2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€50,000 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
€1,013,860
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€3,686,760
Entries
76
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Pardo Slipping

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

Chin Wei Lim limped in the small blind and Juan Pardo checked his big blind.

The flop came {7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{a-Spades} and Lim bet 50,000. Pardo called. The turn was the {3-Diamonds} and Lim bet 140,000. Again, Pardo called.

The river was the {j-Spades} and both players checked.

Lim showed {a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
3,100,000 -225,000
Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
1,575,000 410,000

Tags: Chin Wei LimJuan Pardo

Davies Chips Away at Pardo

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

Seth Davies opened to 125,000 and Juan Pardo defended his big blind. The pair checked the {q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} flop and {7-Spades} turn.

The river was the {9-Clubs} and Pardo bet 375,000. Davies called. Pardo showed {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for a pair of sevens, with Davies showing {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
3,600,000 -300,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
2,585,000 485,000
Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
1,165,000 -125,000
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
275,000 -25,000

Tags: Juan PardoSeth Davies

Greenwood Doubles With Royal Flush

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

Luc Greenwood was down to three big blinds and got it in against Chin Wei Lim.

Chin Wei Lim: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Luc Greenwood: {q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

The board came {10-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} giving Greenwood a royal flush and doubling him up to six big blinds.

"I might have to make some real decisions soon," said Greenwood.

Player Chips Progress
Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
1,290,000 -150,000
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
300,000 150,000

Tags: Chin Wei LimLuc Greenwood

Ali Imsirovic Eliminated in 5th Place (€287,570)

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

Juan Pardo shoved all in from early position, covering everyone. Ali Imsirovic called all in for 275,000 and Seth Davies called all in for 605,000.

"I was peeling my cards," said Luc Greenwood in the big blind. "And I was getting ready to snap."

Eventually he folded, saying he folded {a-}{q-}.

Juan Pardo: {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}
Ali Imsirovic: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Seth Davies: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

The board came {5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} with Davies more than doubling up, with Imsirovic sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
4,100,000 -500,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,500,000 680,000
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
Busted

Tags: Ali ImsirovicJuan PardoLuc GreenwoodSeth Davies

Timothy Adams Eliminated in 6th Place (€224,890)

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

Juan Pardo shoved from the cutoff and Timothy Adams called in the big blind and was all in for around 200,000.

Juan Pardo: {9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Timothy Adams: {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Pardo again flopped a pair on the {5-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Spades} flop and the {10-Hearts}{7-Clubs} failed to improve Adams and he was eliminated in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
4,600,000 100,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Busted

Tags: Juan PardoTimothy Adams

Steve O'Dwyer Eliminated in 7th Place (€176,960)

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

Juan Pardo shoved from the button with Ali Imsirovic and Steve O'Dwyer behind him. Imsirovic folded but O'Dwyer called all in.

Juan Pardo: {k-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Steve O'Dwyer: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

O'Dwyer had woken up with a decent holding but the {4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{j-Clubs} flop gave Pardo the lead. The turn was the {k-Clubs} improving him to two pair and the river {5-Spades} sent O'Dwyer to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
4,500,000 1,200,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Ali ImsirovicJuan PardoSteve O'Dwyer

Level: 18

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Imsirovic Secures Small Double

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

Ali Imsirovic was down to just 95,000 and got it in with {q-Spades}{j-Diamonds} against the {4-Hearts}{3-Spades} of Juan Pardo.

"That's not good," said Imsirovic seeing the deuce in the window. However, he appeared more at ease with the {10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop as a whole.

The turn was the {j-Hearts} securing him a double as the {2-Spades} came on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
3,300,000 -100,000
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
250,000 60,000

Tags: Ali ImsirovicJuan Pardo