Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
The players are on their first 20-minute break of the day.
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€10,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
After two hours of play in the €10K High Roller at EPT10 Barcleona, Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu has assumed the chip lead after the eliminations of Raoul Refos, David Benefield, and Richard Yong as reported on the PokerStars Blog.
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
From under the gun, Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel raised to 55,000. Jean-Noel Thorel made the call from the cutoff seat, Joni Jouhkimainen called on the button, then Duhamel's fellow Team Pro Daniel Negreanu reraised to 235,000 out of the big blind. Duhamel took a little time, then announced that he was all in, a total bet worth 896,000. Thorel and Jouhkimainen folded quickly, then Negreanu went into the tank. After a minute or two of thought and talking out loud to himself, Negreanu folded, and Duhamel scooped in the pot.
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Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Joni Jouhkimainen opened to 54,000 from the cutoff and Ole Schemion called from the button. Daniel Negreanu looked at his cards in the small blind and then announced a three-bet to 162,000. Action folded back to Jouhkimainen who mucked his cards. Schemion called and the two took a flop.
After seeing 
fall, Negreanu continued out for 200,000. Schemion made it 430,000 to go and Negreanu sat back in his seat. A moment passed.
"I'm all in," Negreanu said with a wave of his wrist.
"Call," said Schemion quietly.
Everyone at the table perked up at the sight of this action. Negreanu showed 
for top set while Schemion tabled 
for a diamond flush draw.
"Ooh boy!" said Negreanu popping out of his seat. "Hold 'em!"
The turn brought the 
and the river the 
, allowing Negreanu to finish with tens full of kings and double up huge. Negreanu was all in for 1.386 million and was able to double to around 3.15 million. Schemion dropped to around 650,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,150,000
1,810,000
|
1,810,000 |
|
||
|
650,000
-1,525,000
|
-1,525,000 |
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Mere moments after David Benefield fell, a sudden confrontation between Ole Schemion and Richard Yong saw the end of Yong's tournament life.
Yong opened with a raise to 52,000 from early position and it folded to Schemion who made it 118,000 to go. Action folded back to Yong who moved all in and Schemion snapped him off, rolling over 
. Yong shook his head and showed 
. The action happened so quickly that we were unable to get a count on Yong's stack, but it looked to be somewhere around 900,000.
Yong flopped a ray of hope when the dealer fanned 
, giving him a diamond draw to double up. Ultimately, nothing materialized on the turn (
) or the river (
). Yong was eliminated and Schemion scooped up a massive pot, bringing him to 2.175 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,175,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
David Benefield came into the day as the short stack with nine remaining, but was only able to get ad far as eighth place after falling to Ole Schemion. The 2013 World Series of Poker November Niner earned €47,850 for his finish.
Action folded to Schemion in the cutoff seat, and he raised to 50,000. Benefield reraised all in from the button for 257,000, and play folded through the blinds and back to Schemion. He called holding the 
. Benefield had a dominated 
. The flop, turn, and river ran out 
to give Schemion two pair and the winning hand.
This result caps off an extremely impressive EPT Barcelona for Benefield, having cashed in the three most prominent events of the festival. He first took fifth in the €50,000 Super High Roller for €208,150, then took 110th in the Main Event for €11,350. Adding in this result and Benefield has earned €267,350 from his three scores in Spain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
From middle position, Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel raised to 50,000. Thomas Muhlocker called from the hijack seat, Jean-Noel Thorel called from the cutoff seat, and Ole Schemion called from the big blind. All four players saw the flop come down 
, and action checked around.
The turn was the , and Schemion led with a bet of 130,000. Duhamel called, Muhlocker folded, and Thorel called.
The river was the , and Schemion checked. Duhamel bet 200,000, and Thorel gave it up. Schemion also folded, and Duhamel won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,405,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
1,075,000
-149,000
|
-149,000 |
|
1,010,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
915,000
-205,000
|
-205,000 |
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
From early position, 2013 World Series of Poker November Niner raised to 50,000. Joni Jouhkimainen called from the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Jouhkimainen checked, Benefield bet 65,000, and Jouhkimainen called.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Jouhkimainen bet 150,000, and Benefield tanked for a bit. Benefield had 300,000 behind and looked extremely torn with the decision. He counted out chips to make the call and jockeyed them back and forth a tiny bit almost ready to call, but couldn't quite do it. In the end, he folded his hand, and Jouhkimainen won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,805,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
||
|
|
300,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Ole Schemion recently absorbed most of Raoul Refos' stack which allowed Daniel Negreanu to swoop in during the next hand and eliminate him.
It all began when Refos opened to 48,000 from under the gun and received a single call from Schemion in the big blind. The flop brought and Schemion check-called a continuation bet of 42,000. This allowed the 
to fall on the turn and Schemion tapped the table again. Refos shot out 65,000 and Schemion stuck around.
The fell on the river and Schemion came out swinging with a bet of 200,000. This caused Refos to lean back in his seat and throw his hands up on his head. He riffled chips for quite some time before finally tossing out a flat call. Schemion showed for a rivered two pair and Refos let out a quick groan. Before mucking his hand he flashed to Schemion, showing that he was ahead until the river.
This hit left Refos with just around 70,000 and he was in the big blind the next hand. Negreanu opened from early position to 50,000 and it folded to Refos who called for his tournament life.
Negreanu: 
Refos:
The board fell 
and Negreanu's ace-high was able to hold up as the best hand. Refos was eliminated in ninth place and with his elimination, our official final table is set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,340,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,120,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000