EPT 9 Barcelona: Super High Roller Day 1 Intro
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Season 9 of the European Poker Tour is kicking off in Barcelona with the €50,000 Super High Roller event. Kristy brings you the details.
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
[Removed:288] Folds To Torelli's Shove
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
On the 
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 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
![[Removed:283]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
75,400
-90,600
|
-90,600 |
Break
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Action Shots From the €50,000 Super High Roller
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 
.
All three checked and the dealer opened the 
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 
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.
Level: 3
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Julius & O'Dwyer Busted
Action folded to Erik Seidel in the hijack and he put in a raise, John Juanda flatted from the cutoff, and Kyle Julius, who finished runner-up in the 2012 PCA Main Event, three-bet to 14,200 in the big blind. Seidel responded with a four-bet to 34,000, Julius five-bet to 62,800, and then Seidel six-bet 100,000. Julius wasted little time in seven-betting all in for around 190,000, and Seidel made the call.
Showdown
| Julius |   |
| Seidel |  |
Julius was in a rough spot and in need of some help, most notable an ace. The 
flop didn't contain an ace, but it did give Julius Broadway outs to a ten. The 
turn wasn't what he was looking for, and neither was the 
river. After the stacks were verified, Julius made a hasty exit from the tournament floor.
Meanwhile, Steve O'Dwyer was eliminated at a nearby table. Unfortunately we didn't catch the details as it occurred at the same time as Julius' elimination, but he did shed some light on Twitter:
steveodwyer steveodwyer sigh, busted my first bullet in the EPT €50k early level 3 vs philbort with my TT<his J6hh all in on QT6hhx. rebuy!
August 17 2012
It looks like O'Dwyer will be rebuying, but no word yet on whether or not Julius will be abck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Big Slick for Troyanovskiy
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
From early position, Eugene Katchalov raised to 3,200. Anatoly Gurtovoy called from the hijack seat and then Vladimir Troyanovskiy reraised to 11,200 in the cutoff seat. Action folded back to Katchalov and he called. Gurtovoy also called.
The flop produced the 
and action checked over to Troyanovskiy. He bet 16,000 and won the pot. After both of his opponents folded, Troyanovskiy showed the .
[Removed:288] Picks One Up
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
In a five-way limped pot, Jason Mercier, Bryn Kenney and [Removed:283] all checked to Phil Ivey. Ivey bet 5,000 and Ignat Liviu folded. Mercier then called, Kenney folded and [Removed:288] called.
The turn was the 
and all three players checked to see the 
land on the river. Mercier checked and [Removed:288] bet 12,500. Ivey folded before Mercier also kicked in his cards and [Removed:288] won the pot.
Another for [Removed:288]
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Phil Ivey opened with a raise to 3,200 from the hijack seat and Jason Mercier flatted on the button. [Removed:283] called from the big blind and the flop came down 
. After action checked to Mercier, he bet 5,300. [Removed:288] check-raised to 12,300 and Ivey folded. Mercier also folded and [Removed:288] took the pot.