German wunderkind Ole 'wizowizo' Schemion has gone on an absolute tear this last year. The PokerStars Blog tracked him down (just) as today's Super High Roller started. Find out more by clicking here.
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“You’re the man of the day.” Said his neighbour UK PokerStars qualifier Najib Kamand to Sven Wendt from Germany who had bust what looked like yet another player, Ivan Kudriavtcev from Russia. Wendt was now sitting on a stack of over 90,000. Kamand repeated his statement and tried to get some agreement from other players who just shrugged. “It’s a long day.” Replied Wendt. It certainly looked it at this table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
As play begins on Day 1A and nearly everyone who started the day still has chips, all remain upbeat as everyone continues to harbor hopes of lasting the week to become the next EPT Main Event champion. The mood seems extra festive as well either thanks to or despite hangover — depending on whether we're speaking literally or figuratively — from last night's welcome party at the popular Opium club here in Barcelona.
Read all about it in Martin Harris' piece on the PokerStars Blog.
Continuing his poker adventure in Barcelona in the Main Event Day 1 today, following his exploits in the Super High Roller, is eccentric Jean Thorel. Action on Thorel with the blinds at 100 / 200 he threw out a blue T5000 chip. Momentarily stunned, the dealer asked him if that was a call. Thorel looked at the chip, back at the dealer and confirmed it was. The player to his left, Steve Gallo from Spain duly raised to 600, the blinds folded and they saw a flop heads up of 
. Thorel checked and a cursory bet from Gallo was all that was needed to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,000 | |
|
57,000 | |
|
55,000 | |
|
52,000 | 22,000 |
|
48,000 | |
|
42,000 | |
|
36,000 | -5,000 |
|
36,000 | 3,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
25,000 | -5,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
4,000 | -19,000 |
Santiago Soriano Ramos checked the 
flop before John Eames fired a bet of 1,300. Behind Eames, Muhyedine Fares made the call, then Ramos check-raised to 3,800. Both Eames and Fares called.
The turn was the , and Ramos led for 4,250. Eames folded, but Fares made the call. The river was the 
, and Ramos bet 6,175. Fares called.
Ramos showed the 
for just king high. Fares showed the 
for a flopped flush draw that turned into trip fives thanks to the turn and river. Fares won the pot and moved to 67,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000 | |
|
22,800 |
Alexander Stevic, Season 1 champion of the European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event, check-raised Kevin Vandersmissen's bet of 1,500 to 4,500 on the 
flop. Vandersmissen called.
The turn was the 
, and Stevic led with a bet of 7,500. Vandersmissen made the call to see the 
land on the river. Both players checked.
Stevic showed the 
for a jack-high bluff. Vandersmissen had the 
for a pair of kings, and he won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 45,000 |
|
60,000 |
Marcos Paneque Mateos bet 1,100 on the 
flop into Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. Grospellier called, and the 
was added to the board on the turn. Mateos bet 2,100, and Grospellier raised to 5,250. Mateos called.
The river was the 
, and both players checked. Mateos showed the 
, and Grospellier mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000 | 375 |
Alexander Stevic, as reported earlier today, was the winner of the first ever EPT 10 years ago right here in Barcelona. He seems to have shaken off the years and is right back in the groove, currently sitting on a stack of over 93,000. Here’s a flavour of perhaps how he got it.
With one card to come on a board of 
, Gustav Nordh, a PokerStars qualifier from Sweden, checked and Stevic bet 1,500. Nordh called. The river was 
. Nordh checked, Stevic bet 2,500 and Nordh raised him to 7,500. Stevic shrugged and threw out the extra chips. “You got it.” Said Nordh and Stevic turned over 
for the low end of the straight. Asked if he wasn’t worried he was beat, Stevic replied, “It was a crying call.”
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
93,000 | 33,000 |
