€10,300 High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€10,300 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€1,202,800
Entries
124
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Boeree Among Nine Finalists; Chobineh Leads After Day 2
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Day 2 of the opening €10,300 High Roller at the 2018 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona is in the books and there are nine players remaining, who are all guaranteed at least €30,100. However, all eyes are set on the spadie trophy for the champion and the payday of €302,500 that comes along with it. After Day 1 saw a field of 117 entries emerge, the registration remained open until the cards went in the air for Day 2 and another seven hopefuls jumped in to create a prize pool of €1,202,800.
Leading the field after the penultimate day is Iran's Bahram Chobineh, who bagged up 1,320,000. Malaysia's Michael Soyza follows in second place with 1,235,000 and Finland's Kai Lehto (965,000) rounds up the international podium. In fact, the final nine players hail from nine different countries and among them is also PokerStars Team Pro Liv Boeree. One year ago, Boeree finished 8th in this very event for €46,980 and will aim to better that result this time, she will enter Day 3 fourth in chips with 685,000.
The defending champion, Croatia's Goran Mandic, has also made it back-to-back final tables and advanced with a stack of 295,000, good enough for 15 big blinds when the action resumes in level 21 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and a big blind ante of 20,000. The other finalists include Luc Greenwood (590,000), Dario Sammartino (490,000), Orpen Kisacikoglu (425,000) and Denys Shafikov (195,000).
All nine remaining players will return to Casino Barcelona as of 12.30 p.m. local time on Friday, August 24th, 2018 in order to play down to the champion and the seat assignments can be found below.
Seating Assignments for the Final Day
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luc Greenwood | Canada | 590,000 | 29 |
| 2 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 490,000 | 25 |
| 3 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | 1,235,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 425,000 | 21 |
| 5 | Goran Mandic | Croatia | 295,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Denys Shafikov | Ukraine | 195,000 | 10 |
| 7 | Liv Boeree | United Kingdom | 685,000 | 34 |
| 8 | Kai Lehto | Finland | 965,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Bahram Chobineh | Iran | 1,320,000 | 66 |
Action of the Day
Among the early casualties were late registrant Jan-Eric Schwippert, Timothy Adams, Sergio Aido and James Romero. Thomas Muehloecker ran with pocket tens into the pocket kings of Mustapha Kanit and Patrik Antonius was sent to the rail soon after. Kristen Bicknell lost a flip with pocket nines, as Niklas Astedt turned the nut straight with ace-queen to leave Bicknell drawing dead.
Several other big names of the international high roller circuit failed to make it to the money such as Sam Greenwood, Ryan Riess, Bryn Kenney, Dan Smith, Preben Stokkan, [Removed:17], Anthony Zinno, Stephen Chidwick and Benjamin Pollak. Aforementioned Astedt, also known under the online moniker "lena900", also ran out of chips just before the money and it was Belgian's Gary Hasson that ended up as the bubble boy. Hasson defended his big blind with ace-queen of spades and flopped the nut straight on a king-high all diamond board. Hasson's jam was called by Orpen Kisacikoglu, who held pocket aces with the nut flush draw, and a diamond on the turn burst the bubble and the hopes of Hasson.
Kenny Hallaert was the first casualty in the money after a three-way all in with ace-ten suited against the pocket queens of Goran Mandic and the ace-king of Kai Lehto, the latter spiked a king on the river to more than triple up. Filipe Oliveira also had to settle for a min-cash and it took another two hours before the field was reduced further.
Mustapha Kanit check-called a shove of Lehto on a king-high river with pocket jacks and was shown pocket sixes for a full house, and Adrian Mateos failed to hold up for his last five big blinds with king-five suited against the nine-six suited of Denys Shafikov in the big blind. Lehto also sent Ivan Luca to the rail when his flush draw got there against the top pair of Luca, and the final level of the night brought three further casualties to reduce the field to the unofficial final table.
Daniel Dvoress was the first to go, his king-eight suited stood no chance against the ace-jack suited of Luc Greenwood. Joao Vieira three-bet all in with ace-ten and Michael Soyza called with pocket eights, which ended up flopping a full house. Last but not least, Cary Katz also fell victim to the hot run of Soyza with ace-jack versus sevens, as a seven on the flop was all it took. Dario Sammartino doubled in the last hand of the night and the remaining nine players bagged up.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back to provide all the action of the final day from start to finish, so make sure to tune back in and find out who will claim the title in the €10,300 High Roller here in Barcelona.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,320,000 | -180,000 |
|
1,235,000 | -90,000 |
|
965,000 | -35,000 |
|
685,000 | |
|
590,000 | -35,000 |
|
490,000 | 320,000 |
|
425,000 | 55,000 |
|
295,000 | -35,000 |
|
195,000 | 5,000 |
Sammartino Doubles in Last Hand
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Liv Boeree opened to 35,000 and Dario Sammartino three-bet all in for 228,000. Boeree called.
Liv Boeree: 
Dario Sammartino: 
The clock had gone red so this would be the last hand of the night, but the board ran out 
and Sammartino doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
685,000 | -240,000 |
|
|
490,000 | 240,000 |
Boeree Chips Up; Sammartino Jams
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Liv Boeree raised on the button for 35,000 and Bahram Chobineh called in the big blind. On the 
flop both checked and Chobineh bet the 
turn for 20,000, Boeree called. On the river, Chobineh checked and folded to a bet of 89,000 by Boeree.
Denys Shafikov moved all in for 177,000 and Boeree called. Shafikov tabled 
and Boeree held 
, they chopped it up on a board of 
.
Last but not least, Goran Mandic raised to 35,000 and Shafikov used two time banks before folding. Dario Sammartino moved all in for 169,000 in the big blind, which now prompted Mandic to use two time banks. The Croatian came to the same conclusion as Shafikov and sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
925,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
330,000 | -40,000 |
|
|
250,000 | 65,000 |
Boeree Wins First Big Pot
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 35,000 and Liv Boeree defended her small blind.
The flop came 
and Boeree check-called 51,000. The turn was the 
and Boeree check-called another bet from Kisacikoglu, this time for 102,000.
The pair both checked the river.
"A shitty ace," said Boeree, showing 
. It was good as Kisacikoglu slid his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
840,000 | 180,000 |
|
|
370,000 | -255,000 |
Soyza Battles with Chobineh
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
In the first hand of the unofficial final table, Liv Boeree raised to 35,000 and picked up two callers in Bahram Chobineh and Luc Greenwood in the hijack. Michael Soyza on the button asked for Boeree's stack size and proceeded to three-bet to 150,000. That ended up forcing folds from all opponents and Soyza jumped into the top spot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000 | 175,000 |
|
|
1,325,000 | 145,000 |
Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
There are 21 minutes remaining in the level and for Day 2, and the seat assignments of the final nine players can be found below.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luc Greenwood | Canada | 625,000 | 39 |
| 2 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 185,000 | 12 |
| 3 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | 1,180,000 | 74 |
| 4 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 625,000 | 39 |
| 5 | Goran Mandic | Croatia | 370,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Denys Shafikov | Ukraine | 190,000 | 12 |
| 7 | Liv Boeree | United Kingdom | 660,000 | 41 |
| 8 | Kai Lehto | Finland | 1,000,000 | 63 |
| 9 | Bahram Chobineh | Iran | 1,425,000 | 89 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,425,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
1,180,000 | |
|
|
1,000,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
660,000 | -85,000 |
|
|
625,000 | -75,000 |
|
|
625,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
370,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
190,000 | -35,000 |
|
|
185,000 | 20,000 |
Cary Katz Eliminated in 10th Place (€24,600)
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Michael Soyza raised to 35,000 on the button and Cary Katz three-bet all in from the small blind for just over 150,000. Soyza called.
Michael Soyza: 
Cary Katz: 
Soyza flopped a set on 
and held on the 
runout, sending Katz to the rail in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,180,000 | 190,000 |
|
Busted |
Chobineh Back in the Lead
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Kai Lehto raised to 35,000 in the cutoff and Goran Mandic three-bet the button to 110,000, which Lehto called. On the 
flop, both players checked and Lehto bet the turn for 110,000 to force a fold from Mandic.
Over on table two, Dario Sammartino made it 35,000 to go from the button and Bahram Chobineh three-bet the very same amount, making it 110,000 to go from the small blind. Sammartino came along and they saw a flop of . Chobineh continued for 55,000 and was called.
On the 
turn both players checked and the appeared on the river. Chobineh bet 60,000 and Sammartino announced a raise to 320,000 with 165,000 behind. Chobineh's shot clock had reached five seconds when he called and rolled over 
.
"That's a good call," Sammartino said, tapped the table and mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000 | 275,000 |
|
|
1,050,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
420,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
165,000 | -485,000 |