2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€10,300 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Alexander Petersen
Winning Hand
aa44
Prize
€213,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€776,000
Entries
80
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Rasmussen and Nkhjavani Eliminated

Level 3 : 200/400, 0 ante
Saman Nakhjavani
Saman Nakhjavani

In a three-bet pot to the {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{10-Hearts} flop, Saman Nakhjavani and Dany Chidiac got their stacks in and the former was the player at risk for round 35,000.

Saman Nakhjavani: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Dany Chidiac: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{3-Clubs}

The {K-Spades} on the turn improved Chidiac to a full house and Nakhjavani couldn't get the one outer for the royal flush, as instead the blank {Q-Hearts} fell on the river.

And one table over, Jacob Rasmussen had most of his short stack in before the flop of {9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and shoved for just 7,400. Fellow Dane Johan Espholm looked him up and the following cards were turned over.

Jacob Rasmussen: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Spades}
Johan Espholm: {K-Spades}{9-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

The {4-Diamonds} turn brought no help for Espholm, but he got there with the {6-Hearts} river to eliminate Rasmussen on the first bullet.

Player Chips Progress
Dany Chidiac lb
Dany Chidiac
180,000 66,000
Johan Espholm dk
Johan Espholm
87,000 20,000
Jacob Rasmussen dk
Jacob Rasmussen
Busted
Saman Nakhjavani ir
Saman Nakhjavani
Busted

Tags: Dany ChidiacJacob RasmussenJohan EspholmSaman Nakhjavani

Thorel Left With Fumes; van Holsteyn Eliminated

Level 3 : 200/400, 0 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel
Jean-Noel Thorel

Krzysztof Magott raised it up and was called by Fraser MacIntyre, then Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet and both called. They headed to a flop of {J-Spades}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and action checked MacIntyre on the button, who bet 5,000. Thorel called and Magott check-raised to 15,500, again both opponents called.

The {7-Spades} appeared on the turn and Thorel moved all in for 30,300, Magott sighed but called all in for slightly less, which forced out MacIntyre.

Jean-Noel Thorel: {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Krzysztof Magott: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}

The {8-Spades} on the river failed to improve Thorel and he was left with 600 chips, headed out of the tournament and his remaining chips are currently blinded out.

At almost the same time, Chris Dowling sent Pim van Holsteyn to the rail to make it three early casualties.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Magott pl
Krzysztof Magott
120,000 120,000
Chris Dowling ie
Chris Dowling
Day 1 Chip Leader
85,000 17,000
Fraser MacIntyre gb
Fraser MacIntyre
28,000 -18,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
600 -47,400
Pim van Holsteyn nl
Pim van Holsteyn
Busted

Tags: Chris DowlingFraser MacIntyreJean-Noel ThorelKrzysztof MagottPim van Holsteyn

Nakhjavani Takes From Chidiac

Level 3 : 200/400, 0 ante

On the turn of {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{K-Hearts}, Saman Nakhjavani bet 2,000 and Dany Chidiac min-raised to 4,000, Nakhjavani called. The {3-Clubs} fell on the river and Nakhjavani checked, Chidiac bet 2,500. What followed was a check-raise to 12,000 by Nakhjavani and that forced a fold.

Chidiac is already on his second bullet, but has since more than doubled his stack while Seamus Cahill on the same table has fewer than half the starting stack.

Jean-Noel Thorel also chipped up again, he hit a full house against Fraser MacIntyre with JcJs10c6s] on a board of {J-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{4-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Dany Chidiac lb
Dany Chidiac
114,000 64,000
Saman Nakhjavani ir
Saman Nakhjavani
80,000 30,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
48,000 13,000
Fraser MacIntyre gb
Fraser MacIntyre
46,000 -7,000
Seamus Cahill ie
Seamus Cahill
20,000 -30,000

Tags: Dany ChidiacFraser MacIntyreSaman NakhjavaniSeamus CahillJean-Noel Thorel

Dowling Chips Up

Level 3 : 200/400, 0 ante

Dan Shak and Chris Dowling have chipped up early and Bogdan Capitan has joined the mix, while Pim van Holsteyn dropped some more chips. The Dutchman was involved in a 16,400 chip pot with Dowling and checked the {K-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} river. Dowling bet 15,000, which essentially represented the remaining stack of van Holsteyn, who opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
70,000 20,000
Chris Dowling ie
Chris Dowling
Day 1 Chip Leader
68,000 18,000
Bogdan Capitan ro
Bogdan Capitan
50,000
Pim van Holsteyn nl
Pim van Holsteyn
17,000 -4,000

Tags: Bogdan CapitanChris DowlingDan ShakPim van Holsteyn

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0

Espholm Jams Into Thorel

Level 2 : 100/300, 0 ante

Fraser MacIntyre raised to 600 and Johan Espholm three-bet to 2,000 from one seat over. Jean-Noel Thorel squeezed to 7,000 and that forced out MacIntyre, while Espholm called. On the flop of {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Spades}, Espholm checked and subsequently check-raised all in when facing a bet of 10,000 by Thorel. The Frenchman double-checked his cards and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Johan Espholm dk
Johan Espholm
67,000 17,000
Fraser MacIntyre gb
Fraser MacIntyre
53,000 3,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
35,000 -15,000

Tags: Fraser MacIntyreJean-Noel ThorelJohan Espholm

Van Holsteyn Recovers Some Chips

Level 2 : 100/300, 0 ante

On the heads-up flop of {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Spades}, Pim van Holsteyn bet 2,200 in the small blind and Martin Kozlov called on the button. The {J-Clubs} turn and {J-Diamonds} river were checked and van Holsteyn rolled over {9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs} for a straight. Despite winning this pot, the start hasn't been as kind for the Dutchman, who has fewer than half the starting stack right now.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
57,000 7,000
Pim van Holsteyn nl
Pim van Holsteyn
21,000 -30,000

Tags: Martin KozlovPim van Holsteyn

The Field Grows Further

Level 2 : 100/300, 0 ante

Dan Shak, Fraser MacIntyre, Juha Helppi and fellow countryman Samuli Sipila, as well as Jean Thorel have joined the field. Soon after, Max Silver also headed into the tournament area with a ticket in the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
50,000
Fraser MacIntyre gb
Fraser MacIntyre
50,000
Samuli Sipila fi
Samuli Sipila
50,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
50,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
50,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
50,000

Tags: Dan ShakFraser MacIntyreJuha HelppiMax SilverSamuli Sipila