€50,000 Super High Roller
Day 1 Started
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
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
EPT9 Kicks Off with Spain's Largest Tournament
The European Poker Tour is back with Season 9 of the tour. The first stop is right here in beautiful Barcelona, Spain and things are kicking off with a bang as the €50,000 Super High Roller is just moments away.
Casino Barcelona plays host to this massive event, which will be the largest poker tournament ever held in Spain. Nearly 50 players are already confirmed to be registered and it's truly going to be a stacked field of participants.
According to the EPT, those set to play include Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Jonathan Duhamel, Eugene Katchalov and Jason Mercier. Others joining them on the felt will be Sam Chartier, Tobias Reinkemeier, Scott Seiver, Erik Seidel, Mike McDonald, Kyle Julius, Dan Shak, Steve O’Dwyer, Peter Jetten, Alec Torelli and Philipp Gruissem.
There's also rumor that the one and only Phil Ivey will be in the mix for this event, which is something no one will want to miss.
This elite, three-day event kicks off today at noon and all players will begin 250,000 in chips. The blinds kick off at 500/1,000/100 with all levels lasting an hour in length. PokerNews will be on hand from the get go bringing you all the updates, photos and videos you can handle, so be sure to stay tuned for the action!
Short Delay
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As is often the case with Super High Roller events, the start of the tournament has been delayed. Many players are lingering about the tournament floor including Erik Seidel, Daniel Negreanu and Dan Shak, so we're guesstimating it won't be too long a delay, perhaps 20 minutes or so.
Stay tuned for all the latest and greatest updates from the PokerNews Live Reporting Team.
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The cards are in the air for Season 9 of the European Poker Tour.
Negreanu vs. Sointula
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The blinds and antes are small in comparison to the deep starting stack, but the players haven't shied away from a little action. In a recent hand, action folded to Jani Sointula in the cutoff and he raised to 2,500, which Daniel Negreanu called from the small blind. Both players proceeded to check the 
flop, bringing about the 
turn.
This time Negreanu took the initiative and led out for 3,500, and after a little thought, Sointula tossed in a call. Both players returned to checking on the 
river, and Negreanu rolled over 
for a rivered pair of kings. Unfortunately for him, Sointula revealed 
to win the pot.
Festa Major de Gracia
The Festa Major de Gracia is Barcelona's premiere street festivals, and it just so happened to coincide with the Season 9 EPT Barcelona. Here are a few shots from the Festa Major de Gracia, know for its street performances, decor, and unique celebrations.
Tweets from the €50K
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
JustinBonomo Justin Bonomo Playing the 50k Super High Roller in Barcelona. Back to back SHR wins too much to ask?
August 17 2012
daniel_shak Daniel Shak sat down at my table for high roller ept barcelona and already@Erik_Seidel @luckboxjuanda @JonathanDuhamel. And petter jetten#piece ofcake
August 17 2012
RealKidPoker Daniel Negreanu About to start 50€ High Roller #EPTBarcelona feeling a bit sick from flight so hammering the Sudafed. Follow @dnchips also for updates
August 17 2012
KJulius10 Kyle Julius Day1 of 50k shr in Barca
August 17 2012
Names in the Field
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Negreanu Eliminated By Timex
We didn’t catch all the action, but we do know that Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu managed to get all in for about 200,000 with the 
on a flop of 
and was up against the 
of Mike “Timex” McDonald.
“Uh oh,” Negreanu said, “I only did it because there’s rebuys.”
The 
turn was bad for Negreanu as it improved McDonald to trips, but it’d be the 
on the river that would improve the latter to a flush even though it made Negreanu's straight.
“I just swapped with ElkY, too,” Negreanu said. “Poor guy. Oh well, I’m going to take a nap.”
Sure enough, Negreanu exited the tournament floor, though it sounded as though he might return later in the day and rebuy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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