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

Rui Ferreira Eliminated in 9th Place (€105,070)

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

Rui Ferreira returned from dinner break as the short stack with just under three big blinds, and got them in with {7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} against the {a-Hearts}{6-Spades} of Juan Pardo.

The board came {a-Spades}{9-Spades}{2-Spades}{j-Hearts}{5-Spades} with Pardo making a flush on the river to eliminate Ferreira in ninth place.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
1,640,000
80,000
80,000
Rui Ferreira pt
Rui Ferreira
Busted

Tags: Juan PardoRui Ferreira

Pardo Secures Monster Double Through Levinskas

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

On a {j-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} flop Laurynas Levinskas bet 75,000 and Juan Pardo called. The turn was the {3-Hearts} and Levinskas continued for 250,000 and Pardo used up his last time extension before moving all in for 1,390,000.

Levinskas saw his shot clock run down before calling.

Juan Pardo: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Laurynas Levinskas: {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

It was two pair versus a set, and there was no full house for the Lithuanian on the {7-Hearts} river and he was left with under two big blinds behind.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
3,200,000
1,690,000
1,690,000
Laurynas Levinskas lt
Laurynas Levinskas
60,000
-1,515,000
-1,515,000

Tags: Juan PardoLaurynas Levinskas

Laurynas Levinskas Eliminated in 8th Place (€138,250)

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

Laurynas Levinskas was all in for his last 60,000 with {10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} against Juan Pardo with {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} with Levinskas bricking his straight draw to bust in eighth place for just under €140,000.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
3,300,000
100,000
100,000
Laurynas Levinskas lt
Laurynas Levinskas
Busted

Tags: Juan PardoLaurynas Levinskas

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
1,200,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ali ImsirovicJuan PardoSteve O'Dwyer

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
100,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Busted

Tags: Juan PardoTimothy Adams

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
-500,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,500,000
680,000
680,000
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
Busted

Tags: Ali ImsirovicJuan PardoLuc GreenwoodSeth Davies

Luc Greenwood Eliminated in 4th Place (€363,150)

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

Luc Greenwood's battle at the bottom of the chip counts is over after he was eliminated by Chin Wei Lim.

Greenwood held {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} but was dominated against the {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} of Lim.

The board came {3-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{9-Clubs} and Greenwood was sent to the rail in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
1,875,000
305,000
305,000
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
Busted

Tags: Chin Wei LimLuc Greenwood

Lim Pays Off Pardo

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Chin Wei Lim & Juan Pardo
Chin Wei Lim & Juan Pardo

On a {4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop Chin Wei Lim check-called 285,000 from Juan Pardo. The Spaniard had started making moves back up the chip counts after a tough few orbits.

The turn {3-Hearts} was checked by both players and Lim checked the {8-Hearts} river to Pardo.

Pardo bet 575,000 and Lim used two time extensions before calling. Pardo showed {10-Clubs}{2-Hearts} for two pair, tens and eights, and Lim mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
5,225,000
1,225,000
1,225,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,575,000
-155,000
-155,000
Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
800,000
-1,075,000
-1,075,000

Tags: Chin Wei LimJuan Pardo

Chin Wei Lim Eliminated in 3rd Place (€471,910)

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Chin Wei Lim
Chin Wei Lim

Chin Wei Lim moved all in first to act for around 650,000 and Juan Pardo called. Seth Davies folded and the cards were turned over.

Chin Wei Lim: {a-Spades}{2-Clubs}
Juan Pardo: {a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

The board came {k-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} with Pardo's kicker playing to send Lim to the rail in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
5,740,000
550,000
550,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,860,000
160,000
160,000
Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
Busted

Tags: Chin Wei LimJuan PardoSeth Davies

Seth Davies Eliminated in 2nd Place (€720,760)

Level 21 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Seth Davies
Seth Davies

Seth Davies and Juan Pardo were soon all in again, and this time it was a classic race.

Juan Pardo: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Seth Davies: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The flop came {j-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} giving Pardo a set, but his rail urged themselves to stay quiet with Davies flopping a straight draw.

That didn't matter when the {2-Clubs} paired the board, giving Pardo a full house. The river was the {6-Clubs} and Davies was eliminated, collecting €720,760, the biggest cash of his career.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
7,600,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
Busted

Tags: Juan PardoSeth Davies