2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona

€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
€1,224,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€48,500
Prize Pool
€4,753,485
Entries
99
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Carrel, He, Sternheimer, and Kurganov Bust

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Igor Kurganov
Igor Kurganov

It's that level, that level where somehow a lot of players dust off their stacks.

The first player to bust was Chang He. On a board of {4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Spades}, he bet out, and his neighbor Stephen Chidwick moved all in. He called with the {K-Clubs}{9-Spades}, but rolled his eyes when Chidwick tabled the {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}. The {5-Diamonds} completed the board, and He was eliminated.

Philip Sternheimer was next to go. He got his chips in with the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} before the flop and was up against Mike McDonald's {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}. The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, and Sternheimer made his exit.

Then, Igor Kurganov, who had admittedly been fairly active, opened to 5,500 from the cutoff seat, and Martin Jacobson defended from the big blind. The flop came {J-}{9-}{6-} rainbow, and Jacobson checked. Kurganov bet 7,100, and Jacobson check-raised to 20,000. Kurganov moved all of his small denomination chips forward, making it 36,600. Jacobson moved him all in, and Kurganov called for 111,000 total. Kurganov was the proud owner of {A-}{A-}, and Jacobson was trailing with his {K-}{J-}, but a {4-} on the turn and {K-} on the river changed all of that. Kurganov hit the rail, but bought right back in to give it another try.

Charlie Carrel was also eliminated, but his elimination has gone unknown.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
681,000
-4,000
-4,000
Profile photo of Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
350,000
142,000
142,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
345,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
250,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Chang He cn
Chang He
Busted
Profile photo of Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
Busted
Profile photo of Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
Busted

Tags: Chang HeCharlie CarrelIgor KurganovMartin JacobsonMike McDonaldStephen Chidwick