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

08-31-2018 00:26 UTC+2

Vladimir Troyanovskiy Eliminated in 8th Place (€84,400)

AaronMcBride

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

The action folded to Vladimir Troyanovskiy in the small blind and his all in shove was called by Chin Wei Lim in the big blind.

Vladimir Troyanovskiy:
Chin Wei Lim:

Board:

Troyanovskiy saw his low pocket pair run into Lim's slightly higher pair and was unable to come from behind on the board, and the Russian exited in 8th place for €84,400.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chin Wei Lim	1,600,000 750,000	750,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Busted

Tags: Chin Wei Lim Vladimir Troyanovskiy

Level: 19

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

08-31-2018 00:40 UTC+2

Michel Dattani Eliminated in 7th Place (€108,350)

AaronMcBride

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Matthias Eibinger raised to 1m after the action had folded to him on the button and Michel Dattani called all in for around 600,000 in the small blind before Byron Kaverman folded in the big blind.

Matthias Eibinger:
Michel Dattani:

Board:

Dattani was ahead preflop with his ace-nine and kept his lead on the flop. But when the four hit the turn, Eibinger won the pot with a straight and Dattani exited in 7th place for €108,350.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	3,000,000 850,000	850,000
Michel Dattani	Busted

Tags: Byron Kaverman Matthias Eibinger Michel Dattani

08-31-2018 00:52 UTC+2

Lim Folds to Eibinger Shove

AaronMcBride

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The action folded around to Chin Wei Lim in the small blind, and he completed. Chipleader Matthias Eibinger then moved all in to put maximum pressure on Lim.

Lim needed to use a time bank card to think and looked at the other stacks at the table before ultimately letting his hand go.

Tags: Chin Wei Lim Matthias Eibinger

08-31-2018 01:00 UTC+2

Chan Doubles as Thorel left Short

AaronMcBride

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

A pot had brewed between Wai Leong Chan and Jean-Noel Thorel preflop and with the flop down Chan check-called a 210,000 bet. The turn was the and Chan checked and Thorel moved all in and was quickly called.

Chan tabled and Thorel saw the bad news after he flipped over . The didn't change the outcome and Thorel was left with just 200,000 as Chan moved up to 2.1m

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Leong Chan	2,100,000 1,275,000	1,275,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	200,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Tags: Wai Leong Chan Jean-Noel Thorel

08-31-2018 01:06 UTC+2

Jean-Noel Thorel Eliminated in 6th Place (€136,860)

AaronMcBride

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel has been eliminated just a couple of hands after losing the biggest pot of the tournament so far against Wai Leong Chan.

Thorel was all in for his last four big blinds and up against Byron Kaverman.

Jean-Noel Thorel:
Byron Kaverman:

Board:

Kaverman was ahead preflop and paired his seven on the flop. The five on the turn gave Thorel hope, but the river bricked for the Frenchman, and he takes home €136,860 in 6th place, just two after finishing runner-up in the €50,000 Single-Day High Roller for € 703,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Kaverman	900,000 120,000	120,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	Busted

Tags: Byron Kaverman Wai Leong Chan Jean-Noel Thorel

08-31-2018 01:09 UTC+2

Kaverman Doubles

AaronMcBride

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Wai Leong Chan had raised from under the gun, and when the action folded to Byron Kaverman in the big blind, he moved all in for around 550,000. Chan made the call and needed to hit the board.

Wai Leong Chan:
Byron Kaverman:

Board:

Kaverman kept his lead as the full board was completed and secured a full double through Chan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Leong Chan	2,000,000 -100,000	-100,000
Byron Kaverman	1,200,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Byron Kaverman Wai Leong Chan

Level: 20

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

08-31-2018 01:21 UTC+2

Nemeth Doubles Through Chan

AaronMcBride

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Wai Leong Chan raised to 175,000 on the button, and Andras Nemeth moved all in for 650,000 from the small blind. Chin Wei Lim was in the big blind and used a time bank to think before he folded. Chan needed a few seconds to think as well before he reluctantly called.

Wai Leong Chan:
Andras Nemeth:

Board:

The flop was safe for Chan, but Nemeth picked up a flush draw on the turn to go with his overcards. Nemeth's rail was calling for a card on the river, and they got what they wanted when he hit top pair king to steal the pot and secured a vital double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	3,700,000 700,000	700,000
Wai Leong Chan	1,600,000 -400,000	-400,000
Chin Wei Lim	1,500,000 -100,000	-100,000
Andras Nemeth	1,400,000 -550,000	-550,000
Byron Kaverman	1,100,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Chan Wai Leong Chin Wei Lim Wai Leong Chan

08-31-2018 01:36 UTC+2

Break

AaronMcBride

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The players have gone on a 15-minute break.