€50,000 Super High Roller
Day 1 Started
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
Season 10 of the European Poker Tour Kicks Off Today with the €50,000 Super High Roller
Season 10 of the 2012 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour will begin in just a couple of hours with the €50,000 Super High Roller here at the Casino Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.
The three-day event promises to kick off the season in a big way as 30 players are already confirmed. Those scheduled to play include Team PokerStars Pros Jason Mercier, Daniel Negreanu, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, and 2010 world champion Jonathan Duhamel.
Also playing will be last season’s winner Dan Smith, who beat a 55-strong field to win €962,925, a Shamballa bracelet, and the first major EPT title of Season 9. Smith defeated JC Alvarado heads up to take the title. Smith will be back in action this year and looking to complete an astounding back-to-back result.
EPT9 Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
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| 1st | Dan Smith | €962,925* |
| 2nd | JC Alvarado | €788,675* |
| 3rd | Mike Watson | €399,500 |
| 4th | Ilari Sahamies | €291,900 |
| 5th | Mike McDonald | €215,100 |
| 6th | Erik Seidel | €153,600 |
| 7th | Talal Shakerchi | €138,300 |
| 8th | Jim McCrink | €122,960 |
*Denotes two-player deal
There is a lot of excitement in the air already as yesterday the Estrellas Barcelona €1,100 Main Event attracted an astounding 1,798 players to create a €1,744,060 prize pool, of which €298,600 will go to the winner. That event is likely to not only be the biggest ever live tournament held by PokerStars, but thought also to be one the biggest ever fields of that buy-in ever held outside of the World Series of Poker.
In that Estrellas Main Event, just 558 players made it through to Day 2 in that tournament including Team PokerStars Pros Rino Mathis, Christophe De Meulder, Richard Toth, Marcin Horecki, Angel Guillen, Juan Manuel Pastor, and Andre Akkari ,plus Friend of PokerStars Charlotte Van Brabander. French PokerStars qualifier Julien Gaston, who played Day 1a, remains the chip leader with 282,800. While PokerNews won't be live reporting that event, we'll be sure to bring you periodic updates as well as a full recap once a winner is determined.
Meanwhile, the elite event on hand today, the three-day €50,000 Super High Roller, kicks off at noon and all players will begin with 250,000 in chips. The blinds kick off at 500/1,000/100 with all levels lasting an hour in length. Join us then as we bring you all the action straight from the floor of the Casino Barcelona. Until then, revisit Dan Smith's winner interview from last year:
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Super High Roller Kicks Off
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Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The cards are in the air for the first marquee event of Season 10 on the European Poker Tour with the €50,000 Super High Roller at the Barcelona Casino. This is a €50,000, eight-handed, unlimited re-entry tournament, and plenty of big names will be in the mix.
Last year’s winner, Dan Smith, is here along with Team Poker Stars Pros Jonathan Duhamel, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Jason Mercier, and Daniel Negreanu.
Who's Here
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Here's a list of players already in their seats to start the event. The board reads that 30 have registered thus far, but that number is only going to grow as the day progresses. We'll be keeping you posted as more and more players roll in.
Last year's champion, Dan Smith, has yet to arrive, but he'll be here soon enough. Steven Silverman is here, though, fresh off his victory at the first-ever World Poker Tour Alpha8 event. Silverman won the inaugural $100,000 event at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida just a few days prior, taking home $891,660. With his victory, SIlverman also eclipsed Paul Volpe on the 2013 Global Poker Index Player of the Year leader board, and you can read about that here.
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Silverman Looking for More High Roller Success
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
We happened upon the action with 30,000 or so already in the pot and a board reading 
. Philipp Gruissem had checked from the big blind and Steven Silverman, who won the inaugural World Poker Tour Alpha8 event $100,000 event at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida just a few days ago and subsequently passed Paul Volpe on the 2013 Global Poker Index Player of the Year leader board, bet 22,500 from the button.
Gruissem thought for well over a minute before counting out some chips and dropping in a call, which prompted Silverman to roll over the 
for a wheel. Gruissem chucked his cards to the muck unseen and
Silverman collected the pot.
You may also remember Silverman as the winner of last year's €25,000 High Roller at the 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final.
Before the next hand was dealt, online star Ignat "0Human0" Liviu was picked up from the big blind and moved to a new table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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290,000 | 40,000 |
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220,000 | -30,000 |
O’Dwyer Bets the RIver
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The cameras crowded round last year’s Super High Roller winner Dan Smith as he took his seat. At his table he was greeted by Steve O’Dwyer, who won the EPT Grand Final back in May for €1,224,000, his biggest win to date. Sat directly to Smith’s right was veteran Finnish Pro Juha Helppi.
Folded round to Helppi in the small blind, he checked his cards and gave Smith a walk. He was to be more interested in the next hand however.
O’Dwyer opened for 3,100 and got two callers including Helppi on the button. The blinds folded and we saw a flop of 
. Checked to the man with position, Helppi bet 5,150 and found one caller in O’Dwyer. They both checked the turn card 
and when the river came the 
O’Dwyer led out for 11,000. Off came Helppi’s sunglasses, nothing left to hide as he contemplated his options.
In the end he opted to fold and O’Dwyer took the pot.
Demjan vs. the "0Human0"
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
With around 25,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, three players checked to see the 
river. Ignat "0Human0" Liviu was first to act and thought for about 30 seconds before tossing out 22,000, which inspired a snap-call from Sandor Demjan.
Vladimir Troyanovsky quickly got out of the way and Liviu rolled over the 
for a rivered straight. It was good as Demjan took a second look at his cards and then sent them to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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280,000 | 30,000 |
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160,000 | -90,000 |
Late Arrivals
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Below are a list of some more late arrivals to the event, including the defending champion Dan Smith.
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A Few Tweets from the €50K
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Playing the super high roller 50k at EPT Barcelona 2day Ran KJ into 99 on J98J9 board on very first hand. Check called all 3 streets #nbdFollow @JasonMercier
First Poker Tournament of the last 2 months, 50k SHR at #EPTBarcelona ! Only @RealKidPoker @JonathanDuhamel philbort jacobson silvermanFollow @elkypoker
Underway in Barcelona €50k super high roller. 250k start stack @ 500/1000 (100).Follow @JeffRossiter