2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€302,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€1,202,800
Entries
124
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000

Muehloecker Sends Tang to the Rail

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

First to act, Thomas Muehloecker opened the action with a raise to 2,300 and Danny Tang three-bet to 8,000 from two seats over, Muehloecker called. On the {6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop, Muehloecker checked and subsequently check-raised from 6,500 to 18,000, Tang called.

After the {J-Hearts} on the turn, Muehloecker check-called a bet of 13,500 and the {9-Diamonds} river completed the board. Muehloecker checked once more and Tang jammed for around 25,000, which resulted in a call by the Austrian. Tang briefly flashed his cards to reveal {A-Diamonds}{K-} and Muehloecker claimed the pot with {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
175,000 90,000
Danny Tang hk
Danny Tang
Busted

Tags: Danny TangThomas Muehloecker

Assorted Big Stacks Before Dinner

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
270,000 105,000
Bahram Chobineh ir
Bahram Chobineh
250,000 90,000
Filipe Oliveira pt
Filipe Oliveira
240,000 130,000
Grzegorz Grochulski pl
Grzegorz Grochulski
230,000 -18,000
Chi Zhang gb
Chi Zhang
180,000 95,000
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
180,000 -35,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
170,000 25,000
Goran Mandic hr
Goran Mandic
160,000 10,000
David Peters us
David Peters
Day 1 Chip Leader
160,000 109,000
Gary Hasson be
Gary Hasson
140,000 65,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
125,000 65,000

Ferreira Runs Out of Chips

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

Jean Ferreira defended his big blind against the raise of Kai Lehto from under the gun and got the remainder of his stack in after a flop of {A-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Lehto snap-called for a reason to create the following showdown.

Jean Ferreira: {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Kai Lehto: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}

Ferreira needed running sixes to avoid the elimination on the first bullet and it was all over after the {8-Diamonds} turn to make the {3-Diamonds} river, which improved Lehto to the nut flush, a mere formality.

Player Chips Progress
Kai Lehto fi
Kai Lehto
80,000 80,000
Jean Ferreira ca
Jean Ferreira
Busted

Tags: Jean FerreiraKai Lehto

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Mateos Doubles Through Derwiche; Soyza Through Romero; Double Knockout for Vieira

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

Adrian Mateos on the button and Imad Derwiche in the big blind clashed when the latter bet the {10-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop for 10,000 and the former called. On the {6-Diamonds} turn, Derwiche checked and called a bet of 5,000 before checking again the {A-Clubs} on the river. Mateos moved all in and Derwiche reluctantly called to get shown {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} for bottom set by Mateos. Derwiche only had {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and was left with one 100 chip before scooping the next two hands.

Michael Soyza raised on the button, James Romero three-bet to 7,000 in the small blind and Soyza four-bet all in for 41,000 to see Romero call.

Michael Soyza: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
James Romero: {A-Spades}{3-Spades}

The {Q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades} board provided no help for Romero and he took a hit to his big stack.

Last but not least, Scott Margereson got his last 2,000 in with {Q-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} and was caught in the crossfire between Joao Vieira with {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds} and Dmitrii Vasilev with pocket queens. Vieira was the bigger stack and got there on the river of the board {8-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
150,000 98,000
James Romero us
James Romero
120,000 -45,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
105,000 50,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
83,000 64,000
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
5,500 -81,500
Dmitrii Vasilev ru
Dmitrii Vasilev
Busted
Scott Margereson gb
Scott Margereson
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosDmitrii VasilevImad DerwicheJames RomeroJoao VieiraMichael SoyzaScott Margereson

Romero Eliminates Shorr

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Michael Soyza opened to 2,000 from the button. James Romero raised in the small blind before Shannon Shorr four-bet all in for around 26,000 from the big blind.

Soyza folded and Romero quickly called.

James Romero: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Shannon Shorr: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{q-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Shorr fist-bumped his opponent and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
James Romero us
James Romero
165,000 25,000
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
Busted

Tags: James RomeroMichael SoyzaShannon Shorr

Sammartino's Hero Call Rewarded

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Dario Sammartino
Dario Sammartino

With more than 40,000 already in the middle and the completed board showing {7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{Q-Spades}. Scott Margereson moved all in for around 56,000 out of the big blind and Dario Sammartino asked for a count. Sammartino himself was covered by a few big blinds and used two time bank extensions before announcing the call.

Margereson showed {7-Spades}{5-Hearts} for a pair of sevens and busted gutshot, and Sammartino held {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for a pair of jacks to double for 50,700.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
145,000 75,000
Scott Margereson gb
Scott Margereson
6,000 -64,000

Tags: Dario SammartinoScott Margereson

Updated Chip Counts

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
215,000 165,000
Ivan Deyra fr
Ivan Deyra
100,000 50,000
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
80,000 25,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
75,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
70,000 20,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
56,000 6,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
55,000 5,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
54,000 27,500
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
49,000 -1,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
45,000 -30,000
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
45,000 -58,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
43,000 13,000
Daniel Tang hk
Daniel Tang
35,000 6,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
35,000 -15,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
Busted
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
Busted

Foxen and Plesuv Eliminated

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Alex Foxen made it 1,900 to go from the cutoff and Ali Reza Fatehi on the button called, as did Liv Boeree in the small blind. Goran Mandic in the big blind three-bet to 8,800 and Foxen gave it some thought before moving all in for around 32,000. Fatehi and Boeree quickly folded, and Mandic called instantly.

Alex Foxen: {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Goran Mandic: {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}

The board came {K-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} and Foxen was eliminated on his first entry.

At almost the same time one table over, Pavel Plesuv was all in and at risk preflop with the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} and Dmitrii Vasilev looked him up with {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}. The board of {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Plesuv run out of chips on his first attempt as well.

Player Chips Progress
Goran Mandic hr
Goran Mandic
150,000 90,000
Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
90,000 40,000
Dmitrii Vasilev ru
Dmitrii Vasilev
85,000 15,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
40,000 -19,000
Pavel Plesuv md
Pavel Plesuv
Busted
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
Busted

Tags: Alex FoxenAli Reza FatehiDmitrii VasilevGoran MandicLiv BoereePavel Plesuv