€10,300 EPT High Roller Day 2 | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

09-01-2018 21:41 UTC+2

High Roller Bubble Photos

Will Shillibier

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

09-01-2018 21:38 UTC+2

Pollak Eliminated by Soyza

Will Shillibier

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

Benjamin Pollak has tasted success this trip; cashing in the €100k Super High Roller and winning the €50k Single-Day High Roller, and he has added a cash here in the final €10k of the trip.

Michael Soyza opened to 22,000 from the cutoff and Pollak defended his big blind.

Pollak check-called 15,000 on the flop and the turn was a . Pollak checked again and Soyza bet 30,000. Pollak then check-raised all in for 90,000 and Soyza called.

Benjamin Pollak:
Michael Soyza:

Pollak had been caught bluffing and needed a five and only a five to save him on the river. The only helped Soyza, and Pollak was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Soyza	515,000 155,000	155,000
Benjamin Pollak	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Pollak Michael Soyza

09-01-2018 21:33 UTC+2

Mateos Busts Chidwick

Gaelle Jaudon

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

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:
Adrian Mateos:
Dimitar Yosifov:

The board brought , 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	750,000 -75,000	-75,000
Adrian Mateos	195,000 45,000	45,000

Stephen Chidwick	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Dimitar Yosifov Stephen Chidwick

09-01-2018 21:23 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Louis Nyberg	1,125,000 220,000	220,000
Gianluca Speranza	1,100,000 -30,000	-30,000
Ivan Luca	835,000 370,000	370,000
James Romero	830,000 -70,000	-70,000
Rustam Hajiyev	800,000 -10,000	-10,000
Siarhei Chudapal	630,000 50,000	50,000
Murad Akhundov	445,000 204,000	204,000
Guillaume Diaz	395,000 -195,000	-195,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	390,000 135,000	135,000
Michael Soyza	360,000 75,000	75,000
Dario Sammartino	305,000 -75,000	-75,000
Ahmad Shams	285,000 220,000	220,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	280,000 25,000	25,000
Andy Park	255,000 255,000	255,000
Laurynas Levinskas	245,000 176,000	176,000
Juan Pardo	230,000 -10,000	-10,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	200,000 -230,000	-230,000
Johnny Nedved	200,000 -185,000	-185,000
Benjamin Pollak	100,000 -30,000	-30,000
Paul Newey	100,000 35,000	35,000
Jiayu Ruan	80,000 80,000	80,000

09-01-2018 21:21 UTC+2

Pardo Wins One

Gaelle Jaudon

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

The flop showed when Juan Pardo checked from the big blind. James Romero bet 20,000 under the gun and Gianluca Speranza made the call. After some thought, Pardo moved all in for 111,000 and it was enough to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianluca Speranza	1,130,000 30,000	30,000
James Romero	900,000 200,000	200,000
Juan Pardo	240,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Gianluca Speranza James Romero Juan Pardo

09-01-2018 21:14 UTC+2

More Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Norbert Szecsi	1,100,000 -100,000	-100,000
Lucas Reeves	840,000 160,000	160,000
Seth Davies	500,000 -60,000	-60,000
Fabien Motte	465,000
Marc Macdonnell	405,000 -50,000	-50,000
Bryn Kenney	390,000 160,000	160,000
Gen Nose	285,000 -35,000	-35,000
Bahram Chobineh	220,000
Jeff Gross	215,000 -65,000	-65,000
Jack Sinclair	140,000 -160,000	-160,000
Richard Kirsch	90,000 5,000	5,000
Pasquale Grimaldi	80,000 -60,000	-60,000

09-01-2018 21:13 UTC+2

Hajiyev Makes Quads on Eibinger

Gaelle Jaudon

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

According to the table, a first player opened from the cutoff and Rustam Hajiyev called on the button. Matthias Eibinger moved all in for a stack worth 146,000 in the blinds and only Hajiyev called.

Eibinger, holding , was in good shape for a double, facing in Hajiyev's hand, but a board gave quads tens to Hajiyev who busted Eibinger from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rustam Hajiyev	810,000 470,000	470,000
Matthias Eibinger	Busted

Tags: Matthias Eibinger Rustam Hajiyev

09-01-2018 21:13 UTC+2

Chips for Farrell; Double for Ligeri

Will Shillibier

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

On a Julien Sitbon check-called a bet of 65,000 from Niall Farrell and was shown . Sitbon tapped the table before mucking.

Meanwhile Justin Ligeri was all in with for his last 155,000. Aaron Lim held but the board gave Ligeri the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	590,000 10,000	10,000

Justin Ligeri	320,000 283,000	283,000
Aaron Lim	300,000 130,000	130,000
Julien Sitbon	215,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Aaron Lim Julien Sitbon Justin Ligeri Niall Farrell

09-01-2018 21:05 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Joris Ruijs	990,000 30,000	30,000
Dimitar Yosifov	825,000 647,000	647,000
Max Silver	750,000 90,000	90,000
Francesco Delfoco	640,000 390,000	390,000
Zhong Chen	560,000 478,000	478,000
Marcin Chmielewski	450,000 85,000	85,000
Eder Takashi Murata	400,000 -160,000	-160,000
Rens Feenstra	360,000 -240,000	-240,000
Cord Garcia	340,000 222,000	222,000
Diogo Veiga	220,000 94,000	94,000
Preben Stokkan	220,000
Adrian Mateos	150,000 -70,000	-70,000

Stephen Chidwick	100,000 -70,000	-70,000
Sergio Aido	100,000 -100,000	-100,000