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

08-30-2018 21:29 UTC+1

Pardo Dominguez Eliminated in 14th Place; Money Bubble Bursts

AaronMcBride

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Juan Pardo Dominguez has just been eliminated in 14th place and burst the money bubble in the process.

Pardo Dominguez limped for 30,000 from the hijack and the action folded to chipleader Matthias Eibinger in the small blind, he thought for nearly all of his available 30 seconds before he picked up a large amount of 25,000 chips enough to put Pardo Dominguez all in and he snap-called.

Juan Pardo Dominguez:
Matthias Eibinger:

Pardo Dominguez was ahead and favorite for a double up with the flop falling . The turn gave Eibinger the nut flush draw, and when the river was revealed to be the , he stole the pot from Pardo Dominguez's grasp and a gasp echoed around the table.

Pardo Dominguez exited in 14th to burst the money bubble and leave the remaining 13 players guaranteed a minimum cash worth €45,620.

Eibinger further increased his chip lead and will be a big favorite for victory when the players return in one hours time after their dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	2,800,000 875,000	875,000
Juan Pardo Dominguez	Busted

Tags: Juan Pardo Dominguez Matthias Eibinger

08-30-2018 21:16 UTC+1

Nemeth Hits Nut Flush

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AaronMcBride

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Chin Wei Lim raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and both Andras Nemeth, in the small blind, and Vladimir Troyanovskiy, in the big blind, called.

The flop fell and all three players checked. The turn brought the , and Troyanovskiy bet 85,000 after Nemeth had checked. Lim folded, and Nemeth called before the river card was the .

The action was checked to a showdown, and Troyanovskiy mucked after Nemeth revealed for the flopped nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	1,000,000 340,000	340,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	400,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Chin Wei Lim Vladimir Troyanovskiy

08-30-2018 21:09 UTC+1

Eibinger In the Lead

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Matthias Eibinger has been very active during the bubble period and that has paid off, as the Austrian vaulted into a big lead over the rest of the field.

Eibinger raised to 70,000 on the button and Jean-Noel Thorel called out of the small blind. They checked the flop and Thorel bet the turn for 100,000, Eibinger called. Thorel bet once more for 100,000 on the river and Eibinger quickly announced the call.

Thorel showed for the busted nut flush draw and Eibinger claimed the pot with for trips jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	1,925,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	900,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Matthias Eibinger Jean-Noel Thorel

08-30-2018 21:05 UTC+1

Dattani Doubles Once More

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AaronMcBride

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 65,000 from the cutoff, and Michel Dattani moved all in for 225,000 from the small blind, which Troyanovskiy called after 30 seconds of thought.

Michel Dattani:
Vladimir Troyanovskiy:

Board:

Dattani was in a race for his tournament life and took the lead on the flop when he hit top pair ace. The turn and river were both deuces to give Dattani two pair, and he once again secured a double up as the money bubble hand-for-hand play continues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	600,000 -300,000	-300,000
Michel Dattani	525,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Michel Dattani Vladimir Troyanovskiy

08-30-2018 20:58 UTC+1

Dattani Doubles Through Lefrancois

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 65,000 first to act and was called by Andras Nemeth in the big blind. On the flop, Nemeth checked and folded to a bet of 50,000 by Troyanovskiy.

"One time," Dan Smith demanded and Troyanovskiy obliged, flashing the for a flopped full house to cause laughter on the table.

The next hand, Pascal Lefrancois raised to 60,000 first to act and Michel Dattani moved all in for 105,000 from one seat over. Lefrancois called and the showdown took place once table two was finished.

Michel Dattani:
Pascal Lefrancois:

The board came and the kicker played to let Dattani double on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	900,000 100,000	100,000
Pascal Lefrancois	875,000 -25,000	-25,000
Andras Nemeth	660,000 -11,000	-11,000
Michel Dattani	285,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Dan Smith Michel Dattani Pascal LeFrancois Vladimir Troyanovskiy

08-30-2018 20:53 UTC+1

Behbehani Doubles Again

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AaronMcBride

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Salman Behbehani moved all in from the hijack for 125,000 after the action had folded to him and only Jean-Noel Thorel called from the small blind.

Salman Behbehani:
Jean-Noel Thorel:

Board:

Behbehani's pocket queens dodged all of Thorel's outs and held to secure the American a back-to-back double and a stack worth 325,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	1,200,000 -200,000	-200,000
Salman Behbehani	325,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Salman Behbehani

08-30-2018 20:47 UTC+1

Short Break

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AaronMcBride

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The players were due to go on their 75-minute break. But the remaining 14 players have agreed to have a five-minute break and continue to play until the money bubble is burst, at which point they will discuss their dinner break options once again.

08-30-2018 20:45 UTC+1

Short Stack Behbehani Survives

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AaronMcBride

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The action folded around to Salman Behbehani on the button, and he moved all in for his last 36,000. Wai Leong Chan called in the small blind before Matthias Eibinger put a big stack of 25,000 chips into the middle and Chan folded.

Salman Behbehani:
Matthias Eibinger:

Board:

Behbehani was in good shape with his dominating hand and hit top pair on the flop. The turn gave him trips, and the river gave Behbehani the nuts to move up to 125,000 on the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salman Behbehani	125,000 78,000	78,000

Tags: Matthias Eibinger Salman Behbehani Wai Leong Chan

08-30-2018 20:34 UTC+1

Nemeth Flips Well Against Lefrancois

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Andras Nemeth moved all in from the button and Pascal Lefrancois in the big blind asked for a count. The all in was for 313,000 and Lefrancois called, while Salman Behbehani on the other table forfeited his big blind and jumped up from his seat.

"I used my last time bank," Behbehani joked and came over to see the showdown.

Andras Nemeth:
Pascal Lefrancois:

The board came and Nemeth doubled to keep the bubble tension high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Lefrancois	900,000 -250,000	-250,000
Andras Nemeth	671,000 161,000	161,000
Salman Behbehani	47,000 -143,000	-143,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Pascal LeFrancois Salman Behbehani

08-30-2018 20:26 UTC+1

Winter Wins at Showdown

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AaronMcBride

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Sean Winter raised from the hijack, and Matthias Eibinger called in the big blind. The flop came down , and Eibinger check-called a 70,000 bet.

Eibinger checked again on the turn and Winter also checked as they saw the river. With the play still on the money bubble to two players sized each other up before checking to a showdown.

Eibinger tabled for a pair, but Winter took the pot with for a pair of queens.