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

08-31-2018 00:06 UTC+1

Jean-Noel Thorel Eliminated in 6th Place (€136,860)

AaronMcBride

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel has been eliminated just a couple of hands after losing the biggest pot of the tournament so far against Wai Leong Chan.

Thorel was all in for his last four big blinds and up against Byron Kaverman.

Jean-Noel Thorel:
Byron Kaverman:

Board:

Kaverman was ahead preflop and paired his seven on the flop. The five on the turn gave Thorel hope, but the river bricked for the Frenchman, and he takes home €136,860 in 6th place, just two after finishing runner-up in the €50,000 Single-Day High Roller for € 703,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Kaverman	900,000 120,000	120,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	Busted

Tags: Byron Kaverman Wai Leong Chan Jean-Noel Thorel

08-31-2018 00:00 UTC+1

Chan Doubles as Thorel left Short

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AaronMcBride

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

A pot had brewed between Wai Leong Chan and Jean-Noel Thorel preflop and with the flop down Chan check-called a 210,000 bet. The turn was the and Chan checked and Thorel moved all in and was quickly called.

Chan tabled and Thorel saw the bad news after he flipped over . The didn't change the outcome and Thorel was left with just 200,000 as Chan moved up to 2.1m

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Leong Chan	2,100,000 1,275,000	1,275,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	200,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Tags: Wai Leong Chan Jean-Noel Thorel

08-30-2018 23:52 UTC+1

Lim Folds to Eibinger Shove

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AaronMcBride

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The action folded around to Chin Wei Lim in the small blind, and he completed. Chipleader Matthias Eibinger then moved all in to put maximum pressure on Lim.

Lim needed to use a time bank card to think and looked at the other stacks at the table before ultimately letting his hand go.

Tags: Chin Wei Lim Matthias Eibinger

08-30-2018 23:40 UTC+1

Michel Dattani Eliminated in 7th Place (€108,350)

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AaronMcBride

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Matthias Eibinger raised to 1m after the action had folded to him on the button and Michel Dattani called all in for around 600,000 in the small blind before Byron Kaverman folded in the big blind.

Matthias Eibinger:
Michel Dattani:

Board:

Dattani was ahead preflop with his ace-nine and kept his lead on the flop. But when the four hit the turn, Eibinger won the pot with a straight and Dattani exited in 7th place for €108,350.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	3,000,000 850,000	850,000
Michel Dattani	Busted

Tags: Byron Kaverman Matthias Eibinger Michel Dattani

Level: 19

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

08-30-2018 23:26 UTC+1

Vladimir Troyanovskiy Eliminated in 8th Place (€84,400)

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AaronMcBride

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action folded to Vladimir Troyanovskiy in the small blind and his all in shove was called by Chin Wei Lim in the big blind.

Vladimir Troyanovskiy:
Chin Wei Lim:

Board:

Troyanovskiy saw his low pocket pair run into Lim's slightly higher pair and was unable to come from behind on the board, and the Russian exited in 8th place for €84,400.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chin Wei Lim	1,600,000 750,000	750,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Busted

Tags: Chin Wei Lim Vladimir Troyanovskiy

08-30-2018 23:23 UTC+1

Sean Winter Eliminated in 9th Place (€63,900)

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AaronMcBride

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Sean Winter was all in from middle position, and Jean-Noel Thorel called from the small blind.

Sean Winter:
Jean-Noel Thorel:

Board:

Thorel got down the pot after Winter failed to connect with the board and the latter was eliminated in 9th place for €63,900.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	1,300,000 600,000	600,000
Sean Winter	Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Sean Winter

08-30-2018 23:17 UTC+1

Kaverman Hits Runner-Runner Straight to Double

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AaronMcBride

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Chin Wei Lim opened the action with a raise from the cutoff, and Byron Kaverman moved all in from the big blind which Lim called.

Chin Wei Lim:
Byron Kaverman:

Board:

Lim was ahead, and the flop was completely safe with Kaverman on the verge of elimination. The turn queen gave him additional outs, and he hit the runner-runner straight on the river when the jack peeled off and secured an unlikely double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chin Wei Lim	850,000 -350,000	-350,000
Byron Kaverman	780,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Byron Kaverman Chin Wei Lim

08-30-2018 23:11 UTC+1

Lim Shoves on Thorel

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AaronMcBride

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 150,000 on the button and after Vladimir Troyanovskiy used a time bank card to think for a minute before he folded and Chin Wei Lim moved all in. Thorel got a count and thought for a few seconds but opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chin Wei Lim	1,200,000 150,000	150,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	700,000 -125,000	-125,000

Tags: Chin Wei Lim Vladimir Troyanovskiy Jean-Noel Thorel

08-30-2018 22:59 UTC+1

Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Sean Winter	United States	650,000	13
2	Byron Kaverman	United States	470,000	9
3	Wai Leong Chan	Malaysia	825,000	17
4	Andras Nemeth	Hungary	1,950,000	39
5	Jean-Noel Thorel	France	825,000	17
6	Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Russia	820,000	16
7	Chin Wei Lim	Malaysia	1,050,000	21
8	Matthias Eibinger	Austria	2,150,000	43
9	Michel Dattani	Portugal	800,000	16

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	2,150,000 -250,000	-250,000
Andras Nemeth	1,950,000 50,000	50,000
Chin Wei Lim	1,050,000 100,000	100,000
Wai Leong Chan	825,000 -55,000	-55,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	825,000 350,000	350,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	820,000 -20,000	-20,000
Michel Dattani	800,000 50,000	50,000

Sean Winter	650,000 -65,000	-65,000
Byron Kaverman	470,000 -80,000	-80,000