10:45pm: Sam Grafton eliminated in 9th place (€10,300)Sam Grafton had a fifth of the chips in play not that way back but he's just been eliminated by Katja Svendsen who will enter tomorrow's final table because the chip leader.
Svendsen opened to 85,000 from under the gun and called when Grafton three-bet to 200,000 from the button. Both players checked the 5♣K♦4♣ flop before she led for 275,000 at the T♣ turn. Call.
Grafton was left with 853,000 and Svendsen set him in at the 7♦ river. Grafton called with J♥J♦ but Svendsen opened A♣A♥.
Full chip counts and a wrap of the day's play could be up at the blog shortly. Cards up action might be shown on PokerStars.tv from 1pm CET time tomorrow and the updates run alongside the delayed coverage. -- MC
10:30pm: Espinosa over three millionRodrigo Espinosa has moved clear on the top with 3.25 million after forcing Marcin Barwinski off a hand.
He raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Barwinski defended his big unaware of see a 8♦T♣Q♦ flop where both players checked.
Espinosa's delayed 90,000 c-bet was check-raised as much as 315,000 by Barwinski at the 7♠ turn. Call. Barwinski led for 375,000 at the 9♦ river but folded to a raise to 1,075,000. He dropped to 1.493 million. -- MC
10:25pm: Hamilton getting shortHe was already the quick stack but Gareth Hamilton's all the way down to 11 big blinds after he lost two pots in a row.
First of all he raised from under the gun but folded to a Christian Bauer three-bet.
The next hand he peeled from the massive blind after a raise to 85,000 from Sam Grafton. Both checked the 6♠9♦Q♥ flop before Hamilton led for 77,000 at the turn. Grafton called and both players went back to checking at the 9♣ river. Grafton opened A♠8♠ and it was good on the Irishman mucked. -- MC
10:05pm: Grafton squeezes a profitSam Grafton hadn't won a pot because the tournament were all the way down to one table but a well-timed squeeze play worked for him to get him back as much as 1.45 million.
Marcin Barwinski raised to 80,000 from the hijack and was called by Jake Cody at the button before Grafton bumped it as much as 280,000 from the massive blind after thinking for a couple of minutes. Both opponents made a reluctant looking fold. -- MC
LEVEL UP: BLINDS 20,000/40,000 ante 5,000
9:50pm: Cagey play on final table bubbleIt's completely understandable that the play is cagey, and it has, when all of the remaining nine players need to make the general table tomorrow. That's very true while you add within the fact they've gone from playing short-handed to a whole ring of nine.
Gareth Hamilton's the player most at danger and he was the primary to make a move. The action folded around to Javier Elorza within the cut-off and he raised before Hamilton shoved for 612,000 from the small blind. The Spaniard took his time and mucked. -- MC
9:20pm: Final table redrawBelow is the seat draw for the overall table and the chip stacks of the nine remaining players. It is very close on the top with just 13.5 big blinds separating the highest four players.
Katja Svendsen, Norway, PokerStars Qualifier, 2,344,000Gareth Hamilton, Ireland, 743,000Marcin Barwinski, Poland, PokerStars Player, 2,206,000Rodrigo Espinosa, Spain, PokerStars Qualifier, 2,002,000Jake Cody, United Kingdom, Team PokerStars Pro, 1,667,000Daniel Rodriguez, Spain, PokerStars Player, 611,000Sam Grafton, United Kingdom, PokerStars Qualifier, 1,712,000Christian Bauer, Germany, 2,400,000Javier Elorza, Spain, PokerStars Qualifier, 1,200,000
9:05pm: Antonio Moreno eliminated in 10th place (€8,420)And we're all the way down to the unofficial final table of nine here in Marbella...
Jake Cody opened to 62,000 after which called when Antonio Moreno moved all-in for 400,000.
Cody: A♣T♠Moreno: A♦4♥
The 7♠7♥K♦J♣T♣ board searched for some time like it'd result in a chop but Cody rivered his kicker to eliminated Moreno and climb to 1,700,000. There'll now be a fifteen minute break whilst a redraw for the overall table is finished. -- NW
8:58pm: Grafton loses a number to SvendsenIt's been an excessively profitable period of play for Katja Svendsen. Sam Grafton was the most recent to fall victim and dropped to 1.3 million as she rose to 2.25 million.
The action folded to her at the button and he or she raised to 65,000. Grafton was within the big blind and three-bet to 145,000. Call. The board ran out 2♥A♠2♠4♦6♠ and Grafton checked all three streets to the Norwegian. She bet 150,000 and 250,000 before checking behind at the river.
Grafton called both bets and opened K♦J♦ at showdown. Svendsen opened and scooped. -- MC
Blinds up: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
8:45pm: Espinosa takes huge pot from BauerThere's not so much to make a choice from the massive stacks presently with a lot of players hovering between 2.3M and 2.5M. There are three players on the feature table in that ballpark because Rodrigo Espinosa just won a large pot against Christian Bauer.
Bauer (cut off), Sam Grafton (button) and Espinosa (big blind) all installed 50,000 pre-flop and the dealer fanned 9♣7♠J♦ at the felt. It was checked to Grafton who bet 80,000, Espinosa called, Bauer check-raised to 333,000, Grafton folded and Espinosa then re-raised to 720,000. After just a little a think Bauer folded the J♠ face up and Espinosa also flashed a jack as he took the pot.
The feature table chip counts are as follows:
Christian Bauer, 2,427,000Rodrigo Espinosa, 2,409,000Katja Svendsen, 2,307,000Sam Grafton, 1,577,000Daniel Rodriguez, 713,000
8:35pm: Jaroslaw Lipien eliminated in 11th place (€8,420)Left short on chips after doubling up Gareth Hamilton, the Pole couldn't recover (although he tried to) and is out in 11th.
He did get one double up though, he was all-in for 102,000 and up against Jake Cody's pocket tens. A Q♠8♦2♥ flop gave Lipien the lead and rather unnecessarily Marcin Barwinski celebrated the truth that his fellow countryman had hit his over card. The board ran out 7♦5♠ to double up Lipien.
A couple of hands later Lipien shoved for 240,000 with Q♣J♥ and Barwinski called with A♠Q♦. "Jack, jack, jack," Barwinski chanted but none appeared at the 6♠5♦K♣8♠2♠ board and we're right down to 10 players. -- NW
8:20pm: Emilio Navarro eliminated in 12th place (€7,510)It wasn't that way back that Emilio Navarro sat atop of the chip counts but a chain of lost pots saw him short and compelled to make a move that cost him his tournament life.
He open shoved for 490,000 and was isolated by Katja Svendsen who moved all in from the small blind.
Navarro: 4♠4♦Svendsen: J♠J♥
The board ran 6♠9♠2♠K♥A♦ to look the jacks hold to send Svendsen's stack as much as 1.6 million.
Despite what must've been a shockingly frustrating period for the Spaniard, he took defeat with a grin and shook all his opponents' hands before warding off to get his money. -- MC
8:15pm: Barwinski doubles through HamiltonGareth Hamilton didn't keep hold of these extra chips for too long after he made a gigantic move and doubled up Marcin Barwinski.
The two players went heads-as much as an 8♠2♠J♥ flop where Barwinski check-raised Hamilton's 68,000 bet up to 210,000. Call. At the 4♥ turn Barwinski led for 300,000, leaving himself 470,000 behind.
Hamilton counted out enough chips to set the Pole all in after which stared at him until he had the clock called on him. Then he raised and Barwinski made the decision all in with J♦8♥ for 2 pair, sooner than Hamilton's K♣J♠. The river came because the 7♥ and Hamilton dropped back to 975,000 while Barwinski moved as much as around two million -- MC
8:05pm: Gareth Hamilton doubles through Jaroslaw LipienA huge pot just played out at the outer table and it was Gareth Hamilton and Jaroslaw Lipien who were the combatants.
Pre-flop Lipien raised to 50,000 from the button and called when Hamilton three-bet to 146,000. At the 5♣Q♥K♠ flop Hamilton c-bet 175,000 and Lipien smooth called. The 7♦ fell at the turn, Hamilton didn't slow down, instead he bet 275,000 of venture which Lipien flat called.
So there has been already 1,150,000 within the middle by the point the A♦ completed the board. Hamilton emptied the clip, moving all-in for 380,000 total, Lipien got a count and after a protracted tank he called, Hamilton showed A♣K♣ for high two pair, whilst Lipien had A♠Q♣ for an inferior two pair.
After that hand Hamilton is as much as 1,910,000 whilst Lipien drops to 170,000. -- NW
7:55pm: Emilio Navarro doubles through Sam GraftonSam Grafton has taken a large number of Emilio Navarro's stack over the past hour and it gave the look of he was about to scoop up the overall element of it until the poker gods intervened.
Grafton had limped from the small blind just for Navarro to shove for 440,000 from the large blind. After you have a count Grafton weighed up the placement after which made the call:
Grafton: 4♠4♦Navarro: A♦3♠
Grafton was a 69% favourite to eliminated Navarro however the Spaniard won the hand because the board came Q♦5♣A♣7♠8♦ to double him to around 900,000 and drop Grafton to 2,200,000. -- NW
7:50pm: Ken Lennaard eliminated in 13th place (€7,510)It was unlucky thirteenth for old style Swedish player Ken Lennaard after he fell to Gareth Hamilton.
He was right down to his last 346,000 when he shoved from the hijack and was isolated by Hamilton who shoved from the button.
Lennaard: Q♠J♣Hamilton: A♥A♣
The board ran K♠K♣T♦2♦3♣ and Hamilton and his supporters, who's gather around behind him, erupted in celebration. That pot put him as much as 970,000 chips. -- MC
7:40pm: Chip counts for the overall 13Here are the 100% accurate chip counts of the general 13 players initially of level 23.
Sam Grafton, United Kingdom, PokerStars Qualifier, 2,661,000Rodrigo Espinosa Gonzalez, Spain, PokerStars Qualifier, 1,697,000Christian Bauer, Germany, 1,588,000Emilio Navarro, Spain, 1,350,000Jake Cody, United Kingdom, Team PokerStars Pro, 1,241,000Jaroslaw Lipien, Poland, 1,147,000Marcin Barwinski, Poland, PokerStars Player, 1,090,000Katja Svendsen, Norway, PokerStars Qualifier, 1,064,000Daniel Rodriguez, Spain, PokerStars Player, 769,000Javier Elorza Pardo, Spain, PokerStars Qualifier, 764,000Gareth Hamilton, Ireland, 597,000Antonio Moreno, Spain, 580,000Ken Lennaard, Sweden, 377,000
7.30pm: Final 13 back to minimize to the general tableThe 750 runners within the PokerStars Marbella Festival was whittled all the way down to the general 13 players and are all guaranteed a minimum of €7,510. But they'll have their eyes on a larger prize and never necessarily a monetary one.
Only eight will make the overall table tomorrow and a few of the 13 looking to do this we've five Spaniards, two Poles, one player each from Norway, Germany, Sweden and Ireland and two Brits. And it is the two Brits who're the headline makers presently as Sam Grafton has a large chip lead and Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody is attempting to final table his first UKIPT Main Event having previously won a UKIPT Series and a UKIPT High Roller.
Play is ready to restart we'll bring you the newest chip counts shortly once we receive them. -- NW
PokerStars Blog reporting team at PokerStars UKIPT4 Marbella2: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Danny Maxwell and Rene Velli.
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