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Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€8,157,700
Entries
1,682
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Guerrero Wins Raising War With Geilich
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Ludovic Geilich raised in the hijack to 900. He got one call, and then Jimmy Guerrero made it 4,500 to go in the small blind. Geilich came back with another raise, making it 9,200.
"You start with 30?" Guerrero asked.
Geilich said he did, and Guerrero sloppily shoved in all his chips in a messy pile. Geilich asked for a count. It was 35,550, and Geilich released.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000 | 11,700 |
|
20,600 | -4,700 |
Updated Counts
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | 45,000 |
|
77,000 | -8,000 |
|
38,000 | 8,000 |
|
34,000 | |
|
28,000 | 500 |
|
23,000 | -7,000 |
|
13,000 |
Margets Sticks Against "Zisimo"
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Takao Shimizu raised to 1,000 from middle position and Leo Margets called on the button. Georgios Zisimopoulos three-bet to 4,100 from the small blind, Shimizu folded, and Margets called. "Zisimo" bet 3,000 on the 
flop and Margets called again.
On the 
turn, the Greek checked and Margets bet 11,000. Zisimopoulos wasted no time in folding, allowing Margets to collect the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 8,000 |
|
47,000 | 13,000 |
Greenwood Crushing
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Sam Greenwood was on the button against an opponent in the big blind with 
on the board. Both players checked, bringing a . The big blind fired in 9,000 into the bloated pot, and Greenwood thought briefly and called.
The big blind rolled over 
for air, and Greenwood had 
for eights up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,500 | -7,500 |
|
|
34,300 | 8,300 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | -14,000 |
|
27,800 | 27,800 |
|
|
25,300 | 25,300 |
|
9,300 | -33,700 |
|
9,000 | 9,000 |
Serious Speech Play
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Reichenstein Without Showdown
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Last year's runner-up Uri Reichenstein was heads-up and bet 4,200 on an 
board. David Docherty called in position but folded when Reichenstein bet 10,000 on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000 | 19,000 |
Updated Counts
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
After busting the €50,000 Super High Roller in 6th place for €251,900, Christopher Kruk has decided to directly enter the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000 | |
|
55,000 | 19,000 |
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
|
|
40,000 | 4,000 |
|
31,000 | -13,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
27,000 | 6,500 |
|
18,000 | -8,000 |