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

Recent Eliminations; 115 Players Left

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Wael Sarkis lb
Wael Sarkis
Busted
Shyngis Satubayev kz
Shyngis Satubayev
Busted
Raul Martinez es
Raul Martinez
Busted
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
Busted
Dinesh Alt ch
Dinesh Alt
Busted
Aymon Hata gb
Aymon Hata
Busted
Pedro Cairat ar
Pedro Cairat
Busted
Joe Mouawad lb
Joe Mouawad
Busted
[Removed:17]
[Removed:17]
Busted
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Michel Dattani pt
Michel Dattani
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Nelson Resendiz us
Nelson Resendiz
Busted
Jeremy Saderne fr
Jeremy Saderne
Busted
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
Busted
Joao Valli br
Joao Valli
Busted
Yen Han Chen tw
Yen Han Chen
Busted
Helio Neves br
Helio Neves
Busted
Benjamin Jones us
Benjamin Jones
Busted
Stefan Huber ch
Stefan Huber
Busted
Michel Abecassis fr
Michel Abecassis
Busted
Gary Hasson be
Gary Hasson
Busted
Eelis Parssinen fi
Eelis Parssinen
Busted

Ligeri Keeps Adding to His Stack

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Justin Ligeri
Justin Ligeri

The flop read {2-Spades}{6-Hearts}{a-Hearts} when Aaron Lim bet 4,000 in the small blind and the big blind called. Justin Ligeri raised it to 15,000 and only Lim called.

The turn brought the {q-Clubs} and Lim check-called another bet fro Ligeri for 20,000. On the {7-Clubs} river, Ligeri fired 50,000 after a last check from Lim and the latter folded his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Ligeri us
Justin Ligeri
670,000
120,000
120,000
Aaron Lim au
Aaron Lim
185,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Aaron LimJustin Ligeri

Doubles for Kenney and Aido

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Saar Wilf Bryn Kenney
Saar Wilf Bryn Kenney

On a {2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts} board, Saar Wilf checked to Bryn Kenney who bet 36,000. Wilf then check-raised to 105,000 putting his opponent all in.

Kenney used two time extensions before calling with {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}. Wilf could only show {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and was playing the board, and Kenney doubled his 91,500 stack.

Meanwhile, Sergio Aido was all in with {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} against David Peters holding {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The board came {3-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Aido doubled to just under 250,000, with Peters left short. He was eliminated shortly afterwards.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
245,000
39,000
39,000
Saar Wilf il
Saar Wilf
235,000
135,000
135,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
220,000
75,000
75,000
David Peters us
David Peters
Busted

Tags: Bryn KenneyDavid PetersSaar WilfSergio Aido

Chidwick Gets Value

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

On a blind versus blind situation, Nariman Yaghmai completed his small blind and Stephen Chidwick checked.

The flop went {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and went check-check. On the turn {4-Clubs}, Yaghmai bet 8,000 and got called by Chidwick.

The river showed a {10-Clubs} and after a check, Chidwick fired 40,000. Yaghmai considered it before making the call, but only to muck his hand after Chidwick revealed {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for the flush.

The winner of the € 25,500 No Limit Hold'em PokerStars Championship in Barcelona last year moved up to 265,000 after that pot.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
265,000
75,000
75,000
Nariman Yaghmai ir
Nariman Yaghmai
87,000
-79,000
-79,000

Tags: Nariman YaghmaiStephen Chidwick

Updated Chip Counts

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Rens Feenstra nl
Rens Feenstra
350,000
190,000
190,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
240,000
1,500
1,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
240,000
42,500
42,500
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
215,000
86,500
86,500
Jan-Eric Schwippert de
Jan-Eric Schwippert
210,000
-3,500
-3,500
Kyle Keranen us
Kyle Keranen
205,000
19,000
19,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
190,000
53,000
53,000
Will Kassouf gb
Will Kassouf
175,000
-30,000
-30,000
Guillaume Diaz fr
Guillaume Diaz
155,000
60,000
60,000
Aaron Been us
Aaron Been
105,000
40,900
40,900
Mark Teltscher gb
Mark Teltscher
75,000
-46,500
-46,500
EPT 1X Winner
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
75,000
33,000
33,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
55,000
-13,500
-13,500
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
Busted
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
Busted
Hector Gimenez
Hector Gimenez
Busted
Taylor Black us
Taylor Black
Busted
Xixiang Luo cn
Xixiang Luo
Busted
Marc Trijaud fr
Marc Trijaud
Busted
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
Busted
Francois Evard ch
Francois Evard
Busted

Farrell in Good Shape

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Michael Tureniec Niall Farrell
Michael Tureniec Niall Farrell

The board read {5-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{k-Spades}{q-Spades} in a three-way pot when Julien Sitbon bet from the small blind position for 24,000. Jan Kesanen moved all in for a stack around 150,000 and Niall Farrell called. Sitbon let it go.

Farrell tabled {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts} for a set of kings and Kesanen mucked {4-}{4-}. The Scottish player climbed to a stack over 400,000 after the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
410,000
75,000
75,000
EPT 1X Winner
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
105,000
-40,000
-40,000
Jan Kesanen fi
Jan Kesanen
Busted

Tags: Julien SitbonNiall Farrell

Mateos Puts Ruijs Into a Decision

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
David Peters Adrian Mateos
David Peters Adrian Mateos

The board showed {9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and already around 110,000 were in the middle when Joris Ruijs bet 28,000. Adrian Mateos thought about it for a minute before moving all in for a total tack of 137,000.

Ruijs considered it before opting to muck his hand and the EPT Grand Final Monte-Carlo winner in 2015 took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
280,000
40,000
40,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Joris Ruijs nl
Joris Ruijs
250,000
-210,000
-210,000

Tags: Adrian MateosJoris Ruijs

Luca's Fives Are Good

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Tom-Aksel Bedell Ivan Luca
Tom-Aksel Bedell Ivan Luca

Ahmad Shams opened to 8,500 from the hijack and Ivan Luca called from the big blind.

The two players checked through the flop {6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and the turn {j-Clubs}.

The river fell a {6-Spades} and Luca led out for 15,500. Shams eventually called but mucked when Luca showed {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
440,000
60,000
60,000
Ahmad Shams gb
Ahmad Shams
145,000
70,000
70,000

Tags: Ahmad ShamsIvan Luca

Speranza Chips Up Through Davies

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Seth Davies check-called 32,000 on the {8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop against Gianluca Speranza and the two checked the {q-Spades} turn.

Davies checked to Speranza who used a time extension before betting 82,000. Davies then used a time extension of his own and eventually folded.

Player Chips Progress
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
560,000
190,000
190,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
250,000
45,000
45,000

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaSeth Davies