2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€600,924
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€4,258,300
Entries
439
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Neilson Check-Raises on the River

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Daniel Neilson
Daniel Neilson

Daniel Neilson checked a {5-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} board to his opponent and Nelson Resendiz then bet 7,500 into a pot of around 8,000.

Neilson then check-raised to 24,500 and Resendiz used up a time extension before calling.

Neilson turned over {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} for a full house and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Neilson au
Daniel Neilson
150,000
51,000
51,000
Nelson Resendiz us
Nelson Resendiz
50,000

Tags: Daniel NeilsonNelson Resendiz

Ligeri on the Rise

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Justin Ligeri has built himself quite the stack since the break and has moved up to 240,000. Also on the rise is Michael Soyza, who won the €10,300 High Roller earlier this week, and is now sat on 150,000.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Ligeri us
Justin Ligeri
240,000
Wael Sarkis lb
Wael Sarkis
155,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
150,000
62,000
62,000
Rocco Palumbo it
Rocco Palumbo
125,000
48,000
48,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
112,000
-13,000
-13,000
PokerStars.fr
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
60,000
-25,000
-25,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Justin LigeriMichael Soyza

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Troyanovskiy With the Failed Hero-Call

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

The board read {4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{8-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and Vladimir Troyanovskiy checked a pot of 32,000 to opponent Aaron Been, who moved all in for 28,100.

Troyanovskiy tanked, used two time extensions, before calling. Been showed {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} and a Troyanovskiy was forced to turn over his {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for just ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Been us
Aaron Been
90,000
40,000
40,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
43,000
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Vladimir TroyanovskiyAaron Been

Antonius Welcomed to the High Roller by Kassouf

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Patrik Antonius
Patrik Antonius

Patrik Antonius has just entered the PokerStars EPT Barcelone €10,300 High Roller and is seated at a table with Max Silver, Dietrich Fast, Ramin Hajiyev...and Will Kassouf.

Antonius was eyeing Kassouf from the opposite end of the table as he sat down.

"I had nine-high in a hand once," said Antonius, "But I checked and he showed queen-high and he won."

"What!" said Kassouf. "Are you trying to tilt me? Trying to put me on tilt?"

"I'm not like you!" came the response from Antonius.

Antonius then opened to 2,000 on the button and Dietrich Fast defended his big blind. The pair checked down an {8-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop and turn, with Antonius folding to a 3,000 bet on the river.

Meanwhile, Ramin Hajiyev was snapping a quick picture of his tablemate, while Kassouf held his phone out.

"Picture for the fans Patrik?" he asked. "Come on Ice Man, gimme a smile!"

Player Chips Progress
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
80,000
30,000
30,000
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
65,000
15,000
15,000
Will Kassouf gb
Will Kassouf
53,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
52,000
-6,000
-6,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
48,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dietrich FastMax SilverPatrik AntoniusRamin HajiyevWill Kassouf

Wilf Hits House Against Lampropulos

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

The board was down {8-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, and the action had been checked by two players to Saar Wilf on the button who then bet 10,000. Maria Lampropulos called in the small blind and the player in the big blind folded.

Lampropulos checked on the {4-Spades} river, and Wilf bet 20,000.

With the decision back on the Argentine, she thought for 30 seconds before using a time bank card. She then used a second card as while mulling over her decision, but as the 90-second mark approached she made the call.

Wilf revealed {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for a full house and Lampropulos mucked, which allowed Wilf to move up to 110,000.

Player Chips Progress
Saar Wilf il
Saar Wilf
110,000
Maria Lampropulos ar
Maria Lampropulos
22,000
-28,000
-28,000

Tags: Maria LampropulosSaar Wilf

Garcia Eliminated from the High Roller

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Sergio Garcia
Sergio Garcia

Sergio Garcia was down to 10,000 but mounted a comeback to 47,000 within a level. But the professional golfer has now been eliminated and he recounted the story to us.

According to him, one player raised to 1,500 from early position and got one call before Garcia defended his big blind.

The flop came {k-}{6-}{8-} with one heart and Garcia check-called 2,500 from his opponent, with the other player in the hand folding. The turn was the {3-Hearts}. Garcia checked and his opponent bet 6,200. Garcia moved all in and after a long tank his opponent called with {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for a flush draw.

Garcia was ahead with {k-}{10-} but there was a heart on the river and he was down to around ten big blinds.

He eventually got his remaining chips in with {a-}{10-} but came up against the {a-}{k-} of his opponent. There was an ace on the board, but nothing else, and Garcia was eliminated from the High Roller.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Garcia es
Sergio Garcia
Busted

Tags: Sergio Garcia

Updated Chip Counts

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Preben Stokkan no
Preben Stokkan
280,000
230,000
230,000
Justin Ligeri us
Justin Ligeri
270,000
30,000
30,000
Mark Teltscher gb
Mark Teltscher
120,000
45,000
45,000
EPT 1X Winner
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
110,000
60,000
60,000
$25K Fantasy
Shyngis Satubayev kz
Shyngis Satubayev
100,000
100,000
100,000
Benny Spindler de
Benny Spindler
78,000
29,000
29,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
75,000
50,000
50,000
Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
69,000
28,000
28,000
StakeKings
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
65,000
15,000
15,000
EPT 1X Winner
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
63,000
-7,000
-7,000
StakeKings
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
62,000
12,000
12,000
Michel Abecassis fr
Michel Abecassis
58,000
58,000
58,000
Romain Lewis fr
Romain Lewis
45,000
-5,000
-5,000
Maria Lampropulos ar
Maria Lampropulos
32,000
10,000
10,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
30,000
-5,000
-5,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
28,000
-22,000
-22,000
Jaka Coaching

Pardo Domínguez Doubles

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Juan Pardo
Juan Pardo

The flop was down {5-Spades}{4-Spades}{8-Clubs}, and Juan Pardo Domínguez was able to get his stack into the middle against an opponent who had called his all in.

Juan Pardo Domínguez: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Opponent: {8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Pardo Domínguez was ahead with his overpair to the board and improved to a set on the river when the {10-Hearts} reeled off.

The Spaniard will be looking for much better luck today after he busted on the money bubble of the €50,300 Single-Day High Roller yesterday when his pocket aces were cracked by ace-eight.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo Domínguez
Juan Pardo Domínguez
48,000
13,000
13,000

Tags: Juan Pardo