Christian ZetzscheMartin Finger - 2015 EPT Barcelona €25,000 Special High Roller Winner
At 10.30 am local time (in about an hour from now), the PokerStars.es European Poker Tour Barcelona festival will see another highlight get underway with the €25,000 + €500 Single-Day High Roller.
The tournament, initially suggested by Bryn Kenney and then quickly adopted into the schedule by the EPT organization, has been quite popular among the pros, as it gives the chance at winning some serious money within one day only.
All participants receive 100,000 in chips and the levels last 30 minutes each. The event is played eight-handed. Furthermore, a single reentry is available and many of the regulars on the High Roller circuit are expected to be back at the tables for more glory.
Defending champion of this very event at the Casino Barcelona is Germany's Martin Finger, who emerged victorious in a 152-entry strong field after defeating Mark Teltscher heads-up last year. Finger took home €865,900 for his efforts and the event had to go an extra day to finish. PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree finished third for €391,000.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to cover all the action, so make sure to tune back in regularly and find out who will lift the High Roller trophy.
Action folded to Jean-Noel Thorel on the button and he made it 3,000 to go. Small blind Yang Wang three-bet to 8,000 and the big blind folded. Thorel wanted to see a flop and made the call.
The first three community cards came and Wang made a continuation-bet of 7,500. Thorel made the call and the hit the turn. Wang now checked and saw his neighbor bet 15,000. Wang check-raised to 36,500 and Thorel called.
The river came the and Wang moved in. How much it was exactly, we're not sure, as Thorel called just about instantly. Wang showed and Thorel raked in the chips tabling .
"I folded . It's really important that's in there" Dietrich Fast commented after Wang had already left the table.
Georgios Zisimopoulos has become an early big stack with the elimination of Sergey Lebedev. On the three-way flop of , Zisimopoulos checked in the small blind and Shaun Deeb bet 13,300 from late position. In the cutoff, Lebedev called and Zisimopoulos then check-raised to 35,000.
While Deeb folded, Lebedev moved all in and was snap-called.
Lebedev:
Zisimopoulous:
The Russian sighed and already left his chair, while the turn and river completed the board. "I can't believe the action went like this," Deeb added and Zisimopoulos was busy stacking his tower of chips.
Anthony Zinno was already standing up to make his exit at the moment we arrived. According to Chance Kornuth both Zinno and Pique got their chips in the middle before the flop. Zinno had but was trailing the of Pique. The board ran out and Zinno made his exit.
Martin Finger has also made his exit, the defending champion still has the option to reenter if he wishes so.
Byron Kaverman raised under the gun and the action folded to Gerard Pique on the button. Pique hadn't seen that Kaverman had opened, and tried to raise to 11,500 himself. It was ruled a call and both blinds folded.
The flop came and Kaverman bet out 12,000. Pique made the call and the hit the turn. Kaverman now checked, and called the 22,000 bet that followed from Pique.
The river came the , pairing the board. Kaverman checked, and called the shove that followed. Pique turned over for the second nuts, and Kaverman open mucked his with a big smile.
Kaverman, Pique and Kornuth laughed where Kaverman said something to the effect of "I thought you turned over king-queen for a second" and then made his exit. Pique now at a stack worth over 300,000.
In the previous level, Vojtech Ruzicka raised under the gun to 35,000 and big blind Mustapha Kanit defended.
The flop came and both players checked. The hit the turn and Kanit checked again. Ruzicka made a bet of 38,000 and Kanit shoved. We missed a count as Ruzicka instantly called with the for the turned flush. Kanit had for the turned straight but was drawing dead.
Action folded to Gerard Pique in the small blind and he shoved all in for about 260,000. Big blind Parker Talbot didn't have too tough a decision with and called. Pique showed suited.
The flop came and that was just about it. Talbot flopped the nuts and didn't find any trouble on the turn and river to eliminate Pique.
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and Fedor Holz called in the big blind, leaving himself with just 165,000 behind. The flop came and Holz moved all in. O'Dwyer glanced over, pondered about his decision, and called eventually.
Holz:
O'Dwyer:
The turn was a blank, but the river improved O'Dwyer to a pair of aces and sent Holz to the rail in 23rd place.
and Wang made a continuation-bet of 7,500. Thorel made the call and the 
hit the turn. Wang now checked and saw his neighbor bet 15,000. Wang check-raised to 36,500 and Thorel called.
and Wang moved in. How much it was exactly, we're not sure, as Thorel called just about instantly. Wang showed 
and Thorel raked in the chips tabling 
.
. It's really important that's in there" Dietrich Fast commented after Wang had already left the table.
, Zisimopoulos checked in the small blind and Shaun Deeb bet 13,300 from late position. In the cutoff, Lebedev called and Zisimopoulos then check-raised to 35,000.
turn and 
river completed the board. "I can't believe the action went like this," Deeb added and Zisimopoulos was busy stacking his tower of chips.
but was trailing the 
of Pique. The board ran out 
and Zinno made his exit.
and Kaverman bet out 12,000. Pique made the call and the 
, pairing the board. Kaverman checked, and called the shove that followed. Pique turned over 
for the second nuts, and Kaverman open mucked his 
with a big smile. 
and both players checked. The 
and called. Pique showed 
and that was just about it. Talbot flopped the nuts and didn't find any trouble on the turn and river to eliminate Pique.
but wouldn't improve besides that. The 
and Holz moved all in. O'Dwyer glanced over, pondered about his decision, and called eventually.
