€5,300 Main Event | 2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona

2016-08-28 23:33 UTC+2

Hand #149 - #153: Malec Acting Up

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Nível 36 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #149: Reichenstein got a walk.

Hand #150: Reichenstein raised with and won the pot.

Hand #151: Malec limped with and Reichenstein raised with . Malec immediately folded.

Hand #152: Reichenstein got a walk.

Hand #153: Malec raised to 1,100,000 with and Reichenstein called . Malec flopped two pair on , Reichenstein checked, Malec bet 700,000, and Reichenstein check-raised his queen high to 2,600,000.

Once again, it was bad timing for Reichenstein to make a move, as Malec was sitting on a monster. Malec, who was standing up throughout the hand, danced around in his place as he counted out the chips.

Malec was thinking for so long that Reichenstein called the clock on him. When the countdown started, Malec three-bet to 5,900,000, and Reichenstein snap-folded.

Malec won't be winning the Oscar any time soon, but he did win this pot.

2016-08-28 23:48 UTC+2

Hands #154 - #158: Malec Takes a Slim Lead

Nível 36 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #154: Reichenstein raised to 1.25m on the button with and when Malec raised to 3m with , Reichenstein made the call. The flop of saw both players check. The turn of saw Malec bet 5 million! Reichenstein got out of the way.

Hand #155: Reichenstein called with and Malec checked with . The flop came and Reichenstein checked. Malec bet and immediately took it away.

Hand #156: This time it was for Malec and he called Reichenstein's raise to around 1.6m. It was for Reichenstein, who on the flop , checked, as did Malec. The turn of saw Reichenstein make it 2.5m and Malec sensationally raised to 6 million chips! Reichenstein folded.

Hand #157: Malec called with and Reichenstein his big blind to a flop of which was checked twice. The turn of got two checks also, as did the river. Malec had the best hand and swept the pot.

Hand #158: Reichenstein held and raised to 1.25m. Malec called with and on the flop of led for what looked like 2.6m. Reichenstein, who missed yet another flop, let it go.

Somehow, the two players are incredibly level with 106 big blinds in play. Malec has the slight edge but this dramatic finale could still go either way.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sebastian Malec	29,500,000 12,000,000	12,000,000

Uri Reichenstein	25,700,000 -10,250,000	-10,250,000

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2016-08-28 23:51 UTC+2

Hand #159 - #164: Attrition War Continues

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Nível 36 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #159: Sebastian Malec raised to 1,100,000 with and Uri Reichenstein called with . Malec flopped top pair on and continued with 2,500,000. Reichenstein called the bet.

The turn was the and Reichenstein checked. Malec now bet 5,000,000 and got a fast fold from Reichenstein.

Hand #160: Reichenstein raised to 1,250,000 with and Malec defended . The flop gave Reichenstein middle pair and he took it down with a bet.

Hand #161: Reichenstein got a walk.

Hand #162: Reichenstein raised to 1,000,000 with and Malec defended . Malec flopped a flush draw on and led out, followed by a quick fold.

Hand #163: Malec raised to 1,000,000 with and Reichenstein defended . Both flopped nothing on , and Malec took it down with a bet.

Hand #164: Reichenstein raised to 1,250,000 with and Malec quickly three-bet to 5,000,000 with . Reichenstein folded.

Nível: 37

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 100,000

2016-08-28 23:56 UTC+2

Malec In the Lead

Nível 37 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

With the newest level starting, Polish player Sebastian Malec has the chip lead.

Can the self-proclaimed EPT fanboy carve his name into history?

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sebastian Malec	32,800,000 3,300,000	3,300,000

Uri Reichenstein	20,650,000 -5,050,000	-5,050,000

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2016-08-29 00:07 UTC+2

Reichenstein Pulls Ahead

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Nível 37 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #165 - Reichenstein flatted a raise with pocket queens, while Malec held six-five offsuit. The board brought two aces and a king and got checked down. Reichenstein won with his pair.

Hand #166 - Reichenstein raised and took it.

Hand #167 - Malec raised with and Reichenstein defended . The flop was and Malec bet 1,100,000. Reichenstein called.

The turn gave Reichenstein a pair and he checked. Malec made a circle around his chips, then bet a hefty 5,000,000. Reichenstein contemplated for two minutes, then shoved all in for 18,650,000! Malec, having nothing to show for, quickly folded.

Hand #168 - Reichenstein raised to 1,400,000 with and Malec defended . Malec check-called a 1,300,000 bet from Reichenstein on the flop of

The on the turn was a blank and Malec checked. Reichenstein, with his two pair, bet 2,700,000. Malec, with his overcard and gutshot, called the 2,700,000 on the turn as well.

The river blanked for Malec, giving Reichenstein the winner. Malec checked, prompting a 6,800,000 valuebet from Reichenstein.

Malec went deep in the tank, removing his sunglasses and switched back to his regular glasses. Once again, Malec spent minutes talking to himself, glossing over all the hands he could beat with a possible hero call.

After nearly four minutes of thought, he sloppily smashed his chips into the middle to call the bet. Reichenstein showed his two pair to take a big lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Uri Reichenstein	41,350,000 20,700,000	20,700,000
Sebastian Malec	12,100,000 -20,700,000	-20,700,000

2016-08-29 00:22 UTC+2

Hands #169 - #175: Malec Bounces Back

Nível 37 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #169: Malec moved all in with and Reichenstein had so quickly folded.

Hand #170: Reichenstein raised to 1.3m from the button with and took it down.

After a few raise-and-take exchanges,

Hand #175: for Malec on the button leads to a limp and Reichenstein checks with to see a flop. Reichenstein checked, Malec bet 600,000, and Reichenstein called. The turn of saw Malec make it 1.2m. Reichenstein called. The river saw Malec move all in for 9.6m! Reichenstein had the biggest decision he'd been put to for some time to make and the German was clearly under a huge amount of pressure.

After Malec had twice tried to hero call the tournament over in his favour, would Uri Reichenstein be of the same mindset? He would! The call doubles up Malec and the Polish player now has 24 million chips.

Sebastian Malec is right back in this EPT Main Event!

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Uri Reichenstein	28,000,000 -13,350,000	-13,350,000
Sebastian Malec	25,450,000 13,350,000	13,350,000

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2016-08-29 00:28 UTC+2

Hand #176 - #183: No Action On Aces

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Nível 37 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #176: Uri Reichenstein raised to 1,500,000 and took it down.

Hand #177: Sebastian Malec raised to 2,000,000 with and Reichenstein three-bet to 5,800,000 with . Malec quickly folded.

Hand #178: Reichenstein picked up pocket aces. Unfortunately for him, Malec folded to a single raise.

Hand #179: Malec raised to 1,400,000 with . Reichenstein three-bet to 4,200,000 with and Malec quickly folded.

Hand #180: Malec got a walk.

Hand #181: Malec raises to 1,500,000 with and took it down.

Hand #182: Reichenstein raised to 1,500,000 with and Malec three-bet to 3,500,000. Reichenstein quickly folded.

Hand #183: Malec raised with and took it down with a continuation bet after the flop.

2016-08-29 00:36 UTC+2

Hand #184 - #186: Malec Now Chipleader

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Nível 37 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #184: Reichenstein raised to 1,500,000 with and Malec defended with . Malec flopped huge on and checked to Reichenstein. The German continued with 1,300,000, Malec check-raised to 3,100,000, and Reichenstein folded.

Hand #185: Malec raised to 2,400,000 with and Reichenstein defended . The flop came and both players quickly checked, as well as on the turn.

The river was the , Reichenstein checked and Malec checked as well to win.

Hand #186: Reichenstein flopped a pair of aces and took the hand down with a continuation bet.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sebastian Malec	27,450,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Uri Reichenstein	26,000,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

2016-08-29 00:51 UTC+2

Uri Reichenstein Eliminated in 2nd Place (€807,100)

Nível 37 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #187: Malec limped with on the button and Reichensterin checked with . The flop of had something for both players, and Reichenstein bet 800,000 into the 1.4 million pot. Malec, unconcerned, raised to 3 million, and Reichenstein called.

The on the turn was the absolute belly buster of all time. Reichenstein turned a straight, but Malec had the flush! It was an incredible card, and Malec danced from foot to foot in front of his opponent.

Sebastian Malec bet 5 million and Reichenstein, with his straight, called. The river of saw Malec move all in within seconds. All he needed was the call and he would be the champion.

"I think I got you covered, right? You never have a strong hand. Just fold and I can go to the bathroom."

Malec was marching around, saying he wanted to go to the toilet...but he already had the flush!

Reichenstein was trying to process the decision. Malec walked to the rail and sat watching Reichenstein ponder the call. Amazingly, as the crowd couldn't quite believe their eyes, a member of the audience took a selfie with Malec...and it was at that moment that Reichenstein called!

Right at that moment, Sebastian Malec had won the EPT Main Event and Reichenstein, having turned the straight, made an agonising call to lose the tournament. In doing so, he gave the trophy to Poland's Sebastian Malec.

Just before his rail embraced him, Uri Reichenstein shook his opponent's hand and the two men exchanged a truly touching moment, smiling at each other as the tension was broken. Reichenstein walked disconsolately away to his rail, while Sebastian Malec was surrounded, engulfed by his friends as his emotions took the better of him.

What an incredible way to win any tournament and maybe the ultimate way to win the EPT Barcelona Main Event!

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