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4:26 p.m.: Break time

Players have reached the second one 20-minute break of the day. There are 37 left.

4:12 p.m.: Garcia, Lopez, Selles lead final 40

They are actually all the way down to 40 players within the Estrellas Barcelona Main Event, gathered around five tables within the far corner of the primary poker room, an ideal contrast to the sooner days of the development when one and all of the hundred-plus tables within the spacious playing area were filled.

Jose Carlos Garcia of Poland continues to steer everyone today, currently sitting with as regards to 8 million or just about 3 times the common on the moment.

Meanwhile Argentina's Mario Lopez have been steadily accumulating as well, and is now as much as 7.25 million, with Daniel Selles of Spain in third position with about 5.9 million.

4:04 p.m.: Anapolska doubles up

Antonina Anapolska just earned a timely double-up through Benjamin Garcia to stay a few of the final 42 players.

All in for her last 560,000 with A♥K♦ versus Garcia's 7♠7♦, the board ran out Q♦T♦2♠J♦9♣, adding as much as a straight for Anapolska who now has about 1.2 million.

Antonina Anapolska

3:51 p.m.: Sabic sunk

Online high-stakes pro Sebastien "Seb86" Sabic battled with a brief stack for a lot of the primary three-plus levels today, but has finally seen his ESPT Barcelona run lead to 43rd after committing the last of his 400,000 or so against Dermot Blain.

Sabic had A♦J♦ and Blain 5♦5♥. The flop came 4♦6♠5♠ to offer Blain a set, then the 2♦ turn kept Sabic's hopes alive for a pot-splitting straight. The river was the 8♣, however, and Sabic is out. Blain meanwhile is now as much as about 1.8 million.

Sebastien Sabic

3:25 p.m.: Level 26 begins

The blinds are actually 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante. 45 players remain.

3:15 p.m.: Krumhard KO'd by Sanchez

Joe Konrad Krumhard open-raised all in for his last 210,000 from under the gun, and it folded to Albert Mykhaylyuta who called the rush. Then Eduard Sanchez, sitting to Mykhaylyuta's left, reraised to 575,000.

It folded around and Mykhaylyuta engaged Sanchez in some conversation for a short time before giving up his hand.

Sanchez turned over A♥K♠ and Krumhard 9♥9♠. The flop came 2♠A♠5♣ to place Sanchez in front, then after the 3♣ turn and K♦ river he claimed the pot to send Krumhard to the rail.

3:08 p.m.: Puccini sent out by Sennhauser

Simon Peter Sennhauser opened from the button, and after Mario Puccini reraise-shoved his short stack from the small blind, Sennhauser called.

It was A♥Q♥ for Puccini and A♣J♥ for Sennhauser. The 4♦8♦J♦ flop hit Sennhauser's hand, and after the 2♥ turn and 5♥ river, Puccini was eliminated.

There are 48 players remaining.

2:54 p.m.: Garcia's stack grows further

The Jose Carlos Garcia express keeps rolling, that small hit to his stack slightly earlier versus Carmelo Romeo hardly slowing him down.

A hand just arose that saw Jonn Forst -- sporting a large stack himself -- open from the button, Garcia reraise from the small blind, then Joel Wikstrom shove all in a brief stack from the massive blind. Forst called the push, but if Garcia reraised all in, Forst stepped aside.

Garcia showed A♣Q♥ and had the threshold versus Wikstrom's A♥J♥. The community cards came A♦3♥T♣6♣3♠, and Wikstrom was eliminated.

Garcia stacked up his chips, looking as much as say "8.1" after he did -- i.e., 8.1 million, a couple of million away from the chase pack now with 53 players remaining.

2:41 p.m.: Novikova no more

After surviving together with her below average stack for the primary a part of Day 3, Liliya Novikova of Team PokerStars Pro Online finally lost the last of her chips because the field shrinks down toward the 50-player mark.

2:36 p.m.: Romeo doubles through leader Garcia

The table folded around to Carmelo Romeo within the small blind who open-pushed his stack of about 435,000. Chip leader Jose Carlos Garcia snap-called from the massive blind, and when he tabled his Q♥Q♦, Romeo said "unbelievable" as he turned over T♠T♦.

Romeo leaned forward to observe the flop, and when a 10 appeared within the window -- the cards coming T♥6♦9♥ -- he crouched a little, his posture non-verbally communicating one word -- "hold." Hold his set did, because the turn was the 5♦ and river the 3♠, and Romeo keeps his seat although continues to be below the average.

Garcia, meanwhile, remains in front with 64 players left, with a stack of 5.6 million.

2:25 p.m.: Level 25 begins

The blinds are actually 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante.

2:04 p.m.: Break time

They've reached the primary break of the day, with 67 players left. Start-of-day leader Jose Carlos Garcia remains to be the frontrunner, having now built his stack up around 5.8 million.

Jose Carlos Garcia

1:43 p.m.: Marti Roca de Torres taken out

Fernando Heredia of Spain ended Day 1A of this event because the chip leader, and he's still alive and continuing to thrive here on Day 3.

Just now Heredia was in a preflop all-in situation versus his fellow countryman, Marti Roca de Torres, with the latter all in for his last 276,000 with A♦K♠ versus Heredia's 8♥8♦. The board came T♥6♠7♥, then 3♥, then A♥, that river card pairing de Torres but creating a flush for Heredia.

Heredia came visiting the table to provide de Torres a hug, and de Torres departed. The sector has now already shrunk below 70 players.

1:19 p.m.: Akkari cut down

The last Team PokerStars Pro have been eliminated, as Andre Akkari was just reduce in a three-way hand.

After pushing his short stack of 275,000 all in from middle position with 7♥5♦, Akkari watched two players push all in behind him -- one holding A♥K♦ and another A♦Q♣. The board ran out 3♣4♣2♣J♦T♣ to present the latter a flush, ok for 2 eliminations including Akkari.

Andre Akkari

1:11 p.m.: Montgomery moves on, Selles soaring

2008 November Niner Scott Montgomery is out, his 6♠4♠ failing him versus Daniel Selles's 9♠7♠ on a board of 7♦J♦A♠8♠T♠. Because the Canadian moves over to the cashier's desk, the Spaniard Selles is now up over 3 million.

1:05 p.m.: Level 24 begins

The blinds go as much as 15,000/30,000 and the ante is now 4,000. Fourteen players fell throughout the day's first level, meaning 84 remain.

12:51 p.m.: River saves Novikova

We watched Liliya Novikova of Team PokerStars Pro Online turn down a call for participation to commit most of her stack versus a shorter stack's all in after much consideration. Today she decided it was time to commit after putting herself in danger with T♣T♠ versus Farid Chati's A♥Q♠.

The J♥Q♥A♠ flop was bad news for Novikova, giving Chati two pair and the lead, and after the 6♥ turn she was one card clear of elimination. Then came the river... the K♦! Novikova had made Broadway, and she or he survives with a stack of about 725,000. Chati now has in regards to the same stack as well.

Liliya Novikova

12:42 p.m.: Koorits survives

After a Jude Ainsworth opening raise, Kaido Koorits of Estonia reraised all in behind for approximately 350,000, then Mark Kelsall came around the highest of that with a shove, forcing folds back around. Ainsworth stepped aside as well.

Koorits tabled 3♠3♦ while Kelsall had Q♣Q♠. Koorits needed help, and the community cards brought it by coming 2♥5♥4♣A♥9♥ to present Koorits a wheel and survival.

12:35 p.m.: Novara among early eliminations

The field has shrunk below 90 players now as there were several eliminations throughout the day's first orbits. Delfino Novara was the most recent to lose his short stack after his 9♦5♠ didn't catch as much as Patrice Brandt's A♥6♣ on a Q♠8♣A♣4♥8♥ board.

12:29 p.m.: Knockouts left and right

Following Mondolini to the rail were Igor Kunitskiy, Kenneth Hicks, and Jan Dentler because the eliminations are coming rapidly to begin the day.

12:19 p.m.: Mondoloni meets end

PokerStars qualifier Florent Mondoloni started today as one of the vital short stacks with just 260,000, and shortly after play began he had all of these chips within the middle versus Ivan Arbatskii.

Alas for Mondoloni, his A♠J♥ needed improvement against Arbatskii's A♣Q♣. The flop and switch came 4♠T♣T♥4♣, putting in place a potential chop, however the Q♠ fell on fifth street to present Arbatskii the easier hand and end Mondoloni's tournament run.

12:05 p.m.: Shuffle up and deal

The 98 remaining players have taken their seats over at the side of the primary poker room, and play is underway. Jose Carlos Garcia begins with the chip lead (3.752 million), with Nikolay Fal (3.302 million), Jonn Forst (3.08 million), and Mario Lopez (2.455 million) his nearest challengers to start out the day.

Day 3 begins

Key ESPT Barcelona Main Event Facts:- The tournament is scheduled to minimize to an eight-handed final table today- 3,292 players entered the development (a record), with the full prize pool €3,193,240- Click here for a whole list of chip counts some of the 98 players starting Day 3- Click here for ESPT Barcelona prize pool and payouts

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