€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day 1 Started
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€4,258,300
Entries
439
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Big Field Expected for PokerStars EPT Barcelona €10,300 High Roller
After victories for Michael Soyza in the first €10,300 High Roller, Mikita Badziakouski in the €100,000 Super High Roller, Benjamin Pollak in the €50,000 Single-Day High Roller and Andras Nemeth in yesterday's €25,000 Single-Day High Roller, it's time for the final High Roller of the PokerStars EPT Barcelona festival.
The field is set to be bigger than the one Soyza won last week, where he won €302,500 defeating Kai Lehto heads-up.
Here are results from previous €10,000 High Roller events here in Barcelona:
| Year | Entrants | Winner | Payout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 557 | Ronny Kaiser | €735,000 | |
| 2016 | 472 | Connor Drinan | €849,200 | |
| 2015 | 401 | Mustapha Kanit | €738,759 | |
| 2014 | 295 | Ihar Soika | €747,200 | |
| 2013 | 138 | Thomas Muehloecker | €390,700 |
Today there will be 11 levels played. The first three will each be 45-minutes and the rest 60-minutes.
Players will start with 50,000 chips, with a single re-entry permitted. The 30 second shot Clock will be implemented from the start of the event and each player will receive 6 time bank cards of 30 seconds each at the start of play.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 100
Early Faces
Level 1
: 100/200, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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Seat Open 15 Minutes into the Day
Level 1
: 100/200, 100 ante
On a 
board, James Chen had checked to Xixiang Luo who had moved all in for around half starting stack, with the rest of already in the middle.
Chen eventually called with 
for a set, but was eliminated against the 
turned straight of Luo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
Busted |
EPT Barcelona €10k High Roller Winner Soyza in the Field
Level 1
: 100/200, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 |
Chen Re-Enters; More Players Arrive
Level 1
: 100/200, 100 ante
All players are allowed a single re-entry in the €10,300 High Roller, and James Chen has become the first to do so after his elimination at the hands of Xixiang Luo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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Chobineh Gets Caught by Meiri
Level 1
: 100/200, 100 ante
Three players including Bahram Chobineh and Daniel Neilson checked to Aviv Meiri on the 
flop and Meiri bet 800. Chobineh and Neilson were the only callers.
The turn 
was checked by the three players.
Chobineh bet 2,200 on the 
river, Neilson folded and Meiri called.
CHobineh mucked allowing Meiri to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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59,000 | |
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50,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
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48,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
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45,500
-4,500
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-4,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Larichev Bests Adams
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Oleg Larichev, Timothy Adams and Martin Kozlov all checked the 
flop and the turn brought the . It checked to Kozlov who bet 1,100 and Larichev was the only caller.
Larichev checked the 
river and Kozlov bet 2,900. Larichev called. Kozlov turned over 
but Larichev won with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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48,000
48,000
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48,000 |
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42,500
42,500
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42,500 |