€10,300 High Roller
Day 1 Started
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
€10,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Welcome to Day 1 of PokerStars Championship Barcelona €10,300 High Roller
PokerStars Championship Barcelona is ready to start winding down soon after over a week of exciting poker, but before the tents can be folded up, there's one last big event to play out: €10,300 High Roller.
That event starts today, with cards scheduled to fly at 12:30 p.m. local time in Casino Barcelona.
Last year under the EPT banner, Connor Drinan emerged as champion over a field of 591 entries, conquering the likes of Patrick Leonard, Ari Engel, Joseph Cheong and Oleksii Khoroshenin, all of whom made the final table. Drinan claimed a massive €849,200 first-place prize, and a similarly monstrous turnout and prize pool is expected again this year.
Before the tournament can reach that point this year, the minutiae of Day 1 must take place. That means 10 levels, each lasting one hour. Players get 50,000 in starting chips at miniscule blinds of just 100/200/25 to start, working their way to 800/1,600/200. Should something go awry — a sick cooler, a bluff gone wrong, or an unfortunate river card — players do get one mulligan in this one, having the option to reenter once.
Keep an eye out here on PokerNews as we bring you all of the live updates.
Day 1 Level Structure
| Level | Ante | Small Blind | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 100 | 200 |
| 2 | 25 | 100 | 200 |
| 3 | 50 | 150 | 300 |
| 4 | 50 | 200 | 400 |
| 5 | 75 | 250 | 500 |
| 6 | 100 | 300 | 600 |
| 7 | 100 | 400 | 800 |
| 8 | 100 | 500 | 1000 |
| 9 | 200 | 600 | 1200 |
| 10 | 200 | 800 | 1600 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Button in Seat 3...
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
...and cards are in the air.
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More Familiar Faces
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
The three-day €10,300 High Roller is traditionally one of the most popular tournaments in Barcelona and this one is no exception. Another batch of familiar names took their seats in level 1.
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Newey Plays a Three-Bet Pot
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
A player in early position opened for 500 and Paul Newey made it 1,500 on the button. They went heads up to 
and Newey bet 2,100. His opponent called and both players checked the 
, bringing a 
. Two more checks later, Newey was mucking to a 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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56,300 | 6,300 |
Chidwick Looking for Three Straight
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
More players are filtering in. Among them: British star Stephen Chidwick. The high rollers have been quite the bankroll booster for Chidwick thus far at PokerStars Championship Barcelona. He won the €25K Single-Day for a career-best €690,400 and followed that up in the €25K Single Day II with a third-place finish for €220,700.
We'll see if he can make it three straight deep runs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Chaudey Gets Three Streets of Value
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
After Marc MacDonnell had raised, Christopher Chaudey three-bet to 1,650 in position and received a call. The flop was 
and MacDonnell check-called 2,400 from Chaudey.
On the turn, MacDonnell checked, Chaudey bet 3,400, and MacDonnell called again. The river was the 
and the Irishman checked a third time. Chaudey quickly bet 6,000, which received an equally fast call.
Chaudey showed 
and MacDonnell slid his hand face-down in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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High Rollers Dripping In
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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More Early Risers
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: 100/200, 25 ante
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