Brutal end takes us to final table

Marcos Paneque felt the full force of poker's cruel streak as he suffered a brutal end to his dreams of winning the ParadisePoker Tour Barcelona Main Event.

The Spaniard tangled with Rumen Nanev in a monster hand that spilled over into a 15-minute break - and sadly for him Nanev's hot streak paid dividends once again.

Paneque has raised from middle position and Nanev three-bet from the small blind. Undeterred, the native player shipped 160,000 into the middle and after some thought, Rumen went all-in.

Marcos tanked for several minutes and with a crowd building around the table, he eventually called with K♣K♠ and was delighted when his Builgarian foe showed 8♦8♣.

There has been a sense of inevitability about Nanev's big pots however and whatever favour he had put in for Lady Luck of late, it left him firmly in her good graces as the board ran 5♥10♦9♠ - 10♣ before timing the river 8♠ to its most painful moment.