€25,000 Single-Day High Roller | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-30-2018 13:59 UTC+1

Pique Enters

AaronMcBride

Level 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique has been playing a lot of poker this week at the Casino Barcelona, including a special sit & go with his former teammate Neymar Jr. and Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari.

Pique has decided to try his luck once more and has joined in with the €25,000 Single-Day High Roller action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Pique	100,000 100,000	100,000
Mark Teltscher	100,000

Henrik Hecklen	100,000

Tags: Andre Akkari Gerard Pique

08-30-2018 13:56 UTC+1

Pre-Break Exits

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AaronMcBride

Level 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Bryn Kenney, Igor Yaroshevskyy, Oleh Olekotskyi and Kazuhiko Yotsushika all exited before the break, with only Yaroshevskyy having reentered so far.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Yaroshevskyy	100,000 100,000	100,000
Bryn Kenney	Busted
Oleh Olekotskyi	Busted
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	Busted

Tags: Bryn Kenney Igor Yaroshevskyy Kazuhiko Yotsushika

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

08-30-2018 13:32 UTC+1

Break

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AaronMcBride

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The players are on their first 20-minute break of the day.

08-30-2018 13:31 UTC+1

Kaverman Reenters

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AaronMcBride

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Kaverman	100,000 100,000	100,000
Shyngis Satubayev	100,000
Ramin Hajiyev	100,000
Linus Loeliger	100,000
Ivan Leow	100,000
James Romero	10,000
Romain Lewis	Busted
Igor Yaroshevskyy	Busted
Dominykas Karmazinas	Busted

08-30-2018 13:25 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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AaronMcBride

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	320,000 140,000	140,000
Farid Jattin	250,000 150,000	150,000
Lucas Reeves	200,000 100,000	100,000
Luc Greenwood	190,000 90,000	90,000
Pascal Lefrancois	170,000 70,000	70,000
Stephen Chidwick	140,000 83,000	83,000
Ivan Luca	65,000 -35,000	-35,000
Daniel Negreanu	40,000 -60,000	-60,000

Byron Kaverman	Busted

08-30-2018 13:17 UTC+1

Adams Doubles Through Malki

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AaronMcBride

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Yaron Zeev Malki raised from the cutoff preflop and only Timothy Adams, who was nursing a short stack on the button, called.

The flop came down , and Malki bet before Adams moved all in for around 36,000. Malki made the call and needed to hit to win.

Yaron Zeev Malki:
Timothy Adams:

Adams was ahead with a pair of nines, but Malki held two overcards and the nut flush draw. The turn kept Adams in the lead, and he managed to dodge all of Malki's outs on the river and secured a double up when the hit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaron Zeev Malki	120,000 20,000	20,000
Timothy Adams	95,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Malki Yaron Zeev Timothy Adams Yaron Zeev Malki

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

08-30-2018 13:03 UTC+1

Entries, Reentries and Exits

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AaronMcBride

Level 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The last ten minutes of play saw players come and go in fast fashion including a reentry for Juha Helppi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dietrich Fast	100,000 100,000	100,000
Juha Helppi	100,000
Romain Lewis	100,000 100,000	100,000
Andras Nemeth	100,000
Dean Nolan	100,000 100,000	100,000
Oleh Olekotskyi	100,000 100,000	100,000
Rui Sousa	100,000 100,000	100,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy	100,000 100,000	100,000
Cary Katz	100,000 100,000	100,000

James Chen	Busted
Moam Makavy	Busted
Dario Sammartino	Busted

08-30-2018 12:55 UTC+1

Smith Takes From Salter

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AaronMcBride

Level 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The board was down , and Jack Salter bet 21,000 from the hijack. Dan Smith called from the small blind before Daniel Negreanu folded in the big blind.

The river card was the , and both players opted to check. Smith showed for two pair, and Salter, who finished in 7th place in the €50,000 Single-Day High Roller, mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	130,000 30,000	30,000

Jack Salter	95,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Jack Salter Daniel Negreanu Dan Smith