2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€962,925
Event Info
Buy-in
€48,500
Prize Pool
€3,072,960
Entries
64
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Katchalov Takes One From McDonald

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Eugene Katchalov opened the hand in the hijack seat with a 3,000 raise and was called by Anatoly Gurtovoy in the cutoff. Action folded to Mike McDonald in the big blind who called as well and the three saw the flop go {K-Spades} {9-Clubs} {4-Clubs}.

All three checked and the dealer opened the {8-Clubs} on the turn. McDonald checked again and Katchalov fired 7,000. Gurtovoy made a long and silent pause and had finally decided to let his hand go. McDonald, however, stuck around and pushed in the call.

The river brought the {8-Hearts} and McDonald checked again. Katchalov bet 17,000 and McDonald paused once again for a minute or two before folding. Katchalov mucked and collected the pot.

Tags: Anatoly GurtovoyEugene KatchalovMike McDonald

[Removed:288] Folds To Torelli's Shove

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

On the {10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop, Alec Torelli checked and [Removed:283] bet 7,500. Torelli check-raised to 20,000, but that wasn't enough as [Removed:288] reraised to 44,800. Torelli verified the amount of the reraise and then called.

The turn was the {J-Spades} and Torelli checked. [Removed:288] bet 65,700 with just 75,400 behind. Torelli check-raised all in for 129,900 total. [Removed:288] tanked long and hard, but eventually folded his hand and Torelli won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alec Torelli us
Alec Torelli
300,000 50,000
[Removed:283]
[Removed:283]
75,400 -90,600

Tags: Alec Torelli

Tens Over Sevens

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

From under the gun, [Removed:283] limped in. Phil Ivey limped behind from the cutoff seat and Ignat Liviu raised to 4,000 from the button. Jason Mercier flatted out of the small blind, Bryn Kenney folded from the big blind and then both [Removed:288] and Ivey called.

The four-way flop came {Q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and action checked to Liviu. He bet 7,100 and Mercier called. [Removed:288] and Ivey folded.

The turn brought the {J-Spades} and both players checked to see the {8-Clubs} land on the river. Both checked again.

Liviu tabled the {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}, but Mercier had him beat with the {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and won the pot.

Tags: Jason Mercier

[Removed:288] Raises Ivey

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

From under the gun, Jason Mercier raised to 2,400. [Removed:283] called from the hijack seat and Phil Ivey reraised to 11,000 from the small blind. Mercier folded and [Removed:288] called.

The flop came down with a lot of love as the {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Hearts} rolled out. Ivey fired 15,000 and [Removed:288] raised to 35,000. Ivey folded and [Removed:288] won the pot.

Tags: Jason MercierPhil Ivey

Watson Hits His Ace

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

[Removed:283] limped in from the cutoff seat before Alec Torelli raised to 4,200 on the button. In the small blind was Mike Watson and he reraised to 14,200. [Removed:288] and Torelli both made the call to see the flop.

The dealer spread the {3-Clubs}{2-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop and Watson continued with a bet of 16,200. [Removed:288] folded, but Torelli called.

The turn brought the {A-Clubs} and Watson bet 36,600. Torelli didn't take long to make the call.

The {J-Diamonds} completed the board on the river and both players checked.

Watson showed the {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for two pair, aces and deuces. Torelli mucked and Watson won the pot.

Tags: Alec TorelliMike Watson