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

Cates Eliminated

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Daniel Cates
Daniel Cates

The details are sketchy, as we got them second hand, but Cates has been eliminated from the tournament, that's for sure. Cates had {K-}{J-} on a board where the flop had been king-high and an ace had hit the river. Connor Drinan was the one calling Cates' shove with {A-}{10-} for the rivered higher pair, and so eliminated the always dangerous Cates.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Cates us
Dan Cates
Busted
StakeKings

Tags: Connor DrinanDan Cates

Derwiche Takes from Jacobson

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Imad Derwiche
Imad Derwiche

Martin Jacobson bet 35,000 on the {A-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{5-Hearts} flop, and Imad Derwiche made the call to see the {A-Hearts} land on the turn. Jacobson bet 45,000 this time, and Derwiche called once again.

The river was the {4-Spades}, and both players checked.

Jacobson showed the {K-Hearts}{J-Spades}, but his hand was no good against Derwiche's {K-Spades}{10-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
372,000
122,000
122,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
94,000
-103,000
-103,000
StakeKings

Tags: Imad DerwicheMartin Jacobson

Three-Bet from Altergott

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

From under the gun, Ben Tollerene raised to 10,000. Jason Mercier called from the hijack seat, and then play folded to Max Altergott in the small blind. He reraised to 42,000 and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Max Altergott de
Max Altergott
542,000
117,000
117,000
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
280,000
-107,000
-107,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
230,000
-160,000
-160,000

Tags: Ben TollereneJason MercierMax Altergott

One for Gieles

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

On the {A-Spades}{8-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop, [Removed:17] bet 38,000. His opponent, Luuk Gieles, called, and the turn was the {8-Clubs} to pair the board. Both players checked, and the river produced the {3-Clubs}. Yan checked, and Gieles fired 75,000. Yan folded, and Gieles won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Luuk Gieles nl
Luuk Gieles
465,000
-95,000
-95,000
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
245,000
40,000
40,000

Tags: Luuk Gieles

Kurganov Shoves on Seidel

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

On a {J-Hearts}{10-Spades}{7-Spades} flop we saw Erik Seidel bet 27,000 from the big blind and Igor Kurganov raised from the button to 83,500. Seidel went into the tank for a while before making the call, and on the turn the {K-Hearts} hit.

The turn was the {K-Hearts} and Seidel checked to Kurganov who slid forward a big bet and Seidel quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
400,000
40,000
40,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
365,000
100,000
100,000
$25K Fantasy
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Erik SeidelIgor Kurganov

Remko Report Episode #22: $100 Million Trades with Talal Shakerchi

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Talal Shakerchi joins Remko Rinkema to talk about competing against the best players in the world in the biggest buy-in tournaments, making $100 million trades, and much more.

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Tags: Talal ShakerchiRemko ReportRemko Rinkema

Out and (Back) In (Part 2)

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Jeremy Ausmus was playing the Estrellas Main Event (where he made the money) today, but just busted and bought straight in for the €50,000 Super High Roller. He's the only new player to enter since out last update, a lot of other players busted and bought back in as you can see in the following list.

Martin Kabrhel and JC Alvarado have also busted, but haven't bought back in (yet). We ran into Alvarado in the hall way and he told us his neighbor Mike Watson limp reraised and Alvarado got it in with pocket eights. Watson had pocket kings and that hand held up.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Aghai us
Jonathan Aghai
250,000
198,000
198,000
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
250,000
$25K Fantasy
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
250,000
250,000
250,000
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings
Jason Mo us
Jason Mo
250,000
250,000
250,000
Pablo Saade mx
Pablo Saade
250,000
180,000
180,000
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
250,000
-30,000
-30,000
David Peters us
David Peters
250,000
4,000
4,000
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
250,000
-115,000
-115,000
Sergey Lebedev gb
Sergey Lebedev
250,000
18,000
18,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
Busted
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
Busted

Tags: JC AlvaradoJeremy AusmusMartin KabrhelMike Watson