Fintan Gavin was all in with 5 5 versus Scott Palmer’s A Q and the board came down 8 7 7 J 2. “It’s not that much,” says Gavin to comfort Palmer as they count out what he owes him.
Recent PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona runner-up Fintan Gavin has moved tables for the third time today. He has just joined Daniel "Ansky" Stern, Luca Pagano, and Andreas Krause with whom he has been chatting to since he sat down beside him.
Some players are working hard at the game while some are not. Norwegian sensation Annette Obrestad is up to 20,400 in chips. Luca Pagano folds to a bet of 600 on the turn showing an A with nothing of note on the board. French veteran Paul Testud is up to 11,300 in chips and calmly side-stepped a four-way pot on the turn to a bet of 600.
Elsewhere EPT Barcelona runner-up has 8,850 chips but seems to have take a prolonged break, leaving his chips at the table and diappearing from his seat for almost an hour.
Notable players stepping out for day 1A of this €4,000 buy-in event include Barny Boatman, Paul Testud, Danny Ryan, Marcel Luske, Katja Thater, Andreas Krause, Fintan Gavin, Sorel Mizzi, Annette Obrestad, Dave Colclough, and Markus Golser.
We're half way through level one and a sell out 270 players have taken to the felt. There will also be 270 players for tomorrow bring the total to 540 and creating a prize pool of €2.16 million.
Sebastian Ruthenberg Wins the 2008 EPT Barcelona Open (1,361,000)
Sep 14, '08
On the third hand of heads-up play Fintan Gavin moved all in preflop and Sebastian Ruthenberg made the call. They then turned over their hole cards:
Gavin: 74
Ruthenberg: K9
Board: A72K8
Gavin was eliminated in second place, and he took home €792,000 in prize money. Ruthenberg won the tournament, as well as €1,361,000 and his first EPT title.
Stay tuned for winner's picture and the final-table recap.
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Sebastian Ruthenberg took his turn to double up when held pocket 10's preflop with his tournament life on the line against ahte A-7 of Fintan Gavin. The 10's held on a board of Q9342 and Ruthenberg survived to fight another day. It is still threehanded here in Barcelona.
With a flop of 1092 sitting on the table, Fintan Gavin made a large bet and Dren Ukella moved all in. Gavin made the call and they flpped up their hands:
Gavin: Q9
Ukella: A4
Turn and River: 710
Ukella was eliminated in fifth place, and the German took home €292,000.
Shortly after the double up of Daniele Mazzia courtesy of Dren Ukella, the German had the favor returned to him via Fintan Gavin. Ukella held A-K preflop against the Irishman's K-10, and the board rolled out 98785. Ukella became the latest player to double up at a final table that looks destine to never lose another player.
Samuel Chartier Eliminated in Seventh Place (178,000)
Sep 14, '08
Samuel Chartier was all in for his tournament life against Fintan Gavin preflop. Their cards:
Chartier: K10
Gavin: A9
Board: J72J3
Chartier was eliminated in seventh place and he took home €178,000 in prize money. Gavin becomes the third player at the table to hold at least a million in chips after the hand.
Fintan Gavin was all in with 5
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versus Scott Palmer’s A
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chips. Luca Pagano folds to a bet of 600 on the turn showing an A
with nothing of note on the board. French veteran Paul Testud is up to 11,300 in chips and calmly side-stepped a four-way pot on the turn to a bet of 600.
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