Another Break
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Players are now on a short break.
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€48,500
Prize Pool
€3,072,960
Entries
64
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Back in Action
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The players are back in action after the short break.
Watson Finds the Time
A short-stacked Mike Watson moved all in for 465,000 and cleared the field all the way to Mike "Timex" McDonald, who made the call from the big blind.
Showdown
| Watson |   |
| McDonald |   |
Watson was behind and in need of either a king or queen. He wouldn't find it on the 
flop, but he would on the 
turn. The 
river gave Watson the double, but yet again he was still relatively short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600,000
-497,000
|
-497,000 |
|
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|
950,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
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Another Double for Watson; Seidel Short
After JC Alvarado got involved under the gun, Erik Seidel raised it up from the button. Mike Watson then moved all in from the small blind, Alvarado folded, and Seidel made the call.
Showdown
| Seidel |   |
| Watson |   |
It was off to the races, and Watson needed his eights to hold to stay alive. That's exactly what happened as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
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|
1,000,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
||
Level: 19
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Watson Goes From Extreme Short Stack to Contender
Mike Watson raised to 110,000 from the hijack and received a call from Ilari Sahamies on the button. The 
flop saw Sahamies called a bet of 135,000, and then both players checked the turn. When the 
peeled off on the turn, Watson thought long and hard before betting 335,000, which Sahamies called.
Watson rolled over 
for a rivered set, which was good as the Fin simply mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
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|
1,400,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
EPT9 Barcelona: Sexy Reality TV Poker-Playing Duo
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Trishelle Cannatella and Amanda Kimmel are co-starring in a poker-related reality TV show. It's being filmed, in part, right here in Barcelona. Kristy speaks to them at the PokerStars Welcome Party.
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,520,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
3,265,000
765,000
|
765,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,280,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,135,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
1,115,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
|
|
685,000
-315,000
|
-315,000 |
|
|
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Slow Going
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Despite the big blinds and antes, action has been relatively slow as of late. One large pot did develop, but wouldn't you know it, the players chopped. It's also worth noting that JC Alvarado has been limping a lot when entering pots, the only player to do so.
Erik Seidel Eliminated in 6th Place (€153,600)
A short-stacked Erik Seidel was all in preflop with and at risk against the 
of Ilari "Ilari FIN" Sahamies. It was a bad spot for the Poker Hall of Famer, and the 
flop didn't help his cause.
The turn gave him some chop options to a wheel, but it also gave Sahamies a flush draw, meaning the and 
would be useless. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . Seidel, always gracious in defeat, had a big smile on his face as he shook hands with the table and exited in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
685,000
|
685,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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