Level: 19
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€48,500
Prize Pool
€3,072,960
Entries
64
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
After JC Alvarado got involved under the gun, Erik Seidel raised it up from the button. Mike Watson then moved all in from the small blind, Alvarado folded, and Seidel made the call.
Showdown
| Seidel |   |
| Watson |   |
It was off to the races, and Watson needed his eights to hold to stay alive. That's exactly what happened as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
||
|
1,000,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
||
A short-stacked Mike Watson moved all in for 465,000 and cleared the field all the way to Mike "Timex" McDonald, who made the call from the big blind.
Showdown
| Watson |   |
| McDonald |   |
Watson was behind and in need of either a king or queen. He wouldn't find it on the 
flop, but he would on the 
turn. The 
river gave Watson the double, but yet again he was still relatively short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600,000
-497,000
|
-497,000 |
|
||
|
|
950,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
||
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The players are back in action after the short break.
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Players are now on a short break.
On a flop of 
, Ilari Sahamies checked from the big blind and opened the door for Talal Shakerchi to bet 155,000 from the under-the-gun position. Sahamies responded with a check-raise to 425,000, and Shakerchi wasted little time in moving all in for 1.13 million.
Sahamies, who began the hand with just a bit more than his opponent, asked for a count and thought for a solid minute before making the call.
Showdown
Shakerchi: 
Sahamies:
Shakerchi was a 2-1 dog with his open-ended straight draw, which wouldn't come in as both the 
turn and 
river blanked. With that, Shakerchi exited in seventh place for €138,300, while Sahamies received a virtual double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
Busted |
JC Alvarado limped from early position and inspired Erik Seidel and Mike Watson to do the same from the button and small blind respectively. Chip leader Dan Smith then exercised his option in the big blind with a raise to 200,000, which only Alvarado called.
Smith fired a continuation-bet of 175,000 on the 
, Alvarado called, and the appeared on the turn. This time Smith checked, and Alvarado took the opportunity to bet 260,000. Smith made the call and then both players checked the river. Alvarado tabled 
for a pair of aces, which bested the 
of Smith.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,500,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
||
|
2,200,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
A short-stacked Mike Watson moved all in for 245,000 from early position and was called by Dan Smith in the cutoff. The button and blinds both got out of the way, and the cards were turned on their backs:
Showdown
| Watson | |
| Smith |  |
Watson was dominating Smith, who happened to be his roommate here in Barcelona. The board ran an uneventful 
, and Watson doubled, though he is still the short stack at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,900,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
600,000
257,000
|
257,000 |
|
|
||
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
From the cutoff seat, Talal Shakerchi raised to 100,000. Erik Seidel moved all in from the big blind for 750,000 and won the pot.
Level: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000