€10,300 High Roller Day 2 | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-23-2018 12:17 UTC+2

Hallaert Starts Strong Against Kisacikoglu

Will Shillibier

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Kenny Hallaert and Orpen Kisacikoglu started the day fairly even with stacks, and in this hand the Belgian raised to 5,000 and his opponent defending his big blind.

The flop came and the two players checked. The turn was the . Kisacikoglu checked and Hallaert bet 5,000. Kisacikoglu check-raised to 13,000 and Hallaert called.

Kisacikoglu bet 15,000 on the river and after using almost all of his shot clock, Hallaert announced all in. Kisacikoglu used up a time bank before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	125,000	32,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	60,000	-30,500

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Orpen Kisacikoglu

08-23-2018 12:06 UTC+2

Three Entries and Three Re-Entries

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There are six new entries prior to the start of Day 2 and that includes three new entries and three players that busted on Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Preben Stokkan	50,000	50,000
Simon Mattsson	50,000	50,000
Enrico Coppola	50,000	50,000
[Removed:17]	50,000	50,000
Jan-Eric Schwippert	50,000	50,000
Ryan Riess	50,000	50,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

08-23-2018 10:17 UTC+2

Spaniards Still in Contention in €10,300 EPT Barcelona High Roller

Will Shillibier

With €10,300 EPT Barcelona High Roller set to resume play at midday, there are still two Spaniards who will be trying to use any home-field advantage as they look to strengthen their position on Day 2 of the event.

Adrian Mateos sits just above average in chips with 142,000, while compatriot Sergio Aido has comparatively less with 55,500. However, all is not lost for Aido who sits third on the Spanish all-time money list. Registration closes at the start of Day 2, with presumably a number of players joining the event and receiving a fresh stack of 50,000 chips.

For Mateos meanwhile, he will have his sights set on another deep run after a 2018 full of deep runs in major tournaments. From Rozvadov to Monte Carlo, Marrakech to Vegas Mateos has performed consistently at all buy-in levels and the self-confessed Master Studier will be looking for ways to gain an edge on his opponents.

Leading the way after Day 1 is David Peters, who is the only player over 300,000. Other big stacks include Joao Vieira (278,500), Chi Zhang (246,500), Vincent Robert (244,000), Matthew Moss (240,500) and Filipe Oliveira (239,000).

Another ten levels of play are scheduled for today, so stay tuned to PokerNew.com for all the action as the High Roller gets back underway.

Tags: Adrian Mateos Chi Zhang David Peters Filipe Oliveira Joao Vieira Matthew Moss Sergio Aido Vincent Robert