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

08-26-2018 15:06 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Kalidou Sow	39,000
Gaelle Baumann	30,000
João Vieira	30,000
Kitty Kuo	24,000
Sylvain Loosli	22,000 -8,000	-8,000
William Kassouf	17,000 -13,000	-13,000
Aylar Lie	13,000 -17,000	-17,000

Foxen Doubles But Still Short

AaronMcBride

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Alex Foxen had seen his chip stack plummet down to just 2,700 but recently found a much needed double up.

After one player limped from early position, Foxen moved all in from the small blind. The initial limper made the call, and they went to the races.

Alex Foxen:
Opponent:

Board:

Foxen hit a set on the flop and cemented the pot by the turn card to move up to 6,100, but still in need of further progress.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	6,100 -23,900	-23,900

Tags: Alex Foxen

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

08-26-2018 15:16 UTC+2

Close to 1,000 Entries

AaronMcBride

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

The entries total has crept up to 986 as the alternates start to take their seats. The board is currently showing that 886 players remain.

08-26-2018 15:31 UTC+2

Two Players Hit a Straight Against Lybaert's Set

AaronMcBride

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

When we got to Bart Lybaert's table, the completed board was down, and three players had their hands open and in front of them.

The board showed , and Lybaert had a set with pocket nines. But it wasn't enough for him to win the pot as both his opponents, one being Denis Timofeev, held for a straight and chopped the pot as Lybaert was left with just 8,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Timofeev	40,000
Bart Lybaert	8,000 -27,000	-27,000

Tags: Denis Timofeev Bart Lybaert

08-26-2018 15:46 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

AaronMcBride

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Bicknell	62,000 32,000	32,000
Ryan Riess	52,000 22,000	22,000
Oliver Price	42,000 12,000	12,000
Adam Owen	42,000 15,000	15,000
Kenny Hallaert	36,000 6,000	6,000
Leo Margets	34,000 4,000	4,000
Upeshka Desilva	33,000
Javier Gomez	30,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

08-26-2018 16:00 UTC+2

EPT National High Roller Hits 1,000 Entries

AaronMcBride

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

The EPT National High Roller has seen the field grow to 1,012. Of that number 855 players remain as level six gets underway.

08-26-2018 16:22 UTC+2

Konnikova Cracks Aces on the River to Double

AaronMcBride

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

The board was down and Maria Konnikova was in middle position and up against an opponent on the button. Konnikova had check-called a bet on the turn before the river was revealed to be the .

Konnikova checked once more and her opponent bet 10,000. Within a couple of seconds, she moved all in for 29,000 and her opponent thought for 30 seconds after getting confirmation of the bet amount and eventually called.

Konnikova revealed for a set on the river, and her opponent showed he had lost with . Team PokerStars Pro Konnikova moves up to 80,000.