2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 2
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

Smith Takes It on the Turn

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

Dan Smith raised from under the gun and picked up two callers in Shakhabiddin Muradov in the small blind and Piotr Nurzynski in the big blind. The flop came {8-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and action checked to Smith, who continued for 5,000. Both opponents called and checked again to Smith on the {Q-Clubs} turn.

Smith used one time bank extension before betting 23,000, prompting instant folds from Muradov and Nurzynski.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
113,000
48,500
48,500
$25K Fantasy
Run It Once
Piotr Nurzynski pl
Piotr Nurzynski
60,000
-5,500
-5,500
EPT 1X Winner
Shakhabiddin Muradov lv
Shakhabiddin Muradov
58,000
-17,000
-17,000

Tags: Dan SmithPiotr NurzynskiShakhabiddin Muradov

Romero Eliminated by Dvoress

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

There were only 28,000 in the middle until the river of a completed board of {K-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{A-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and James Romero checked over to Daniel Dvoress on the button, who bet 80,000. Romero was well covered by that bet size and used all three of his remaining time bank extensions of 30 seconds each before making the call.

Dvoress tabled {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts} for top set and Romero mucked {K-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for a pair of kings before heading to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
155,000
51,000
51,000
Run It Once
James Romero us
James Romero
Busted

Tags: Daniel DvoressJames Romero

Muehloecker Runs into Kanit's Kings

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

Thomas Muehloecker was spotted exiting the tournament area after losing out in a preflop clash against Italian Mustapha Kanit.

Kanit held {k-Clubs}{k-Spades} against the {10-}{10-} of Muehloecker, with the Austrian all in for 140,000. Muehloecker was subsequently flopped almost dead on the {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} flop. The turn was the {8-Hearts} and the river the {7-Diamonds} meaning Muehloecker became the latest casualty on Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
350,000
168,500
168,500
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
Busted

Tags: Mustapha KanitThomas Muehloecker

Hallaert Chips Up; Busts Hissou

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

Kenny Hallaert has started very well into Day 2 and more than doubled his stack since sitting down. The latest victim of Hallaert's run was Sirzat Hissou, who ended up paying off a flopped set of the Belgian.

On the {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{A-Clubs} turn, Hissou checked out of the big blind and called a bet of 25,000 by Hallaert on the button. The {Q-Clubs} appeared on the river and Hissou checked once more with just 15,000 behind. Hallaert bet 15,000 and Hissou sighed, called and already seemed to know his fate. Hallaert rolled over {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for a set and Hissou mucked {A-Hearts}{4-Spades} for top pair and the missed nut flush draw.

Also no longer in contention: Patrik Antonius and Helio Bandeira Neves.

Player Chips Progress
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
275,000
150,000
150,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
StakeKings
Helio Bandeira Neves br
Helio Bandeira Neves
Busted
Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
Busted

Tags: Helio Bandeira NevesKenny HallaertPatrik AntoniusSirzat Hissou

Big Stacks Tangle

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

Mustapha Kanit raised to 4,500. He was called by Bahram Chobineh on the button and Chi Zhang in the small blind.

The three players checked the {10-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop. Zhang checked the {4-Clubs} turn and Kanit bet 10,000. Chobineh called and Zhang folded.

Both players checked the {8-Spades} river and Chobineh announced pair.

"Better pair," said Kanit, showing {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}. "You can have aces or kings, but I was pretty confident!"

Player Chips Progress
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
370,000
20,000
20,000
Bahram Chobineh ir
Bahram Chobineh
360,000
35,000
35,000

Tags: Bahram ChobinehChi ZhangMustapha Kanit

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Change to Structure

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tournament officials have announced a change to the structure of the High Roller. Due to clashes with the monster EPT National field (1,677 entrants) and its breaks, the High Roller has just returned from its first break.

They will now play six more levels, before taking their dinner break at the end of Level 17. When they return from dinner, there will be three levels, although tournament staff have not made it clear when the break will be in Levels 18, 19 and 20.

Bicknell Loses Flip to Astedt

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Kristen Bicknell and Niklas Astedt
Kristen Bicknell and Niklas Astedt

Kristen Bicknell raised to 6,000 and Niklas Astedt three-bet to 15,000 from one seat over. Bicknell moved all in for what appeared to be 95,000 and Astedt called to create the following showdown.

Kristen Bicknell: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Niklas Astedt: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}

The {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop gave Astedt additional outs with a gutshot and he immediately got there on the {10-Hearts} turn to leave Bicknell drawing dead, making the {K-Clubs} river a formality. Astedt took over the lead on his table, but Dario Sammartino and Ivan Luca are not far behind.

Player Chips Progress
Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
320,000
90,000
90,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
290,000
10,000
10,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
280,000
40,000
40,000
$25K Fantasy
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
Busted
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings

Tags: Dario SammartinoIvan LucaKristen BicknellNiklas Astedt

Deyra Eliminated; Astedt Ascending

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ivan Deyra
Ivan Deyra

Niklas Astedt raised to 5,500 from under the gun. Ivan Deyra three-bet all in for around 52,000 from the button and Astedt called.

Ivan Deyra: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Niklas Astedt: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

Deyra was ahead after the {3-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop, but the {q-Hearts} on the turn gave him a mountain to climb and the {7-Clubs} sent him to the rail.

Also heading to the rail was Aleksandr Mordvinov.

Player Chips Progress
Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
400,000
80,000
80,000
Ivan Deyra fr
Ivan Deyra
Busted
Aleksandr Mordvinov ru
Aleksandr Mordvinov
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr MordvinovIvan DeyraNiklas Astedt