SPT Aranjuez Day 2

Update: Bubble

We're down to 19 players and have finally reached the bubble of SPT Aranjuez.

Our very own Catarina Santos was the first to move all in with Q's and was called by AJ. After a long and tense board Catarina took the hand down, doubling up. Catarina beat the bubble and is 1 of 2 Everest Poker pros still standing. Steven van Zadelhoff is still in with a big stack.

Shortly after Catarina doubled up Pablo Ubierna went out on a coin flip.

Update 2:30 :

Level 14
Blinds 1200/2400
Ante 200
Average 89,000

The Everest pros have been dropping like flies since the dinner break. Sigurd Eskeland, Tobi Wagner, Javier Martinez and Cristiano Blanco are among the Everest players out of the tournament.

Cristiano commented about his play, "I felt really good during day 1. I was very proud of the way I played. Unfortunately today I didn't catch any cards and was on a very tough table (with other Everest players Sigurd Eskeland and Pablo Ubierna)". After a long battle Cris went out in 25th place with Q's all in preflop against AK. There was a K on the flop and no luck for our Team Everest stallion.

Steven's Rise to the Top:

Our 2009 SPT Champion and favorite Team Everest Dutchie Steven van Zadelhoff has climbed his way to the top of the Main Event here in Aranjuez, taking chips from anyone in his path, including his Everest Poker teammates Javier Martinez and Catarina Santos.

With a couple of significant moves Steven ended play before the dinner break with 180,000 chips. His first big move was against our Portuguese pro Catarina Santos. Steven won a coin flip with a pair of J's again AK doubling him up from 45K to 90K. Don't worry about Catarina, she has managed to climb her way back to 40,000 chips and is still very much in the game.

Steven's second big pot was against Live the Dream Team member Javier Martinez. Steven flopped a set of 4's against Javi's 2 pair with A8. Javi is also still in the tournament with 20,000.

After the dinner break the 38 remaining players will start level 12 with blinds of 800/1600, ante of 200 and average chip count of 63,000.

Update - 20:30

We're up to level 10 of the Spanish Poker Tour Aranjuez. Blinds are 500/1000 with an ante of 100 and average chip stack of 38,000.

There are 6 remaining Everest Poker players contending for the 150,000 Euro prize pool. In particular, Steven van Zadelhoff, our Season 2 Champion is running hot and on the hunt for another SPT final table.

Steven van Zadelhoff - 160,000

Cristiano Blanco is happy with his stack saying, "It feels good to be above average. I will continue to play my game and hopefully make to the final table tomorrow."

Cristiano Blanco - 55,000

We have a strong Spanish representation at the TV table right now with ffttr players, Luis and Pablo Ubierna and Jesus Montes.

Other Everest Poker players:

Sigurd Eskeland - 46,000

Tobias Wagner - 30,000

Javier Martinez - 20,000

Catarina Santos - 5,0000

Francesco De Vivo went out of the tournament in level 9. Francesco is looking forward to the next Spanish Poker Tour in Ibiza the 14-16 of May.

Start of Day

Let's see what our Team Everest, Live the Dream Team and other Everest Poker players are up to as we come to the end of level 1.

Steven van Zadelhoff and Javier Martinez are sitting side by side on the TV table along with Catarina Santos from the Portuguese team.

After being knocked out of the tournament early in level 1, Koen de Bakker has joined Everest Poker's own Olaf Schimpf and Marco Trucco for commentary on the live stream.

Cristiano Blanco found himself next to our good friend Luis Ubierna. Luis started today in 4th place with 52,000 chips.

Let's go team!

SPT Aranjuez Day 2

We're back for Day 2 of Everest Poker's Spanish Poker Tour Aranjuez. After some sleep and sun the players are ready for to fight for their share of the 150,000 Euro guaranteed prize pool.

We're starting today at level 8 with blinds of 300/600 and 50 ante.

Here are the starting chips counts of the 96 players remaining in the tournament:

NAME CHIPS
CARLOS YERBES 86,700
FRAN GARCIA 80,425
KERIONI KARILY 70,825
LUIS UBIERNA 51,975
CATARINA SANTOS 50,650
MIGUEL A: BARAJAS 48,150
JAVIER MARTINEZ 47,675
JESUS MONTES 45,275
STEVEN V: ZADELHOFF 42,600
JORGE DEL ARCO 41,825
LAMRIT SOMIR 39,450
MARCELO CAMUS 38,650
OLIVER FERRER 38,125
SIGURD ESKELAND 37,800
FRANCISCO TORRES 37,300
DANIEL VENTURA 36,975
JUHO NUTO 35,975
ALVARO PICATOSTE 35,875
MINAUD BERENGER 35,800
JUAN R: RODRIGUEZ 35,725
BENJAMIN VERTESNTEIN 34,675
JAVIER GOMEZ 34,375
CRISTIANO BLANCO 33,575
ANDERS LAURBJERG 32,700
ANTONIO ALVAREZ 32,375
IAGO LOPEZ 31,475
MARCO MATTES 31,200
GRIZIVATZ 30,225
LEO LINARES 29,800
JORDAN TRIQUET 29,625
ALGEL GOMEZ 29,500
ANGEL D GALLEGO 29,100
MARCOS PALMA 28,675
JORGE GONZALEZ 28,350
SILVIO CRISARI 27,650
ALEJANDRO GALOLAGUNA 27,625
FREDRIKE LINDSTROM 27,250
GESSAT 26,850
IGNACIO CUESTA 26,250
FRANCESCO DE VIVO 26,200
MATHIEU LE MONTAGNER 26,025
JOSE MANUEL GOMEZ 25,675
RENE GISBERTZ 25,400
BRUNO POUCHAIN 24,525
SANTIAGO DIAZ 24,375
MARCO ROLLO 24,150
LAUREN BACHELET 24,100
SYLVAIN LOOSLI 23,275
MICHEL SERRAGGI 22,475
NIELS VAN GENS 22,450
ALBERTO CALLE 22,250
LUIS PEREZ 21,550
TOBIAS WAGNER 20,000
M: ROSA DE LA PAZ 19,950
FRANCISCO BUENO 19,700
DAVID TOVATI 19,675
UWE ZIMMERMANN 19,650
GREGER LARSSON 19,475
STEFAN DE BOONE 19,250
PAWEL BRZESKI 18,425
MANUEL RODRIGUEZ L 18,350
FRANCISCO PENALVA 17,850
PABLO UBIERNA 17,800
JULIEN POULHAIN 16,950
DAVIDE RUGI 16,800
DIEGO ARIAS 16,750
PHILIPPE LAVERDURE 16,550
CHRISTIAN DEBEIL 16,525
MAXIME LESSARD 16,450
LEON TAVERNIER 15,925
KOEN DE BAKKER 15,400
SANTOS CASTRO 15,325
LAURENT GUILON 15,250
THIERRY RAVASSARD 15,125
DANIELA ARON 15,050
CESAR GARRIDO 13,550
JOAQUIN PINAR 13,400
JOSCHA RUTERT 12,650
LIRONG HU YU 12,625
RAUL PAEZ 12,200
ADRIAN GIRALDO 12,125
DAVID MARTIN 11,925
JULIO DOCE 11,525
SORN DAHLSTROM 11,400
JONATAN MARTINEZ 11,125
VALENTINA MESINA 10,400
INOCENTE GOMEZ 9,100
JUMMY MONDEALERS 9,075
ALBERT GRAU 9,000
CEDRIL SUNSTES 8,675
MANUEL SANCHEZ 7,975
J: RAMON RODRIGUEZ 7,375
RUI MILHOMENS 6,550
FABIAN LOPEZ 5,925
BOICHE BENIONOL 3,300
MICHEL DATTAM 475