€25,500 Single-Day High Roller II | 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

08-24-2017 14:37 UTC+2

Chidwick Takes From Zhou

Yori Epskamp

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 flop. Chidwick led 12,000 on the turn, which Zhou called, before both players checked the on the river.

Chidwick showed and Zhou mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	145,000 65,000	65,000

Quan Zhou	35,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Quan Zhou

08-24-2017 14:49 UTC+2

Thorel Eliminates Gieles In Two Hands

Yori Epskamp

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 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 and got everything he needed when the board ran out .

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 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:
Luuk Gieles:

Gieles needed to pair one of his holecards again to escape elimination but failed to do so on the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	200,000 78,000	78,000
Luuk Gieles	Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Luuk Gieles

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

08-24-2017 14:58 UTC+2

Tollerene Doubles Through Negreanu

Yori Epskamp

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 and Tollerene checked. Negreanu bet 22,500 and received a call. Both players checked the on the turn.

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

Daniel Negreanu:
Ben Tollerene:

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Tollerene	280,000 180,000	180,000
Daniel Negreanu	35,000 -100,000	-100,000

08-24-2017 15:00 UTC+2

Juanda Enters, Dvoress Re-Enters

Yori Epskamp

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

Player	Chips	Progress
John Juanda	100,000

Pavel Plesuv	100,000

Daniel Dvoress	100,000 25,000	25,000

08-24-2017 15:13 UTC+2

Segebrecht Shoves Over Pique

Yori Epskamp

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

In a three-bet pot between Claas Segebrecht on the button and Gerard Pique in the big blind, it was Pique who bet 11,000 on a flop. Segebrecht called in position.

The turn was the and Pique bet 12,000, which was met by another call. Pique opted for another bet of 12,000 on the river, to which Segebrecht responded with a shove for 78,500.

Pique let out a deep, audible sigh, and folded his cards after thirty seconds.

"Show one!" quipped Juanda as Segebrecht flung his cards face-down to Pique, who didn't act right away.

"Come on, show one, it's free!" encouraged Juanda Pique, and the FC Barcelona defender then flipped over the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Claas Segebrecht	150,000 50,000	50,000
Gerard Pique	100,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Gerard Pique Claas Segebrecht

08-24-2017 15:14 UTC+2

Updated Counts

Yori Epskamp

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	270,000 125,000	125,000

Isaac Haxton	265,000 -15,000	-15,000

Dominik Nitsche	200,000 72,000	72,000

Charlie Carrel	142,000 42,000	42,000
Philipp Gruissem	130,000 30,000	30,000

Vladimir Troyanovskiy	120,000 20,000	20,000
David Peters	110,000 30,000	30,000

Pasha Ahadpur Khangah	20,000 -80,000	-80,000

08-24-2017 15:15 UTC+2

Break

Yori Epskamp

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

Players are on a 20-minute break, in which the T-100 chips will be raced off.

08-24-2017 15:31 UTC+2

Bustouts; Three Reentries

Yori Epskamp

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

The following players have busted during the first levels. Steffen Sontheimer, Luc Greenwood, Daniel Dvoress, and Byron Kaverman opted to reenter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steffen Sontheimer	100,000 40,000	40,000
Luc Greenwood	100,000 45,000	45,000
Daniel Dvoress	100,000

Byron Kaverman	100,000 -25,000	-25,000

Sergi Reixach	Busted
Quan Zhou	Busted
Jack Salter	Busted

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500