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2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
6,145,000
1,090,000
|
1,090,000 |
Thomas Muhlocker |
1,485,000
-985,000
|
-985,000 |
Jean-Noel Thorel |
1,375,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Thomas Muhlocker raised to 130,000 from the button and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind. The flop brought down and Negreanu checked.
Muhlocker continued out for 115,000 and found a check-raise from Negreanu totaling 315,000. Muhlocker called to see fourth street. The dealer rapped the table and produced the which caused Negreanu to fire out 420,000. Muhlocker called once more and the rivered. Both players opted to check and Negreanu showed a winning for top pair.
From the button, Thomas Muhlocker raised to 125,000. Jean-Noel Thorel reraised to 280,000 from the small blind, and Muhlocker called.
The flop came down , and Thorel checked. Muhlocker bet 275,000, and Thorel check-raised all in. Muhlocker called to put himself at risk for 910,000 total holding the . Thorel held the .
The turn was the , and the river was the . Muhlocker's hand proved best, and he doubled to nearly 2.5 million.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
5,055,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Thomas Muhlocker |
2,470,000
1,370,000
|
1,370,000 |
Jean-Noel Thorel |
1,475,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
The very next hand after doubling Thomas Muhlocker, Negreanu opened with a raise to 140,000 before the flop from his button. Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 260,000 from the big blind and Negreanu called to see a flop.
The dealer fanned and Thorel continued for 275,000. Negreanu stacked up a raise to 585,000 and moved it forward on the felt. Thorel called. The turned and Thorel announced an all in bet for about 450,000 total. Negreanu threw his hand away and Thorel picked up the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
5,100,000
-1,950,000
|
-1,950,000 |
Daniel Negreanu was in the small blind and moved a short-stacked Thomas Muhlocker all in from the big. Muhlocker called for his tournament life of 540,0000.
Negreanu:
Muhlocker:
The flop was all red but not the suit that Muhlocker was looking for. It came down and Negreanu's jacks stayed out in front. That all changed, though, when the struck the turn.
"Ooh," winced Negreanu. "I felt it coming, deep within- You, did you feel it coming?"
Muhlocker only returned a smile. The finished the board and Muhlocker was able to double to around 1.1 million.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Muhlocker |
1,100,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
From the button, Daniel Negreanu raised to 135,000. Jean-Noel Thorel called out of the big blind, and the flop came down . Thorel checked, Negreanu bet 160,000, and then Thorel check-raised to 660,000. Negreanu tanked for a bit, did some chatting with Thorel as Negreanu is very common to doing with his opponents, then he called.
The turn was the , and Thorel checked. Negreanu moved all in to put Thorel to the test. Thorel folded and showed the . Negreanu showed the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
7,050,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
Jean-Noel Thorel |
1,150,000
-960,000
|
-960,000 |
Thomas Muhlocker |
800,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
Along with his fellow Finn Pasi Sormunen, Kimmo Kurko has been challenging Kresten Nielsen in the category of Best Final Table Hat as both are wearing sparkly chapeaux while Nielsen has a bright golden bull on his cap. And after cracking Nielsen's aces in the Main Event, Kurko is challenging him as well for the EPT10 Barcelona title, too, as described on the PokerStars blog.
From the small blind, Jean-Noel Thorel limped in. Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu raised to 180,000, and Thorel called to see the flop.
On the flop, the rolled out. Thorel checked, Negreanu bet 250,00, and Thorel called to see the land on the turn. Thorel bet 300,000, and Negreanu called.
When the hit the river, Thorel checked. Negreanu reached for chips, then fired a big 800,000. Thorel folded the face up, having missed both straight and flush draws.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
6,400,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
Jean-Noel Thorel |
2,110,000
-1,120,000
|
-1,120,000 |
Thomas Muhlocker |
490,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000