| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,400,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
58,100,000
-1,900,000
|
-1,900,000 |
|
9,900,000
-3,000,000
|
-3,000,000 |
The three remaining players are on a 20-minute break.
Claudio Di Giacomo shoved all in for 5,000,000 from the cutoff and Julien Martini snap-called from the big blind.
Claudio Di Giacomo: 
Julien Martini: 
The flop came down 
to give Di Giacomo some extra outs. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, which kept Martini in the lead. Under thunderous applause from his friends at the rail, Di Giacomo made his way to the exit in 4th place and went off to collect €197,000 in winnings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,500,000
5,500,000
|
5,500,000 |
|
Busted |
Julien Martini open-shoved from the small blind and Jerome L'Hostis called all in for about 10 million from the big blind.
Julien Martini: 
Jerome L'Hostis: 
The French dealer fanned out 
and Martini spiked his eight on the river to send L'Hostis to the rail. Claudio Di Giacomo jumped to his friends on the rail, celebrating the payjump, while L'Hostis shook hands with everyone and said his goodbyes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000,000
10,500,000
|
10,500,000 |
|
Busted |
Julien Martini raised to 1,600,000 from under the gun and Claudio Di Giacomo shoved for 2,500,000 all in on the button. Back on Martini — who folded earlier in a similar spot — he gave it some thought to weigh the pro's and cons and called it off after twenty seconds.
Claudio Di Giacomo: 
Julien Martini: 
The 
flop brought an extra sweat for Di Giacomo, but the turn and 
river remained safe. A loud "vamos" sounded from the rail as his friends celebrated the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,500,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
|
|
6,500,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
Alberto Ah-Line shoved 6,000,000 on the button and Julien Martini called in the big blind after some thought.
Alberto Ah-Line: 
Julien Martini:
The board ran out 
and Ah-Line cheered with his rail to celebrate the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,000,000
-5,000,000
|
-5,000,000 |
|
|
12,900,000
3,900,000
|
3,900,000 |
|
|
8,500,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
|
|
4,000,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
Julien Martini raised to 1,200,000 from the cutoff, Claudio Di Giacomo shrugged and called all in from the small blind for 600,000 and Alberto Ah-Line called as well.
On the 
flop, Ah-Line checked, Martini bet 900,000 and Ah-Line called. The turn was the 
and Ah-Line check-folded to a 2,100,000 bet from Martini.
Claudio Di Giacomo: 
Julien Martini: 
The river was the and Di Giacomo quadrupled up. In the next hand, Martini raised to 1,600,000 but folded to a shove from Di Giacomo for not much more. Martini seems keen to leverage his position with the short stacks in play as long as possible.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,500,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
Both Jerome L'Hostis and Alberto Ah-Line got a shove through to add chips to their short stack. L'Hostis did it by shoving over a raise from Martini, while Ah-Line open-shoved with 
on the button. Both players remain below the 20 big blind mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000,000
2,250,000
|
2,250,000 |
|
|
9,000,000 |
A total of 158 players out of a field of 3,287 returned to the Pau Casals room at Casino Barcelona for Day 2 of the 2018 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona €550 EPT Cup and another Pineapple Flipout for the coveted Platinum Pass was up for grabs. The room was buzzing in preparation for Day 2 of the EPT Cup and the €100,000 Super High Roller, and all tables played one flipout to get to the semi-finals with two tables of 10 players. Among those were also Jackson White, Yorane Kerignard and Antonina Anapolska, but neither of them was fortunate enough to win their flip.
In the first semi-final, Mickael Vongsouthi hit a flush with 
to book his seat for the heads-up duel, while Rolando Camardese claimed his spot with 
. Vongsouthi and Camardese faced off in the final and it was Camardese, who hails from Maastricht in the Netherlands, that won his entry for the 2019 PokerStars Players No Limit Hold'em Championship (PSPC) on The Bahamas worth $30,000 in total.
Claudio Di Giacomo has been folding hand after hand but finally, with just 1,200,000 — two big blinds — remaining, he found a hand with under the gun. Jerome L'Hostis auto-called with from the big blind.
Di Giacomo doubled after the board ran out 
and kept hanging around.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,750,000
-4,250,000
|
-4,250,000 |
|
|
3,300,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |
