2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Ronny Kaiser
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€735,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€5,402,900
Entries
557
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000

Kruk Wins Battles of the Christophs

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang
Christoph Vogelsang

We arrived a bit late with Christoph Vogelsang (small blind) having already had 225,000 committed and just 40,000 behind. Big blind Christopher Kruk was all in.

Presumably, a 3rd player was involved in the pot opening, but by the time we arrived, the action was already back on Vogelsang. He looked around for a bit and eventually called off the remaining 40,000 he had as well.

Christoph Vogelsang: {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Christopher Kruk: {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}

The board ran out {K-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} and Vogelsang was eliminated in 28th place.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Kruk ca
Christopher Kruk
1,975,000
325,000
325,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
Busted

Tags: Christoph VogelsangChristopher Kruk

Jake Cody Eliminated

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Jake Cody
Jake Cody

Hand 1

Pascal Hartman raised to 52,000 from the cutoff and Jake Cody moved all in from the small blind. Hartmann called for his last 616,000 and the cards were tabled.

Pascal Hartmann: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Jake Cody: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

The board came {A-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Cody was left with fewer than five big blinds.

Hand 2

Cody raised to 80,000 on the button, leaving himself with just one T-5,000 chip behind. Franz Ditz in the small blind three-bet to 190,000 and Alexandre Reard forfeited his big blind. Cody looked at the clock and the other tables, then called before his shot clock had run down to zero.

Jake Cody: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Franz Ditz: {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}

The board of {9-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{7-Hearts} provided no help and Cody was eliminated in 27th place for €32,950.

Player Chips Progress
Franz Ditz de
Franz Ditz
1,450,000
400,000
400,000
Pascal Hartmann de
Pascal Hartmann
1,280,000
749,000
749,000
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
Busted

Beresford Busts in 25th

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Several players were short and it was Conor Beresford that ended up as the one to miss out on the last three tables.

Marc-Olivier Perrault open-shoved from the small blind and Beresford glanced over at the other tables before calling it off from the big blind for approximately 340,000.

Conor Beresford: {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Marc-Olivier Perrault: {A-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}

The board of {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{10-Hearts} left Beresford's hand second best and he bowed out in 25th place. All remaining 24 players will now redraw to the last three tables.

Player Chips Progress
Marc-Olivier Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Perrault
900,000
525,000
525,000
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
Busted

Tags: Conor BeresfordMarc-Olivier Perrault

Redraw of the Last Three Tables

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
SeatTable 1Table 2Table 3
1Benjamin PollakOliver WeisEmil Patel
2Tomi BroukAlexandre ReardPascal Hartmann
3Boris KolevGeorgios SotiropoulosLuis Rodriguez Cruz
4Quan ZhouMarkus DurneggerParker Talbot
5Fabrice MaltezMarius GierseMarc-Olivier Perrault
6Franz DitzStefan SchillhabelChristopher Kruk
7Ihar SoikaSam GraftonJakub Michalak
8Sergio CabreraRonny KaiserJoaquin Walter

Pollak Busts Soika

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

From early position, Boris Kolev opened for 50,000. Ihar Soika shoved from the button for just over 500,000 and big blind Benjamin Pollak isolated by going all in over the top. Kolev folded.

Ihar Soika: {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Benjamin Pollak: {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}

No exciting things on the flop ({2-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}), turn ({6-Hearts}), or river ({8-Clubs}), and Soika exited the tournament area.

After winning this event back in 2014, now 24th for €32,950.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
2,100,000
355,000
355,000
Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
Busted

Tags: Boris KolevIhar SoikaBenjamin Pollak

Schillhabel Eliminated by Durnegger

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Stefan Schillhabel
Stefan Schillhabel

Five German-speaking players were seated over on table two but that number was reduced by one when two of them clashed in a preflop all in. Markus Durnegger had raised and called the three-bet shove of Stefan Schillhabel for what appeared to be 700,000.

It was a classic race with the ace-king for Schillhabel and the {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts} for Durneggger. The board came {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and Schillhabel failed to improve, joining the rail in 23rd place for €38,350.

Player Chips Progress
Markus Durnegger at
Markus Durnegger
2,000,000
750,000
750,000
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Markus DurneggerStefan Schillhabel

Hartmann Chips Up

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Marc-Olivier Perrault raised from early position and was called by Pascal Hartmann in the small blind and Luis Rodriguez Cruz in the big blind. The flop fell {8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and the action checked to Perrault, who continued for 88,000. Only Hartmann called before the duo checked down the {8-Diamonds} turn and {5-Clubs} river.

Hartmann showed {A-Spades}{Q-Spades} and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Pascal Hartmann de
Pascal Hartmann
1,700,000
420,000
420,000
Marc-Olivier Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Perrault
670,000
-230,000
-230,000

Tags: Luis RodriguezMarc-Olivier PerraultPascal Hartmann

Break

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

The first break of the day for the players. The remaining 22 return in 15 minutes.