2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€600,924
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€4,258,300
Entries
439
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Antonius Welcomed to the High Roller by Kassouf

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Patrik Antonius
Patrik Antonius

Patrik Antonius has just entered the PokerStars EPT Barcelone €10,300 High Roller and is seated at a table with Max Silver, Dietrich Fast, Ramin Hajiyev...and Will Kassouf.

Antonius was eyeing Kassouf from the opposite end of the table as he sat down.

"I had nine-high in a hand once," said Antonius, "But I checked and he showed queen-high and he won."

"What!" said Kassouf. "Are you trying to tilt me? Trying to put me on tilt?"

"I'm not like you!" came the response from Antonius.

Antonius then opened to 2,000 on the button and Dietrich Fast defended his big blind. The pair checked down an {8-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop and turn, with Antonius folding to a 3,000 bet on the river.

Meanwhile, Ramin Hajiyev was snapping a quick picture of his tablemate, while Kassouf held his phone out.

"Picture for the fans Patrik?" he asked. "Come on Ice Man, gimme a smile!"

Player Chips Progress
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
80,000
30,000
30,000
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
65,000
15,000
15,000
Will Kassouf gb
Will Kassouf
53,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
52,000
-6,000
-6,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
48,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dietrich FastMax SilverPatrik AntoniusRamin HajiyevWill Kassouf

Troyanovskiy With the Failed Hero-Call

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

The board read {4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{8-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and Vladimir Troyanovskiy checked a pot of 32,000 to opponent Aaron Been, who moved all in for 28,100.

Troyanovskiy tanked, used two time extensions, before calling. Been showed {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} and a Troyanovskiy was forced to turn over his {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for just ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Been us
Aaron Been
90,000
40,000
40,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
43,000
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Vladimir TroyanovskiyAaron Been

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Ligeri on the Rise

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Justin Ligeri has built himself quite the stack since the break and has moved up to 240,000. Also on the rise is Michael Soyza, who won the €10,300 High Roller earlier this week, and is now sat on 150,000.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Ligeri us
Justin Ligeri
240,000
Wael Sarkis lb
Wael Sarkis
155,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
150,000
62,000
62,000
Rocco Palumbo it
Rocco Palumbo
125,000
48,000
48,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
112,000
-13,000
-13,000
PokerStars.fr
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
60,000
-25,000
-25,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
Busted

Tags: Justin LigeriMichael Soyza

Neilson Check-Raises on the River

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Daniel Neilson
Daniel Neilson

Daniel Neilson checked a {5-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} board to his opponent and Nelson Resendiz then bet 7,500 into a pot of around 8,000.

Neilson then check-raised to 24,500 and Resendiz used up a time extension before calling.

Neilson turned over {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} for a full house and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Neilson au
Daniel Neilson
150,000
51,000
51,000
Nelson Resendiz us
Nelson Resendiz
50,000

Tags: Daniel NeilsonNelson Resendiz

Recent Eliminations & Re-Entries

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

These players have all been eliminated recently, with several of them making use of their single re-entry and are back in with a fresh stack of 50,000.

Player Chips Progress
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
50,000
12,000
12,000
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
50,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
50,000
-18,000
-18,000
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
50,000
19,000
19,000
Aaron Been us
Aaron Been
50,000
3,000
3,000
Lauren Roberts us
Lauren Roberts
Busted
Scott Margereson gb
Scott Margereson
Busted
Federico Quevedo cr
Federico Quevedo
Busted

Imsirovic and Grundtvig Eliminated

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Ali Imsirovic
Ali Imsirovic

Almedin Imsirovic was all in for his last 12,000 with {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}, but it wasn't looking good against the {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} of Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari.

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and he was eliminated.

Meanwhile, Christian Grundtvig's {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} had been cracked by the {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} of Andrew Christoforou on the {j-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} with the British player flopping a set to eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Christoforou gb
Andrew Christoforou
131,000
81,000
81,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
125,000
61,000
61,000
PokerStars.fr
Almedin Imsirovic us
Almedin Imsirovic
Busted
Christian Grundtvig dk
Christian Grundtvig
Busted

Tags: Almedin ImsirovicAndre AkkariAndrew ChristoforouChristian Grundtvig

Updated Chip Counts & New Entries

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
David Peters us
David Peters
135,000
43,000
43,000
Sebastian Malec pl
Sebastian Malec
59,000
10,000
10,000
EPT 1X Winner
Aymon Hata gb
Aymon Hata
51,000
1,000
1,000
Preben Stokkan no
Preben Stokkan
50,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
50,000
Romain Lewis fr
Romain Lewis
50,000
Guillaume Diaz fr
Guillaume Diaz
50,000
Stefan Huber ch
Stefan Huber
48,000
-2,000
-2,000
Scott Margereson gb
Scott Margereson
45,000
-5,000
-5,000
Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
41,000
-9,000
-9,000
Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
35,000
-15,000
-15,000
Kyle Keranen us
Kyle Keranen
26,000
14,000
14,000
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
26,000
-24,000
-24,000
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
25,000
-25,000
-25,000
Michiel Brummelhuis nl
Michiel Brummelhuis
25,000