2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
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

Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
TableSeatPlayer
11Simon Ravnsbaek
12Steven Silverman
13Philipp Gruissem
14Erik Seidel
15Dan Smith
16Daniel Negreanu
17Ziv Bachar
18Scott Seiver
   
21Andy Moseley
22Ilari Sahamies
23Jim McCrink
24Justin Bonomo
25Tobias Reinkemeier
26Masa Kagawa
27Steve O'Dwyer
28--empty--
   
31Sam Chartier
32Juha Helppi
33Terje Augdal
34Ilya Bulychev
35Andrew Lichtenberger
36Ignat Liviu
37Artem Litvinov
38--empty--
   
41Cheung Yin Sun
42Chris Moorman
43Vadzim Kursevich
44Mike McDonald
45Mike Watson
46Jonathan Duhamel
47JC Alvarado
48--empty--
   
51Peter Jetten
52Jason Mercier
53[Removed:283]
54Phil Ivey
55Sami Kelopuro
56Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
57Anatoly Gurtovoy
58--empty--
   
61Vladimir Troyanovskiy
62John Juanda
63Talal Shakerchi
64Eugene Katchalov
65Sorel Mizzi
66Timothy Adams
67Igor Kurganov
68--empty--

Back in Action

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Now that registration is close, the players are taking their seats. In just a few more minutes, cards will be in the air and the march to the final table will begin.

In addition, tournament officials are putting together the prize pool information, and we'll be bringing that to you just as soon as it becomes official.

Six Rebuys and a Newbie

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

We just received word that six players have opted to rebuy here at the start of Day 2 including Daniel Negreanu, Sorel Mizzi, Phil Ivey, Ilya Bulychev, Philipp Gruissem and Jonathan Duhamel. In addition, there is one player just buying in--Chris Moorman.

Jumping the Gun

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

We jumped the gun a bit when we said that cards were in the air. In fact, there is a short delay as some players are still in line to register. Once they're done, registration will be closed, the players will take their seats, and action will recommence.

We've already spotted some rebuys in the field including Daniel Negreanu, who was quick to tell us he was feeling much better than yesterday. "I think I did the right thing by shipping it," Negreanu said about his elimination hand on Day 1. "I wouldn't have been able to make it through the whole day anyway."

Likewise, we've seen Sorel Mizzi and Jonathan Duhamel walking about. We're not 100% positive, but we're guessing both are giving it another go today. If so, it'll be the second go around for the former, while the latter would be firing a third bullet, more than any other player in the tournament.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJonathan DuhamelSorel Mizzi

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The cards are in the air here on Day 2 of the 2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller. We're going to walkabout the tournament floor and see who has opted to rebuy, who is entering for the first time, and find out the official number of entrants for the first High Roller event of the EPT Season 9.

Level: 9

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

O'Dwyer Leads Into Day 2

Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

Welcome back to PokerNews' coverage of the 2012 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Barcelona. Yesterday, Season 9 of arguably the greatest tour on the poker circuit kicked off with a bang as the €50,000 Super High Roller began.

Throughout the day, 54 different players entered the event. Of those, three busted and re-bought, bringing the total number of entries up to 57. With registration remaining open until the start of Day 2, it is expected that a few more players will add another €50,000 to the prize pool. Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu and Jonathan Duhamel have both said they would be back, and it's looking like Philipp Gruissem will be joining them.

Chris Moorman is also here in Barcelona and stated on Twitter, "Decided to late reg the $50k hi roller tomorrow. Hopefully go 1 better than my last hiroller finish of 2nd" so it looks like he'll be helping to increase numbers as well.

Once registration closes at noon, PokerNews will bring you the complete prize pool and payout information along with the total field size.

Finishing out Day 1 with the chip lead — and in a big way — was Steve O'Dwyer. He bagged up 1.249 million in chips, which proved to be more than 500,000 ahead of his closest competitor, Erik Seidel with 738,000. JC Alvarado also had a great day on the felt, building to 713,000.

O'Dwyer boasts a live career tournament record of nearly $2.7 million in earnings. Such deep pockets allowed him to fork over a second €50,000 buy-in as O'Dwyer busted early in the day and made the decision to rebuy. That decision proved to be a wise one as he ended the day with the chip lead. You can read the complete Day 1 recap here.

Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCount
1stSteve O’Dwyer1,249,000
2ndErik Seidel738,000
3rdJC Alvarado713,000
4thIgnat “0Human0” Liviu656,000
5thSimon Ravnsbaek640,000
6thMike Watson639,000
7thJohn Juanda638,500
8thDan Smith585,000
9thSteven Silverman580,000
10thTobias Reinkemeier565,000

Outside of the top 10, notables Jason Mercier, Juha Helppi, Justin Bonomo, Peter Jetten, Andrew Lichtenberger and Scott Seiver are all still in contention. Igor Kurganov, winner of the PokerStars.com and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final €25,000 High Roller last season, finished the day as the shortest stack remaining with 59,000 in chips.

Due to registration remaining open until play begins at noon, the table draw is currently unavailable. It will be released at noon and posted then.

Play kicks off at 1200 CET (0600 EST) and you can find all the updates right here on PokerNews. Stay tuned for the action!

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer

€50,000 Super High Roller

Day 2 Started