Pokerstars.com EPT Barcelona: Day 3 - Interactive

[Djinn]

Hi Guys,

Any news on Vesty?

Cheers,

Noel.

He's made it to the dinner break, which just started (resuming in one hour - 8:45 local time).  100k or thereabouts - I saw him shove once preflop with no caller from across the room (there's no circling the tables - to see the ones on each side clearly you need to go out of the tournament area, round the back of the TV soundstage) and he seemed to have won the last hand on his table pre break, no showdown.

[BigCityBanker]

Hi Guys,

Any news on Vesty?

Cheers,

Noel.

He's made it to the dinner break, which just started (resuming in one hour - 8:45 local time).  100k or thereabouts - I saw him shove once preflop with no caller from across the room (there's no circling the tables - to see the ones on each side clearly you need to go out of the tournament area, round the back of the TV soundstage) and he seemed to have won the last hand on his table pre break, no showdown.

Thanks Jen, fingers crossed for him.

[Djinn]

Dinnertime Chip Counts from Tables 1 and 2:

Juan Maceiras -- 125k
Martin Wendt -- 125k
Javed Abrahams -- 52k
Jean Paul Pasqualini -- OUT
Tutev Yovor -- OUT
Fabrice Soulier -- moved, or possibly OUT
Henrik Jensen -- 85k
Philip Yeh -- 150k
Adam Junglen -- 338k
Nikolaus Jedlicka -- 130k

The above table will now become the next Feature Table...


Sylvester 'Vesty' Geoghegan -- 100k
Tronde Eidsvig -- 301k
Giovanni Spadavecchia -- OUT
Michael Greco -- 18k
Mark Teltscher -- 400k
Daan Ruiter -- 100k
Ola Brandborn -- 120k
Mohamad Kowssarie -- 178k
Henrik Sorensen -- OUT

[NoflopsHomer]

Right - two times table breaks, and the floor (minus the TV-tablers, whom Homer has been keeping an eye on) looks like this:

Juan Maceiras -- 145k
Martin Wendt -- 100k+
Javed Abrahams -- 83k
Fabrice Soulier -- 85k
Henrik Jensen -- ?  Hat totally covering chips, therefore not too many
Philip Yeh -- 120k
Adam Junglen -- 247k
Nikolaus Jedlicka -- 152k

Sylvester 'Vesty' Geoghegan -- 90k
Tronde Eidsvig -- 212k
Giovanni Spadavecchia -- 110k
Mark Teltscher -- 433k
Daan Ruiter -- 70k
Ola Brandborn -- 86k
Mohamad Kowssarie -- 180kHenrik Sorensen -- 33k

Ole Gabriel Holgersen -- 50k
Ian Woodley -- 81k
Kitai Davidi Jacob -- 37k
Nickolaos Panopoulos -- 88k
Alessio Isaia -- 79k
Michael Wong -- 58k
Ryan Jones -- 27k
Kees Alblas -- 120k

Dag Martin Mikkelsen -- 88k
Thomas Fjelleheim -- 138k
Jean Baptiste Tomi -- 184k
Jan Sjavik -- 119k
Sander Lylloff -- 242k
Christopher Ulsrud -- 237k
Michael Greco -- 31k
Voitto Rintala -- 155k

I may be mistaken but I believe Mohamad is TheTerrorist(prima) Mohammed (sp?) on Ladbrokes, but more commonly known as Fast_Freddie. My pick/bok for today.

my pick is Philip Yeh this guy has got tidy game

His nickname is 'Clap Your Hands Say'.

If it isn't, it should be.

41st - 56th

41   Stefan   Mattsson
42   Andrey   Zaichenko
43   Tutev   Yovor
44   Mika   Puro
45   Daniel   Dodet
46   James   Higgins
47   Katja   Thater
48   Mark   Vos
49   Massimiliano   Rosa
50   Jean Paul   Pasqualini
51   Alexander Philip   Roumeliotis
52   Cort   Kibler-Melby
53   Jerome   Ferron
54   Jesus   Garde
55   Phil   Starrs
56   Daniel   Stern

Other noted rough chip counts:

Christopher Ulsrud -- 255k
Voitto Rintala -- 217k
Dags Martin Mikkelsen -- 90k
Jan Sjavik -- 105k
Ola Gabriel Holgersen -- 65k

[Tim635]

Dinnertime Chip Counts from Tables 1 and 2:

Juan Maceiras -- 125k
Martin Wendt -- 125k
Javed Abrahams -- 52k
Jean Paul Pasqualini -- OUT
Tutev Yovor -- OUT
Fabrice Soulier -- moved, or possibly OUT
Henrik Jensen -- 85k
Philip Yeh -- 150k
Adam Junglen -- 338k
Nikolaus Jedlicka -- 130k

The above table will now become the next Feature Table...


Sylvester 'Vesty' Geoghegan -- 100k
Tronde Eidsvig -- 301k
Giovanni Spadavecchia -- OUT
Michael Greco -- 18k
Mark Teltscher -- 400k
Daan Ruiter -- 100k
Ola Brandborn -- 120k 
Mohamad Kowssarie -- 178k
Henrik Sorensen -- OUT

wasn´t Brandborn eliminated!?

[Djinn]

A couple of pictures for those who are still gamely online even though no poker is scheduled for another 40 minutes:

Early table featuring (left to right): Pete Giordano (black cap), Tronde Eidsvig (red patches), Alexander Roumelis (pink), Michael Wong and Mohamad Kowssarie.  They are no longer sitting in anything like these positions, but I don't think all of these have been featured, and this photo was in focus.



Voitto Rintala



The rest of Iron Maiden

Click to see full-size image.

[Djinn]

Dinnertime Chip Counts from Tables 1 and 2:

Juan Maceiras -- 125k
Martin Wendt -- 125k
Javed Abrahams -- 52k
Jean Paul Pasqualini -- OUT
Tutev Yovor -- OUT
Fabrice Soulier -- moved, or possibly OUT
Henrik Jensen -- 85k
Philip Yeh -- 150k
Adam Junglen -- 338k
Nikolaus Jedlicka -- 130k

The above table will now become the next Feature Table...


Sylvester 'Vesty' Geoghegan -- 100k
Tronde Eidsvig -- 301k
Giovanni Spadavecchia -- OUT
Michael Greco -- 18k
Mark Teltscher -- 400k
Daan Ruiter -- 100k
Ola Brandborn -- 120k 
Mohamad Kowssarie -- 178k
Henrik Sorensen -- OUT

wasn´t Brandborn eliminated!?

Yes, apologies, he was knocked out at the feature table (we are treated to a live feed of this - but it's only the centre of the table i.e. the flop, occasional tabled hands) - the players were heading for the buffet when I grabbed these counts and someone else is undoubtedly the proud possessor of that 120k.

[Djinn]

wasn´t Brandborn eliminated!?

[/quote]

Yes, apologies, he was knocked out at the feature table (we are treated to a live feed of this - but it's only the centre of the table i.e. the flop, occasional tabled hands) - the players were heading for the buffet when I grabbed these counts and someone else is undoubtedly the proud possessor of that 120k.
[/quote]

Actually, there was another Ole (Holgersen) playing today... and even the mighty Pokerstars Blog hasn't updated the eliminations, so I am going to make this one a grey area until I can see the players in their seats.  Restart in five minutes.

[Djinn]

NEW FEATURE TABLE
In seat order -

Juan Maceiras
Martin Wendt
Javed Abrahams
Henrik Jensen
Philip Yeh
Adam Junglen
Nikolaus Jedlicka

Definitely pleased this is the table getting live fed onto a plasma screen in the press room.  Although the tint of the screen is such that they all look like they have been indulging heavily in game show host style fake tan.  Picture coming if I can get one.

Here are some shots from floor level right before the restart...
 

[Djinn]

Nikolaus Jedlicka takes a pretty chunky pot from Juan Maceiras, who raised the river with the board showing from 35k to 80k, called by Jedlicka with a in his hand which saw off Maceiras' .  "You got it," said the Spanish player as he left himself short stacked after a very odd hand which saw a 6k flop bet and a 20k turn bet (both called) before the healthier river action.  He and Javed Abrahams have both pushed preflop a couple of times - no takers.

[Djinn]

Juan Maceiras, having pushed all in twice preflop, does it a third time with a stack of 67,400.  A little more dwelling, but again he gets it through.

The blinds went up during all of that TVtable non-action - they are now 2,500/5,000 ante 500.  Colouring up the 100 chips.  Bear with us.

Pictured: ex-TV tablers Patrick Bruel and Greg Dyer, deposed to the 'regular' tournament area with their spectators jostling by the ropes rather than lined up in orderly rows on bleachers.

[Djinn]

Centre: Alessio Isaia, the only person in the tournament area to be wearing a tie apart from Thomas Kremser.  Behind him Voitto Rintala models this season's Disconcerting Eyewear.

[NoflopsHomer]

Michael Greco has doubled up again, he's on 50k after calling a raise with Q-T, hitting both on the flop and being set in by 9-6.

Sylvester Geoghegan manages to escape from Queens, but maybe he's wishing he didn't.

He raised from the high-jack to 12k, Mark Teltscher made it 32k from the small blind and then Daan Ruiter moved in from the big blind.

The Irishman passed his Queens with the manner of someone who loves chocolate cake but is on a diet, and Teltscher made the call, "You got aces?" he asked.

"Yes," was the reply from the Dutchman.

A slight facial contortion from the big-stacked Brit along with a deep sigh as he flipped his Kings.

Board:



"Oh well, never mind." said Sylvester. "I had to pass."

Teltscher's stack is damaged by 114k being passed over to Ruiter, who is close to the quarter million mark now.

Bjorn Erik Glenne, last year's EPT Barcelona winner, is OUT. Aditya Agarwal's held against his on a board.

Two of my picks have clashed as Dag Martin Mikkelsen has doubled through Christopher Ulsrud, all the money going on the turn of a board, Ulsrud holding Ace-Ten, but Dag holding the very nutty . No 9 comes to chop the river, and DM Mikkel, who had been grinding for a bit, is now up to 250k.

Ian Woodley -- 110k

Short stack Juan Maceiras all-in with against equally short Grant Mitchell Martin Wendt's

Board:



A huge cheer from the Spanish fans. Martin is left with very little chips and is all-in next hand.

Javed raises to 14k next hand and everyone passes.

Javed:



Martin:



Board:



And Martin has Wendt and gone. 

[Djinn]

Knockouts Galore:

Firstly, this guy standing up, Eric Hardt, was just eliminated (incidentally, this is who I confused for Ola before, sorry) - he pushed all in preflop over the 15k preflop bet of Mohamad Kowssarie (also pictured, fortuitously).  Mohamad called with and was up against .  A King came to cement his aheadness and we were down to 32...

[Djinn]

Then fell shortstacked Ryan Jones, small blind in his last hand.  He called all in with after button Michael Wong shoved first - with as it happened.  Big blind Kees Alblas had toyed with his before sensibly binning it - he would have won on a board which came out .  Instead Wong almost doubles up at the expense of Ryan Jones.