2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

€25,500 Single-Day High Roller I
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
€690,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€2,744,000
Entries
112
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Dominykas Karmazinas Eliminated in 16th Place (€43,080)

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Dominykas Karmazinas
Dominykas Karmazinas

Steffen Sontheimer on the button asked for the stack size of Dominykas Karmazinas in the big blind, who replied "I have 240,000 behind," and Sontheimer folded. Quan Zhou limped from the small blind and snap-called the shove of the Lithuanian.

Dominykas Karmazinas: {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}
Quan Zhou: {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}

The board came {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{J-Spades} and the kicker played to eliminate Karmazinas in 16th place for €43,080.

Player Chips Progress
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
1,180,000
280,000
280,000
Dominykas Karmazinas lt
Dominykas Karmazinas
Busted

Tags: Dominykas KarmazinasQuan ZhouSteffen Sontheimer

Redraw Final 16

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
SeatTable 1Table 2
1Dominykas KarmazinasBryn Kenney
2Manig LoeserRyan McEathron
3Igor YaroshevskyyEric Seidel
4Byron KavermanVladimir Troyanovskiy
5Sergi ReixachStephen Chidwick
6Adrian MateosStefan Schillhabel
7Steffen SontheimerJan Eric Schwippert
8Quan ZhouIsaac Haxton

Koray Aldemir Eliminated in 17th Place (€43,080)

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Koray Aldemir
Koray Aldemir

Stephen Chidwick raised to 55,000 from the cutoff and Adrian Mateos called on the button. Koray Aldemir moved all in for 169,000 in the small blind and Chidwick folded, while Mateos quickly called.

Koray Aldemir: {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}
Adrian Mateos: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}

Neither of the over cards nor spades were about as the board came {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and Aldemir was eliminated in 17th place for €43,080. The remaining 16 players will now redraw for the last two tables.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
1,180,000
310,000
310,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosKoray AldemirStephen Chidwick

Schwippert Takes from Kenney

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Bryn Kenney raised to 55,000 and Jan Eric Schwippert defended his big blind. On the {A-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop, Schwippert checked and called a bet worth 41,000 by Kenney before the {8-Diamonds} fell on the turn. Schwippert checked once more and called a bet of 121,000 by Kenney.

The {5-Diamonds} river was checked and Schwippert was first to show, rolling over {A-Spades}{6-Spades}. That was good enough to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
1,150,000
-80,000
-80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jan Eric Schwippert de
Jan Eric Schwippert
900,000
81,000
81,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyJan Eric Schwippert

Imad Derwiche Bubbles the PokerStars Championship Barcelona €25,500 Single-Day High Roller

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Imad Derwiche
Imad Derwiche

Down to 169,000, Imad Derwiche shoved from the cutoff. Everyone folded around to Adrian Mateos in the big blind who pondered for a bit before he called.

Imad Derwiche: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Adrian Mateos: {2-Spades}{2-Clubs}

The flop was a harmless {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} but the {2-Hearts} on the turn ruined it for Derwiche. He looked on in agony as the {4-Diamonds} on the river blanked.

Derwiche out in 18th place, the remaining 17 players are guaranteed a payday of at least €43,080.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
870,000
95,000
95,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosImad Derwiche

Sontheimer Doubles on the Bubble

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Steffen Sontheimer raised to 165,000 from under the gun and left very few chips behind. Bryn Kenney in the big blind moved all in and Sontheimer called.

Once all other tables were finished, Sontheimer joked "always the same story. I jam and he finds kings in the big blind," while Kenney laughed back.

Steffen Sontheimer: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}
Bryn Kenney: {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

The board came {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades}{9-Clubs} and Sontheimer doubled for 192,000, bumping fists with Kenney after the end of the showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
1,230,000
85,000
85,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
430,000
160,000
160,000

Tags: Bryn KenneySteffen Sontheimer

Andrey Andreev Eliminated

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

We missed the pre flop action but were informed afterward what had happened. Sergi Reixach opened under the gun and big blind Andrey Andreev shoved for about 180,000. Reixach called to put his neighbor at risk.

Sergi Reixach: {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Andrey Andreev: {10-}{10-}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} and Andreev hit the rail in 19th place. With 18 players remaining, the tournament is on the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
800,000
165,000
165,000
Andrey Andreev ru
Andrey Andreev
Busted

Tags: Sergi ReixachAndrey Andreev

Andreev Finds a Double

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Down to just 60,000, Andrey Andreev shoved with the {J-Spades}{9-Spades} and Ryan McEathron defended the big blind with {7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. Andreev had the double locked up on the turn of a board {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{3-Spades}{A-Spades}{K-Hearts} and also claimed the blinds and antes by shoving the next hand.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan McEathron ca
Ryan McEathron
1,200,000
100,000
100,000
Andrey Andreev ru
Andrey Andreev
200,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Andrey AndreevRyan McEathron

Zhou Takes from Mateos

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Adrian Mateos raised to 50,000 from the button and Quan Zhou three-bet to 115,000 in the big blind. Mateos reraised to 200,000 and folded to the shove of Zhou.

Mateos then opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Stephen Chidwick defended the big blind. Chidwick bet the {8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop for 45,000, which Mateos called. The {A-Diamonds} turn was checked and Chidwick check-called a bet of 35,000 on the {K-Diamonds} river. Mateos showed {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
1,175,000
-75,000
-75,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
900,000
240,000
240,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
775,000
-125,000
-125,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Adrian MateosQuan ZhouStephen Chidwick

Schillhabel Doubles, Still Short

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Action folded to Bryn Kenney on the button and he moved in to put the German in the blinds to the test. Small blind Steffen Sontheimer folded but big blind Stefan Schillhabel called all in blind for his last 54,000 total.

Bryn Kenney: {Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Stefan Schillhabel: {2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Schillhabel doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
1,145,000
-55,000
-55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
148,000
94,000
94,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneySteffen Sontheimer