Main Event Day 1b | 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

08-22-2017 18:42 UTC+2

Updated Counts

Yori Epskamp

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Refaelowitz	92,000

Chris Moorman	40,000 4,000	4,000

Jan Bendik	35,000 2,000	2,000

Eugene Katchalov	30,000 8,000	8,000

Pete Chen	26,500 -3,500	-3,500

Anthony Zinno	13,500 -3,500	-3,500

08-22-2017 18:47 UTC+2

Storm Doubles Through Reichard

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Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Big blind Nicolas Storm checked and called 1,000 from Josh Reichard, who was in the hijack, on a flop. Storm checked the turn and Reichard barreled bigger for 3,400, just a bit under a pot-sized wager. Storm shoved all in for 16,875. After getting the count, Reichard called following about a minute of thought.

Reichard:
Storm:

Storm had it locked up, and the meaningless river was a .

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	29,500 -22,500	-22,500

Tags: Josh Reichard Nicolas Storm

08-22-2017 18:48 UTC+2

Story Checks Out; Aces For Zhadinsky

Yori Epskamp

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Artsiom Zhadinsky raised to 1,200 from under the gun, Dan Wilson three-bet to 3,500 two seats to his left, Zhadinsky four-bet to 8,000, and Wilson called. Zhadinsky bet 6,800 on the flop and Wilson called again.

On the turn, Zhadinsky wasted no time in shoving for 19,850, which was for the remainder of Wilson's stack. The Irishman appeared to have a big hand for the situation and spent minutes in the tank. Eventually, he laid it down and Zhadinsky showed him .

Player	Chips	Progress
Artsiom Zhadinsky	45,000 45,000	45,000
Dan Wilson	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Artsiom Zhadinsky Dan Wilson

08-22-2017 18:52 UTC+2

Bojang Building

Yori Epskamp

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

A few tournament tables have been set up in the cash game pit in order to accommodate all the players. One of the players who has been playing in the cash area throughout the day is German juggernaut Ismael Bojang, who's currently up to 55,000.

It was Bojang who opened the action with a raise to 800 in middle position. Rory Brennan called, Johan Guilbert three-bet to 3,100 from the cutoff, Bojang called, and Brennan called as well.

The flop got checked around, and Bojang picked it up with a 5,500 bet on the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ismael Bojang	55,000 28,000	28,000

Rory Brennan	50,000 50,000	50,000
Johan Guilbert	16,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Ismael Bojang Rory Brennan Johan Guilbert

08-22-2017 19:03 UTC+2

Meijer Trending Up

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Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	60,500 -9,500	-9,500

Brian Altman	58,000 19,000	19,000

Jasper Meijer	57,000 43,000	43,000
Felix Stephensen	47,500
Gerald Karlic	40,000 7,800	7,800
Sergei Petrushevskii	37,400 12,900	12,900
Parker Talbot	36,800 8,200	8,200

Viktor Blom	26,600 -9,400	-9,400
Alexandros Kolonias	23,300

Dietrich Fast	21,200 -8,100	-8,100

Justin Liberto	20,500

Jerry Wong	14,000 -5,500	-5,500

Michael Gathy	12,200 3,900	3,900

Level: 6

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

08-22-2017 19:14 UTC+2

Just Quads

Yori Epskamp

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

Few things are sweeter in life than facing an all in shove while holding quads. Jose Jaraiz Lopez just found himself in that spot with on a . The river shove was for Lopez' remaining 16,650, and his opponent's attempt to win with proved futile.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Jaraiz Lopez	48,000

Tags: Jose Jaraiz Lopez

08-22-2017 19:17 UTC+2

Updated Counts

Yori Epskamp

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hakim Zoufri	120,000 120,000	120,000
Rafael Bertani	105,000 15,000	15,000
Farid Chati	92,000 92,000	92,000
Tonny Krijn	73,000 73,000	73,000
Gregory Janin	68,000 68,000	68,000
Victor Choupeaux	60,000 60,000	60,000
Steve Watts	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jeff Gross	40,000 15,300	15,300

Peter Kamaras	38,000 38,000	38,000
Kees van Brugge	23,000 1,000	1,000
Russell Thomas	17,000 -8,000	-8,000
Antonin Teisseire	12,000 12,000	12,000

08-22-2017 19:30 UTC+2

Moreno Still Crushing

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Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Moreno	140,000 39,000	39,000
DJ Alexander	69,000
Fabian Quoss	56,000 19,600	19,600
Simeon Naydenov	47,500 10,300	10,300

Pablo Gordillo	36,000 12,000	12,000
Konstantin Puchkov	35,600 10,100	10,100

Oleksii Khoroshenin	32,900

Luuk Gieles	28,700 -3,800	-3,800
Bertrand Grospellier	19,600 -11,900	-11,900

Dermot Blain	14,800 -9,200	-9,200

08-22-2017 19:37 UTC+2

Vrublevsky Knocks Out Trujillo

Yori Epskamp

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

Ilya Vrublevsky raised to 1,000 and received two callers. Alberto Flores Trujillo shoved approximately 16,000 from the big blind, which sent Vlrublevsky in deep thought. It took the better part of three minutes before he committed his entire stack of almost 19,000, and the other players quickly got out of the way.

Alberto Flores Trujillo:
Ilya Vrublevksy: