2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

€25,500 Single-Day High Roller I
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
€690,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€2,744,000
Entries
112
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Players Info - Day 1

Reixach Doubles Again

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

In the first hand after coming back from the break, Sergi Reixach moved all in from under the gun and Igor Yaroshevskyy checked his stack before calling from the big blind.

Sergi Reixach: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Igor Yaroshevskyy: {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The flop of {A-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades} gave Reixach top pair, but he had a sweat on the {3-Hearts} turn. A blank {Q-Spades} fell on the river and the Spaniard doubled for 305,000.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
1,000,000 -150,000
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
660,000 210,000

Tags: Igor YaroshevskyySergi Reixach

Level: 17

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Kenney Takes from McEathron

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Ryan McEathron raised from under the gun and Bryn Kenney defended his big blind. On a flop of {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Hearts}, Kenney checked and called a bet worth 40,000 by McEathron before checking again the {Q-Spades} turn. McEathron checked back and the {5-Clubs} fell on the river.

Kenney now made it 185,000 to go and McEathron folded.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
1,650,000 500,000
Ryan McEathron ca
Ryan McEathron
920,000 -280,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyRyan McEathron

Stefan Schillhabel Eliminated in 13th Place (€49,400)

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Stefan Schillhabel
Stefan Schillhabel

Seated under the gun, Stefan Schillhabel raised all of his green 25,000-chips, worth about 300,000. With just 100,000 behind, it was clear to everyone at the table what was at stake. Action folded to Stephen Chidwick in the big blind who pushed. Schillhabel called instantly.

Stefan Schillhabel: {J-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}
Stephen Chidwick: {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}

The board ran out {J-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Spades}{9-Spades} and Stefan Schillhabel was off to the payout desk to collect €49,400 for his 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
1,352,000 177,000
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Stephen ChidwickStefan Schillhabel

Steffen Sontheimer Eliminated in 14th Place (€45,250)

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Steffen Sontheimer
Steffen Sontheimer

Action folded around to Adrian Mateos in the small blind and he pushed all in. Big blind Steffen Sontheimer, with around 350,000 behind, called all in.

Steffen Sontheimer: {8-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Adrian Mateos: {7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

The flop hit Sontheimer with {8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{K-Spades} but the {9-Clubs} and {6-Diamonds} made Mateos a straight.

Steffen Sontheimer eliminated in 14th place for €45,250, the remaining 13 players are now guaranteed €49,400.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
1,411,000 231,000
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosSteffen Sontheimer

Reixach Left Short

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Manig Loeser previously chipped up through Adrian Mateos and raised to 70,000 soon after, Sergi Reixach defended the single big blind. On the {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop both players checked and the {A-Clubs} fell on the turn. Reixach checked and called a bet worth 145,000 by Loeser before the {7-Clubs} river was checked again.

Reixach showed {8-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Loeser won the pot with {A-Spades}{8-Spades}.

The very next hand, Igor Yaroshevskyy shoved from the button and Reixach moved in for more from the small blind, Mateos folded the big blind.

Igor Yaroshevskyy: {A-Spades}{3-Spades}
Sergi Reixach: {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

The board of {K-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades} completed a flush for Yaroshevskyy, who doubled for 543,000.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
1,150,000 604,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
750,000 490,000
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
225,000 -575,000

Tags: Adrian MateosIgor YaroshevskyySergi ReixachManig Loeser

Byron Kaverman Eliminated in 15th Place (€45,250)

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Byron Kaverman
Byron Kaverman

Action folded to Igor Yaroshevskyy in the small blind and he shoved all in for 269,000. Big blind Byron Kaverman thought about it for a bit before he called all in for about 247,000.

Igor Yaroshevskyy: {A-Diamonds}{3-Spades}
Byron Kaverman: {J-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

The board came {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{10-Spades}{10-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Kaverman hit the rail in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
546,000 240,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Byron KavermanIgor Yaroshevskyy

Level: 16

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000