First hand after the dinner break on the second feature table and Feenstra was all in for his last 365,000. Luca Fiorini took his time and made the call. Feenstra had and Fiorini tabled . They saw the five cards, which ran out , and Feenstra, who had been crippled by Tom Middleton not long before, was eliminated from the tournament.
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Rens Feenstra waited patiently for a hand, and as a result his stack dwindled to approximately 120,000 before the big blind hit him.
It was at that point Tom Middleton opened for 120,000 under the gun, Andreas Christoforou called from the small blind and Feenstra called off from the big. We're not 100% positive, but it appeared he did so without looking at his cards.
When the flop fell , Christoforou check-called a bet of 125,000 and then both players checked the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Christoforou led out for 125,000 and Middleton called. Christoforou tabled the for a wheel, and he chopped the side pot with Middleton, who had the same hand with the .
"Boom," Feenstra then announced before flipping over the for a flush and the triple.
Benoit Gury moved all in from the small blind for 940,000 and having already put chips in the pot, the big stack Pasi Sormunen announced that he was in the mood to gamble and made the call with . He picked the wrong time as Gury had . The flop ran out and Gury doubled up.
Rens Feenstra opened from the button and got a call from Andreas Christoforou in the small blind. Tom Middleton in the big blind was waiting with a raise and made it 375,000. Christoforou thought for a good while and gave him the stare down, but folded. Feenstra doesn’t give up that easily and made the call. They saw a flop of . Feenstra check called a bet of 400,000 from Middleton and they saw a turn card of . Again Feenstra checked and Middleton moved all in. Feenstra didn’t seem to like it but made the call turning over for top pair and a flush draw. Middleton had . The last card fell . Middleton moved on to 5,500,000 and Feenstra was crippled on 255,000, just four big blinds.
Now that players are back to full eight-handed tables things have slowed down a bit here in the EPT Barcelona Main Event. We expect action will pick up sooner than later.
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Niall Farrell opened for 125,000 from the hijack and Kresten Nielsen moved all in from the big blind for 995,000. Farrell asked for a count and called showing . Nielsen had him crushed with . The board ran out ans Nielsen was out of his seat delighted to double his stack.
and Fiorini tabled 
. They saw the five cards, which ran out 
, and Feenstra, who had been crippled by Tom Middleton not long before, was eliminated from the tournament.
, Christoforou check-called a bet of 125,000 and then both players checked the 
turn. When the 
completed the board on the river, Christoforou led out for 125,000 and Middleton called. Christoforou tabled the 
for a wheel, and he chopped the side pot with Middleton, who had the same hand with the 
.
for a flush and the triple.
. He picked the wrong time as Gury had 
. The flop ran out 
and Gury doubled up.
. Again Feenstra checked and Middleton moved all in. Feenstra didn’t seem to like it but made the call turning over 
for top pair and a flush draw. Middleton had 
. Middleton moved on to 5,500,000 and Feenstra was crippled on 255,000, just four big blinds.