With an enormous field in the €10,000 High Roller, there has been some talk in Barcelona this week about raising the buy-in of the Main Events from its current €5,000. PokerStars Blog and PokerStars.tv canvassed opinion in the tournament room — and also got the official line.
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,720,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
4,595,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
||
|
4,245,000
855,000
|
855,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,730,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
3,200,000 | |
|
2,910,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
2,790,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
2,665,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
2,625,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
2,270,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
2,240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
1,795,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
1,710,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
1,420,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
1,265,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
865,000
1,035,000
|
1,035,000 |
|
815,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
||
Ok, Dominik Panka isn't running too golden, he's just managed to lose. Ironically, he started off the hand ahead. Andrea Dato was his opponent
Panka: 
Dato: 
The board came 
and Dato hit a queen on the river for the 3.7 million chip pot - that put the Italian into the chip lead on the feature table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000
2,380,000
|
2,380,000 |
|
|
2,800,000
1,795,000
|
1,795,000 |
|
|
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Maximilian Senft had all his chips at risk with 
and was up against the 
of Piotr Sowinski.
On a flop of 
things looked truly desperate for Senft. He would have to go runner runner to survive. So he did with a turn card and the river 
to give him Broadway and another life in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,574,000
709,000
|
709,000 |
|
|
1,455,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
Samuel Phillips and Hossein Ensan clashed in a big pot just now and it was the former that came out the winner.
Phillips fired a 155,000 bet on the 
flop and Ensan made the call to see the 
on the turn. Phillips bet 315,000 but Ensan raised to 775,0000. Phillips thought for a minute and then made the call.
Both players checked the river and Phillips turned over 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,700,000
970,000
|
970,000 |
|
|
2,800,000
1,445,000
|
1,445,000 |
|
|
||
Daniel Dvoress open shoved for 705,000. Action folded to Ji Zhang who queried the amount and took a while to get a call together with the help of the dealer. He did in the end make the call.
Dvoress wished him luck and turned over 
. Zhang saw the hand and turned over his 
. Dvoress said nothing but a few spectators called, “Slow roll. Seven for the slow roll.”
The cards ran out 
and Dvoress who never managed to get much going today was out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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| Table | Seat | Name | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ji Zhang | 4,455,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Pawel Brzeski | 1,670,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Andre Leattau | 2,600,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Sergei Popov | 775,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Andrea Dato | 4,245,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Samuel Phillips | 4,715,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Bram Haenraets | 5,095,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Kiryl Radzivonau | 2,250,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Dominik Panka | 2,050,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Slaven Popov | 2,120,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Mikhail Rudoy | 3,355,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Piotr Sowinski | 1,035,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Maximilian Senft | 1,990,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Hossein Ensan | 3,810,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Robert Schulz | 1,545,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Andrey Shatilov | 3,150,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,095,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
|
4,715,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
4,455,000
1,255,000
|
1,255,000 |
|
|
4,245,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
|
3,810,000
1,010,000
|
1,010,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,355,000
730,000
|
730,000 |
|
|
3,150,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
2,250,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
|
2,120,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
2,050,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,990,000
416,000
|
416,000 |
|
|
1,670,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
1,545,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
1,035,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
775,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
Andrew and Nate skip the strategy this week to get right to a special hour-long interview with Olivier Busquet. Busquet discusses his win in the EPT Barcelona Super High Roller, the economical and personal value of playing in big buy-in tournaments, and, of course, the political t-shirt drama.
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Sergei Popov moved all in from early position for a total of 765,000. It was passed to Samuel Phillips who made the call. Bram Haenraets tanked for about a minute and then moved all in. The action wen back around to Phillips who gave up his hand.
Popov:
Haenraets:
The dealer put out a board of 
and Haenraets increased his chip lead even furher.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,400,000
1,305,000
|
1,305,000 |
|
|
4,475,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
Busted |
