JustinBonomo Justin BonomoPlaying the 50k Super High Roller in Barcelona. Back to back SHR wins too much to ask?August 17 2012
daniel_shak Daniel Shaksat down at my table for high roller ept barcelona and already@Erik_Seidel @luckboxjuanda @JonathanDuhamel. And petter jetten#piece ofcakeAugust 17 2012
RealKidPoker Daniel NegreanuAbout to start 50€ High Roller #EPTBarcelona feeling a bit sick from flight so hammering the Sudafed. Follow @dnchips also for updatesAugust 17 2012
KJulius10 Kyle JuliusDay1 of 50k shr in BarcaAugust 17 2012
According to his Twitter feed, Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu, who was first elimination of the tournament, will be rebuying, just not anytime soon.
RealKidPoker Daniel Negreanu100% going to rebuy in the 50k HR #EPTBarcelona either tonight or start fresh tomorrow with 50 big blinds. Sudafed has me groggyAugust 17 2012
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 steveodwyersigh, 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.
Ilya Bulychev opened for 6,000 from middle position and received a call from Steve O'Dwyer on the button. The former proceeded to check-call a bet of 10,000 on the flop, and then checked the turn. O'Dwyer didn't slow down and slid out 22,000, which proved to be enough as Bulychev folded.
So far, buying in for a second time looks to be a wise choice by O'Dwyer.
steveodwyer steveodwyergot busto soon's last 100k chips with A5cc>KQcc on 743ccx, up to 350k on my 2nd bullet.August 17 2012
We're not sure of the preflop action, but we do know that Vadzim Kursevich ended up all in for 112,000 with and was in dire straits against the of Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier.
The flop gave Kursevich a gut-shot straight draw, meaning he was looking for either a five or seven to take the lead. Wouldn't you know it, the spiked on the turn to give him a guaranteed double. Mercier knew he was drawing dead and took to Twitter even before the meaningless was put out on the river.
JasonMercier Jason MercierFinally played a pot. AKo loses to A7o for 60 bb pot... Have 145k instead of 380 at 2/4k Yet another #justbadluck handAugust 17 2012
Season 9 of the European Poker Tour kicked off on Friday with Day 1 of the 2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller. The tournament attracted 54 players including an eclectic mix of Europeans, North Americans and online pros. After eight levels of play, Steve O’Dwyer was best positioned to make a run at the title with a massive chip stack of 1.249 million, almost twice as much as his next closest competitor.
It was a polarizing day for O’Dwyer, who busted early and became the first player to rebuy. It proved a wise decision as things went much smoother the second time around.
His choice to rebuy seems like a similar situation that's beginning to occur as to when O'Dwyer's good friend Justin Bonomo had to reload in the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Super High Roller. In case you don't know, Bonomo's reload was the wise decision as he went on to win the event and €1.64 million.
O’Dwyer’s Twitter tells the tale,
steveodwyer steveodwyersigh, 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
steveodwyer steveodwyergot busto soon's last 100k chips with A5cc>KQcc on 743ccx, up to 350k on my 2nd bullet.August 17 2012
Another man who thrived on Day 1 was Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel. Early on action folded to Seidel in the hijack and he raised. John Juanda flatted from the cutoff, and Kyle Julius, who finished runner-up in the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 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 notably an ace. The flop didn't contain an ace, but it did give Julius Broadway outs to a Broadway straight. 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. Seidel used that momentum to finish second in chips at the end of Day 1 with 738,000.
Some Day 1 eliminations such as Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Jonathan Duhamel and Philipp Gruissem are expected to give it another go on Day 2 (Duhamel already used one rebuy and busted a second time). Other players who fell were Dani Stern, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi, Bryn Kenney, Marc-Andre Ladouceur, Michael Tureniec, Jani Sointula, Johan Van Til, Dan Shak, Juan Luis Casanas, Salman Behbehani, Ilya Bulychev and Luke Schwartz.
Of those who managed to ride their initial buy-in to the end of the night were Team PokerStars Pros Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Eugene Katchalov and Jason Mercier. The sole woman in the field, Cheung Yin Sun, 2010 €10,000 EPT Vilamoura High Roller champ [Removed:283], online sensations Ilari Sahamies, Sami Kelopuro, Mike McDonald and Terje Augdal along with consummate pros Sam Chartier, Scott Seiver, Andrew Lichtenberger, Peter Jetten, Justin Bonomo, Timothy Adams and Andy Moseley all advanced through as well.
Here’s a look at the top 10 chip counts at the end of Day 1:
Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Count
1st
Steve O’Dwyer
1,249,000
2nd
Erik Seidel
738,000
3rd
JC Alvarado
713,000
4th
Ignat “0Human0” Liviu
656,000
5th
Simon Ravnsbaek
640,000
6th
Mike Watson
639,000
7th
John Juanda
638,500
8th
Dan Smith
585,000
9th
Steven Silverman
580,000
10th
Tobias Reinkemeier
565,000
Day 2 is set to kick off at 1200 CET (0600 EST), which is when the official number of entrants and the prize pool will be determined. Join us then as the PokerNews Live Reporting Team brings you all the hands and eliminations from the PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller.
While you wait for tomorrow's action, check out some tips our very own Kristy Arnett has for you from beautiful Barcelona.