2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€2,200 EPT National High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Prize
€368,925
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€2,962,380
Entries
1,527
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000

Benitez Doubles Through Sun

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Francisco Benitez raised and faced a three-bet by Liwei Sun to 500,000, Benitez shoved and Sun called.

Benitez had the best of it preflop with {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds} as Sun only held {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}, and the board came {7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Spades} to let Benitez double once more.

Player Chips Progress
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Francisco Benitez
1,770,000
895,000
895,000
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Liwei Sun
650,000
-850,000
-850,000

Tags: Francisco BenitezLiwei Sun

Jan van der Stroom Eliminated in 24th Place (€12,600)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jan van der Stroom
Jan van der Stroom

The action folded around to Jan van der Stroom on the button, and he moved his short stack into the middle. Marian Virlanuta was in the small blind and called before the big blind player folded.

Jan van der Stroom: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Marian Virlanuta: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}

Board: {6-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

Van der Stroom had picked up a premium hand at the worst possible time as he ran into pocket aces. Virlanuta had no sweat on the board and shook the Dutchman's hand as he departed in 24th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Marian Virlanuta
4,030,000
-270,000
-270,000
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Jan van der Stroom
Busted

Tags: Jan van der StroomMarian Virlanuta

Salman Doubles Through Benitez

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Start-of-day chipleader Huesnue Salman has just found a double through Francisco Benitez as the final three tables started to play once more.

Benitez raised to 115,000 from middle position and saw Salman moved all in for around 900,000 from the cutoff, which Benitez called after the rest of the players folded.

Huesnue Salman: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Francisco Benitez: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Board: {k-Spades}{a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Salman hit one of his overcards on the flop when he paired his ace and held as the board completed to switch chip stacks with Benitez.

Player Chips Progress
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Huesnue Salman
1,900,000
450,000
450,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
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Francisco Benitez
875,000
-825,000
-825,000

Tags: Francisco BenitezHuesnue Salman

Redraw of the Last Three Tables

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
SeatTable 1CountryTable 2CountryTable 3Country
1Jack SalterUnited KingdomMarton CzuczorHungarySergey AristovRussia
2Leonardo PatacconiItalyIgnacio Barcenas RomeraSpainOleh OkhotskyiUkraine
3Francisco BenitezUruguaySergi EscoteSpainBrian KaufmanUruguay
4Liwei SunItalyJans ArendsNetherlandsCarlos Fernandes LourencoPortugal
5Huesnue SalmanBelgiumTolga Can KiyakGermanyCarlo SavinelliItaly
6Bernardo DiasBrazilMatthias TikerpeEstoniaTuomo NiskanenFinland
7Jan van der StroomNetherlandsMilad OghabianNetherlandsGuoliang WeiChina
8Marian VirlanutaRomaniaDumitru PoraRomania[Removed:289]Israel

Escote Takes Out Timoshenko; 24 Remain

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Yevgeniy Timoshenko was first to act on his six-handed table and moved all in for his last 320,000. The action folded around to Sergi Escote in the big blind, and he called.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko: {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Sergi Escote:{q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

Board: {3-Spades}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades}{a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

Escote was ahead preflop and hit a pair on the river to seal the pot and Timoshenko's elimination in 25th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Sergi Escote
2,700,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Busted

Tags: Sergi EscoteYevgeniy Timoshenko

Arends Eliminates Compatriot Peters as well as Aziz Alves

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Tobias Peters
Tobias Peters

Jans Arends has just eliminated his Dutch compatriot Tobias Peters after hitting a straight with {k-}{j-}.

Peters' hand was already in the muck and walking away from the table as Arends was given all of Peters' chips and was rebuilding his new stack.

Just a few minutes later, Arends scored another elimination after Renan Aziz Alves was unable to survive against the Dutchman when he got all his chips into the middle.
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Player Chips Progress
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Jans Arends
3,200,000
300,000
300,000
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Tobias Peters
Busted
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Renan Aziz Alves
Busted

Tags: Jans ArendsRenan Aziz AlvesTobias Peters

Hawkins Doubles Tikerpe; Busts to Salter

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Maurice Hawkins
Maurice Hawkins

Matthias Tikerpe pushed for 435,000 and Maurice Hawkins reshoved on the button to put Tikerpe at risk.

Matthias Tikerpe: {K-Hearts}{J-Spades}
Maurice Hawkins: {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}

"Give me a seven," Hawkins demanded and that turned into a "fuck" when he saw the {K-Spades}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop. The {J-Hearts} turn and {9-Hearts} river kept Tikerpe in the lead and he doubled.

Soon after, Hawkins was all in for five big blinds with {K-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Jack Salter looked him up with {8-Spades}{7-Hearts}. Salter paired up on the flop of a board {A-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, and that sent Hawkins to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Jack Salter
2,600,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000
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Matthias Tikerpe
900,000
300,000
300,000
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Maurice Hawkins
Busted

Tags: Jack SalterMatthias TikerpeMaurice Hawkins

Brink Runs Into Salter's Aces

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Short stack Frederik Brink was happy to get his last 350,000 into the middle with {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}, but it was Jack Salter who held {a-Clubs}{a-Spades} that he was up against and needing a lot of help to secure an unlikely double up.

The {8-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop gave Brink a small piece of hope, but when the {2-Hearts} and {k-Hearts} hit the turn and river, he was up and out of his seat to claim his prize money.

Player Chips Progress
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Jack Salter
3,700,000
400,000
400,000
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Frederik Brink
Busted

Tags: Frederik BrinkJack Salter

Czuczor Knocks Out Viola

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Andres Viola got all his chips into the middle preflop after he found pocket tens on the button. Unfortunately for him Marton Czuczor held pocket jacks in the small blind and was happy to put Viola at risk.

The {2-Spades}{k-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{3-Spades} board was no help for Viola, and he was the next player to make their way to the cash desk as Czuczor moved over the 4m mark.

Player Chips Progress
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Marton Czuczor
4,100,000
2,315,000
2,315,000
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Andres Viola
Busted

Tags: Andres ViolaMarton Czuczor

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000