2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€25,000 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
€605,600
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€2,280,950
Entries
95
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000

Salman Behbehani Eliminatedin 12th Place (€45,620)

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

Salman Behbehani moved all in for 60,000 on the button and Wai Leong Chan reshoved out of the small blind. Matthias Eibinger in the big blind asked for a count and called when the jam of Chan was deemed to be for 390,000.

Salman Behbehani: {A-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Wai Leong Chan: {K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Matthias Eibinger: {5-Clubs}{5-Spades}

"I take seven seven on the flop," Behbehani said before the flop fell {10-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, which gave Chan the lead with a pair of tens. Behbehani picked up some hope with the {8-Clubs} turn, but the {K-Spades} river was a blank. Behbehani was eliminated in 12th place for €45,620, while Chan more than doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
2,400,000
-400,000
-400,000
Wai Leong Chan my
Wai Leong Chan
880,000
410,000
410,000
Salman Behbehani us
Salman Behbehani
Busted

Tags: Matthias EibingerSalman BehbehaniWai Leong Chan

Pascal Lefrancois Eliminated in 11th Place (€49,050)

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

Dan Smith had moved all in a few times in a row to build his stack and then Andras Nemeth asked for the stack size of Michel Dattani in the big blind. Dattani replied "395,000" and that prompted Nemeth to move all in from the cutoff, having all opponents behind him comfortably covered.

Pascal Lefrancois in the small blind sighed and double-checked his cards. He let his shot clock run down to two seconds and called all in for 420,000, Dattani folded in the big blind.

Pascal LeFrancois: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}
Andras Nemeth: {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}

It was a flip for the French-Canadian, but the {10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop reduced his odds dramatically. It was all over on the {4-Spades} turn to make the {8-Diamonds} river a formality. LeFrancois has been eliminated in 11th place and takes home €49,050.

Player Chips Progress
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
2,100,000
600,000
600,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
610,000
180,000
180,000
$25K Fantasy
Run It Once
Michel Dattani pt
Michel Dattani
355,000
-170,000
-170,000
EPT 1X Winner
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
Busted

Tags: Andras NemethDan SmithMichel DattaniPascal LeFrancois

Dattani Doubles Through Nemeth

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

Andras Nemeth raised to 80,000 from the hijack and saw Michel Dattani three-bet to 310,000 from the small blind. Nemeth then moved all in after Lim folded in the big blind. Dattani had 40,000 behind him and used one timebank card to think for a minute while keeping an eye on the action on the other table. He made the call with 10 seconds left and saw he was ahead of Nemeth.

Michel Dattani:{a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Andras Nemeth: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}

Board: {2-Spades}{k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts}

Dattani kept his lead with a pair of queens on the flop, but Nemeth picked up the nut flush draw on the turn to cause a sweat. But the river bricked for Nemeth and Dattani got his double.

Player Chips Progress
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
1,750,000
-350,000
-350,000
Michel Dattani pt
Michel Dattani
750,000
395,000
395,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Andras NemethMichel Dattani

Dan Smith Eliminated in 10th Place (€49,050)

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

Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 375,000 and Dan Smith in the big blind used one time bank before moving all in.

"Are they finished?" Troyanovskiy asked and glanced over to the other table, then called.

Vladimir Troyanovskiy: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}
Dan Smith: {2-Spades}{2-Clubs}

The board came {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and Smith was left with around 200,000. He open-shoved the small blind the next hand and Andras Nemeth called in the big blind.

"I only saw one," Smith said and tabled the {A-Spades}{2-Hearts}. Nemeth had {Q-Hearts}{6-Spades} and got there on the river of a board {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} to send Smith to the rail in 10th place for €49,050. The remaining players will now redraw to the unofficial final table.

Player Chips Progress
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
1,900,000
150,000
150,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
840,000
440,000
440,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
Busted
$25K Fantasy
Run It Once

Tags: Andras NemethDan SmithVladimir Troyanovskiy

Level: 18

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Sean WinterUnited States650,00013
2Byron KavermanUnited States470,0009
3Wai Leong ChanMalaysia825,00017
4Andras NemethHungary1,950,00039
5Jean-Noel ThorelFrance825,00017
6Vladimir TroyanovskiyRussia820,00016
7Chin Wei LimMalaysia1,050,00021
8Matthias EibingerAustria2,150,00043
9Michel DattaniPortugal800,00016
Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
2,150,000
-250,000
-250,000
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
1,950,000
50,000
50,000
Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
1,050,000
100,000
100,000
Wai Leong Chan my
Wai Leong Chan
825,000
-55,000
-55,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
825,000
350,000
350,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
820,000
-20,000
-20,000
Michel Dattani pt
Michel Dattani
800,000
50,000
50,000
EPT 1X Winner
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
650,000
-65,000
-65,000
$25K Fantasy
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
470,000
-80,000
-80,000

Lim Shoves on Thorel

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 150,000 on the button and after Vladimir Troyanovskiy used a time bank card to think for a minute before he folded and Chin Wei Lim moved all in. Thorel got a count and thought for a few seconds but opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
1,200,000
150,000
150,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
700,000
-125,000
-125,000

Tags: Chin Wei LimVladimir TroyanovskiyJean-Noel Thorel

Kaverman Hits Runner-Runner Straight to Double

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Chin Wei Lim opened the action with a raise from the cutoff, and Byron Kaverman moved all in from the big blind which Lim called.

Chin Wei Lim: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Byron Kaverman: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Board: {9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Lim was ahead, and the flop was completely safe with Kaverman on the verge of elimination. The turn queen gave him additional outs, and he hit the runner-runner straight on the river when the jack peeled off and secured an unlikely double.

Player Chips Progress
Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
850,000
-350,000
-350,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
780,000
310,000
310,000

Tags: Byron KavermanChin Wei Lim

Sean Winter Eliminated in 9th Place (€63,900)

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Sean Winter
Sean Winter

Sean Winter was all in from middle position, and Jean-Noel Thorel called from the small blind.

Sean Winter: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

Board: {j-Hearts}{a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}

Thorel got down the pot after Winter failed to connect with the board and the latter was eliminated in 9th place for €63,900.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,300,000
600,000
600,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSean Winter