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

Pique Gone

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Gerard Pique
Gerard Pique

Gerard Pique has only been able to last one level on his first bullet and has exited the tournament room. We were informed that Pique held {a-}{j-Clubs} and clashed with Louis Nyberg who held {a-}{k-}.

Pique ultimately lost the pot and all his chips and will have the option to reenter if he so wishes.

Player Chips Progress
Louis Nyberg se
Louis Nyberg
290,000
190,000
190,000
Gerard Pique es
Gerard Pique
Busted

Tags: Gerard PiqueLouis Nyberg

Thorel Eliminates Greenwood to Take the Lead

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel
Jean-Noel Thorel

Luc Greenwood was stood up from the table, and all his chips were being passed over to Jean-Noel Thorel after a pot which gave the latter the overall chip lead.

James Romero was happy to talk us through the action. Greenwood had raised from under the gun and called a three-bet from Thorel, who was in the small blind, and the flop came down {6-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Thorel made a pot size-bet and Greenwood called, and the turn was the {9-Diamonds}. Thorel then bet around a third of the pot and Greenwood moved all in for 140,000 which Thorel called.

Thorel held {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}, and Greenwood was behind with {k-}{q-} no diamonds.

The river was the {3-Diamonds} and was no help to Greenwood who exited as Thorel, who came second in the €50,000 Single-Day High Roller two days ago for €703,000, moved up to 390,000.

Greenwood has since reentered and has a fresh 100,000 stack

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
390,000
230,000
230,000
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
100,000
-90,000
-90,000

Tags: Luc GreenwoodJean-Noel Thorel

Updated Chip Counts

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
410,000
135,000
135,000
Lucas Reeves gb
Lucas Reeves
400,000
150,000
150,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
340,000
85,000
85,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
285,000
185,000
185,000
Taylor Black us
Taylor Black
240,000
140,000
140,000
Alberto Lapena es
Alberto Lapena
200,000
100,000
100,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
190,000
35,000
35,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
180,000
80,000
80,000
Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma
130,000
88,000
88,000
James Romero us
James Romero
120,000
110,000
110,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
35,000
-65,000
-65,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Recent Eliminations

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick and Ivan Luca were among the recent eliminations but have opted to reenter. Sylvain Loosli has also reentered after busting earlier on in the day.

Ramin Hajiyev exited during the last level but saw his luck didn't change when using his second bullet as he was unable to run up a stack and exited for the second time.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
100,000
-40,000
-40,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
100,000
35,000
35,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
100,000
100,000
100,000
Alex Komaromi uy
Alex Komaromi
Busted
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
Busted
Jean Ferreira ca
Jean Ferreira
Busted
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
Busted
Jacob Reffeldt Rasmussen
Jacob Reffeldt Rasmussen
Busted

Badziakouski Eliminates Leong

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Mikita_Badziakouski
Mikita_Badziakouski

Mikita Badziakouski has just eliminated Chan Wai Leong after the latter put all his chips at risk preflop and Badziakouski called.

Mikita Badziakouski: {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}
Chan Wai Leong: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

Board: {7-Spades}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{10-Spades}{9-Spades}

"I'm 60%, you're 40%, I get extra 10% because I'm a luckbox" joked Badziakouski before the flop was revealed.

But Badziakouski was not wrong and held on the board to take the pot with his pocket pair and sent Leong to the rail.

Badziakouski, who won the €100,000 Super High Roller event earlier this week, saw his stack rise to 395,000.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
395,000
110,000
110,000
Wai Leong Chan my
Wai Leong Chan
Busted

Tags: Chan Wai LeongMikita Badziakouski

Chidwick and Greenwood Lose Second Bullets

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick and Luc Greenwood have both departed the poker room after losing their second bullets.

Chan Wai Leong has opted to re-enter after his recent elimination at the hands of Mikita Badziakouski, while Seth Davies has joined the field for the first time today.

Player Chips Progress
Wai Leong Chan my
Wai Leong Chan
100,000
100,000
100,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
100,000
100,000
100,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
Busted
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
Busted

Tags: Chan Wai LeongLuc GreenwoodMikita BadziakouskiSeth DaviesStephen Chidwick

Level: 8

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
440,000
100,000
100,000
Linus Loeliger ch
Linus Loeliger
420,000
150,000
150,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
410,000
90,000
90,000
Lucas Reeves gb
Lucas Reeves
370,000
-30,000
-30,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
240,000
128,000
128,000
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
200,000
115,000
115,000
Mark Teltscher gb
Mark Teltscher
150,000
50,000
50,000
EPT 1X Winner
Ivan Leow my
Ivan Leow
130,000
-125,000
-125,000
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
110,000
-60,000
-60,000
Yaron Zeev Malki il
Yaron Zeev Malki
95,000
-25,000
-25,000
James Romero us
James Romero
50,000
-70,000
-70,000
Kristina Holst us
Kristina Holst
Busted