In the last hand before the dinner break, a short-stacked Daniel Negreanu moved all in from early position for his last 310,000. Action folded to Erik Seidel in the small blind and the Poker Hall of Famer thought for about ten second before making the call. Vitaly Lunkin folded from the big and the cards were turned up.
Negreanu:
Seidel:
Negreanu began to vent about he was tired of seeing ace-rag and wasn't about to fold an ace short stacked just before the dinner break. Just when it seemed he was resigned to his fate, Negreanu perked up when the flop came down .
"Hearts," an excited Negreanu said as he picked up the nut-flush draw. He was all smiles as he requested a heart from the dealer, who did not oblige with the turn. It was down to the river for "Kid Poker," and he would come up empty as the blanked.
Negreanu fell in eleventh place and failed to make the Day 2 dinner break by one hand.
From under the gun, Fabian Quoss raised to 50,000. Only 2013 World Series of Poker November Niner David Benefield made the call out of the big blind, and the flop came down . Both players checked.
The turn was the , and both players checked again. The river completed the board with the , and both players checked a third time.
Ole Schemion raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Steve O'Dwyer from the button was his only caller. The flop brought down and Schemion put out a continuation bet of 65,000. O'Dwyer flat called to see the fall on fourth street. Schemion fired 143,000 and O'Dwyer stuck around once more.
The river was the and Schemion moved forward a tower of red T25,000 chips. This bet was more than enough to put O'Dwyer all in for his remaining 465,000. A few moments passed as O'Dwyer pondered what to do. Eventually, he decided to release his hand which allowed Schemion to scoop up the pot. After bringing in his new chips, Schemion showed the to O'Dwyer and the table.
Schemion now has about 2.65 million while O'Dwyer has fallen to 465,000.
A short-stacked Mike "Timex" McDonald got his stack of 453,000 all in preflop holding the and was behind the of Stern.
"But you've got the ," McDonald said to Stern when the flop delivered him a flush draw. While that was true, it didn't matter as the dealer burned and turned the to give McDonald the guaranteed double. The meaningless was put out on the river and McDonald was pushed the pot. Not a bad comeback since the last break.
Super High Roller Mike McDonald is known for a particular idiosyncrasy at the table - he blinks slowly and uses The Stare to instil fear in the unprepared. One is accidental, the other planned, as he explained to the PokerStars Blog.
Sandor Demjan began the day as a big chip leader, but he has fallen short of the final table here in the EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller.
His demise came when he opened for 65,000 from early position only to have Dani Stern three-bet to 115,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to the Hungarian and he called to see a flop of . Demjan then used both hands to shove in his remaining 426,000, and despite looking a bit disappointed with the turn of events, Stern made the call.
Stern:
Demjan:
Stern was ahead with his aces but Demjan had flopped middle pair with an open-ended straight draw. Both players sat quietly as the dealer burned and turned the , which was a blank as far as Demjan was concerned. The river was no better and just like that Demjan was bounced from the tournament in 12th place.
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier wasted little time in getting his money in after the break. Action folded to him in the cutoff seat, and he jammed all in for 271,000, or just over 11 big blinds. In the big blind, Timothy Adams requested a count, then made the call.
Adams had called with the . He was ahead of the for Mercier, but Mercier was plenty live in this battle for his tournament life.
On the flop, Mercier picked up a straight draw, while Adams' hand stayed in front. The turn was the , and Mercier improved to a pair of nines to take the lead. He then dodged the river when the fell to give him two pair and the victory. Adams sent over the chips and slipped back to 1.025 million. Mercier doubled to 572,000.
"We've got a game now, boys!" exclaimed an excited Mercier while collecting his chips.
Steve O’Dwyer raised to 60,000 and got one caller, David Benefield in the big blind. The flop was . Benefield check called a bet of 70,000 from O’Dwyer. They both then checked the turn and river . Benefield showed and O’Dwyer mucked.
O’Dwyer raised from the cut off to 58,000 and was called in the big blind by Fabian Quoss. The flop fell . Checked by Quoss, O’Dwyer continued for 70,000 and got a call. They both checked the turn and river . Quoss turned over for the winning hand.
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turn. It was down to the river for "Kid Poker," and he would come up empty as the 
blanked.
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. Both players checked.
, and both players checked a third time.
, and Quoss mucked his hand.
and Schemion put out a continuation bet of 65,000. O'Dwyer flat called to see the 
fall on fourth street. Schemion fired 143,000 and O'Dwyer stuck around once more.
to O'Dwyer and the table.
and was behind the 
flop delivered him a flush draw. While that was true, it didn't matter as the dealer burned and turned the 
to give McDonald the guaranteed double. The meaningless 
, which was a blank as far as Demjan was concerned. The 
river was no better and just like that Demjan was bounced from the tournament in 12th place.
, and Mercier improved to a pair of nines to take the lead. He then dodged the river when the 
fell to give him two pair and the victory. Adams sent over the chips and slipped back to 1.025 million. Mercier doubled to 572,000.
and O’Dwyer mucked.
. Checked by Quoss, O’Dwyer continued for 70,000 and got a call. They both checked the turn 
and river