2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
€1,650,300
Event Info
Buy-in
€100,000
Prize Pool
€5,239,080
Entries
54
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Kings for Aido; Kisacikoglu Doubles

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Orpen Kisacikoglu

Soon after coming back from the break, chip leader Pascal LeFrancois raised to 9,000 and Sergio Aido three-bet to 38,000 in the big blind. LeFrancois let his time bank run down to one second and called. Both players eventually checked through the entire board of {A-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Aido tabled {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}, which won the pot.

One table over, Orpen Kisacikoglu raised and Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 30,000. Kisacikoglu four-bet all in for 66,500 and Thorel called.

Orpen Kisacikoglu: {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

The flip went in favor of Kisacikoglu, who spiked trips kings on a board of {8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Pascal LeFrancois ca
Pascal LeFrancois
560,000
75,000
75,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
390,000
-90,000
-90,000
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
170,000
35,000
35,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
145,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelOrpen KisacikogluPascal LeFrancoisSergio Aido

Chidwick Bests Vogelsang

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

Stephen Chidwick raised to 9,000 from under the gun and Christoph Vogelsang three-bet to 31,000 from the hijack. Chidwick called and check-called a bet of 22,000 from his opponent on the {k-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{8-Clubs} flop.

The turn {3-Hearts} and river {j-Hearts} were checked and Chidwick's set of fours {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
300,000
105,000
105,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
230,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Christoph VogelsangStephen Chidwick

Aido Back Above Starting Stack

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

Joining the action on the three-way flop of {J-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, Wai Leong Chan, Daniel Negreanu and Sergio Aido all checked. On the {10-Clubs} turn, Negreanu checked and Aido bet 13,000, only Chan called. The {8-Spades} river completed the board and Aido checked to Chan, who bet 45,000.

Aido now used two time bank extensions before moving all in, which prompted Chan to also use one time bank extension before eventually folding.

Table two now also features Timothy Adams, who is on his third bullet for the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
265,000
95,000
95,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
253,000
253,000
253,000
Wai Leong Chan my
Wai Leong Chan
215,000
-60,000
-60,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
190,000
-85,000
-85,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuSergio AidoTimothy AdamsWai Leong Chan

Yong Doubles Through Vogelsang

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

A full double up was being counted out for Richard Yong who had just doubled through Christoph Vogelsang.

Yong held {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} against the {a-}{k-} of Vogelsang, and his pocket pair had held on the {6-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{j-Clubs} run out.

Yong moved up over 350,000 with Vogelsang having less than three big blinds remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Yong my
Richard Yong
360,000
170,000
170,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
10,000
-220,000
-220,000

Tags: Christoph VogelsangRichard Yong

Vogelsang Eliminated by Chidwick

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang
Christoph Vogelsang

Stephen Chidwick raised to 9,000 and Adrian Mateos called from one seat over in the cutoff. On the button, Christoph Vogelsang got his last 11,000 in and both Chidwick and Mateos called.

The {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop and the {9-Spades} turn were checked. On the {5-Clubs} river, Chidwick bet 12,000 and Mateos folded. Chidwick turned over his {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} for queens and fives, and Vogelsang was eliminated with the {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
345,000
45,000
45,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
139,500
-200,500
-200,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosChristoph VogelsangStephen Chidwick