The players are on their first break of the day.
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona
From under the gun, Nick Petrangelo raised to 70,000. Christopher Lockhart reraised all in from the cutoff seat for 443,000, and Petrangelo folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Petrangelo |
1,260,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Christopher Lockhart |
586,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
On yesterday's Day 2 when the tournament was on the bubble, Jason Mercier had his pocket aces cracked by Adrian Mateos' . Now with 20 players left on Day 3, it was Mateos turn to have aces cracked — twice.
On the first hand, Mateos checked the river on a board with four diamonds. His opponent, Mustapha Kanit, checked behind. Mateos tabled the , and Kanit was surprised because he thought he had the in his hand. Instead, Kanit had the and had checked behind with the nuts, as there was no straight flush possible. The floor gave Kanit a warning and play went on.
On the very next hand, Niklas Astedt raised to 65,000 from under the gun, and play folded to Mateos in the big blind. He reraised to 200,000. Astedt moved all in for 1.025 million, and Mateos snap-called with the . The table couldn't believe it.
Astedt had the .
The board ran out , and for the second hand in a row Mateos had lost with pocket aces. This time it was for a lot more than the first, and he was knocked back to 1.415 million.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Niklas Astedt |
2,100,000
1,307,000
|
1,307,000 |
Adrian Mateos |
1,415,000
-835,000
|
-835,000 |
|
Christian Jeppsson was all in with the against the for Aliaksei Boika. The board ran out , and Jeppsson doubled up to 620,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aliaksei Boika |
2,475,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
||
Christian Jeppsson |
620,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Kuljinder Sidhu raised to 65,000 from the hijack only to have Christopher Lockhart make it 160,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds released, putting action back on Sidhu. He called to see a flop.
The dealer fanned and both players checked to see the hit the turn. Two more checks occurred and the board paired on the river with the . Sidhu bet 180,000, sending Lockhart into the tank for right around three and a half minutes.
In the end, Lockhart called only to muck his cards after seeing Sidhu's for aces and treys.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kuljinder Sidhu |
1,800,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
Christopher Lockhart |
480,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
Thomas Muehloecker won this event in 2013 for €390,700 after he defeated Daniel Negreanu in heads-up place. He won't be winning this year's event, although he did manage a 21st-place finish for €37,300. Here's how he was eliminated.
Ami Barer, who took fourth in this event last year for €276,900, opened with a raise to 65,000 from the hijack seat. Muehloecker reraised all in from the small blind for 465,000. After a little bit of thought, Barer called with the . Muehloecker had the .
The flop was to give Barer a set of sixes. The turn was the , and the river was the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ami Barer |
1,565,000
211,000
|
211,000 |
Thomas Muehloecker | Busted |
On the board, Gerald Karlic bet 44,000. Paul Tedeschi raised to 113,000, and Karlic called.
The river was the , and Karlic checked. Tedeschi bet 153,000, and Karlic tanked for a bit. He eventually folded, and then offered his opinion on the hand.
"Weird bluff or weird value bet," he said to Tedeschi.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gerald Karlic |
1,790,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
Paul Tedeschi |
1,110,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Play folded to Mike McDonald in the cutoff seat, and he raised to 65,000. Christoph Vogelsang reraised all in for a little over 400,000 from the small blind, and McDonald called with the . He was dominating the of Vogelsang.
The board kept McDonald in the lead and sent Vogelsang packing in 22nd place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike McDonald |
1,050,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
|
||
Christoph Vogelsang | Busted |
From the hijack seat, Ami Barer raised to 65,000. Adrian Mateos reraised to 190,000 from the big blind, and Barer folded.
Matias Jansson opened the action with a raise to 65,000 from late position. It folded to Jyri Merivirta in the blinds who moved all in for his last 286,000. Action came back on Jansson and he instantly called.
Jansson:
Merivirta:
The two watched on as the board came out , failing to improve Jansson's hand and allowing Merivirta to score the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matias Jansson |
1,700,000
-475,000
|
-475,000 |
Jyri Merivirta |
605,000
605,000
|
605,000 |