€10,000 High Roller
Day 3 Started
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€10,000 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€1,087,800
Entries
111
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Day 3 Chips Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
714,000 | |
|
673,000 | |
|
647,000 | |
|
615,000 | |
|
495,000 | |
|
494,000 | |
|
468,000 | |
|
352,000 | |
|
335,000 | |
|
300,000 | |
|
245,000 | |
|
213,000 | -5,000 |
Day 3 Seating Assignments and Chip Counts
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | --empty-- | -- |
| 1 | 2 | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 468,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Jean-Noel Thorel | 615,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Joao Vieira | 245,000 |
| 1 | 5 | --empty-- | -- |
| 1 | 6 | Alex Bilokur | 673,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Gurgen Melkonyan | 213,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Jonathan Duhamel | 335,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Kristijonas Andrulis | 495,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Tobias Reinkemeier | 714,000 |
| 2 | 3 | --empty-- | -- |
| 2 | 4 | --empty-- | -- |
| 2 | 5 | Carlos Mora | 300,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Stanislav Labutkin | 494,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Laurent Polito | 647,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 352,000 |
Reinkemeier Leads with 12 Remaining in €10,000 High Roller
Welcome back to the third and final day of the 2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona €10,000 High Roller. With just 12 players remaining, the field is in the money and everyone has locked up a minimum of €24,470. The tournament is just a few spots away from the final table and leading the way is Tobias Reinkemeier with 714,000 in chips.
Joining Reinkemeier are Team PokerStars Pros Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Jonathan Duhamel, both very formidable players capable of taking down this title. Andrew Lichtenberger, Kristijonas Andrulis and Alex Bilokur also remain with Bilokur sitting second in chips.
Back in January, Bilokur won the PCA $25,000 High Roller for $1,134,930 after defeating a field of 141 players and none other than Duhamel during heads-up play. That means we could very well be in for a rematch here today.
Up top is €359,000 and you can bet that each player wants his hands on that money badly. Along with the title and the cash, the winner will receive a Shamballa Jewels bracelet and the EPT Barcelona High Roller trophy.
Play is scheduled to kick off at 1:00 PM local time and PokerNews will be here to bring you all of the coverage. Be sure to stay tuned for the action as only we can bring it to you.
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Cards are in the air here at the Casino Barcelona. There's no telling how long it will take, but we will have a €10,000 High Roller winner before the end of the night/early morning.
Polito Takes the Lead After First Hand
On the first hand of the tournament, Kristijonas Andrulis raised to 24,000 from under the gun and Laurent Polito called from the small blind. The flop came down 
and Polito check-raised Andrulis's continuation bet of 18,000 to 55,000. Andrulis made the call.
The 
came on the turn and Polito checked. Andrulis fired 57,000 and Polito made the call to see the 
on the river. Both players then checked.
Polito showed the 
for a set of fours and beat the 
for Andrulis. Polito won the pot and moved to over 800,000 in chips, which put him into the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
805,000 | 158,000 |
|
|
357,000 | -138,000 |
Vieira Using Position
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Joao Vieira raised on the button to 24,000 and found calls from Alex Bilokur in the small blind and Gurgen Melkonyan in the big blind. The flop came down 
and action checked to Vieira. He fired 42,000 and both of his opponents folded.
Thorel Folds Deuces
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
From under the gun, Alex Bilokur raised to 24,000. His only customer was Jean-Noel Thorel who made the call from the small blind. From there, the dealer ran out the 
flop and both players checked to see the 
pair the board on the turn. Thorel fired 27,000, but Bilokur wanted to raise it up and made it 59,000 to go. After a little bit of thought, Thorel folded the 
face up and Bilokur won the pot.
Gurgen Melkonyan Eliminated in 12th Place (€24,470)
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The shortest stack in the tournament, Russia's Gurgen Melkonyan eventually shoved his remaining 213,000 chips from the button and was called by Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier in the big blind.
Melkonyan: 
Grospellier: 
The dealer opened 
pairing ElkY's queen and leaving very little chance for the Russian to double up. The 
on the turn kept Melkonyan's hopes alive, but the 
on the river wasn't what he needed and the Russian hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
681,000 | 213,000 |
|
|
Busted |