€50,000 Super High Roller Day 1 | 2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona

08-22-2015 16:17 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Les	365,000 115,000	115,000
Jeff Rossiter	340,000 10,000	10,000
Adrian Mateos	300,000 -60,000	-60,000

Max Silver	272,000 12,000	12,000
Dominik Nitsche	265,000 15,000	15,000
Sylvain Loosli	249,000 -23,000	-23,000
Connor Drinan	240,000 -10,000	-10,000
Philip Sternheimer	211,000 -39,000	-39,000
Tobias Reinkemeier	138,000 -44,000	-44,000
Pablo Saade	70,000 -165,000	-165,000

Set of Fours for Watson

donpeters

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

From under the gun, Jean-Noel Thorel limped in. Jason Mo raised to 5,100 on the button, and Mike Watson called from the small blind. Thorel also called, and the flop came down . Play checked around, and the turn brought the . Watson checked, Thorel bet 8,000, Mo called, and then Watson check-raised to 31,600. Thorel called, but Mo folded.

The river was the , and Watson led with a bet of 62,700. Thorel wasted little time in making the call, and Watson tabled the for a set of fours. Thorel mucked, and Watson won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	343,000 93,000	93,000

Jason Mo	315,000 16,000	16,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	240,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Jason Mo Mike Watson Michael Watson

08-22-2015 16:11 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

Happy_Freaked

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

All these players are seated at the same table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Altergott	425,000 -10,000	-10,000
Ben Tollerene	387,000 137,000	137,000
Michael Egan	300,000 50,000	50,000
Jason Mercier	295,000 140,000	140,000

Luuk Gieles	220,000 -30,000	-30,000
Cyril Andre	114,000 -136,000	-136,000
Dong Kim	80,000 -31,000	-31,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

08-22-2015 15:59 UTC+2

Kurganov's Bluff Fails

Webjoker

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Action folded to Igor Kurganov on the button, and he raised it up. Imad Derwiche made the call from the big blind, and the flop came down . Derwiche checked, and Kurganov checked behind.

The fell on the turn, and Derwiche tossed in three T1,000 chips. Kurganov raised to 9,600, and Derwiche called.

The river came the , and Derwiche checked. Kurganov bet 22,500, and Derwiche instantly called. Kurganov mucked his cards, and Derwiche showed the while raking in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imad Derwiche	250,000
Igor Kurganov	160,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Igor Kurganov Imad Derwiche

08-22-2015 15:44 UTC+2

Thorel Fires Away

Happy_Freaked

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Jeff Rossiter threw in a raise to 4,000 before Jean-Noel Thorel made it 12,000 from his immediate left. Igor Kurganov called from his left, and then Rossiter called as well, creating three-way action.

The flop came down , and Rossiter checked to Thorel. He bet 25,000, and Kurganov folded immediately. Rossiter called.

On the turn, the hit. Rossiter check-folded after Thorel quickly bet another 50,000, and Thorel won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	380,000 85,000	85,000
Jeff Rossiter	330,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Igor Kurganov Jean-Noel Thorel Jeff Rossiter

08-22-2015 15:44 UTC+2

Haxton Back

donpeters

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Isaac Haxton has returned to the field with a €50,000 reentry.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	250,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton

08-22-2015 15:43 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	325,000 75,000	75,000

John Juanda	304,000 54,000	54,000

Dario Sammartino	275,000 15,000	15,000
David Peters	246,000 -4,000	-4,000
Paul Newey	225,000 -25,000	-25,000
Fedor Holz	195,000 15,000	15,000

Haralabos Voulgaris	191,000 -49,000	-49,000
Jason Mercier	155,000 -95,000	-95,000

Alexander Trevallion	116,000 -134,000	-134,000

08-22-2015 15:41 UTC+2

Haxton Gone

donpeters

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Isaac Haxton got all in with pocket nines against the two aces of Scott Margereson. The flop contained an ace and Margereson went on to make a full house to send Haxton out the door.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	295,000 45,000	45,000
Isaac Haxton	Busted

Tags: Isaac Haxton Scott Margereson

08-22-2015 15:38 UTC+2

A Colorful Duo

Happy_Freaked

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Ole Schemion and Charlie Carrel are near the top when it comes to the most colorfully dressed poker players in the game today, and today they are seated next to each other.

In a recent hand, we caught the end of the action with the board reading . Carrel checked, and Schemion bet 44,000. Carrel took his shades off right away to study the action, but eventually folded, and Schemion won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlie Carrel	350,000 150,000	150,000
Ole Schemion	325,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Charlie Carrel Ole Schemion