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

More Chip Counts

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

All these players are seated at the same table.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
685,000
320,000
320,000
Jonathan Aghai us
Jonathan Aghai
270,000
20,000
20,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
252,000
2,000
2,000
Viacheslav Goryachev ru
Viacheslav Goryachev
252,000
2,000
2,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
235,000
10,000
10,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
208,000
-62,000
-62,000
EPT 1X Winner
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
128,000
-83,000
-83,000
Chang He cn
Chang He
41,000
-209,000
-209,000

Alexander Trevallion Eliminated

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

As we walked out of the media room, we ran into a rapidly-texting Alexander Trevallion. He told us that he had opened and got three-bet by an older player on the table. He called and check-raised all in on a {10-}{9-}{7-} flop with two clubs. His opponent had bet 13,000 on the flop and called Trevallion's shove for over 50,000 with {A-}{K-}. Trevallion told us he had {K-}{J-Clubs} and he failed to improve on the turn or river.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Trevallion au
Alexander Trevallion
Busted

Tags: Alexander Trevallion

Mantel Makes a Small Value Bet

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Ariel Mantel
Ariel Mantel

Ariel Mantel opened from under the gun to 6,100, and Byron Kaverman was the only caller from the small blind. The short-stacked Juha Helppi folded from the big blind.

Kaverman and Mantel both checked the {K-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop and {7-Hearts} turn. Then, Kaverman knocked on the table again after the {7-Spades} hit the board on the river. Mantel tossed in a single 5,000 chip, and Kaverman called after some thinking. Mantel showed the {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}, and Kaverman mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
485,000
-5,000
-5,000
Ariel Mantel ar
Ariel Mantel
260,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Ariel MantelByron Kaverman

Reinkemeier Doubles Through Schemion

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Tobias Reinkemeier opened to 5,000 from under the gun, and Ole Schemion three-bet to 14,000 from the hijack seat. Action folded back to Reinkemeier, and the German four-bet to 35,000. Schemion pushed all in for effectively 136,500, and Reinkemeier called.

Reinkemeier had the {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}, while Schemion was trailing with the {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}. The flop was a not-too-exciting {7-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}. The {6-Hearts} on the turn brought some excitement, but the river was the harmless {5-Clubs} and Reinkemeier doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
278,100
140,100
140,100
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
193,000
-132,000
-132,000

Tags: Ole SchemionTobias Reinkemeier

Helppi in a World of Pain

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Juha Helppi
Juha Helppi

Picking up the action on a board of {7-Spades}{2-Clubs}{A-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs}, Byron Kaverman had 110,000 in front of him from the big blind. Helppi, seated under the gun, had 25,000 in front of him and was now contemplating the additional chips. He eventually did, leaving himself with about 30,000, but mucked when Kaverman showed the {K-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
490,000
195,000
195,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
30,000
-220,000
-220,000

Tags: Byron KavermanJuha Helppi

Nice Call By Silver

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Max Silver helped us put together a hand he played against Adrian Mateos, which the former managed to win.

The hand started out four ways and was checked around on the {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}{K-Clubs} flop. Silver bet 8,500 on the {2-Hearts} turn into a pot of about 17,000. Mateos was his only caller, and the {K-Spades} hit on the river. Silver bet 11,000, and Mateos raised to 36,000. Silver tanked for a while and eventually made the call. Mateos flashed {5-}{5-}, and Silver tabled the {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
340,000
68,000
68,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
275,000
-25,000
-25,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Adrian MateosMax Silver

Mercier Mashing... Again

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

Jason Mercier, coming from his fourth consecutive six-figure cash winning the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $25,000 High Roller, is doing well here in Barcelona. He's up to 300,000 after winning a small pot from Luuk Gieles. We caught the action with both players checking the {6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{8-Spades} board before the {3-Hearts} landed on the river. Mercier bet out 8,700 and Gieles called, but he mucked upon seeing Mercier's {A-Clubs}{8-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
300,000
5,000
5,000
Luuk Gieles nl
Luuk Gieles
207,000
-13,000
-13,000

Tags: Jason MercierLuuk Gieles