Level: 9
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€4,042,500
Entries
165
Level
23
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
25,000
75 Minutes Siesta Break
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
The end of level eight has been reached and the players have been sent into a 75-minute break. Since it's too late for lunch and too early for dinner, let's just call it a siesta break.
Registration remains open until the restart of level nine and the action resumes at approximately 4.20 p.m. local time.
Here is some entertainment from the Right to Play Charity Tournament from last night to keep you entertained on the Siesta Break.
Pique Busts Kaverman
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000 | |
|
Busted |
Athletes are Flocking to the Felt
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Kitai Busts in Two Hands
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Davidi Kitai open-shoved from under the gun for 78,500 and the action folded to Paul Newey in the small blind, who called all in for less. Kitai showed 
and Newey had 
.
The flop of 
was no threat for Newey, but the turn made things spicy. However, the 
river blanked and left Kitai with less than three big blinds. Those chips vanished one hand later to Anton Astapau and the Belgian left the tournament area just shy of the second break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
140,000
27,700
|
27,700 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Double Knockout for Sammartino
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Hannes Speiser and Koray Aldemir walked out of the tournament area and had previously shared the same table. According to the Austrian, Speiser had shoved the button for 10 big blinds with 
and Aldemir shoved for slightly more with 
. Dario Sammartino had found 
in the big blind and an ace on the river locked it up for the Italian.
The other players below have also been eliminated as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Luca's Stack is Gone
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Bryn Kenney raised from under the gun and Ivan Luca moved all in for his last 14,000 from late position. The action folded back to Kenney and he called with the 
. Luca had two over cards in 
, but failed to get there on the board of 
to join the rail.
It was the second bullet for Luca, and he won't be returning to the tables in the Single-Day High Roller, as just one reentry is allowed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
Busted |
Two Pair Beats Three Pair
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
On a board of 
Liv Boeree bet 26,000 from the big blind. Charlie Carrel was her opponent and looked at Boeree while making his decision. Boeree jokingly covered her face to hide any tells, but it wasn't working as Carrell called and Boeree showed 
for two pair with a nine kicker. Carrel tabled and took down the small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
89,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
|
|
||
Silver and Goryachev Gone for Good
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
More than two dozen players opted to reenter the competition, and among those on the second bullet were also Max Silver and Viacheslav Goryachev. Unfortunately, the second attempt of both was not crowned by success either and they have been eliminated for good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Beating Last Years Numbers
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Just about every record here has been broken so far this EPT Barcelona poker festival, and the €25,500 Single-Day High Roller will be no exception.
Last year a total of 152 entries (118 players plus 34 reentries) were done into the event, the field now is already up to 158 (131 plus 27) and registration is open for about 90 minutes (one 30-minute level plus a 60-minute dinner break). Also, the PokerStars EPT app tells us there's 9 seats reserved already as well.