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

€10,300 EPT High Roller

Day 2 Started

Day 2 Seat Draw

TableSeatNameCountryChipsBig Blin
11Kristina HolstUSA43,50017
12Vincent CavaillesFrance41,00016
13Marc TrijaudFrance101,00040
14Kitty KuoTaiwan225,00090
15Lander LijoSpain56,00022
16Aaron LimAustralia169,00068
17Juha HelppiFinland170,50068
      
21Wael SarkisLebanon328,000131
22Guillaume DiazFrance95,00038
23Laurynas LevinskasLithuania69,00028
24Guillaume NoletCanada35,50014
25Jan-Eric SchwippertGermany213,50085
26Rustam HajiyevAzerbaijan99,00040
27Laszlo MolnarHungary117,00047
      
31Rens FeenstraNetherlands160,00064
32Nariman YaghmaiIran166,00066
33[Removed:17]New Zealand138,50055
34Vladimir TroyanovskiyRussia128,50051
35Davidi KitaiBelgium60,50024
36Dinesh AltSwitzerland88,00035
37Fredrik AnderssonSweden64,50026
      
41Francois EvardSwitzerland61,50025
42Andy ParkUSA124,50050
43Victor HonAustralia52,00021
44Joao BarbosaPortugal61,50025
45Murad AkhundovAzerbaijan241,00096
46Armen KhachatryanRussia104,50042
47Tom-Aksel BedellNorway107,50043
      
51Timothy AdamsUK90,50036
52James RomeroUSA210,00084
53Stefan HuberSwitzerland69,00028
54Stanley LeeUSA215,50086
55Byron KavermanUSA142,00057
56Maurice HawkinsUSA169,00068
57Siarhei ChudapalBelarus146,00058
      
61Ka Kwan LauSpain171,00068
62Xia LinChina77,00031
63Michael TureniecSweden66,50027
64Frederic DelvalFrance50,00020
65Aymon HataUK109,50044
66Joao ValliBrazil114,50046
67Julien SitbonFrance106,50043
      
71Sergio AidoSpain206,00082
72Aaron BeenUSA64,10026
73Daniel ErlandssonSweden319,000128
74Joris RuijsNetherlands137,00055
75David PetersUSA116,50047
76Adrian MateosSpain238,50095
77Danut ChisuRomania135,00054
      
81Michel AbecassisFrance42,50017
82Jack SinclairUK68,50027
83Davide MarchiItaly146,50059
84Pasquale GrimaldiItaly196,50079
85Mark TeltscherUK121,50049
86Francesco DelfocoItaly160,00064
87Kyle KeranenUSA186,00074
      
91Chan Wai LeongMalaysia256,000102
92Joe MouawadLebanon101,00040
93Ivan LucaArgentina262,500105
94Felipe CostaBrazil298,000119
95Marton CzuczorHungary54,50022
96Tamon NakamuraJapan329,000132
97Lucas ReevesUK269,000108
      
101Taylor BlackUSA129,50052
102Preben StokkanNorway259,500104
103Michael SoyzaMalaysia137,00055
104Helio NevesBrazil82,50033
105Ryan RiessUSA17,5007
106Cord GarciaUSA118,00047
107Maciej RogackiPoland290,000116
      
111Saar WilfIsrael133,50053
112Sylvain LoosliFrance41,00016
113Zhong ChenNetherlands82,00033
114Noah BoekenNetherlands32,50013
115Ken OkadaJapan53,00021
116Orhan AtesTurkey153,00061
117Igor YaroshevskyyUkraine47,50019
      
121Dan SmithUSA98,00039
122Filipe OliveiraPortugal194,00078
123Frederik BrinkDenmark132,00053
124Beka IordanishviliUkraine59,00024
125Jeremy SaderneFrance196,00078
126Alexander IvarssonSweden69,50028
127Xixiang LuoChina211,50085
      
131Matthias EibingerAustria46,00018
132Anton WiggSweden42,00017
133Enrico CamosciItaly187,00075
134Joey WeissmanUSA78,50031
135William KassoufUK188,50075
136Seth DaviesCanada127,50051
137Tsugunari TomaJapan84,50034
      
141Raul MartinezSpain166,50067
142Orpen KisacikogluTurkey74,00030
143Andras NemethHungary299,500120
144Alexandre SaulnierFrance67,00027
145Joao VieiraPortugal197,50079
146Rifat PalevicSweden154,00062
147Alex FoxenUSA71,00028
      
151Max SilverUK110,00044
152Daniel NeilsonAustralia358,000143
153Hector GimenezArgentina60,50024
154Jes BondoDenmark270,000108
155Ming Juen TeohMalaysia251,500101
156Juan PardoSpain251,000100
157Michel DattaniPortugal44,00018
      
161Matas CimbolasLithuania22,0009
162Jan KesanenFinland154,00062
163Paul NeweyUK135,50054
164Oleg LarichevRussia48,00019
165Matthew MossUK48,00019
166Pedro CairatArgentina115,00046
167Ricardo Vasconcelos SouzaBrazil76,00030
      
172Rui Nogueira Da Silva E SousaPortugal101,00040
173Martin KozlovAustralia185,00074
174Diogo VeigaPortugal126,00050
175Kazuhiko YotsushikaJapan176,50071
176Norbert SzecsiHungary195,50078
177Rui MilhomensPortugal84,00034
      
182Dimitar YosifovBulgaria178,00071
183Imad DerwicheFrance210,00084
184Mikalai VaskaboinikauBelarus188,00075
185Marcin ChmielewskiPoland92,50037
186Alexandre ReardFrance45,00018
187Shyngis SatubayevKazakhstan115,00046
      
192Jimmy GuerreroFrance135,00054
193Daniel DvoressCanada67,50027
194Dario SammartinoItaly88,00035
195Nelson ResendizUSA63,00025
196Richard KirschUSA80,00032
197Benny SpindlerGermany204,00082
      
201Yiannis LiperisUK180,00072
202Vadzim LipaukaBelarus23,0009
203Anatoly FilatovRussia33,00013
204Fabien MotteFrance242,50097
205Bahram ChobinehIran94,00038
206Stephen ChidwickUK130,50052
207Marc MacdonnellIreland365,000146
      
211Gianluca SperanzaItaly373,500149
212Bryn KenneyUSA140,00056
213Mikhail KovalyukRussia89,00036
214Ollie PriceUK109,00044
215Patrick UzanFrance131,50053
216Niall FarrellUK154,00062
217Johnny NedvedBelgium323,500129
      
221Benjamin JonesUK63,50025
222Ahmad ShamsUK54,50022
223Jeff GrossUSA186,50075
224Eder Takashi MurataBrazil115,50046
225Chris DowlingIreland194,00078
226Pakinai LisawadThailand148,50059
227Justin LigeriUSA375,000150

Welcome on Day 2 of €10,300 EPT High Roller

Freshly cut Daniel Neilson rocks a big stack after Day 1
Freshly cut Daniel Neilson rocks a big stack after Day 1

The PokerStars European Poker Tour is ending in style after a record-breaking attendance for the EPT Barcelona Main Event, and the €10,300 EPT High Roller who generated 419 entrants at the end of Day 1 (including 103 re-entries). As Day 2 is set to begin at 12:30 p.m. local time, the number has the potential to continue to climb until the tournament gets going. Team Pro Daniel Negreanu is expected to join the battle at the start of play today.

Among the 419 entrants, 151 have bagged chips at then of yesterday's 11 blind levels to survive to Day 2. The American player Justin Ligeri, who recently finished 70th in the Main Event will kick off the day in the lead with 402,900. He is followed by Italian player Gianluca Speranza (373,500), Marc Macdonnell (365,000) and Daniel Neilson (358,000). The 2015 EPT Grand Final winner Adrian Mateos is also on the top stacks with 238,500.

Numerous notables made their way into Day 2 such as Will Kassouf (188,000), Jeff Groos (187,500), Bryn Kenney (140,000), Niall Farrell (154,00), Stephen Chidwick (130,000), Max Silver (110,000) or Alex Foxen (71,000) and 2012 EPT Berlin Champion Davidi Kitai (60,500).

The first level of Day 2 will be 1,000/2,500 with an ante of 2,500. Players can buy in till the start of play, in return for €10,300. At the start of day 2 each player will receive an additional three time bank cards of 30 seconds each. Similar to yesterday, 11 hour-long blind levels are scheduled with breaks after every two hours, including a 75-minute dinner break at the end of level 19.

Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day for live updates to see how the final EPT €10,300 High Roller shakes out from the first flop to the last river.

Day 2 Blind Schedule

LevelDurationSmall BlindBig BlindBig Blind Ante
1260 min1,0002,5002,500
1360 min1,5003,0003,000
Break    15 min    
1460 min2,0004,0004,000
1560 min2,5005,0005,000
Break    15 min    
1660 min3,0006,0006,000
1760 min4,0008,0008,000
Break    15 min    
1860 min5,00010,00010,000
1960 min6,00012,00012,000
Dinner Break    75 min    
2060 min8,00016,00016,000
2160 min10,00020,00020,000
Break    15 min    
2260 min10,00025,00025,000

Tags: Adrian MateosAlex FoxenBryn KenneyDaniel NeilsonGianluca SperanzaJustin LigeriMarc MacDonnellMax SilverNiall FarrellStephen ChidwickWill Kassouf

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Hajiyev Doubles Through Sarkis

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

On a {2-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{10-Clubs} board Rustam Hajiyev bet 39,000 or around pot from the small blind, and Wael Sarkis called from middle position.

The river was the {8-Hearts} and Hajiyev used up his whole shot clock before moving all in. Sarkis quickly called.

Hajiyev turned over {j-Spades}{10-Spades} for a full house, and Sarkis was forced to show {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for trips.

Player Chips Progress
Wael Sarkis lb
Wael Sarkis
210,000 -118,000
Rustam Hajiyev az
Rustam Hajiyev
200,000 101,000

Tags: Rustam HajiyevWael Sarkis

New Entries at the Start of Day 2

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
50,000
Thomas Hueber at
Thomas Hueber
50,000
Gen Nose jp
Gen Nose
50,000
Gary Hasson be
Gary Hasson
50,000
Ivan Leow my
Ivan Leow
50,000 50,000
Hon Cheong Lee hk
Hon Cheong Lee
50,000 50,000
Henrik Hecklen dk
Henrik Hecklen
50,000
Elias Talvitie fi
Elias Talvitie
50,000
Andjelko Andrejevic rs
Andjelko Andrejevic
50,000
Jan Nader Zadeh gb
Jan Nader Zadeh
50,000
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
50,000
Yang Zhang cn
Yang Zhang
50,000
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
50,000
Jacob Rasmussen dk
Jacob Rasmussen
50,000
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
50,000
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
50,000
Louis Nyberg se
Louis Nyberg
50,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
50,000 50,000
Yen Han Chen tw
Yen Han Chen
50,000
Eelis Parssinen fi
Eelis Parssinen
50,000
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
50,000 50,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
Poker Hall of Famer
50,000

Silver Takes a Small One

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ming Juen Teoh opened from the cutoff to 5,500 and only Max Siver made the call in the big blind.

The flop went {6-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Silver check-called Teoh's continuation dor 5,000. The turn {10-Hearts} went check-check.

On the river {9-Diamonds}, Siver led out for 31,000 and it was enough to make Teoh let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Ming Juen Teoh my
Ming Juen Teoh
230,000 -21,500
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
136,000 26,000

Tags: Max Silver

Big Stacks and Early Eliminations

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Johnny Nedved be
Johnny Nedved
445,000 121,500
Jes Bondo dk
Jes Bondo
400,000 130,000
Marc Macdonnell ie
Marc Macdonnell
392,000 27,000
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
375,000 1,500
Justin Ligeri us
Justin Ligeri
360,000 -15,000
Tamon Nakamura jp
Tamon Nakamura
325,000 -4,000
Matas Cimbolas lt
Matas Cimbolas
Busted
Vincent Cavailles fr
Vincent Cavailles
Busted
Jan Nader Zadeh gb
Jan Nader Zadeh
Busted
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted
Beka Iordanishvili ua
Beka Iordanishvili
Busted
Yang Zhang cn
Yang Zhang
Busted
Danut Chisu ro
Danut Chisu
Busted
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
Busted
Mikhail Kovalyuk ru
Mikhail Kovalyuk
Busted
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
Busted
Henrik Hecklen dk
Henrik Hecklen
Busted

Ligeri Up To 400k

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

On a {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} turn, Justin Ligeri bet 20,000 and opponent Jeff Gross called on the button.

The river was the {6-Hearts} and Ligeri bet another 20,000. Gross used up two time extensions before calling.

Ligeri turned over {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and took down the pot, moving up to around 400,000 midway through the first level of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Ligeri us
Justin Ligeri
400,000 40,000
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
160,000 -26,500

Tags: Justin LigeriJeff Gross