2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€987,043
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€8,157,700
Entries
1,682
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000

Adam Owen Eliminated

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Adam Owen at the EPT13 Barcelona Final Table
Adam Owen at the EPT13 Barcelona Final Table

High-stakes mixed games specialist Adam Owen has been eliminated from the PokerStars Championship Barcelona Main Event. Last year, the Brit finished 3rd in the EPT13 Barcelona Main Event to bank a whopping €646,250, easily the biggest score of his career.

We spoke with Owen on the rail. According to him, he saw a queen-high flop with {Q-}{10-} against Matas Cimbolas and got all the chips in. Cimbolas had {A-}{Q-} and the better kicker played to send Owen to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Matas Cimbolas lt
Matas Cimbolas
WPT 1X Winner
100,000 77,000
Adam Owen gb
Adam Owen
Busted

Tags: Matas CimbolasAdam Owen

Assorted Early Casualties

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Among those to run out oif chips early on were Marcin Horecki, Jimmy Guerrero, Dominik Panka, Kent Lundmark, Felix Stephensen and Dominik Nitscht amongst others.

Player Chips Progress
Jaroslaw Sikora pl
Jaroslaw Sikora
Busted
Georgios Karakousis gr
Georgios Karakousis
Busted
Mark Gruendemann ie
Mark Gruendemann
Busted
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis
Busted
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
Busted
Jacek Pustula pl
Jacek Pustula
Busted
Rory Young au
Rory Young
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Marcin Horecki pl
Marcin Horecki
Busted
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Busted
Marco Regonaschi it
Marco Regonaschi
Busted
Paul Berende nl
Paul Berende
Busted
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
Busted
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen
Busted
Felix Stephensen no
Felix Stephensen
Busted
Andrea Cortellazzi it
Andrea Cortellazzi
Busted
Kent Lundmark se
Kent Lundmark
EPT 1X Winner
Busted
Harry Lodge gb
Harry Lodge
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Vlad Darie ro
Vlad Darie
WPT 1X Winner
Busted
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted
Peter Kamaras hu
Peter Kamaras
Busted

Tags: Dominik PankaFelix StephensenJimmy GuerreroKent LundmarkMarcin Horecki

Asmolov Falls to Yakuba

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Anton Yakuba opened to 2,500 under the gun and received no less than three callers. From the big blind, Timofey Asmolov went all in for 26,400. Yakuba isolated for under 100,000 and the other players folded.

Anton Yakuba: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Timofey Asmolov: {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}

The board ran out {9-Spades}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{9-Hearts} and Yakuba's eights remained best.

Player Chips Progress
Anton Yakuba ru
Anton Yakuba
130,000 92,100
Timofey Asmolov ru
Timofey Asmolov
Busted

Tags: Anton YakubaTimofey Asmolov

Lau Busts Nikitina

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Alan Lau raised to 2,500 and was called by Tatiana Nikitina and Usman Siddique in the cutoff. The flop fell {Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and the action checked to Nikitina, who moved all in for 13,800. Siddique folded but Lau quickly called.

Tatiana Nikitina: {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Alan Lau: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}

The board completed with the {8-Hearts} turn and {2-Diamonds} river, which ended Nikitina's run early on Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Usman Siddique gb
Usman Siddique
200,000 -5,000
Alan Lau hk
Alan Lau
98,000 19,300
Tatiana Nikitina ru
Tatiana Nikitina
Busted

Tags: Alan LauTatiana NikitinaUsman Siddique

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Akkari Fires 3 Times

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

As we arrived, the flop was already out in a pot between Andre Akkari and Jamie Whyte. Akkari, seated in the small blind, bet 1,800 on {10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. Whyte called from the big blind and called Akkari's 3,700 bet on the {K-Diamonds} turn and 8,500 on the {4-Diamonds} river as well. Akkari showed {K-Spades}{3-Diamonds} but that proved no good as Whyte tabled {K-Hearts}{9-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
149,000 -1,000

Tags: Andre AkkariJamie Whyte

Esposito Gets An Unexpected Double

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

With the board reading {5-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}, it was Lars Johansson who had 26.600 in front of him. Brian Esposito shoved for 71,200, sending Johansson in some deep thought. After three minutes, he slid in a stack of T-5,000 chips to call.

Brian Esposito: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Lars Johansson: {10-Spades}{8-Spades}

Esposito was caught with a mere ace-high. However, much to his surprise, his hand was best as Johansson needed to hit to improve. The river bricked with the {4-Hearts} and Esposito raked in the substantial pot with a stoic look on his face.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Kaufman Esposito uy
Brian Kaufman Esposito
170,000 107,200
Lars Johansson no
Lars Johansson
40,000 -104,700

Tags: Brian Kaufman EspositoLars Johansson

Bigger Stacks in the Room

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Thomas Muehloecker sent Malte Dobbrick to the rail with flush versus two pair and that was just one of the pots that the Austrian scooped on the way to double up his stack early on.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
256,000 127,800
Andrea Shehadeh it
Andrea Shehadeh
200,000 45,000
Tibor Nagygyorgy hu
Tibor Nagygyorgy
200,000 33,500
Yaron Zeev Malki il
Yaron Zeev Malki
190,000 -22,700
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
WSOP 3X Winner
190,000 7,000
Aleksey Ponakov lv
Aleksey Ponakov
180,000 3,600
Alvaro Puchol Vina es
Alvaro Puchol Vina
165,000 19,300
Malte Dobbrick de
Malte Dobbrick
Busted

Tags: Thomas MuehloeckerMalte Dobbrick

Salamoun's Hero Call Is Good

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Joining the action on the {6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop, Marwan Walid Salamoun bet 7,100 from early position and was called by Said Makhmed Masaev before the {A-Clubs} fell on the turn. Salamoun bet another 12,500 and was called before checking the {2-Diamonds} river.

Masaev now bet 14,000 and Salamoun called to see his opponent turn over {K-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. Salamoun triumphantly smashed his {K-Hearts}{J-Spades} to the table and scooped the pot with king-jack high.

Player Chips Progress
Marwan Walid Salamoun es
Marwan Walid Salamoun
210,000 52,800
Said Makhmed Masaev ru
Said Makhmed Masaev
40,000 -87,400

Tags: Marwan Walid SalamounSaid Makhmed Masaev