€25,000 Single-Day High Roller | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-30-2018 21:53 UTC+2

Behbehani Doubles Again

AaronMcBride

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Salman Behbehani moved all in from the hijack for 125,000 after the action had folded to him and only Jean-Noel Thorel called from the small blind.

Salman Behbehani:
Jean-Noel Thorel:

Board:

Behbehani's pocket queens dodged all of Thorel's outs and held to secure the American a back-to-back double and a stack worth 325,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	1,200,000 -200,000	-200,000
Salman Behbehani	325,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Salman Behbehani

08-30-2018 21:58 UTC+2

Dattani Doubles Through Lefrancois

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 65,000 first to act and was called by Andras Nemeth in the big blind. On the flop, Nemeth checked and folded to a bet of 50,000 by Troyanovskiy.

"One time," Dan Smith demanded and Troyanovskiy obliged, flashing the for a flopped full house to cause laughter on the table.

The next hand, Pascal Lefrancois raised to 60,000 first to act and Michel Dattani moved all in for 105,000 from one seat over. Lefrancois called and the showdown took place once table two was finished.

Michel Dattani:
Pascal Lefrancois:

The board came and the kicker played to let Dattani double on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	900,000 100,000	100,000
Pascal Lefrancois	875,000 -25,000	-25,000
Andras Nemeth	660,000 -11,000	-11,000
Michel Dattani	285,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Dan Smith Michel Dattani Pascal LeFrancois Vladimir Troyanovskiy

08-30-2018 22:05 UTC+2

Dattani Doubles Once More

AaronMcBride

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 65,000 from the cutoff, and Michel Dattani moved all in for 225,000 from the small blind, which Troyanovskiy called after 30 seconds of thought.

Michel Dattani:
Vladimir Troyanovskiy:

Board:

Dattani was in a race for his tournament life and took the lead on the flop when he hit top pair ace. The turn and river were both deuces to give Dattani two pair, and he once again secured a double up as the money bubble hand-for-hand play continues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	600,000 -300,000	-300,000
Michel Dattani	525,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Michel Dattani Vladimir Troyanovskiy

08-30-2018 22:09 UTC+2

Eibinger In the Lead

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Matthias Eibinger has been very active during the bubble period and that has paid off, as the Austrian vaulted into a big lead over the rest of the field.

Eibinger raised to 70,000 on the button and Jean-Noel Thorel called out of the small blind. They checked the flop and Thorel bet the turn for 100,000, Eibinger called. Thorel bet once more for 100,000 on the river and Eibinger quickly announced the call.

Thorel showed for the busted nut flush draw and Eibinger claimed the pot with for trips jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	1,925,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	900,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Matthias Eibinger Jean-Noel Thorel

08-30-2018 22:16 UTC+2

Nemeth Hits Nut Flush

AaronMcBride

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Chin Wei Lim raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and both Andras Nemeth, in the small blind, and Vladimir Troyanovskiy, in the big blind, called.

The flop fell and all three players checked. The turn brought the , and Troyanovskiy bet 85,000 after Nemeth had checked. Lim folded, and Nemeth called before the river card was the .

The action was checked to a showdown, and Troyanovskiy mucked after Nemeth revealed for the flopped nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	1,000,000 340,000	340,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	400,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Chin Wei Lim Vladimir Troyanovskiy

08-30-2018 22:29 UTC+2

Pardo Dominguez Eliminated in 14th Place; Money Bubble Bursts

AaronMcBride

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Juan Pardo Dominguez has just been eliminated in 14th place and burst the money bubble in the process.

Pardo Dominguez limped for 30,000 from the hijack and the action folded to chipleader Matthias Eibinger in the small blind, he thought for nearly all of his available 30 seconds before he picked up a large amount of 25,000 chips enough to put Pardo Dominguez all in and he snap-called.

Juan Pardo Dominguez:
Matthias Eibinger:

Pardo Dominguez was ahead and favorite for a double up with the flop falling . The turn gave Eibinger the nut flush draw, and when the river was revealed to be the , he stole the pot from Pardo Dominguez's grasp and a gasp echoed around the table.

Pardo Dominguez exited in 14th to burst the money bubble and leave the remaining 13 players guaranteed a minimum cash worth €45,620.

Eibinger further increased his chip lead and will be a big favorite for victory when the players return in one hours time after their dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	2,800,000 875,000	875,000
Juan Pardo Dominguez	Busted

Tags: Juan Pardo Dominguez Matthias Eibinger

Level: 17

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

08-30-2018 23:23 UTC+2

Smith Doubles After Dinner

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Andras Nemeth raised first to act and called the shove of Dan Smith in the big blind.

Dan Smith:
Andras Nemeth:

The board came and Smith doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	1,175,000 175,000	175,000
Dan Smith	430,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Dan Smith

08-30-2018 23:27 UTC+2

Seth Davies Eliminated in 13th Place (€45,620)

AaronMcBride

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action folded to Seth Davies in the cutoff, and he moved all in for around 450,000. Andras Nemeth was in the big blind and called.

Seth Davies:
Andras Nemeth:

Board:

Nemeth had Davies' hand dominated and hit top pair on the flop. It was all over on the turn as Davies was drawing dead and departed in 13th place for €45,620.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	1,500,000 325,000	325,000
Seth Davies	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Seth Davies

08-30-2018 23:28 UTC+2

Pictures From the Bubble

AaronMcBride