€10,300 High Roller Day 1 | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-22-2018 22:50 UTC+2

Kanit Sends Kuo to the Rail

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Aaron Been opened to 2,800 from under the gun. Kitty Kuo called, as did Patrik Antonius and the player on the button.

Mustapha Kanit then three-bet all in for 57,100 from the small blind. Been folded quickly, and Kuo used up a time extension before moving all in for around 35,000. The other two players folded and the cards were turned over.

Kitty Kuo:
Mustapha Kanit:

The board ran out with no help for Kuo who was eliminated with around 30 minutes left in Level 9.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	100,000	65,000
Kitty Kuo	Busted

Tags: Aaron Been Kitty Kuo Mustapha Kanit Patrik Antonius

08-22-2018 22:30 UTC+2

Foxen Doubles Through Greenwood

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

It was all-in preflop between Alex Foxen holding and needing to win a flip against the of Luc Greenwood for his remaining stack of 26,400.

The board ran out and Foxen moved back over starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luc Greenwood	150,000	-30,000
Alex Foxen	58,000	10,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Luc Greenwood

08-22-2018 22:25 UTC+2

New Additions; Thorel Eliminated

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Bryn Kenney joined the field just before the dinner break, with Rui Ferreira and Helio Bandeira Neves joining during the dinner break, making the field number 57 of 106 players.

A reminder that players have until the start of Day 2 to enter, including an optional single re-entry.

One player who won't be returning to the field is Frenchman Jean-Noel Thorel who was recently eliminated by Ali Reza Fatehi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Helio Bandeira Neves	50,000
Rui Ferreira	50,000
Bryn Kenney	50,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	Busted

Tags: Ali Reza Ali Reza Fatehi Bryn Kenney Rui Ferreira

08-22-2018 22:20 UTC+2

€10,300 High Roller Resumes

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The €10,300 EPT High Roller has resumed with just two levels separating the remaining 57 players from Day 2.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

08-22-2018 21:08 UTC+2

Dinner Break on Day 1 of the €10,300 High Roller

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The screens show 55 players out of 104 entries remaining and they have been sent into a 75-minute dinner break. Action will resume at 10.15 p.m. local time and another two levels of 60 minutes each are scheduled for tonight.

08-22-2018 21:04 UTC+2

PokerStars Adds 25K REG Charity Event to EPT Barcelona Schedule

Yori Epskamp

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Stefan Schillhabel, winner of the 25K Reg Charity event at the 2018 PCA

On Friday, August 24 at 1 p.m. PokerStars and REG Charity once again join forces to host a special 25K REG Charity event during EPT Barcelona. The buy-in will be set at EUR 26,000, with 25k going into the prize pool and 1k to charity.

There will be unlimited re-entries, big blind ante and a thirty-second shot-clock, as well as a special structure that allows for deeper play at the beginning, as well as on the final table. Players will have lunch, dinner and drinks served during the tournament. Levels will be 20 minutes each and late registration will be open until the end of level 9.

REG (Raising for Effective Giving), founded by PokerStars Team Pro's Igor Kurganov and Liv Boeree, as well as Philipp Gruissem and Stefan Huber, has selected two charitable projects as beneficiaries of the donations. All donations will be split evenly between the Foundational Research Institute, which is working to prevent dystopian outcomes from advanced technology, and the Humane Slaughter Association, which is dedicated to minimizing suffering for animals during slaughter.

"With the help of partnering organisations, REG Charity identifies the most effective charities across human, animal and research areas," Kurganov explained the charity's goals. "Currently, the chosen two orgs seem to be exceptionally low-hanging fruit"

"I like to focus on underfunded and important causes," Kurganov added when asked about the choice for these specific two charities. The lives of future generations (far) outnumber current lives today and we affect them greatly. FRI [Foundational Research Institute] focuses on research and policy advice to reduce risks from emerging technologies and astronomical suffering in the future. They are cause-neutral, meaning that they focus on whichever research area has the highest EV in terms of suffering reduction."

"HSA [Humane Slaughter Association] has a great track record of working with governments and using tech advancements to increase the welfare of farm animals. Given the vast numbers of 50-100 billion land animals and over 100 billion fish that are slaughtered each year, a more humane treatment of those food animals affects tons of lives and is quite cheap," the REG Charity co-founder told PokerNews.

It's the fourth time PokerStars and REG Charity join forces with a special 25K event. Earlier events took place during the 2017 SCOOP, the 2017 WCOOP and the 2018 PCA. In total, over $250,000 has been raised for REG's recommended charities. In January, Stefan Schillhabel won the live 25K event at the 2018 PCA for $213,977.

Kurganov is excited for the special tournament that commences on Friday, August 24 at 1 p.m. "High Rollers are fun already - when you add a charity element to them and add food and especially drinks you get the best atmosphere you can find at a poker table. Playing a high buy-in, that's fast-paced with the entire rake going to charity is as good as a tournament can get!"

For more information about the organisations, visit:
HSA: https://www.hsa.org.uk/
FRI: https://foundational-research.org/
REG: https://reg-charity.org/

Tags: Igor Kurganov Liv Boeree Philipp Gruissem REG Charity Stefan Huber Stefan Schillhabel

08-22-2018 21:03 UTC+2

Kurganov Eliminated by Peters

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The list of players to bust two times is growing and the latest participant to do so was PokerStars Team Pro Igor Kurganov. With a stack of 12,100, he opened to 9,000 from early position and David Peters just called. On the flop, Kurganov moved all in and Peters quickly called.

Igor Kurganov:
David Peters:

The turn gave Kurganov an open-ended straight draw, but he bricked off after the blank fell on the river.

"Enjoy, thanks for trying," Kurganov said before grabbing his belongings.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	145,000	-15,000
Igor Kurganov	Busted

Tags: David Peters Igor Kurganov

08-22-2018 20:52 UTC+2

More for Fast and Foxen

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jans Arends thought the previous break was dinner and came back 50 minutes late for the previous level, the Dutchman has since busted. Imad Derwiche's chip and a chair story ended before dinner and Kristen Bicknell was also eliminated before re-entering right away.

Alex Foxen in the big blind check-called a bet of Thomas Muehloecker for 7,500 on the and Muehloecker reluctantly showed pocket eights, Foxen had that beat with for two pair.

Last but not least, Dietrich Fast bet the flop for 8,000 out of the big blind and Bahram Chobineh in the under-the-gun position called. Fast bet again the turn for 17,000 and that forced a fold from Chobineh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bahram Chobineh	240,000	-10,000
Thomas Muehloecker	160,000	-15,000
Louis Nyberg	105,000	30,000
Dietrich Fast	95,000	66,000
Ivan Luca	65,000	22,000
Kristen Bicknell	50,000	5,000
Jean Ferreira	50,000	50,000
Alex Foxen	48,000	48,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	14,000	-36,000
Igor Kurganov	5,000	-30,000
Imad Derwiche	Busted
Jans Arends	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Bahram Chobineh Dietrich Fast Jans Arends Kristen Bicknell Thomas Muehloecker

08-22-2018 20:48 UTC+2

Robert Doubles Through Talvitie

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With 17,000 in the middle and the flop showing , Elias Talvitie check-raised to 20,000 when facing a bet of table neighbor Vincent Robert and the latter used one time bank extension before putting in calling chips.

After the turn, Talvitie moved all in and Robert was facing a tough decision. He had three time banks remaining and used all of them before tossing in a single chip for the call.

Vincent Robert:
Elias Talvitie:

Robert was narrowly ahead with his top pair and top kicker, but had to dodge a lof of outs. The on the river gave Talvitie an inferior pair and Robert doubled for 64,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Robert	181,000
Elias Talvitie	25,000	-65,000

Tags: Vincent Robert Elias Talvitie