€10,300 PLO High Roller
Day 1 Started
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
€10,300 PLO High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
Buy-in
€10,300
Entries
111
Level
23
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
Welcome to PokerStars Championship Barcelona €10,300 PLO High Roller Day 1
Up until now, everything you've seen on PokerNews about PokerStars Championship Barcelona has been Texas Hold'em coverage, but that's about to change.
It's time for the beautiful game of four-card poker, centered around the coverage of the €10,300 PLO High Roller. The PLO High Rollers always attract an interesting and fun crowd, with multiple high-stakes online PLO cash regulars populating the field in Monte Carlo, along with the usual cast of high rollers.
Today's field will likely depend heavily on the whims of fate as far as the Main Event goes, with about half of entries for that tournament still live. As players are eliminated from that, some will likely hop into PLO.
The plan for today is to get through 14 levels, each lasting 45 minutes. That will likely get the field to a final table, or close to it. Each player gets 50,000 in starting chips and may reenter up to one time. Things begin at 100/200 and will progress to 2,000/4,000.
Cards are scheduled to fly at 12:30 p.m. local time here in Barcelona, so stay tuned here for all of the PLO action.
Delayed Start
There are 13 players registered so far and a few are sitting but the cards aren't in the air quite yet. The TD for the tournament said the players will be back to try to start at 1 p.m.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
We're Off
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Here's a look at a slice of the field, which is at 14 players right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 |
Saliba Pays Edberg
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
With a completed board of 
on the felt, Vivian Saliba checked from the big blind and Kristoffer Edberg bet 6,500. Saliba tanked down under the dealer was counting down her last five seconds, then she put in calling chips. Edberg rolled over 
for the nut straight and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000 | |
|
31,000 |
Kozlov Takes a Seat
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Martin Kozlov has joined the tournament. The Aussie has been on quite a tear in the tournament world since last year with two monster cashes. At the 2016 WSOP, he came first in the $10K Six-Max for $665,000. Earlier this month, he won the $5,250 SHRPO Championship in Florida for another $754,000.
Kozlov has showed off his PLO chops too, getting ninth in the $25K PLO High Roller at this year's WSOP. Kozlov previously told PokerNews that he's mostly a PLO cash player, so we'll see how his game translates to the tournament arena here in Barcelona.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 |
2 Minutes with ZEDD
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Quevedo Folds a Big Set
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Leo Nordin opened for 700 in the cutoff and got three-bet to 2,000 by Vivian Saliba on his left. Both blinds came along and made it four to 
, which got checked through. The 
hit and Kristoffer Edberg bet 6,000. Federico Quevedo called, and the late position players mucked. On the 
river, Quevedo studied his opponent intently as he bet 14,000, but he quickly conceded the pot, flashing 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,200 | 2,200 |
|
46,200 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0