It happened again! Morten Mortensen is left mortified after a horrible bad beat has busted him in 10th place exactly four seasons after he busted in 10th place in the 2012 EPT Barcelona Main Event.
Adam Owen raised under the gun to 230,000 and Pavel Plesuv called in the cut off. Morten Mortensen raised to 775,000 from the small blind, and when Adam Owen shoved all-in for almost ten million chips, Mortensen quickly called it off.
Morten Mortensen:
Adam Owen:
The flop of kept Mortensen ahead, improving on his 69% pre-flop chance percentage. But the turn was a nightmare for him, and despite having seven outs on the river, he could find neither a king or a jack as the ended his tournament in the worst possible way.
While Mortensen's rail are dejected, Adam Owen's fans have gone crazy. Their man has 15 million chips, a vast lead over the field and every chance of making the EPT Main Event final table as leader. Neither he - or Morten - can hardly believe what just happened.
The dinner break has been announced, so the remaining nine players will reconvene in 75 minutes after refreshment for the EPT Main Event final table bubble!
We'll return at around 9.10pm local time here in Barcelona and there are four minutes left in the current level.
Hand #1: Thomas De Rooij raised to 225,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #2: Stephen Malone made it 230,000 to go from middle position and that won the pot without resistance.
Hand #3: Uri Reichenstein started the action with a raise to 235,000 from early position. Zorlu Er in the cutoff asked "how much?" and folded, as did everyone else.
Hand #4: Stephen Malone raised it up to 255,000 and Zorlu Er called from the hijack. Sebastian Malec called in the big blind and the flop came . Malec asked Malone how much he started the hand with and checked. Malone continued for 475,000 and Er quickly called, Malec folded.
On the turn, Malone bet 800,000 and Er glanced over. He then peeked at both of his hole cards again and Er folded after some consideration.
Hand #5: Stephen Malone raised from under the gun for 255,000. Zorlu Er three-bet to 975,000 in the next seat. Folded round to Malone, the Irishman shoved all in for 3,800,000 and Er called it off!
Er:
Malone:
The flop of kept Malone ahead, as did the , but three-outer river of the skittled Ireland's Stephen Malone in brutal, brutal fashion.
Hand #6: Out of the small blind, Uri Reichenstein raised to 360,000 and Thomas De Rooij called out of the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. After the turn, the action went check, check as well. The river completed the board and both players checked.
Reichenstein showed pocket fives and De Rooij won the pot with .
Hand #7: Pavel Plesuv raised to 255,000 from the hijack and Reichenstein called on the button, as did Andreas Chalkiadakis in the big blind.
The flop came , and the action checked to Reichenstein. He bet 560,000 and Chalkiadakis asked "you have like three behind?" Reichenstein replied "I started the hand with 4.2". Chalkiadakis then folded and Plesuv check-raised all in for 2,375,000. Reichenstein called and Plesuv was the player at risk.
Plesuv:
Reichenstein:
The turn changed nothing, as neither player held a diamond. And the river reduced the field to seven with less than a dozen hands played. Plesuv takes home €165,950 for his efforts and the action will stop for the day when there are just six participants remaining.
kept Mortensen ahead, improving on his 69% pre-flop chance percentage. But the 
turn was a nightmare for him, and despite having seven outs on the river, he could find neither a king or a jack as the 
ended his tournament in the worst possible way. 
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turn, Malone bet 800,000 and Er glanced over. He then peeked at both of his hole cards again and Er folded after some consideration.
kept Malone ahead, as did the 
, but three-outer river of the 
and both players checked. After the 
river completed the board and both players checked.
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river reduced the field to seven with less than a dozen hands played. Plesuv takes home €165,950 for his efforts and the action will stop for the day when there are just six participants remaining.