Level: 4
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
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
Updated Counts for Half the Room
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
510,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
|
420,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
375,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
360,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
335,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
||
|
333,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
300,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
281,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
260,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
225,000 | |
|
217,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
205,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
205,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
204,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
|
190,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
188,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
|
147,000
-103,000
|
-103,000 |
|
117,000
-133,000
|
-133,000 |
|
29,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
Stern Done In By Silverman
"Steve got me," Dani Stern said to another player near the rail as we were gathering chip counts. We didn't catch the hand in question, but it's confirmed--Stern has been eliminated from the €50,000 Super High Roller.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
630,000
297,000
|
297,000 |
|
|
Busted |
The Other Half of the Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
553,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
370,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
|
330,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
330,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
330,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
310,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
303,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
300,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
300,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
285,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
275,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
270,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
270,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
270,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
250,000 | |
|
235,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
|
230,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
210,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
206,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
|
200,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
200,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
185,000 | |
|
178,000
-72,000
|
-72,000 |
|
|
||
|
177,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |
|
|
||
|
160,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
||
Top Two for Mercier
From early position, Alec Torelli raised to 5,000 and Ignat Liviu called on the button. Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier called from the small blind and the flop came down 
.
On the flop, action checked to Liviu and he bet 8,500. Mercier check-raised to 20,200 and Torelli folded. Liviu called.
The turn was the 
and Mercier bet 36,500. Liviu made the call.
The river was the 
and both players checked.
Mercier showed the 
for top two pair and Liviu mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
240,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
240,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
Torelli Eliminated By the Aces of "0Human0"
We noticed the seat formerly occupied by Alec Torelli was empty, and a quick check with Jason Mercier confirmed that he had been eliminated. According to Mercier, Torelli got his stack all in preflop with 
only to run into the 
of Ignat "0Human0" Liviu. Torelli couldn't catch and was sent to the rail, thus far declining to rebuy.
PokerNews recently featured Liviu in their "Online Chat" series, where the pro talks about his start in poker, how he progressed, bankroll management and more. If you want to learn more about Liviu, check out the interview here.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
480,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Watson Hits a Straight
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Mike Watson opened the action from early position with a 1,500 raise and got called by Phil Ivey in the hijack and [Removed:283] in the big blind.
The 
flop was checked by all three as well as was the 
turn.
Mike Watson fired 11,200 after the 
came on the river and both Ivey and [Removed:288] called. Watson opened 
for a straight making his opponents muck their hands.
Juanda Busts Duhamel
John Juanda and Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel raised back and forth preflop before Duhamel finally shoved his entire stack in. Juanda quickly made the call holding the 
. Duhamel held the 
for the second best preflop pair.
After the board ran out 
, Duhamel's remained second best and he lost the pot. Juanda had him covered and collected all of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion's chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
EPT9 Barcelona: Jason Mercier Wears His Lucky Shirt
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier is wearing his lucky shirt today in the €50,000 Super High Roller event at EPT Barcelona. Will it help him win despite his particularly tough table with Phil Ivey?
Bonomo vs. Shak
Dan Shak opened for 5,000 from early position and cleared the field all the way around to Justin Bonomo in the small blind. The latter, who had just relocated after having his starting table broken, opted for a three-bet to 17,000, which Shak called.
When the flop came down 
, Bonomo led out for 17,000 and Shak hit the tank. The clock ticked for a solid two minutes before Shak quietly released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
175,000
25,000
|
25,000 |