The 2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller drew 55 players and accounted for nine reloads, creating a prize pool of €3,072,960 that will be distributed to the final eight players eight with €1,075,500 going to
the winner.
It has been a rough tournament for Jonathan Duhamel, who bought in twice and busted on Day 1. The Team PokerStars Pro decided to give it another go at the start of Day 2, but his run would last just shy of two levels.
In one of the last hands before the break, action folded to Vadzim Kursevich on the button and he raised to 17,000. Duhamel was next to act in the small blind and three-bet to 44,000, which prompted Kursevich to move all in. Duhamel called off for around 360,000 and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Kursevich:
Duhamel:
The young Canadian was in great shape to double, though the flop did give his opponent a gut-shot straight draw. The turn put two hearts on the board to give Duhamel blockers, which made it all the more heartbreaking when an offsuit spiked on the river to eliminate Duhamel for the third and final time.
From under the gun, Scott Seiver opened with a raise to 23,000. Action folded to Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier on the button and he three-bet to 51,000. Play got through the blinds and back to Seiver. He asked for a look at Mercier's stack and then moved all in. Mercier took a few moments, then folded and Seiver won the pot.
Shortly thereafter, action folded to Seiver on the button and he put in an openeing raise to 23,000. In the small blind was Anatoly Gurtovoy. He three-bet and made it 60,000 even. When play moved back to Seiver, he called to take a flop.
The rolled out and Gurtovoy checked. Seiver tossed out 88,000 and Gurtovoy gave it up with a slight shrug of his shoulders.
With those two pots, Seiver has climbed up over half a million.
Chris Moorman raised to 22,000 under the gun only to have Simon Ravnsbaek three-bet to 52,000 from the hijack. JC Alvarado was next to act in the cutoff and four-bet to 115,000, putting action back on Moorman after the button and both blinds got out of the way.
The Brit thought for a bit before sliding out his entire stack of 528,000 with two hands. Ravnsbaek quickly folded, and Alvarado snap-called.
Showdown
Moorman
Alvarado
Moorman had picked the wrong time as Alvarado help a big pair, but the flop did make things interesting as it delivered the former a pair and gut-shot straight draw. The turn meant Moorman needed either a seven or four on the river to stay alive, but it was was not to be as the river gave Alvarado a full house and the pot of over 1 million.
With all reentries and registration complete, we have 64 buy-ins to create the total prize pool. Here's a look at what happened on Day 1 and who is still competing.
Justin Bonomo just joined the busto list after he shoved all-in from the button for around 200,000 only to get called by Steve O'Dwyer from under the gun.
Showdown
Bonomo:
O'Dwyer:
Bonomo's eights were still good after the flop, but on the turn gave O'Dwyer a flush draw, however, the on the river was good enough for the Day 1 chip leader and Bonomo hit the rail.