2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€25,000 Single-Day High Roller II
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
€712,810
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€2,833,180
Entries
118
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Big Slick for Katz

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Cary Katz
Cary Katz

Cary Katz raised it up in early position and Francisco Benitez defended from the big blind. The flop came {j-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Benitez checked to Katz who continued for 15,000. Benitez called and the {k-Hearts} landed on the turn.

Both players checked and the {a-Diamonds} completed the board. Benitez checked once more and Katz put together a bet of 29,000. Benitez used a time bank before making the call and Katz turned over {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} to collect the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Cary Katz
421,000
14,000
14,000
$25K Fantasy
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Francisco Benitez
195,000
-50,000
-50,000

Tags: Cary KatzFrancisco Benitez

Tough Run for Bicknell

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Kristen Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell

After just losing a previous all in, Kristen Bicknell was down to around starting stack and found herself involved in another big pot. There was around 40,000 in the middle with the board reading {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades}{q-Spades} and Bicknell checked from under the gun. Francisco Benitez tossed in a bet of 28,000 and Bicknell called.

The river was the {q-Hearts} and Bicknell checked again. Benitez pushed all in for 76,500 and Bicknell quickly called. Benitez turned over {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for a full house and Bicknell's cards went into the muck.

Bicknell was down to just 9,000 after the hand and moments later was seen leaving her seat.

Player Chips Progress
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Francisco Benitez
245,000
145,000
145,000
Profile photo of Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
Busted
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Francisco BenitezKristen Bicknell

Updated Chip Counts

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luigi Shehadeh it
Luigi Shehadeh
480,000
380,000
380,000
Profile photo of Job Greben nl
Job Greben
415,000
149,000
149,000
Profile photo of Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
407,000
187,000
187,000
$25K Fantasy
Profile photo of Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
318,000
103,000
103,000
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
272,000
172,000
172,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
261,000
161,000
161,000
Profile photo of Gakuto "Gackt" Oshiro jp
Gakuto "Gackt" Oshiro
218,000
118,000
118,000
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
215,000
115,000
115,000
Profile photo of Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
206,000
106,000
106,000
Profile photo of Pavel Plesuv md
Pavel Plesuv
204,000
104,000
104,000
Profile photo of Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
162,000
62,000
62,000
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
120,000
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Steve O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
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Sergi Escote
Busted

In and Out

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With 100 entries showing on the clock, this means that last year's attendance numbers of 95 entrants has been surpassed.

Player Chips Progress
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Romain Lewis
100,000
100,000
100,000
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Shyngis Satubayev
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Vicent Bosca es
Vicent Bosca
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Michael Chi Zhang gb
Michael Chi Zhang
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Ryan McEathron ca
Ryan McEathron
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Louis Nyberg se
Louis Nyberg
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
100,000
100,000
100,000
Run It Once
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Joni Jouhkimainen
Busted
Run It Once
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Uri Reichenstein
Busted
Profile photo of Luc Greenwood
Luc Greenwood
Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Lybaert Falls to Kolinkovskyi

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Pavlo Kolinkovskyi and Bart Lybaert were seated right next to each other and both had the all-in button in front of them with Lybaert at risk for his last 21,000.

Bart Lybaert: {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Pavlo Kolinkovskyi: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{k-Hearts} for Kolinkovskyi to hold with the pair of jacks to bust Lybaert from the High Roller.

Player Chips Progress
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Pavlo Kolinkovskyi
155,000
23,000
23,000
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Bart Lybaert
Busted
Profile photo of Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
Busted

Tags: Bart LybaertPavlo Kolinkovskyi

Vieira Gets Some Value

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Joao Vieira
Joao Vieira

Joao Vieira raised it up from the hijack and Michael Addamo called from the big blind. The flop came {8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Addamo check-called a bet of 13,000 from Vieira.

The turn was the {8-Spades} and Addamo led out for 24,000 this time. Vieira called and the {2-Diamonds} landed on the river. Addamo tossed in a small bet of 15,000 only to have Vieira raise to 67,000. Addamo called and Vieira turned over {a-Spades}{4-Spades} for a full house to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Joao Vieira
298,000
198,000
198,000
Profile photo of Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
99,500
-500
-500

Tags: Joao VieiraMichael Addamo

Nishiyama Turns Bicknell

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

It was just Kristen Bicknell and Hiroshi Nishiyama heads-up in the blinds with around 50,000 in the middle. The board read {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{7-Spades}{7-Clubs} and Bicknell checked from the small blind. Nishiyama jammed all in for 62,500 and Bicknell thought for a minute before making the call.

Nishiyama turned over {a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for trip sevens while Bicknell revealed {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. The river was the {j-Diamonds} and Nishiyama scored a double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Hiroshi Nishiyama
175,000
75,000
75,000
Profile photo of Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
102,000
2,000
2,000
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Kristen BicknellHiroshi Nishiyama