€50,000 Single-Day High Roller | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-28-2018 19:07 UTC+2

Thorel Bests Mateos and Kaverman

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Byron Kaverman raised to 25,000 and Jean-Noel Thorel called from one seat over. Adrian Mateos pushed in his short stack and Kaverman asked for a count, then reshoved for more than 250,000. Thorel snap-called and Kaverman immediately knew he was in trouble.

Adrian Mateos:
Byron Kaverman:
Jean-Noel Thorel:

The board stayed clear for Thorel, running out , and that sent yet another two players to the rail and reduced the field to the final 15. Another redraw will take place momentarily.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	830,000 430,000	430,000
Adrian Mateos	Busted

Byron Kaverman	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Byron Kaverman Jean-Noel Thorel

08-28-2018 19:03 UTC+2

Lim Busts in Two Hands

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Chin Wei Lim ran with pocket jacks into the [KsdKh] of Stanley Choi on a board of and had to forfeit 117,000.

Soon after, Lim got it in for the rest of it with the and Matthias Eibinger on the button had him at risk with the . The board came to eliminate Lim.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	800,000 120,000	120,000
Stanley Choi	250,000 150,000	150,000
Chin Wei Lim	Busted

Tags: Chin Wei Lim Matthias Eibinger Stanley Choi

08-28-2018 18:58 UTC+2

Flush Over Flush Elimination for Nolan

AaronMcBride

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The board was down , and Dean Nolan was all in and had been called by Mikalai Vaskaboinikau. Both players tabled a fluff, but it was Vaskaboinikau who breathed a sigh of relief when he saw he held the winning hand.

Vaskaboinikau revealed after Nolan had flipped over . Vaskaboinikau collected in the pot and moved up to 490,000 as Nolan exited the tournament room at the Casino Barcelona

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	490,000 120,000	120,000
Dean Nolan	Busted

Tags: Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Dean Nolan

08-28-2018 18:57 UTC+2

Adams Eliminated by Davies

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Timothy Adams pushed for his last 66,000 on the button and Seth Davies called from the big blind.

Timothy Adams:
Seth Davies:

Davies improved on the flop and the turn gave him an additional flush draw. The river sent Adams to the rail and Davies claimed the pot with kings and tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	450,000 -25,000	-25,000
Timothy Adams	Busted

Tags: Seth Davies Timothy Adams

Level: 12

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

08-28-2018 18:46 UTC+2

Pollak Triples Up With Aces

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Adrian Mateos raised to 20,000 from early position and Cary Katz called from one seat over. Benjamin Pollak in the big blind moved all in for 128,000 and Mateos asked for a count, then moved all in over the top. Katz snap-called all in for around 250,000.

Benjamin Pollak:
Cary Katz:
Adrian Mateos:

The board came and Pollak tripled up.

"Yikes, Aces." Katz exclaimed and Pollak replied "You don't know me?"

"How old are you now Adrian?" Katz asked after the hand was over and Mateos replied "24."

"Oh, you are getting old. That's when you realize you can't run as good anymore as when you were 21," Katz joked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Pollak	400,000 242,000	242,000
Cary Katz	248,000 18,000	18,000
Adrian Mateos	105,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Benjamin Pollak Cary Katz

08-28-2018 18:44 UTC+2

Riess Hits a House to Double

AaronMcBride

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ryan Riess was all in for 124,000 from the under the gun and saw Sergio Aido call from middle position before the rest of the table folded.

Ryan Riess:
Sergio Aido:

Board:

Riess hit trips on the flop to take a big lead and completed a house on the river after the board went runner-runner deuce.

Riess moved up to 270,000 and Aldo was left with 325,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	325,000 -270,000	-270,000
Ryan Riess	270,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Ryan Reiss Sergio Aido

08-28-2018 18:40 UTC+2

Foxen at it Again; Kenney Gone

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Only moments after sending Sam Greenwood to the rail, Alex Foxen was involved in yet another showdown. Foxen raised to 22,000 and Bryn Kenney three-bet all in out of the small blind for what appeared to be 250,000, Foxen snap-called.

Bryn Kenney:
Alex Foxen:

The board came and Foxen's big stack grew even bigger.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	1,200,000 310,000	310,000
Bryn Kenney	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Bryn Kenney Sam Greenwood

08-28-2018 18:38 UTC+2

Foxen Busts Greenwood to Take the Lead

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sam Greenwood made it 20,000 to go from under the gun and Alex Foxen in the small blind three-bet to 85,000. Greenwood four-bet all in and Foxen called near instantly.

Sam Greenwood:
Ales Foxen:

The kicker played thanks to a board of and Greenwood asked if he was covered.

"I have 416,000" the Canadian said and Foxen nodded, replied "I started with 450,000."

That massive pot vaulted Foxen into the lead and there are just 21 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	890,000 400,000	400,000
Sam Greenwood	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Sam Greenwood

08-28-2018 18:33 UTC+2

Soyza Busts in Three-Way All In

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Short stack Michael Soyza pushed from early position and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau on the button, as well as Jan-Eric Schwippert got their stacks in as well.

Michael Soyza:
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau:
Jan-Eric Schwippert: