Level: 4
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Barcelona
Buy-in
€48,500
Prize Pool
€3,697,155
Entries
77
Level
23
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Schemion Can't Beat Two Pair
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Kyle Julius opened for 3,700, and next door neighbor Ole Schemion made the call from the hijack. Juha Helppi in the big blind came along for the ride, and the three of them saw a 
flop.
Both Helppi and initial raiser Julius checked, and Schemion bet out 8,500. Helppi made the call, and Julius did the same after some thinking.
The turn came the 
, and this time Helppi check called a 25,000 bet from his German opponent, Julius folded.
The 
fell on the river and Helppi checked for the third time in a row. Schemion checked behind and mucked as Helppi showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
286,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Five-Bet from Lunkin
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The defending champion of this event, Vitaly Lunkin, opened from the cutoff seat for 3,600. Tony Gregg was next to act and rerasied to 9,500. Jason Mercier was in the small blind, and he four-bet to 22,300. Play got back to Lunkin, and he five-bet to 48,600. Gregg and Mercier folded, giving Lunkin the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
265,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
212,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
||
One for Mercier and Counts from the Table
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
From under the gun, Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier raised to 3,200. Oleksii Khoroshenin called from the hijack seat, Mike McDonald called from the button, and Tony Gregg called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
, and Gregg checked. After Mercier bet 6,100, Khoroshenin, McDonald, and Gregg all folded. Mercier picked up the pot to move to 235,000 in chips, and the rest of the counts from the table are below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
358,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
305,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
259,000 | |
|
|
||
|
237,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
235,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
215,000 | |
|
200,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Negreanu Not Happy
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
"It angers me so much what just happened" said Daniel Negreanu leaning backward from his chair. He told us two players in the Estrellas Poker Tour had gotten their hands killed after they wanted a photo with Negreanu, and stood next to their chairs to take it.
Negreanu said that stuff like that, was exactly what the tournament organization should not be doing to recreational players. Doug Polk one table down agreed, and nodded again as Negreanu stated "They're not cheating, that's impossible!"
Reichardt's Aces Cracked
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
As we approached the latest formed table, Govert Metaal already had all of his chips in the middle. Unther the gun player Sven Reichardt had bet out 21,000 on 
. Metaal, seated in the cutoff, had pushed all in for 67,900. Reichardt thought for some time, and eventually made the call.
Metaal tabled 
and Reichardt showed 
.
"Finally some wiggle room again" told Metaal us as he got up from the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | |
|
160,000 |
Reichardt's Aces Cracked
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
As we approached the latest formed table, Govert Metaal already had all of his chips in the middle. Unther the gun player Sven Reichardt had bet out 21,000 on . Metaal, seated in the cutoff, had pushed all in for 67,900. Reichardt thought for some time, and eventually made the call.
Metaal tabled and Reichardt showed .
"Finally some wiggle room again" told Metaal us as he got up from the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
-83,500
|
-83,500 |
|
|
160,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
Holz Can't Get Things Going
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
With 
on the table, Vladimir Troyanovskiy in the big blind checked to Fedor Holz in early position. After some thinking, Holz decided to check behind. Troyanovskiy asked the dealer if he needed to show first, and eventually kind of reluctantly tabled 
. Holz mucked with a face that showed both a smile and some irritation.
Not much later, Polk raised it up from the cutoff to 3,000. Holz in the big blind made it 8,700, and Polk made the call. Both players checked the 
flop. Holz bet 9,200 once the hit the turn, and Polk made the call in position. The on the river made Holz check, and fold as Polk pushed all in. Holz is by far the shortest stack in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
249,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
||
|
26,000
-74,000
|
-74,000 |
|
||
Former Champions Unite
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The €50,000 Super High Roller from Barcelona is running for the third time. The first time the event was held was in Season 9, and it was Dan Smith who took the inaugural title and earned €962,925. Smith defeated a field of 64 entries (54 unique entries with nine reentries) and topped a final table that included JC Alvarado, Mike Watson, Ilari Sahamies, Mike McDonald, Erik Seidel, and Talal Shakerchi.
The event returned for Season 10, but the field size dropped to 51 entries (40 unique entries with 11 reentries). Taking home the €771,300 first-place prize was Vitaly Lunkin after he defeated Seidel heads up. Steve O'Dwyer, McDonald, David Benefield, Ole Schemion, and Fabian Quoss were also at the final table.
To start this year's event, Smith and Lunkin are seated at the same table. Interestingly enough, McDonald is seated between the two, having appeared at both of their final tables.
Level: 3
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200