would have won the hand.
Kent Lundmark min-raised to 160,000 in early position and Konstantin Puchkov called in the cutoff to see a flop.
Flop:
Lundmark checked, and and Puchkov checked behind.
Turn:
Lundmark checked again and this time Puchkov bet 200,000, a little under half the pot. Lundmark called and they saw the river.
River:
Lundmark checked for the third and last time and Puchkov now checked behind. To showdown, and Puchkov turned over pocket kings, which rather took everyone by surprise. If you recall, Puchkov flat-called preflop with his pocket jacks earlier. We wonder exactly what kind of hand Puchkov might get excited about.
Kent Lundmark and Shander De Vries have just clashed, with Mr Lundmark coming out the victor.
The action folded around to Lundmark on the button and he took a stab at the pot with a raise to 160,000. Konstantin Puchkov folded in the small blind but De Vried made the call in the big blind.
Flop:
Both players checked the draw heavy flop, a common action so far at the final table
Turn:
The turn brought a third diamond into play but De Vries didn't attempt to buy the pot, though Lundmark did just that as his 160,000 bet was enough to find a fold from the Dutchman.
Pantaleo - sat wearing his hood - opened the action from under the gun to 125,000. The action folded around to Konstantin Puchkov in the Small Blind who called and was quickly followed by a call from Shander De Vries in the Big Blind.
The flop was and both blinds checked the action to the initial raiser who made a bet of 190,000. Puchkov folded in the small blind and then De Vries check-raised to 525,000. Pantaleo made the call and we had a 1.5 million pot as we headed to the turn.
Turn:
De Vries counted his stack to determine a bet size and eventually decided that his stack v pot ratio was enough for him to shove. Pantaleo thought for a while before folding and now moves down to third position in chips.
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Konstantin Puchkov - looks asleep, but is actually just lying in wait, ready to pounce
Shander de Vries had been pretty quiet at the table until this hand - and he's probably now wishing that he'd just kept his head down and not bothered with this one either.
De Vries raised to 125,000 under the gun and it folded all the way around to Konstantin Puchkov in the big blind who made the call. Puchkov check-called 125,000 from de Vries on the flop and another 225,000 on the turn; he checked a third time on the river and this time de Vries checked behind. We didn't get to actually see the hole cards (apparently these are not integral to the televisual enjoyment of a poker tournament), but we understand that de Vries showed pocket sixes which lost out to Puchkov's pocket jacks.
Puchkov now appears to be our chip leader and is in serious contention to pick up an EPT title to go with his WSOP bracelet.
peel off on the turn.
on the river. Pantaleo turned over pocket fours but lost as Lundmark held 
. Pantaleo continues on his slippery slope![[user46392]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
turn and 
river. When they got to showdown, Pantaleo announced pocket sixes but Lundmark had him beaten - the TV folks still don't seem keen on showing us anyone's hole cards, but we understand that Lundmark had pocket tens.
and Lizano bets 230,000 and placed the decision onto Pantaleo who made the call. The River paired the board for the second time 
for Jack high!
and both blinds checked the action to the initial raiser who made a bet of 190,000. Puchkov folded in the small blind and then De Vries check-raised to 525,000. Pantaleo made the call and we had a 1.5 million pot as we headed to the turn.
flop and another 225,000 on the 
river and this time de Vries checked behind. We didn't get to actually see the hole cards (apparently these are not integral to the televisual enjoyment of a poker tournament), but we understand that de Vries showed pocket sixes which lost out to Puchkov's pocket jacks.