Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€10,300 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Rasmussen Busts van Holsteyn
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 0 ante
Pim van Holsteyn ended up all in and at risk with the 
and table neighbor Jacob Rasmussen looked him up with the 
. The board came 
and Rasmussen got there on the river. For van Holsteyn, it was the second bullet and he won't be able to re-enter anymore.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
Busted |
Teoh and Timoshenko No More
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 0 ante
On the river of a board 
, Ming Juen Teoh called the shove of Cary Katz and was shown the 
by Katz.
"Oh wow, so sick," Teoh said and flipped over his 
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 
and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko: 
Jean-Noel Thorel:
Thorel immediately spiked the 
turn to leave Timoshenko drawing dead, and that made the river a formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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 
and was marginally ahead in showdown against Ronald Keijzer.
Eelis Parssinen: 
Ronald Keijzer: 
The 
turn instantly improved Keijzer to the nut flush and the river was a formality. Both Finns are expected to re-enter shortly before the end of the registration period.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
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 
and the following cards were turned over:
Afshin Taheri:
Alexander Petersen:
The turn and river kept Taheri in the lead with his set, while Petersen took a small hit to the stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
156,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
52,000 | |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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 
against Juha Helppi and jammed a 
flop. Helppi snap-called with 
for the flopped full house and no king showed up on turn and river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
Bujtas Doubles Twice
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
On a 
flop, Laszlo Bujtas ended up all in and at risk for 13,100 with the 
and he was called by Denis Strebkov with the . The turn and river kept Bujtas in the lead and he doubled.
Shortly after, Bujtas made a wheel with 
against Ronald Keijzer and doubled for 49,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
75,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
34,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
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 flop and eventually called all in for 13,100 in the cutoff.
Alex Lindop:
Jacob Rasmussen:
The turn gave Lindop an inferior set, and the on the river improved him to a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |