First Break of the Day
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€48,500
Entries
51
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Negreanu Takes a Bite of Elky
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Level 2
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
John Duhamel opened the action from middle position for 3,000. When Philipp Gruissem called, so did Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier giving Daniel Negreanu a reason to call from the small blind and bringing the big blind in too. Five players to the flop from eight and we saw 
. It was checked around to Gruissem who bet 8,000, was called by Grospellier and then check-raised to 28,000 by Negranu from the small blind.
Gruissem got out of the way but Grospellier made the call. The 
on the turn and Negreanu, first to act, checked. Grospellier checked right behind and they saw a river card 
. This time Negreanu led out for 36,000 and a puzzled looking Grospellier didn’t waste much in calling the bet. The puzzle was solved however when Negreanu turned over 
and a frustrated Grospellier mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000 | 110,000 |
|
105,000 | -141,000 |
Thorel vs. Jensen
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
With approximately 25,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Jean-Noel Thorel bet 15,000 and received a call from Frederik Jensen. When the 
completed the board on the river, Thorel fired out 17,500 and Jensen made the call.
Thorel tabled the 
for a rivered set, and it was good as Jensen mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000 | 75,000 |
|
170,000 | -80,000 |
Nice Pot Pushed Lehmanski's Way
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Defending champion Dan Smith opened with a raise from under the gun to 4,400. Joni Joukimainen called from the next seat, then Philip Sternheimer made the call out of the hijack seat. Max Lehmanski had the button, and he reraised to 21,400 after play moved over to him. The blinds folded, then Smith called. Joukimainen and Sternheimer also folded, leaving Smith and Lehmanski heads up.
The 
graced the players on the flop. Smith was first to act and checked. Lehmanski bet 19,500, and Smith called to see the 
added to the board on the turn. Smith checked again, and this time Lehmanski upped his bet to 42,000. Smith took a minute to think, then folded, and Lehmanski won the pot.
Last year, Smith captured the title in this event, winning €962,925. Despite being knocked back to 190,000 after this hand, he knows better than anyone that this is a very long tournament with a great structure, so a few setbacks along the way shouldn't bother him too much.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | 80,000 |
|
300,000 | 50,000 |
|
255,000 | 5,000 |
|
190,000 | -60,000 |
Updates Chip Counts from Table 2
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000 | 30,000 |
|
315,000 | 15,000 |
|
255,000 | 5,000 |
|
225,000 | -25,000 |
|
200,000 | |
|
190,000 | -60,000 |
|
100,000 | -25,000 |
Updated Chip Counts from Table 4
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000 | -40,000 |
|
300,000 | 50,000 |
|
260,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
246,000 | -4,000 |
|
210,000 | -80,000 |
|
200,000 | -20,000 |
|
153,000 | -97,000 |
Seidel Enters; Negreanu Up
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Erik Seidel has now taken his seat in the €50,000 Super High Roller. He's seated in between two Canadians Timothy Adams and Marc-Andre Ladouceur. On the table behind Seidel, Daniel Negreanu is all smiles as he's up to 390,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000 | 140,000 |
|
250,000 |
More for McDonald
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
From early position, Season 4 EPT German Open winner Mike Donald raised to 3,500. Marc-Andre Ladouceur made the call on the button, and everyone else folded. The dealer prompted the players with a flop of 
, and McDonald fired 6,000. Ladouceur called.
After the landed on the turn, McDonald slowed with a check. Ladouceur took this as an opportunity to fire a bet and wagered 14,100. McDonald called.
The river was the 
, and both players checked, although Ladouceur did pause for a little bit before checking as if he was going to take a stab at it. That stab might've worked as McDonald tabled the 
for a pair of nines. Ladouceur couldn't beat it and mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 | 40,000 |
|
225,000 | -25,000 |
Have a Seat, Buddy
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
The record breaking Estrellas Main Event is still going strong on Day 2 in the same room as the Super High Roller, creating a tremendous atmosphere. As players bust out of the Estrellas event, tables break and players rack up their chips and go searching for their new table assignment. This has led to a few of them, with their different coloured chips, approaching a table in the €50,000 event where there is guaranteed to be one who taps the table and invites them to sit down.
Stern on a Tear; Jacobson Enters
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
We're not sure how he got them, but Dani Stern, who is playing his first live poker since this summer's World Series of Poker, is already up to 470,000. By the looks of it, his aggressive game has allowed him to take chips from the majority of the table, but none more so than Jeff Rossiter, who is down to half the starting stack with about 125,000. By the looks of it, the two played a big hand that we regrettably missed.
Meanwhile, Martin Jacobson has entered the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000 | 220,000 |
|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
125,000 | -125,000 |