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

Assorted Counts

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Samuli Sipila fi
Samuli Sipila
230,000 -65,000
Dany Chidiac lb
Dany Chidiac
180,000 -80,000
Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
165,000 111,000
Cord Garcia us
Cord Garcia
140,000 57,000
Krzysztof Magott pl
Krzysztof Magott
135,000 -25,000
Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
125,000 20,000
Alex Komaromi uy
Alex Komaromi
120,000 30,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
120,000 -10,000
Shyngis Satubayev kz
Shyngis Satubayev
110,000 2,000
Eelis Parssinen fi
Eelis Parssinen
110,000 60,000
Dominik Pfeiffer de
Dominik Pfeiffer
100,000 73,000
Hon Cheong Lee hk
Hon Cheong Lee
90,000 40,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
75,000 20,000
Thomas Cazayous fr
Thomas Cazayous
75,000 -15,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
70,000 20,000
Norbert Szécsi
Norbert Szécsi
65,000 48,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
55,000 -45,000
Dominykas Karmazinas lt
Dominykas Karmazinas
45,000 -7,000
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
45,000 -5,000
Murad Akhundov az
Murad Akhundov
43,000 9,000
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
37,500 -12,500
Jan-Peter Jachtmann de
Jan-Peter Jachtmann
30,000 -22,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
30,000 -40,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
20,000 -65,000
Johann Tarer fr
Johann Tarer
Busted

Zagalo Eliminated by Petersen

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 0 ante
Pedro Zagalo
Pedro Zagalo

On a flop of {J-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts}, Alexander Petersen and Pedro Zagalo clashed and the latter was all in and at risk.

Pedro Zagalo: {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Alexander Petersen: {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}{Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

Petersen expected to see a set or pocket aces as per table chat and was somewhat surprised, he locked up the hand with the {6-Spades} on the turn. The meaningless {2-Hearts} appeared on the river and Petersen dragged in the pot while enjoying a massage.

"I guess he was unhappy with me because I opened to many pots," Petersen added in table chat.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Petersen dk
Alexander Petersen
265,000 109,000
Pedro Zagalo de
Pedro Zagalo
Busted

Tags: Alexander PetersenPedro Zagalo

Chidwick Last to Enter; Lindop Doubles

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Saman Nakhjavani and Denis Strebkov were all eliminated, while Stephen Chidwick was the last player to register for the event and take a seat.

Alex Lindop faced the pot-sized bet of Jacob Rasmussen in the small blind on the {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Diamonds} flop and eventually called all in for 13,100 in the cutoff.

Alex Lindop: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Jacob Rasmussen: {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

The {7-Clubs} turn gave Lindop an inferior set, and the {8-Diamonds} on the river improved him to a straight.

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Rasmussen dk
Jacob Rasmussen
120,000 -10,000
Alex Lindop gb
Alex Lindop
65,000 15,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
50,000 50,000
Saman Nakhjavani ir
Saman Nakhjavani
Busted
Denis Strebkov ru
Denis Strebkov
Busted

Tags: Alex LindopDenis StrebkovJacob RasmussenSaman NakhjavaniStephen Chidwick

Bujtas Doubles Twice

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

On a {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop, Laszlo Bujtas ended up all in and at risk for 13,100 with the {A-Spades}{K-Spades}{10-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and he was called by Denis Strebkov with the {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. The {10-Diamonds} turn and {5-Clubs} river kept Bujtas in the lead and he doubled.

Shortly after, Bujtas made a wheel with {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{3-Spades} against Ronald Keijzer and doubled for 49,000.

Player Chips Progress
Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
105,000 30,000
Ronald Keijzer nl
Ronald Keijzer
75,000 -55,000
Denis Strebkov ru
Denis Strebkov
34,000 -16,000

Tags: Denis StrebkovLaszlo BujtasRonald Keijzer

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 0

The Chips Are Flying Again

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Just before the end of the registration period, Sam Greenwood, Vladimir Troyanovskiy and Sylvain Loosli have been eliminated. For the former two it was the first bullet, for defending champion Loosli it was the second bullet and he won't be able to lift the trophy for the second year in a row.

Troyanovskiy three-bet out of the big blind with the {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades} against Juha Helppi and jammed a {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop. Helppi snap-called with {A-}{Q-}{9-}{8-} for the flopped full house and no king showed up on turn and river.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
100,000 47,500
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
Busted
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
Busted
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
Busted

Tags: Juha HelppiSam GreenwoodSylvain LoosliVladimir Troyanovskiy

Taheri Doubles Through Petersen

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

As expected, Eelis Parssinen and Sampo Ryynanen re-entered and Afshin Taheri avoided that for now, as he just doubled his short stack against Alexander Petersen. The chips went in after a flop of {A-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and the following cards were turned over:

Afshin Taheri: {6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}
Alexander Petersen: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts}

The {8-Hearts} turn and {10-Hearts} river kept Taheri in the lead with his set, while Petersen took a small hit to the stack.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Petersen dk
Alexander Petersen
156,000 -19,000
Afshin Taheri ir
Afshin Taheri
52,000
Eelis Parssinen fi
Eelis Parssinen
50,000 50,000
Sampo Ryynanen fi
Sampo Ryynanen
50,000 50,000

Tags: Alexander PetersenEelis ParssinenSampo RyynanenAfshin Taheri

Parssinen and Ryynanen Eliminated

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Within a few moments both Eelis Parssinen and Sampo Ryynanen have been eliminated.

Parssinen got his stack in after a flop of {J-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and was marginally ahead in showdown against Ronald Keijzer.

Eelis Parssinen: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Ronald Keijzer: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

The {6-Diamonds} turn instantly improved Keijzer to the nut flush and the {8-Hearts} river was a formality. Both Finns are expected to re-enter shortly before the end of the registration period.

Player Chips Progress
Ronald Keijzer nl
Ronald Keijzer
130,000 55,000
Eelis Parssinen fi
Eelis Parssinen
Busted
Sampo Ryynanen fi
Sampo Ryynanen
Busted

Tags: Eelis ParssinenRonald KeijzerSampo Ryynanen

Approaching 80 Entries

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Ryan Riess, Joni Jouhkimainen and Tom-Aksel Bedell have entered the field in the final level of registration and Yevgeniy Timoshenko re-entered to get the very same seat he just busted from a few minutes ago. According to the screens, there are now 77 entries in total, which includes 16 re-entries.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
50,000
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
50,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell no
Tom-Aksel Bedell
50,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
50,000 50,000

Tags: Joni JouhkimainenRyan RiessYevgeniy TimoshenkoTom-Aksel Bedell

Teoh and Timoshenko No More

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

On the river of a board {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Spades}{A-Clubs}, Ming Juen Teoh called the shove of Cary Katz and was shown the {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} by Katz.

"Oh wow, so sick," Teoh said and flipped over his {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for the flopped nut flush and turned inferior full house.

"Not your day of flopping sets," Katz said and dragged in the pot.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko ended up all in on a flop of {7-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}

Thorel immediately spiked the {6-Hearts} turn to leave Timoshenko drawing dead, and that made the {A-Clubs} river a formality.

Player Chips Progress
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
130,000 35,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
70,000 70,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Busted
Ming Juen Teoh my
Ming Juen Teoh
Busted

Tags: Cary KatzJean-Noel ThorelMing Juen TeohYevgeniy Timoshenko