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

Thorel Takes From Eibinger

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

Matthias Eibinger raised to 68,000 and Jean-Noel Thorel called from one seat over in the hijack. The flop came {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{9-Spades} and Eibinger continued for 62,000, which Thorel called after some consideration once his clock had run down to four seconds.

After the {6-Hearts} turn, Eibinger checked and Thorel bet 125,000 to force an instant fold from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,400,000 260,000
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
1,000,000 -140,000

Tags: Matthias EibingerJean-Noel Thorel

Level: 16

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Been Eliminated in 15th Place; Play is on the Money Bubble

Level 15 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Aaron Been
Aaron Been

Matthias Eibinger raised to 55,000 from the cutoff, and after Jean-Noel Thorel folded on the button, Aaron Been moved all in for 155,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Eibinger made the call.

Matthias Eibinger: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Aaron Been: {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Board: {3-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{k-Spades}{4-Spades}{4-Hearts}

Been was at risk of elimination and needed to hit on the board. The flop kept Eibinger in the lead with the turn and river no help to Been either who was eliminated in 15th place.

The play will remain hand-for-hand until the bubble is burst.

Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
1,140,000 210,000
Aaron Been us
Aaron Been
Busted

Tags: Aaron BeenMatthias Eibinger

Lefrancois Battles With Davies

Level 15 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Pascal Lefrancois raised to 50,000 on the button and Seth Davies came along from the big blind to see a flop of {9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Davies checked and Lefrancois bet 40,000 to pick up a call. On the {7-Clubs} turn, Davies checked once more and called a second barrel of Lefrancois for 155,000.

The river brought the {9-Diamonds} and Davies now led for 55,000. Lefrancois used two time banks before raising to 450,000, with just 130,000 behind. That did the trick to force a fold from Davies and Lefrancois jumped above a million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
1,150,000 570,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
715,000 -345,000

Tags: Pascal LeFrancoisSeth Davies

Winter Takes From Pardo

Level 15 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

First to act, Juan Pardo Dominguez raised to 50,000 and Sean Winter called out of the big blind. On a flop of {K-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}, Winter checked and called a bet worth 40,000. Both the {A-Diamonds} turn and the {J-Diamonds} river ended up getting checked through and Winter tabled {K-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for a pair of kings. That was good enough to rake in the pot, as Pardo mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo Dominguez es
Juan Pardo Dominguez
800,000 -100,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
615,000 115,000

Tags: Juan Pardo DominguezSean Winter

Level: 15

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Davies Jams Into Smith; Pardo Takes From Thorel

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

First to act, Dan Smith made it 40,000 to go and Seth Davies in the small blind raised it up to 145,000. Smith called to see the flop of {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Davies moved all in, which forced a fold from Smith.

Over on table two, the flop showed {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Jean-Noel Thorel checked out of the big blind. Juan Pardo Dominguez bet 65,000 and Thorel called. The {6-Diamonds} fell on the turn and Thorel bet 75,000, the Spaniard called. The {4-Diamonds} river completed the board and Thorel checked.

Pardo Dominguez bet 250,000 for half of his remaining stack and Thorel studied the board carefully before mucking the {A-Diamonds} face up.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,140,000 -210,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,060,000 140,000
Juan Pardo Dominguez es
Juan Pardo Dominguez
900,000 250,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
450,000 -150,000

Tags: Dan SmithJean-Noel ThorelJuan Pardo DominguezSeth Davies

Chan Takes From Nemeth

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, the turn showed {J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Wai Leong Chan bet 35,000, which Andras Nemeth called. The {2-Hearts} on the river brought a bet of 105,000 by Chan and Nemeth called, but mucked as soon as he was shown the {9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} for flopped two pair by Chan.

Player Chips Progress
Wai Leong Chan my
Wai Leong Chan
580,000 160,000
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
510,000 -185,000

Tags: Andras NemethWai Leong Chan

Thorel Eliminates Akhundov

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Murad Akhundov
Murad Akhundov

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 90,000 from early position, and when the action folded around to Murad Akhundov in the big blind, he contemplated his move for nearly 30 seconds before he moved all in. Thorel asked how much it was for and quickly called after Akhundov had announced 350,000.

Jean-Noel Thorel: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Murad Akhundov: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

Board: {6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

It was a classic flip situation, and Thorel took the lead on the flop when he paired his king. Akhundov stood up from his chair to watch the {5-Clubs} turn and {j-Hearts} river confirm his exit before the money spots.

Thorel moved up to 1.3m for the chip lead, with just two more eliminations needed before the remaining players are in the money.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,350,000 350,000
Murad Akhundov az
Murad Akhundov
Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelMurad Akhundov