€100,000 Super High Roller
Day 1 Started
€100,000 Super High Roller
Day 1 Started
At 12.30 p.m. local time, the most expensive tournament of the 2018 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona festival will kick off at Casino Barcelona and is certain to attract some of the biggest names of the international poker circuit. The Super High Roller comes with a price tag of €100,000 and Day 1 will allow for unlimited re-entries, while the registration remains open until the start of Day 2.
PokerStars Team Pro Daniel Negreanu has confirmed his attendance for this event and many other High Roller regulars such as Alex Foxen, Nick Petrangelo, Ali Reza Fatehi, Ivan Luca and Bryn Kenney will certainly join the action in Spain's capital. Kenney comes fresh off taking down the €25,000 + €1,000 Charity Event High Roller last night for €222,000.
One year ago, under the umbrella of the PokerStars Championship, the Super High Roller came with a buy-in of €50,000 and PokerStars Team Pro Igor Kurganov claimed the title and payday after defeating Bartlomiej Machon in heads-up to claim the lion's share of the €4,129,290 prize pool in an 86-entry strong field, taking home €1,084,100 for his efforts. Other previous winners here in Barcelona include German superstar Fedor Holz, Sylvain Loosli, Olivier Busquet, Vitaly Lunkin and Dan Smith.
Previous PokerStars Super High Roller events in Barcelona
Year | Buy-In | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | First Prize (in EUR) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | €50,000 | 64 | €3,072,960 | Dan Smith | €962,925 |
2013 | €50,000 | 51 | €2,448,765 | Vitaly Lunkin | €771,300 |
2014 | €50,000 | 77 | €3,697,155 | Olivier Busquet | €896,434 |
2015 | €50,000 | 99 | €4,753,485 | Sylvain Loosli | €1,224,000 |
2016 | €50,000 | 102 | €4,947,000 | Fedor Holz | €1,300,300 |
2017 | €50,000 | 86 | €4,129,290 | Igor Kurganov | €1,084,100 |
Day one will feature a total of eight levels of 60 minutes each with a 20-minute break every two levels and the registration remains open until the cards get back in the air for Day 2 at 12.30 p.m. local time on Sunday, August 26th, 2018. The tournament will be played with a 30-second shot clock and in the new popular big blind ante format, and all players receive six time banks upon registration. Another three time banks will be granted once the registration closes, and the same applies once the final table is reached.
The final table will be streamed live with hole cards and the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until a new Super High Roller champion is crowned.
Day 1 Level Structure
Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
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1 | 60 min | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
2 | 60 min | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
3 | 60 min | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
4 | 60 min | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
5 | 60 min | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
6 | 60 min | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
7 | 60 min | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
8 | 60 min | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
There are already more than 10 players registered and the first eight of them are seated including Matthias Eibinger, Nick Petrangelo, Timothy Adams, Mikita Badziakouski, Dan Smith, Linus Loeliger, Seth Davies and Jean-Noel Thorel.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Seth Davies |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Jean-Noel Thorel |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Matthias Eibinger |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Nick Petrangelo |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Timothy Adams |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Dan Smith |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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Linus Loeliger |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
In the cutoff, Mikita Badziakouski raised to 3,000 and Nick Petrangelo on the button three-bet to 13,500, which ended the hand right there.
Over on table one, Timothy Adams raised to 3,000 on the button and picked up two callers in Dan Smith and Jean-Noel Thorel. Smith bet the flop for 2,500, Thorel promptly folded and Adams called. The on the turn was checked through and Smith's bet of 5,000 on the river won the pot without showdown, as Adams folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dan Smith |
262,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
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Jean-Noel Thorel |
245,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Timothy Adams |
243,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
According to the screens, there are already 18 players registered 15 minutes into Day 1 and the next to join were Adrian Mateos, Luc and Sam Greenwood, Stephen Chidwick, David Peters and Sean Winter. As a result, a third table opened to accommodate the growing field and further entries are expected shortly.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Adrian Mateos | 250,000 | |
|
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Sam Greenwood | 250,000 | |
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Luc Greenwood
|
250,000 | |
Stephen Chidwick | 250,000 | |
David Peters | 250,000 | |
Sean Winter | 250,000 |
Nick Petrangelo and Seth Davies checked to Luc Greenwood who bet 3,000 on the flop. Petrangelo folded and Davies called.
The pair checked the runout and Davies showed for ace-high, with Greenwood taking down the pot with for two pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Luc Greenwood
|
260,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Seth Davies |
245,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
David Peters made it 2,500 to go in the cutoff and he was called by Stephen Chidwick on the button, the duo headed to the flop. Peters checked and Chidwick bet 2,500, Peters tossed in calling chips.
The on the turn was checked through and Peters bet the river for 16,000, which won the pot without further resistance.
Over on table three, Sean Winter opened the action with a raise to 2,500 and Nick Petrangelo came along from the button, as did Luc Greenwood in the big blind. On a flop of , Greenwood and Winter checked and Petrangelo bet 2,500. Greenwood check-raised to 9,500 and that forced out Winter, while Petrangelo called.
No further betting action took place on the turn and river, and Greenwood showed for a pair of fives and busted gutshot. Petrangelo claimed the pot with for a pair of kings.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Chidwick |
260,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Nick Petrangelo |
260,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
David Peters |
255,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Luc Greenwood
|
248,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
Sean Winter |
247,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Dan Smith raised to 4,500 from the small blind and Orpen Kisacikoglu defended his big blind.
The flop came and Smith bet 3,000. Kisacikoglu raised to 9,000 and Smith called. Smith check-called 22,000 on the turn and the river brought the .
Smith used up one of his time extensions before betting 60,000. Kisacikoglu quickly folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dan Smith |
285,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
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Orpen Kisacikoglu | 195,000 |
The next two players to join were Pascal LeFrancois and Christoph Vogelsang, who took their seats on table one and two respectively. The field has grown to 21 entries and no massive pots have been played thus far in the first 40 minutes of the day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christoph Vogelsang | 250,000 | |
Pascal LeFrancois | 250,000 |