€2,200 EPT National High Roller Day 1a | 2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-26-2019 01:35 UTC+2

''Mamma Mia!''

Milko van Winden

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Anton Bergstrom and Amato Landi got their chips in the middle. Bergstrom had Landi covered by just a very small margin and the pot was very significant for both players so close to the bubble.

Amato Landi:
Anton Bergstrom:

The board ran out and Landi was extremely excited about the river as he jumped from his chair and shouted ''mamma mia'' multiple times through the tournament room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amato Landi	280,000	280,000
Anton Bergstrom	13,000	13,000

Tags: Amato Landi Anton Bergstrom

08-26-2019 01:31 UTC+2

Saout Denies Another One

Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Alexander Rocha was all in for around 60,000 and Antoine Saout tried to add another scalp to his arsenal.

Alexander Rocha:
Antoine Saout:

The board came down to leave Rocha dry on chips and move the field one closer to the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Saout	240,000	20,000
Alexander Rocha	Busted

Tags: Alexander Rocha Antoine Saout

08-26-2019 01:20 UTC+2

Late Night Eliminations

Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The following batch of players all just missed out on a money-cash in the EPT National High Roller.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liwei Sun	Busted
Goran Mandic	Busted
Angel Guillen	Busted
Jai Saha	Busted
Ognyan Dimov	Busted
David Peters	Busted
Viliyan Petleshkov	Busted
Rachid Chaouki	Busted

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-26-2019 01:13 UTC+2

Bernardini Left With Crumbs After Doubling Berndtson

Milko van Winden

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Touko Berndtson put his last 41,000 in the middle from the hijack when it folded to him. Gianluca Bernardini sat on the button and he rejammed, covering Berndtson. The rest of the players got out of the way and they opened up.

Touko Berndtson:
Gianluca Bernardini:

The flop was safe for Bernardini, but the turn already brought extra outs for Berndtson. The on the river was one of those cards and he doubled up while leaving Bernardini with just three big blinds. Shortly after, he lost those as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Touko Berndtson	94,000	94,000
Gianluca Bernardini	Busted

Tags: Gianluca Bernardini Touko Berndtson

08-26-2019 01:10 UTC+2

Saout Snipes Lipauka

Yori Epskamp

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Vadzim Lipauka was all in for his final 55,000 in chips and Antoine Saout tried to score the knockout.

Vadzim Lipauka:
Antoine Saout:

Big slick didn't do the trick for the Belarusian as the board came up short for him, ending his run about twenty places before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Saout	220,000	72,000
Vadzim Lipauka	Busted

Tags: Antoine Saout Vadzim Lipauka

08-26-2019 00:56 UTC+2

No Money for Bouchama; Deveson Holds With Queens

Yori Epskamp

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

A short-stacked Tarek Bouchama open-shoved from the button and Frederik Brink looked him up from the big blind.

Tarek Bouchama:
Frederik Brink:

The EPT8 Madrid champion held up on a board to deny Bouchama a cash in this event.

At another table, Max Deveson cold four-bet shoved for 77,000 from the blinds. Ioannis Zachmanidis, who had 35,000 in front of him in middle position, was visibly unpleased with the situation but called the extra chips off after a minute or so.

Max Deveson:
Ioannis Zachmanidis:

No real sweat for Deveson on a board and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederik Brink	240,000	55,000
Max Deveson	180,000	100,000
Ioannis Zachmanidis	75,000	75,000
Tarek Bouchama	Busted

Tags: Frederik Brink Ioannis Zachmanidis Max Deveson Tarek Bouchama

08-26-2019 00:50 UTC+2

Olsen Goes Down by Quads

Milko van Winden

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Rodrigo De Barros Semeghini raised from the cutoff to 11,000 and button Gisle Olsen three-bet to 27,000. The blinds got out of the way and De Barros Semeghini called.

The flop fell and the Brazilian checked to see Olsen jam 73,000 in the middle. De Barros Semeghini snap-called and immediately tabled . Olsen showed .

The turn gave Olsen a couple of extra outs but the river was not one of them.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodrigo De Barros Semeghini	250,000	250,000
Gisle Olsen	Busted

Tags: Gisle Olsen Rodrigo De Barros Semeghini

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

08-26-2019 00:20 UTC+2

Break

Milko van Winden

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The remaining 192 players were sent on, presumably, their last 20-minute break of the night. They are 40 eliminations away from making the money and bagging for Day 2. They continue at approximately 12:40 a.m. local time.