Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
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
Mateos More Than Doubles; Four Tables Remain
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Within quick succession, Sam Greenwood, Wei Zhao and Simon Mattsson have all been eliminated on separate tables.
Zhao open-shoved for 29,500 first to act and Adrian Mateos reraised all in from one seat over for 90,500. Kenny Hallaert asked for a count and moved all in over the top for more than 200,000, which forced out everyone else at the table.
Wei Zhao: 
Adrian Mateos: 
Kenny Hallaert: 
"I would say keep it low," Hallaert joked in table chat just before the flop of 
improved Mateos to a pair of aces. The 
turn left Zhao drawing dead, and the 
on the river ensured the double up of Mateos through Hallaert.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
||
|
163,000
-112,000
|
-112,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Riess Eliminated by Hajiyev
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ryan Riess was all in and at risk for his last 45,000 holding 
but had run into the 
of Ramin Hajiyev.
The board came 
and Riess was eliminated, boosting Hajiyev's stack up over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
Busted |
Kenney Eliminated; Moss into Chip Lead
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Bryn Kenney got his remaining chips in with 
off-suit and was up against the 
of Stephen Chidwick. The board came 
and Kenney was eliminated.
Meanwhile, Matthew Moss had opened to 6,500 from under the gun and got calls from Valentin Robert, Cary Katz and Bahram Chobineh.
The flop came 
and Chobineh checked to Moss who continued for 16,000. Robert used a time extension before raising to 55,000. Katz and Chobineh both folded and Moss called.
The turn was the 
. Moss checked and Robert used up another time extension before betting 80,000. Moss moved all in and Robert eventually folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
280,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
140,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
Busted |
Grochulski Eliminated; Katz and Shafikov Double
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
An open seat was announced over on table one and Grzegorz Grochulski left the tournament area. According to Gary Hasson, Grochulski had defended out of the blinds and flopped two pair only for Hasson to look up his check-shove on the turn with an unbeatable set of jacks.
A similar big pot was played on table four on which Denys Shafikov scored a big double through Niklas Astedt. Shafikov flopped two pair on 
out the big blind with 
against the overpair of Astedt, who held . The turn and the river changed nothing anymore and Shafikov doubled with a full house.
Last but not least, Cary Katz was all in with the and table neighbor Bahram Chobineh looked him up with 
. There was an ace on the flop, but a queen followed on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
295,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
270,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
260,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
85,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted |
Oliveira and Pollak Chip Up
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Filipe Oliveira raised to 8,000 on the button and was called by Daniel Dvoress and David Peters in the blinds. Dvoress bet the 
flop for 7,500 and both opponents called. On the turn, action checked to Oliviera and his bet of 26,000 won the pot uncontested.
Soon after, Benjamin Pollak raised and Peters came along out of the small blind. Both invested 11,000 on the 
flop. On the 
turn, Peters bet 14,000 and Pollak called. Peters let his shot clock run down to two seconds on the river and checked, Pollak bet 5,000 and that won the pot without showdown after a fold by Peters.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
||
|
205,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
180,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
80,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Dvoress Doubles Through Zinno
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress was all in for 163,500 and had been called quickly by Anthony Zinno. The flop was 
and Zinno held top pair, top kicker holding 
. However, Dvoress had flopped two pair with 
.
The turn and river 
didn't save Zinno who moved down to around 30 big blinds while Dvoress moved to around 350,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
90,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
Hasson Takes From Sammartino
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
On the three-way flop of 
, Orpen Kisacikoglu checked out of the big blind and Dario Sammartino bet 9,000 in early position. Gary Hasson called in the cutoff and Kisacikoglu sent his cards into the muck.
Both the turn and the 
river were checked through and Sammartino was the first to show, revealing for a pair of deuces. Hasson had that beat with and claimed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
195,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
75,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Katz Gets the Maximum
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
With some 40,000 in the middle and the board showing 
, Cary Katz bet 8,500 out of the big blind.
"How much is the bet?" Dan Smith in early position asked and gave it some thought. He then tossed in calling chips and Katz rolled over 
.
"I should have gone all in preflop," Katz said in table chat to which Smith replied "I think you won the max."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
85,000 |
Oliveira Gives to Pollak
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
With the board reading 
Benjamin Pollak bet 28,000 with around 40,000 in the middle. His opponent Filipe Oliveira called quickly, but was soon counting out the chips to hand over to his opponent after Pollak turned over for the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
135,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |