€10,300 High Roller Day 1 | 2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Barcelona

08-25-2014 18:06 UTC+2

Daniel Negreanu Skipping the High Roller?

donpeters

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Last season on the European Poker Tour, Thomas Muehloecker won the €10,300 High Roller here in Barcelona, but he had to beat Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu to do so. In fact, Muehloecker came back from a 6-1 chip deficit to defeat "Kid Poker" and earn the €390,700 top prize. Negreanu earned an impressive €263,800 for second place.

Right now, Negreanu has stepped into the EPT Live commentary booth during coverage of the €5,300 Main Event. This High Roller event was brought up, but Negreanu said he was going to skip it. Marc Convey, one of the commentators in the booth, questioned Negreanu's decision due to the size of this event, but Negreanu said he was still going to skip it. He did ask if you could buy in up until Day 2, which you can, but then said he had a wine tour planned for tomorrow.

08-25-2014 17:59 UTC+2

Big Pot for Chadha

donpeters

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Just as the tournament went into the last break, the following situation occurred:

With the final board reading , Carlos Chadha checked to his opponent. The player put out a pile of chips for a bet of 43,500, but had 10 black T100 chips behind. Chadha went into the tank for a little. He said he more than likely wasn't going to fold, but just wanted to think about things for a minute. But then, things got a little confusing.

After 30 seconds or so, Chadha called by putting a handful of chips into the pot. He had 10 sky blue T5,000 chips in his hand, which was more then his opponent's bet of 43,500. The player didn't say anything, he didn't put his last 1,000 in, but he did instantly turn up his hand to reveal a bluff with the . Chadha saw that and quickly tabled the for a set of fours.

Because the tournament had gone on break, the player who had bluff against Chadha stood up and began to exit. The dealer grabbed al of the player's chips, though, including the 1,000 he had behind, and gave them all to Chadha. The player made a comment about how he should have 1,000 behind, but the dealer pointed out that Chadha had put in 50,000. Chadha said that he was just making the call, but the dealer again pointed out that Chadha had put in 50,000.

The player who had bluffed the river sort of shrugged, but his friend again tried to point out that he should get 1,000 back. The player smiled after shrugging and started to make his way to the exit, looking as though he didn't care to try and run the 1,000 back up.

Russell Thomas was watching his friend Chadha in the hand, and he commented that because the hands were tabled, the player who bluffed could still have the option to call or fold for his last 1,000, but the player was already out the door and the dealer was being tagged out.

Whether or not the player will reenter is left to be decided, but for now it looks like his carefree attitude could have been worth a free chance at running up 1,000 chips instead of forfeiting his buy-in or having to reenter for another €10,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Chadha	160,000	160,000

Tags: Carlos Chadha Russell Thomas

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

08-25-2014 17:45 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts at the Break

donpeters

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Roumeliotis	153,000	103,000
Maxim Lykov	142,000	15,000
Thomas Muehloecker	130,000	-2,000
Simon Higgins	130,000
Niall Farrell	125,000	44,000
Senh Ung	118,000	68,000
Yingui Li	112,000
Conor Shelly	108,000
Michael Tureniec	92,000
Jorma Nuutinen	90,000	5,775
Dan Shak	53,000	53,000
Martin Jacobson	4,600

08-25-2014 17:32 UTC+2

Break

Webjoker

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Another 20-minute break for the players.

08-25-2014 17:27 UTC+2

Rettenmaier Hits With Ace King

Webjoker

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

On an flop, Paul Klann bet out 1,300 from the small blind. Marvin Rettenmaier on the button made the call.

Klann bet another 2,800 on the -turn, and Rettenmaier made the call once again.

The completed the board and Klann checked. Rettenmaier now bet 5,625 and Klann called.

Rettenmaier showed and Klann mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Klann	69,000	69,000
Marvin Rettenmaier	53,000	3,000

Tags: Marvin Rettenmaier Paul Klann

08-25-2014 17:12 UTC+2

Mercier Shoving

donpeters

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

From middle position, Mikita Badziakouski opened the action with a raise to an unknown amount. Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier reraised to 2,500 from the hijack seat, and then Ami Alibay called on the button. Play folded back to Badziakouski, and he called as well.

The flop came down , and Badziakouski checked. Mercier bet 5,300 with 17,000 behind, and Alibay folded. Badziakouski took some time, then called.

The turn was the , and Badziakouski checked. Mercier put his last 17,000 in the middle, and Badziakouski folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ami Alibay	73,000	10,000
Mikita Badziakouski	71,600	71,600
Jason Mercier	35,725	-20,275

Tags: Ami Alibay Jason Mercier Mikita Badziakouski

08-25-2014 17:09 UTC+2

Ze Germans Are Here

Webjoker

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marvin Rettenmaier	50,000
Maxi Lehmanski	50,000	50,000
Tobias Reinkemeier	50,000	50,000
Fabian Quoss	50,000	50,000
Ole Schemion	50,000	50,000

08-25-2014 17:09 UTC+2

River Ten Cracks McDonald's Aces

Webjoker

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Maxim Lykov opened from middle position, and Alex Bilokur made the call in the hijack. Mike McDonald on the button squeezed to 3,000, and after both blinds folded, the action was back on Lykov. Lykov four bet to 7,000, and Bilokur folded. McDonald five bet to 12,500, and Lykov pushed all in. McDonald called instantly.

Maxim Lykov:
Mike McDonald:

Things were looking goot for McDonald, till the river: . The ten felted McDonald, and he got up from the table, wished the players good luck, and made his way out of the tournament room. Will he be back?

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxim Lykov	127,000	45,000
Mike McDonald	Busted

Tags: Alex Bilokur Maxim Lykov Mike McDonald

08-25-2014 17:06 UTC+2

Lykov Doubles Through Seiver

donpeters

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Scott Seiver bet 9,500 on the board into Maxim Lykov. Lykov made the call, and the dealer placed the out on the river. Seiver moved all in, and Lykov quickly called off for his last 20,925.

Seiver just had a bluff with the , and that was no good against Lykov's for a full house on the river.