€2,200 EPT National High Roller Day 1a | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-27-2018 00:17 UTC+2

Frenemies

AaronMcBride

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Martin Jacobson and Anton Wigg are known to be good friends off the felt, but at the moment they are tablemates and in battle with 208 remaining in Day 1a of the EPT National High Roller.

Wigg has the advantage right now with a chip stack worth 155,000 to Jacobson's 35,000, with the latter looking to increase that number significantly before the end of the play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	155,000 -155,000	-155,000

Martin Jacobson	35,000 -55,000	-55,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Martin Jacobson

08-27-2018 00:24 UTC+2

Break

AaronMcBride

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The players have gone on a 20-minute break.

08-27-2018 00:39 UTC+2

Day 1a Photos Continued

AaronMcBride

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

08-27-2018 00:58 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Simo Raikkonen	590,000
Matous Houzvicek	350,000
Benny Glaser	345,000 160,000	160,000

Guillaume Diaz	345,000 -55,000	-55,000
Thales Koppe	335,000
Roberto Morra	330,000
Jack Salter	230,000 130,000	130,000
Vojtech Ruzicka	150,000 -35,000	-35,000
Maria Konnikova	85,000 -35,000	-35,000

Toma Takes One Out

AaronMcBride

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Tsugunari Toma got all his chips into the middle after he an opponent all in and the former made the call. Toma held pocket sevens and hit a set as flop appeared, which held as the board completed to move up to 220,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	220,000 220,000	220,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-27-2018 01:39 UTC+2

De Salvo Exits With a Set of Kings

AaronMcBride

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With the action already completed on Marco De Salvo's table, he was stood up from his chair and taking a picture of the board that just sent him to the rail.

De Salvo hit a set of kings on the board but it wasn't enough to survive, and his opponent held for the nut flush.

A cruel way to exit so close to the money spots for De Salvo, with the play now eight places from the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco De Salvo	Busted

Tags: Marco De Salvo

08-27-2018 01:54 UTC+2

Grundtvig Hits a Set to Survive

AaronMcBride

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Christian Grundtvig got his last 50,000 into the middle with pocket fives and was called by an opponent who held pocket sevens.

The flop came down , and Christian Grundtvig was up from his seat and all set to walk away before the hit the turn to give him a set, and the river changed nothing as he secured an unlucky reprieval before the end of the day.