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

Loosli Busts to Vasilev

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Sylvain Loosli
Sylvain Loosli

Dmitrii Vasilev limped in the small blind and Sylvain Loosli raised all in for 23,000. Vasilev called with a certain confidence and the cards were turned over.

Dmitrii Vasilev: {k-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Sylvain Loosli: {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{a-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Loosli was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitrii Vasilev ru
Dmitrii Vasilev
70,000 20,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
Busted

Tags: Dmitrii VasilevSylvain Loosli

Loosli Doubles Margereson

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Michael Soyza was all in and at risk with the {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} against the {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} of Piotr Nurzynski. The board came {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{J-Spades} and they chopped it up. "I'll take it," Soyza joked.

Scott Margereson also ended up all in and at risk, and he doubled through Sylvain Loosli. It all started with a raise to 1,700 by Loosli, and Margereson three-bet to 6,000 from one seat over. Loosli eyed the stack of the Brit and called. On the {K-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop, Loosli check-called a bet of 4,200 and check-called all in after the {Q-Hearts} appeared on the turn.

Scott Margereson: {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Sylvain Loosli: {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

Loosli needed to fade hearts and a jack, but the {5-Hearts} on the river improved Margereson to a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Margereson gb
Scott Margereson
70,000 5,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
25,000 -25,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
19,000 7,000

Tags: Michael SoyzaPiotr NurzynskiScott MargeresonSylvain Loosli

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Third Break of the Day

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Six of the scheduled ten levels on Day 1 of the €10,300 are completed and the remaining 66 players out of 91 entries have been sent into a 20-minute break. After the next two hour session, the 75-minute dinner break will take place as of approximately 9 p.m. local time.

The Chips are Changing

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Bahram Chobineh doubled through Mustapha Kanit to claim a big stack and Kanit got very few chips back off Chobineh's table neighbor Sirzat Hissou. On the river of a queen-high board, Kanit bet 5,000 and Hissou called to get shown {J-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} for middle pair on the flop and two pair on the turn.

Andre Akkari and Igor Kurganov both busted and re-entered subsequently, and Anthony Zinno joined just before the end of the level.

Player Chips Progress
Bahram Chobineh ir
Bahram Chobineh
160,000 95,000
Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
130,000 45,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
50,000 5,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
50,000 50,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
50,000 50,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
35,000 -30,000

Tags: Andre AkkariAnthony ZinnoBahram ChobinehIgor KurganovMustapha KanitSirzat Hissou

Piqué Eliminated by Romero

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Gerard Piqué
Gerard Piqué

Gerard Piqué was the first player to bust and re-enter, and he has subsequently become the first player to bust on his second bullet. On the three-way flop of {J-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Hearts}, Piqué checked out of the big blind and James Romero bet 1,000 from the under-the-gun position. Piotr Nurzynski called on the button and Piqué called, too.

The {8-Clubs} on the turn was checked by all three players and Piqué then moved all in for around 16,000 on the {6-Diamonds} river. Romero used one time bank and called, Nurzynski folded.

Pique tabled {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Romero had that beat with {A-Spades}{J-Clubs} to send the Spanish football star to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
James Romero us
James Romero
140,000 46,000
Piotr Nurzynski pl
Piotr Nurzynski
EPT 1X Winner
85,000 20,000
Gerard Piqué es
Gerard Piqué
Busted

Tags: Gerard PiquéJames RomeroPiotr Nurzynski