Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€10,000 High Roller
Day: 2
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
Swede Dreams
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Alexander Roumeliotis had been the short stack for a while and pushing, but he's finally just been caught by JC Alvarado.
Roumeliotis pushed for just over 100,000 from late position and Alvarado snap-called in the big blind.
Roumeliotis: 
Alvarado: 
Flop: 
"Hmm?" came the sound from the Swede.
Turn: 
"Hmmmmm."
River: 
"Hmph."
We've got 17 players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Busted |
Grospellier Shoves
From the hijack seat, Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 16,000. Grzegorz Derkowski reraised from the hijack seat to 36,000 and then Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier reraised all in from the button to 161,000. Everyone folded and Grospellier won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
240,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
||
|
190,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
Kurganov Bounced
From the hijack seat, Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raised to 16,000. Tobias Reinkemeier called from the cutoff seat and then Igor Kurganov, the reigning PokerStars.com and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final €25,000 High Roller champion, reraised from the button for nearly all of his chips. Grospellier reraised all in, Reinkemeier folded and Kurganov called.
Kurganov held the 
, but was in a tough spot against the 
for Grospellier. After the flop came down 
, Kurganov was in need of runner-runner to stay alive.
The turn brought the and the river the 
, eliminating Kurganov from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Alvarado Suffers Tough Beat
Joao Vieira raised to 24,000 in the small blind before JC Alvarado made it 56,000 in the big blind. Vieira moved all in and Alvarado instantly called.
Vieira: 
Alvarado:
The flop was 
, Vieira flopped a gutshot but Alvarado picked up a flush draw, the turn changed nothing but the 
brought some audible groans from some of the other players.
"Does that qualify as 'so sick' Elky?" asked the saddened Mexican.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
495,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
|
||
|
|
170,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
More for Elky
Bertrand Grospellier is starting to put together a run here late in this tournament, he's just knocked out another player. Andrey Lobzhanidze had moved all in with 
but ran into the Frenchman's when the board came 
.
We're down to 15 players and "Elky" is among the chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Bilokur Doubles Through Vieira
From under the gun, Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel raised to 16,000. Joao Vieira reraised from the cutoff seat to 41,000 and then Alex Bilokur, the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller champion, reraised all in for 213,000 from the small blind.
Action moved back to Duhamel and he folded. Vieira took a few moments, then made the call with the . Bilokur had the 
.
The flop came out 
and Vieira picked up top pair to maintain the lead. Bilokur got help in the form of a flush draw and landed that flush after the 
landed on the turn. The river completed the board with the 
and Bilokur doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
355,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
283,000
-212,000
|
-212,000 |
|
|
||
Alvarado Shoves On Grospellier
From under the gun, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raised to 16,000. JC Alvarado reraised all in for 183,000 from the cutoff seat and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
525,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
215,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Lichtenberger Gets It In
Action folded to Laurent Polito in the small blind and he raised to 16,000 against Andrew Lichtenberger's big blind. Lichtenberger fired back with a retaliatory three-bet to 48,000. Polito reraised to 125,000 and then Lichtenberger shoved in. Polito gave it up and Lichtenberger climbed to over 600,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
640,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
430,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
Break
Level 15
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
The players are now on a 10-minute break.