EPT Barcelona's Featured Hand of the Week: Six Raises Lead Him to Main Event
Regional newsHighlights from the EPT Barcelona €5,300 Main Event: Gutyi's nut flush, Liviu's four of a kind, Dwyer's victory over KK, Ivarsson's river flush, and the dramatic moment of a six-raise all-in elimination. In late August, PokerNews traveled to Spain to cover the European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona, which boasts a full tournament schedule. The PokerNews team captured several significant and game-changing hands live. These included the €5,300 EPT Main Event, which attracted 1,823 entries and generated a total prize pool of €8,841,550. Below are some of the key hands recorded by the PokerNews team. Gutyi hits the nuts on the flop, eliminating Brandt. On Day 1, Level 9 (blinds 600/1,200/1,200), a key hand was captured by our reporter. The four players entered the flop with 5♠ Q♠ 2♠, making the pot approximately 15,000. Action began with Nazar Buhaiov in the cutoff position, who bet 3,500. Jamie O'Connor called from the small blind, followed by Mykhailo Gutyi check-raising to 14,000 from the big blind. Piet Brandt, in the hijack position, went all-in for 49,500. Buhaiov took a long time to think, repeatedly checking his hand. After about two minutes, he folded, and O'Connor followed suit. Gutyi called, and the flop came in. Piet Brandt: K♦ K♠; Mykhailo Gutyi: A♠ 4♠. Brandt needed a runner-runner full house to beat Gutyi's nut flush that he had hit on the flop. The turn card Q♦ gave Brandt a pair, a glimmer of hope, but the river card 8♥ dashed his hopes. Brandt left the game dejectedly, while Gutyi's chip stack jumped to nearly 200,000. After the hand, Buhaiov said he folded a flush in the face of all action. Liviu made four of a kind in the same level, and another key hand was captured by the reporter. Ignat Liviu checked on the turn with 2♠ 6♦ Q♥ Q♦ from UTG position. Daniel Jackson bet about 11,500 from the next position. Liviu checked and went all-in for 21,000, which Jackson quickly called. Ignat Liviu: 6♣ 6♠ Daniel Jackson: A♦ Q♣ Liviu made a full house against Jackson's trips.
