2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€25,000 6+ No-Limit Hold'em (Short Deck)
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Mikhail Rudoy
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
€213,210
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€576,240
Entries
24
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Chin Wei Lim Leads EPT Barcelona €25,000 6+ Hold'em High Roller

Level 10
Chin Wei Lim
Chin Wei Lim

The first-ever €25,000 6+ Hold'em High Roller at the 2019 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona attracted a total of 23 entries generating a prize pool of over €550,000. Expect that number to increase further still, with late registration and unlimited re-entry here in Barcelona open until the start of Day 2.

From the starting field, just 12 players remain in with a shot of being crowned the inaugural champion tomorrow, with Chin Wei Lim in pole position.

He bagged 903,000 to be well clear of Yake Wu (680,000) in second place. Then comes Sam Greenwood (389,000) and Mike Watson (268,000).

Dario Sammartino
Dario Sammartino

Dario Sammartino is the only previous winner of a 6+ Hold'em event on the European Poker Tour, but his start to the €25,000 High Roller was far from ideal, busting all three of his bullets and having to re-enter in around 30 minutes.

However, his second bullet went a lot better and he bagged 221,000

Mikhail Rudoy needed three bullets before eventually bagging up 153,000, with Daniel Dvoress (132,000), Cary Katz (162,000), Borys Turista (100,000) and Isaac Haxton (186,000) all firing twice before making it through.

Players who failed to bag on Day 1 included Sam Higgs, Seth Davies and Ahadpur Khangah but they may still opt to jump back in before play resumes on 26th August at 12 p.m.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of the EPT Barcelona Festival including the Main Event which gets underway tomorrow!

Tags: Ahadpur KhangahBorys TuristaCary KatzDaniel DvoressDario SammartinoIsaac HaxtonMike WatsonMikhail RudoySam HiggsSeth Davies