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

Talvitie Jams Into Arends

Level 5 : 200/500, 500 ante
Jans Arends
Jans Arends

Until the {J-Spades}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop a pot of 23,000 had already emerged and Elias Talvitie checked out of the small blind. Jans Arends bet 5,500, which Talvitie called. The {9-Clubs} on the turn was checked through and the {8-Hearts} appeared on the river. Talvitie quickly grabbed his big chip denominations to put Arends at risk, the Dutchman folded.

Gary Hasson has entered recently and is off to a good start on his first entry. He was involved in a hand just now with Fahredin Mustafov and both checked the ¢KdQs10dKs] turn. Hasson also checked the {10-Clubs} on the river and called a bet of 1,500 by Mustafov, who was about to muck his cards. Hasson flipped over {A-Spades}{4-Diamonds} for two pair with an ace kicker and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Elias Talvitie fi
Elias Talvitie
90,000 40,000
Gary Hasson be
Gary Hasson
75,000 75,000
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
53,000 3,000
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
33,000 -17,000

Tags: Elias TalvitieFahredin MustafovGary HassonJans Arends

Derwiche Bemused at Win With Eight-High

Level 5 : 200/500, 500 ante

Imad Derwiche opened to 1,100 and Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 3,300. Derwiche called and check-called 6,000 on the {3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop.

The turn was the {k-Hearts} and Derwiche check-called 10,500. The river was the {q-Spades} and both players checked.

Derwiche rolled his eyes and lifted his cards up before tabling {7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} for eight-high. Thorel looked up before throwing his cards face down into the muck.

There was a moment of confusion as the dealer started to shuffle the cards, with Derwiche quickly gathering in his chips.

"He had eight-high," a tablemate said to Thorel, and all the Frenchman could do is shake his head.

Player Chips Progress
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
60,000 10,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
27,000 -23,000

Tags: Imad DerwicheJean-Noel Thorel

Three New Entries and a Re-Entry

Level 5 : 200/500, 500 ante

Jans Arends has become the third player to enter the tournament for a second time while Dan Smith, Imad Derwiche and David Peters are all on their first bullet for the day.

In the meanwhile, Sylvain Loosli has been eliminated a few minutes into the new level and may very well take another shot at the tournament soon.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
50,000
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
50,000
David Peters us
David Peters
Day 1 Chip Leader
50,000
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
50,000 50,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
Busted

Tags: Dan SmithDavid PetersImad DerwicheJans ArendsSylvain Loosli

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

Second Break of the Day

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

According to the screens, there are 67 players out of 75 entries remaining and they have been sent into a 20-minute break.

Player Chips Progress
Grzegorz Grochulski pl
Grzegorz Grochulski
120,000 55,000
Gerard Piqué es
Gerard Piqué
115,000 -15,000
Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
85,000 10,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
75,000 25,000
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
70,000 9,000
Bahram Chobineh ir
Bahram Chobineh
65,000 -7,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
50,000 50,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
48,000 -2,000
Goran Mandic hr
Goran Mandic
45,000 45,000
Aaron Been us
Aaron Been
33,000 -9,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
30,000 -5,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
26,500 -23,500
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
Busted
Rachid Amamou ch
Rachid Amamou
Busted

Battle of the Ferreiras

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Jean Ferreira from Canada and Rui Neves Ferreira from Portugal were involved into a bigger pot just before the end of the level and headed to a {10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{J-Clubs} turn, which the latter checked out of the big blind. Ferreira bet 10,000 and Neves Ferreira called to see the {8-Spades} on the river, which he checked.

Ferreira now made it 35,000 to go, which covered the remaining stack of his opponent, and ultimately resulted in a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Jean Ferreira ca
Jean Ferreira
90,000 33,000
Rui Neves Ferreira pt
Rui Neves Ferreira
32,000 -9,000

Tags: Jean FerreiraRui Neves Ferreira

Kanit Scores Big Double Through Piroddi

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

On a {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{7-Spades} turn, Federico Piroddi was first to act, and with 25,000 in the middle he bet a hefty 55,000. Mustapha Kanit used up a timebank before moving all in for 41,600. Ivan Luca had less than that but folded.

Kanit showed {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} for a set, while Piroddi held {a-Clubs}{5-Spades} for two pair. The river was the {7-Hearts} improving the Italian to a full house, and Kanit doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
110,000 60,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
35,000
Federico Piroddi it
Federico Piroddi
25,000 -38,000

Tags: Federico PiroddiMustapha KanitIvan Luca

Piqué Gets Value From Soyza

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Michael Soyza defended his big blind and check-called a bet by Gerard Piqué on the {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop. Soyza then checked the {6-Spades} turn before calling a bet worth 6,500 and he also checked the {4-Spades} on the river. Piqué cut out a third barrel worth 16,000 and Soyza stared down the football star, tossed in the chips within his 30 second shot clock.

Piqué turned over {3-Spades}{3-Hearts} for a flopped full house and Soyza nodded with a "pretty good."

Player Chips Progress
Gerard Piqué es
Gerard Piqué
130,000 35,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
49,800 -200

Tags: Gerard PiquéMichael Soyza

New Entries; Bustouts and a Re-Entry

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Kyle Keranen has re-entered and Quan Zhou, as well as Dietrich Fast, will have to do so in order to take home a portion of the prize pool, as they both have been eliminated recently.

The PokerStars Team Pros Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov entered along with other notables such as Stephen Chidwick, Thomas Muehloecker, Mustapha Kanit, Danny Tang and Daniel Neilson.

Player Chips Progress
Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
80,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
50,000
Kyle Keranen us
Kyle Keranen
50,000 50,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
50,000
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
50,000 50,000
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
50,000 50,000
Danny Tang hk
Danny Tang
50,000
Daniel Neilson au
Daniel Neilson
50,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
50,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
50,000
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
Busted
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
Busted

Tags: Daniel NeilsonDietrich FastIgor KurganovDanny TangKyle KeranenLiv BoereeMustapha KanitQuan ZhouStephen ChidwickThomas Muehloecker

Coppola Doubles Through Greenwood

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

It was a battle of the blinds with a {2-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop dealt between Enrico Coppola in the small blind, and Luca Greenwood in the big blind.

Coppola moved all in for 17,100 with less than 8,000 in the middle. Greenwood took his time before calling.

Coppola showed {2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for a full house, sixes full of twos, and Greenwood was forced to show {5-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for a turned straight.

Player Chips Progress
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
50,000 -5,000
Enrico Coppola it
Enrico Coppola
37,000 17,000

Tags: Enrico CoppolaLuc Greenwood