2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day: 2
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

Mateos Busts Chidwick

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick moved all in for a remaining stack around 60,000 and Adrian Mateos reshoved for a slightly bigger stack. Dimitar Yosifov called from the blinds and the three players tabled their cards:

Stephen Chidwick: {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Adrian Mateos: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Dimitar Yosifov: {k-}{10-}

The board brought {5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{10-Spades}{a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}, giving Yosifov a pair of tens on the flop, but also giving a pair of aces on the turn to Mateos who eliminated Chidwick and is now up to a stack of 195,000.

Player Chips Progress
Dimitar Yosifov bg
Dimitar Yosifov
750,000
-75,000
-75,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
195,000
45,000
45,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosDimitar YosifovStephen Chidwick

Kaverman Bubbles the €10,300 High Roller

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Bubble - Byron Kaverman
Bubble - Byron Kaverman

It folded to Byron Kaverman on the button who moved all in for his last 160,000. Siarhei Chudapal called from the button to create the following showdown:

Byron Kaverman: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Siarhei Chudapal: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Kaverman had to win the flip to survive, but the flop {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades} gave a set of eights to Chudapal and Kaverman made his way to the exit after the rest of the board fell {7-Clubs}{9-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Siarhei Chudapal by
Siarhei Chudapal
580,000
434,000
434,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
Busted

Tags: Byron KavermanSiarhei Chudapal

Kenney Doubles Through Gross at the Bubble

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jeff Gross
Jeff Gross

Jeff Gross moved all in from the cutoff and Bryn Kenney called for a remaining stackk worth 113, 000, saying "I shouldn't but I can't fold".

Holding {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}, Kenney was facing {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} in Gross's hand and he found a double up after the board fell {4-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{2-Spades}{q-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
280,000
-170,000
-170,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
230,000
120,000
120,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyJeffJeff Gross

Luca Doubles Through Reeves

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ivan Luca
Ivan Luca

Ivan Luca opened to 16,000 from under the gun. Lucas Reeves three-bet to 50,000 and it folded back to Luca who four-bet all in for 227,000. Reeves called.

Ivan Luca: {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Lucas Reeves: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The flop came {6-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Spades} with no help to either player. The turn {j-Spades} improved Reeves to a set, but the {9-Diamonds} completed a straight for Luca and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Lucas Reeves gb
Lucas Reeves
660,000
-230,000
-230,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
465,000
175,000
175,000

Tags: Ivan LucaLucas Reeves

Mateos Grabs Chips from Kassouf

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
David Peters Adrian Mateos
David Peters Adrian Mateos

William Kassouf opened to 16,000 in middle position and faced a raise worth 48,000 from Adrian Mateos on the button. "Why so much? You always raise the button" started saying Kassouf before ending up calling, adding "I should raise here but I just call".

The flop brought {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and after Kassouf checked, Mateos continued for 34,000. Kassouf called once more after some thinking and talk.

The turn fell a {a-Hearts} and Kassouf checked saying "I let you bluff!". Mateos checked as well.

A {j-Hearts} appeared on the river. "Bingo!" said Kassouf while checking. Mateos checked again and tabled {a-Spades}{7-Spades} for a pair of aces. "Easy game! Must be nice" told him Kassouf while Mateos was racking the pot with a smile.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
390,000
110,000
110,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
William Kassouf gb
William Kassouf
220,000
31,500
31,500

Tags: Adrian MateosWilliam Kassouf

Lim Lefts Spindler Short Stack

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Benny Spindler
Benny Spindler

Aaron Lim opened to 14,000 from the cutoff and Benny Spindler made it to 43,000 on the button. It folded back to Lim who shoved all in and Spindler called.

Benny Spindler: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Aaron Lim: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

The board came {8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, giving the flip to Lim and leaving Spindler with crumbs.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Lim au
Aaron Lim
290,000
105,000
105,000
Benny Spindler de
Benny Spindler
25,000
-95,000
-95,000

Tags: Aaron LimBenny Spindler

Pardo Eliminates Yotsushika

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Juan Pardo
Juan Pardo

Kazuhiko Yotsushika moved all in from under the gun for 75,000 and Juan Pardo called in the next position. The remaining players all folded.

Kazuhiko Yotsushika: {a-Hearts}{5-Spades}
Juan Pardo: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Pardo was ahead and queens held on the {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{7-Spades}{10-Clubs} run out, meaning Pardo appears to be the chip leader at the break.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
800,000
150,000
150,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
Busted

Tags: Juan PardoKazuhiko Yotsushika

Pardo Eliminates Smith

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Dan Smith
Dan Smith

A player opened and Juan Pardo raised from the button. Dan Smith moved all in for a stack worth 90,000 from the blinds and it folded back to Pardo who made the call.

Holding {k-Spades}{8-Clubs}, Smith was in bad shape for a double up, facing {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts} in Pardo's hand and got eliminated after the {k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} run out.

The winner of the € 10,300 No Limit Hold'em - 8 Handed in last EPT Monte-Carlo climbed to a stack of more than 650,000 after that hand.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
650,000
110,000
110,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
Busted

Tags: Juan PardoDan Smith

Big Pot for Farrell

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ludovic Geilich Niall Farrell
Ludovic Geilich Niall Farrell

The flop showed {6-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and already 55,000 were in the middle when Niall Farrell bet 20,000 from the small blind. Ka Kwan Lau made the call from the cutoff.

The turn fell a {9-Hearts} and Farrell checked before calling a bet worth 55,000 from Lau.

A {a-Hearts} appeared on the river and both players checked. Farrell tabled {a-Spades}{j-Spades} for two pair and Lau tossed his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
335,000
181,000
181,000
EPT 1X Winner
Ka Kwan Lau es
Ka Kwan Lau
135,000
-36,000
-36,000

Tags: Ka Kwan LauNiall Farrell

Kitai Doubles Through Yan

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Davidi Kitai
Davidi Kitai

The action started with David yan raising o the button and Davidi Kitai making the call in the big blind.

The flop went {4-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Kitai first checked. Yan continued for 10,000 and Kitai raised it to 27,500. Yan announced all-in and Kitai snap-called with {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for two pair.

Yan, holding {5-Spades}{3-Spades}, had some outs, but didn't find anything on the turn {j-Clubs} and river {a-Clubs} and fell down to a stack around 50,000.

Player Chips Progress
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
140,000
79,500
79,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
[Removed:17]
[Removed:17]
50,000
-88,500
-88,500

Tags: DavidDavidi Kitai