2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

�50,000 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€979,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€3,347,190
Entries
69
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000

Thorel Bests Mateos and Kaverman

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

Byron Kaverman raised to 25,000 and Jean-Noel Thorel called from one seat over. Adrian Mateos pushed in his short stack and Kaverman asked for a count, then reshoved for more than 250,000. Thorel snap-called and Kaverman immediately knew he was in trouble.

Adrian Mateos: {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Byron Kaverman: {A-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}

The board stayed clear for Thorel, running out {J-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}, and that sent yet another two players to the rail and reduced the field to the final 15. Another redraw will take place momentarily.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
830,000
430,000
430,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosByron KavermanJean-Noel Thorel

Lim Busts in Two Hands

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Chin Wei Lim ran with pocket jacks into the [KsdKh] of Stanley Choi on a board of {A-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} and had to forfeit 117,000.

Soon after, Lim got it in for the rest of it with the {K-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Matthias Eibinger on the button had him at risk with the {K-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. The board came {J-Clubs}{10-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Spades} to eliminate Lim.

Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
800,000
120,000
120,000
Stanley Choi hk
Stanley Choi
250,000
150,000
150,000
Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
Busted

Tags: Chin Wei LimMatthias EibingerStanley Choi

Flush Over Flush Elimination for Nolan

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The board was down {8-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}, and Dean Nolan was all in and had been called by Mikalai Vaskaboinikau. Both players tabled a fluff, but it was Vaskaboinikau who breathed a sigh of relief when he saw he held the winning hand.

Vaskaboinikau revealed {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts} after Nolan had flipped over {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. Vaskaboinikau collected in the pot and moved up to 490,000 as Nolan exited the tournament room at the Casino Barcelona

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
490,000
120,000
120,000
Dean Nolan gb
Dean Nolan
Busted

Tags: Mikalai VaskaboinikauDean Nolan

Adams Eliminated by Davies

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Ryan Riess and Timothy Adams
Ryan Riess and Timothy Adams

Timothy Adams pushed for his last 66,000 on the button and Seth Davies called from the big blind.

Timothy Adams: {A-Clubs}{4-Spades}
Seth Davies: {K-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

Davies improved on the {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{5-Spades} flop and the {2-Clubs} turn gave him an additional flush draw. The {K-Hearts} river sent Adams to the rail and Davies claimed the pot with kings and tens.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
450,000
-25,000
-25,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Busted

Tags: Seth DaviesTimothy Adams

Level: 12

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Pollak Triples Up With Aces

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Adrian Mateos raised to 20,000 from early position and Cary Katz called from one seat over. Benjamin Pollak in the big blind moved all in for 128,000 and Mateos asked for a count, then moved all in over the top. Katz snap-called all in for around 250,000.

Benjamin Pollak: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}
Cary Katz: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}
Adrian Mateos: {K-Spades}{10-Spades}

The board came {J-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades}{9-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Pollak tripled up.

"Yikes, Aces." Katz exclaimed and Pollak replied "You don't know me?"

"How old are you now Adrian?" Katz asked after the hand was over and Mateos replied "24."

"Oh, you are getting old. That's when you realize you can't run as good anymore as when you were 21," Katz joked.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
400,000
242,000
242,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
248,000
18,000
18,000
$25K Fantasy
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
105,000
8,000
8,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosBenjamin PollakCary Katz

Riess Hits a House to Double

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess

Ryan Riess was all in for 124,000 from the under the gun and saw Sergio Aido call from middle position before the rest of the table folded.

Ryan Riess: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Sergio Aido: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

Board: {8-Spades}{q-Spades}{q-Clubs}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}

Riess hit trips on the flop to take a big lead and completed a house on the river after the board went runner-runner deuce.

Riess moved up to 270,000 and Aldo was left with 325,000.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
325,000
-270,000
-270,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
270,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Ryan ReissSergio Aido

Foxen at it Again; Kenney Gone

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Only moments after sending Sam Greenwood to the rail, Alex Foxen was involved in yet another showdown. Foxen raised to 22,000 and Bryn Kenney three-bet all in out of the small blind for what appeared to be 250,000, Foxen snap-called.

Bryn Kenney: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Alex Foxen: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}

The board came {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{8-Hearts} and Foxen's big stack grew even bigger.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
1,200,000
310,000
310,000
Chip Leader Coaching
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
Busted

Tags: Alex FoxenBryn KenneySam Greenwood

Foxen Busts Greenwood to Take the Lead

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Sam Greenwood and Luc Greenwood
Sam Greenwood and Luc Greenwood

Sam Greenwood made it 20,000 to go from under the gun and Alex Foxen in the small blind three-bet to 85,000. Greenwood four-bet all in and Foxen called near instantly.

Sam Greenwood: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
Ales Foxen: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

The kicker played thanks to a board of {A-Spades}{10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{K-Spades} and Greenwood asked if he was covered.

"I have 416,000" the Canadian said and Foxen nodded, replied "I started with 450,000."

That massive pot vaulted Foxen into the lead and there are just 21 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
890,000
400,000
400,000
Chip Leader Coaching
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Alex FoxenSam Greenwood

Soyza Busts in Three-Way All In

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Michael Soyza
Michael Soyza

Short stack Michael Soyza pushed from early position and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau on the button, as well as Jan-Eric Schwippert got their stacks in as well.

Michael Soyza: {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}
Jan-Eric Schwippert: {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}

The board came {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} and Soyza's stack was chopped up.

Player Chips Progress
Jan-Eric Schwippert de
Jan-Eric Schwippert
400,000
55,000
55,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
370,000
215,000
215,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
Busted

Tags: Jan Eric SchwippertMichael SoyzaMikalai Vaskaboinikau