2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

€25,500 Single-Day High Roller II
Day: 1
Event Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
84
Prize
€406,300
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Total Entries
66
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Players Left 1 / 66
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Tollerene Doubles Through Negreanu

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

At the end of the previous level, Ben Tollerene raised to 4,500 from under the gun, Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 12,500 on the button, and Tollerene called. The flop was {A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Tollerene checked. Negreanu bet 22,500 and received a call. Both players checked the {10-Diamonds} on the turn.

On the {7-Diamonds} river, Tollerene checked, Negreanu bet 35,000, Tollerene check-raised all in for 101,300, and Negreanu called after several seconds.

Daniel Negreanu: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}
Ben Tollerene: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

Tollerene's set of nines had Negreanu's top pair top kicker crushed, leaving the Team PokerStars Pro with 35,000.

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Thorel Eliminates Gieles In Two Hands

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

In two hands, Luuk Gieles has been eliminated by Jean-Noel Thorel. In the first hand, it was Thorel who opened to 4,500 from under the gun. Gieles called {Q-}{Q-} to his left, and two other players called as well. Sergi Reixach three-bet to 23,000 from the big blind and Thorel called.

Gieles moved in for around 100,000, Reixach folded, and Thorel called all in for 69,000. Thorel held {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and got everything he needed when the board ran out {J-}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{J-}{K-Clubs}.

In the next hand, Bryn Kenney raised in middle position, Thorel called from the small blind, and Gieles called from the big blind.

The flop was {A-Spades}{J-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and both blinds checked to Kenney, who bet 6,000. Thorel called, Gieles moved all in for 28,000, Kenney called, Thorel then came all in over the top with his now 150,000 stack, and Kenney folded to the Frenchman's shove.

Jean-Noel Thorel: {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}
Luuk Gieles: {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

Gieles needed to pair one of his holecards again to escape elimination but failed to do so on the {A-Diamonds} turn and {8-Clubs} river.

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelLuuk Gieles

Chidwick Takes From Zhou

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

In his quest to go back-to-back, Stephen Chidwick raised to 4,500 and Pasha Ahadpur Khangah called. Quan Zhou raised to 19,500 on the button, Chidwick called, and Khangah folded.

Both players checked the {J-Clubs}{7-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop. Chidwick led 12,000 on the turn, which Zhou called, before both players checked the {10-Hearts} on the river.

Chidwick showed {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} and Zhou mucked.

Tags: Stephen ChidwickQuan Zhou

Chip Counts

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Khoroshenin Puts The Pressure On Luca

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Ivan Luca has used his single reentry and is back in the tournament. Right away, Oleksii Khoroshenin put him under pressure. Preflop, Khoroshenin had three-bet to 17,000 from the small blind and Luca had called from early position.

On the {9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop, Khoroshenin bet 16,000 and Luca called. The turn brought the {3-Hearts} and Khoroshenin moved all in for 50,100, two-thirds of Luca's stack. The Argentinian asked for a count but folded before the time bank came into play.

Tags: Oleksii Khoroshenin

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Kenney Jumps In

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Bryn Kenney, who finished runner-up in the first Single-Day High Roller two days ago (€466,500), entered at the end of level 3. Alexandros Kolonias is back in and on his second bullet.

Haxton Busts Luca; Karmazinas Drops To Nemeth

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

On a completed board of {Q-Spades}{9-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{A-Clubs}, there was over 30,000 in the pot with action on Isaac Haxton. He slid a large stack of T-5,000 chips forward, enough to put Ivan Luca all in for his last 52,000.

Luca used some of his time bank before flicking in a call. Haxton immediately showed {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for a full house, rendering Luca's {J-Clubs}{5-Hearts} second best.

At another table, Dominykas Karmazinas was eliminated by Andras Nemeth, who moved up to 240,000.

Tags: Andras NemethDominykas KarmazinasIsaac HaxtonIvan Luca

Machon Among Latest Entrants

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Bartlomiej Machon has bought himself into the Single-Day High Roller to bring the total field up to 37. Machon already racked up a huge cash earlier this week by finishing second behind Igor Kurganov in the €50,000 Super High Roller for €858,700.