2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona

€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
€1,224,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€48,500
Prize Pool
€4,753,485
Entries
99
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Streltsou Takes Some From Antonius

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

The board showed {10-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} when Andrei Streltsou bet 22,000 after Patrik Antonius had checked to him. Antonius tanked for a long time before slowly sliding chips forward in order to make the call.

Streltsou showed {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and with trip fives he took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
EPT 1X Winner
190,000 -60,000
Andrei Streltsou by
Andrei Streltsou
175,000 -75,000

Tags: Andrei StreltsouPatrik Antonius

Jason Mo Eliminated from the Tournament

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Jason Mo
Jason Mo

Jason Mo opened to 7,500 and JC Alvarado in the hijack made the call. Leon Tsoukernik checked his cards, and moved all in for a little over 150,000 while exclaiming "It's break anyway, I'm gonna rebuy." "Rebuy!" he shouted through the room. Mo thought about it for a bit and called all in for his last 129,300, Alvarado folded.

Mo showed {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} and Tsoukernik tabled {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}.

Alvarado said he folded jack-ten of diamonds after the {2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop hit the board. The {10-Hearts} on the turn would have sealed the deal for him, but in the end the pot went to Tsoukernik after the {9-Hearts} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Leon Tsoukernik cz
Leon Tsoukernik
286,800 161,100
Jason Mo us
Jason Mo
Busted

Tags: Jason MoJC AlvaradoLeon Tsoukernik

Sneaky Sylvain

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Martin Jacobson raised it up to 7,000 and his neighbor Sylvain Loosli made the call from the hijack. Nex tover was Dani Stern in the cutoff and he three bet to 30,000. The button and both blinds folded and Jacobson four bet to 68,000. Loosli now moved all in after contemplating his move for quite some time. Stern gave up rather quickly, and so did Jacobson.

Player Chips Progress
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
416,000 167,000
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
295,000 -155,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
197,000 -148,000

Tags: Martin JacobsonDani SternSylvain Loosli

Big Clash Between Kurganov and Reinkemeier

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Igor Kurganov
Igor Kurganov

Tobias Reinkemeier raised from the button to 8,000 and Igor Kurganov defended his big blind. The flop came down {Q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and Kurganov check-called a bet of 9,000.

On the turn the {8-Hearts} hit and Kurganov checked again, after which Reinekmeier bet 25,000. This time Kurganov opted to check-raise to 78,000 and Reinkemeier called.

The river completed the board with the {8-Diamonds} and Kurganov lead out for 55,000 with about 110,000 left behind.

Reinkemeier went into the tank for several minutes before letting go of his hand. Kurganov did not show his cards and took down this pot, chipping up to 360,000 in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
360,000 110,000
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
165,000 -113,100

Tags: Igor KurganovTobias Reinkemeier

Urbanovich Takes Some From Mandavia

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Dzmitry Urbanovich
Dzmitry Urbanovich

Ankush Mandavia raised before the flop and Dzmitry Urbanovich made the call from he big blind. The flop came down {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Urbanovich check-called 12,000.

On the turn the {8-Spades} hit and both players checked. The river was the {3-Spades} and Urbanovich lead out for 15,000. Mandavia made the call and mucked when his opponent showed {Q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Ankush Mandavia us
Ankush Mandavia
375,000 25,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
EPT 1X Winner
260,000 10,000

Tags: Ankush MandaviaDzmitry Urbanovich

Tsoukernik Doubles Alvarado

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

On a board of {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, Thomas Muehloecker checked to JC Alvarado in the cutoff. Alvarado made a bet of 27,000 and Leon Tsoukernik on the button made the call, Muehloecker folded.

The turn came the {3-Hearts} and Alvarado moved in for 44,300. Tsoukernik thought for just a few seconds before slamming some 25,000 in the middle to make the call. Alvarado had {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs} for the over pair with a flush draw, Tsoukernik tabled {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}. The river {3-Spades} made no difference and Alvarado doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
250,000 250,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
200,000 71,000
Leon Tsoukernik cz
Leon Tsoukernik
125,700 -203,300

Tags: JC AlvaradoLeon TsoukernikThomas Muehloecker

Antonius in the Building

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Patrik Antonius
Patrik Antonius

Finnish poker legend, and the all-time money leader for his country, Patrik Antonius has joined the Super High Roller in Barcelona.

Antonius was spotted with a new look, but his impressive stare hasn't changed one bit.

In total Antonius has $6.7 million in career live tournaments earnings, his last cash dating back to February 2014 when he finished fifth in the $100,000 Challenge at the Aussie Millions for A$700,000.

Player Chips Progress
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
EPT 1X Winner
250,000 250,000

Tags: Patrik Antonius

Carrel, He, Sternheimer, and Kurganov Bust

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Igor Kurganov
Igor Kurganov

It's that level, that level where somehow a lot of players dust off their stacks.

The first player to bust was Chang He. On a board of {4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Spades}, he bet out, and his neighbor Stephen Chidwick moved all in. He called with the {K-Clubs}{9-Spades}, but rolled his eyes when Chidwick tabled the {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}. The {5-Diamonds} completed the board, and He was eliminated.

Philip Sternheimer was next to go. He got his chips in with the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} before the flop and was up against Mike McDonald's {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}. The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, and Sternheimer made his exit.

Then, Igor Kurganov, who had admittedly been fairly active, opened to 5,500 from the cutoff seat, and Martin Jacobson defended from the big blind. The flop came {J-}{9-}{6-} rainbow, and Jacobson checked. Kurganov bet 7,100, and Jacobson check-raised to 20,000. Kurganov moved all of his small denomination chips forward, making it 36,600. Jacobson moved him all in, and Kurganov called for 111,000 total. Kurganov was the proud owner of {A-}{A-}, and Jacobson was trailing with his {K-}{J-}, but a {4-} on the turn and {K-} on the river changed all of that. Kurganov hit the rail, but bought right back in to give it another try.

Charlie Carrel was also eliminated, but his elimination has gone unknown.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
681,000 -4,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
350,000 142,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
345,000 10,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
250,000 250,000
Chang He cn
Chang He
Busted
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
Busted
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
Busted

Tags: Chang HeCharlie CarrelIgor KurganovMartin JacobsonMike McDonaldStephen Chidwick

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

Queens for Gieles

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Dutchman Luuk Gieles has had quite a positive last couple of hours, and he's up to 560,000 in chips. In a recent pot, which started with Gieles raising to 6,000 from the button, Michael Egan three-bet to 21,000. Gieles four-bet to 50,000, and then Egan went into the tank for a bit before he made the call.

The flop brought out the {J-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, and Egan checked right away. Gieles took his time before checking as well, and the {9-Hearts} hit the turn. Both players checked again before they also checked the {6-Spades} river. Gieles tabled the {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}, and that was good enough to win him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Luuk Gieles nl
Luuk Gieles
560,000 353,000
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
210,000 -90,000

Tags: Luuk GielesMichael Egan