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

Alex Komaromi Eliminated in 9th Place (€70,830)

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sergio Aido raised it up to 175,000 in middle position and Alex Komaromi moved all in for his last 115,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Komaromi found himself in a dominated position.

Sergio Aido: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}
Alex Komaromi: {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

The flop fell {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Spades} and Aido picked up a flush draw to go with his pair of queens. The {2-Clubs} on the turn and the {k-Clubs} on the river were no help to Komaromi who was eliminated in ninth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Sergio Aido
1,990,000
-80,000
-80,000
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Alex Komaromi
Busted

Tags: Alex KomaromiSergio Aido

Level: 20

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Chen Shuts Down After the Flop

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

James Chen opened to 120,000 in middle position and Juan Pardo called on the button. The two players headed to a flop of {q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{7-Hearts} and Chen led out for a large bet of 250,000. Pardo called and the {6-Hearts} landed on the turn.

The action slowed down as both players checked to the {q-Spades} on the river. Chen checked again and Pardo quickly checked it back. Chen turned over {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs} while Pardo showed {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Juan Pardo
2,180,000
370,000
370,000
Profile photo of James Chen tw
James Chen
1,840,000
-330,000
-330,000

Tags: James ChenJuan Pardo

Pardo Doubles Up van Zadelhoff

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

Juan Pardo opened to 125,000 from under the gun and Steven van Zadelhoff shipped all in for 310,000 in the hijack. The action folded back to Pardo who confirmed the count before calling.

Steven van Zadelhoff: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Juan Pardo: {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}

The flop came {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Spades} and van Zadelhoff was still in a dominating position. The {4-Hearts} on the turn brought some chop outs but the {q-Clubs} on the river gave the double up to van Zadelhoff.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
1,810,000
-70,000
-70,000
Profile photo of Steven van Zadelhoff nl
Steven van Zadelhoff
770,000
310,000
310,000

Tags: Steven van ZadelhoffJuan Pardo

Level: 19

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Final Table Seat Draw

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

Play has resumed with 5 minutes left in the level.

SeatTable 1CountryChip CountsBig Blinds
1Jorryt van HoofNetherlands270,0005
2Steven van ZadelhoffNetherlands460,0009
3James ChenTaiwan2,170,00043
4Pedro MarquesPortugal1,175,00024
5Sergio AidoSpain2,070,00041
6Charlie CarrelUnited Kingdom970,00019
7Juan PardoSpain1,880,00038
8Laszlo BujtasHungary2,200,00044
9Alex KomaromiUruguay610,00012
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
2,200,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of James Chen tw
James Chen
2,170,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
2,070,000
-110,000
-110,000
Profile photo of Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
1,880,000
540,000
540,000
Profile photo of Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
1,175,000
Profile photo of Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
970,000
295,000
295,000
Profile photo of Alex Komaromi uy
Alex Komaromi
610,000
-40,000
-40,000
Profile photo of Steven van Zadelhoff nl
Steven van Zadelhoff
460,000
Profile photo of Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
270,000
-25,000
-25,000

Job Greben Eliminated in 10th Place (€58,080)

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

Job Greben shoved in the small blind for 370,000 and was snap-called by Pedro Marques in the big blind.

Job Greben: {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Pedro Marques: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The flop came {7-Clubs}{k-Spades}{4-Spades} for Greben to hit the higher pair.

The turn was the {q-Clubs} to now give Marques the set of queens.

The river completed the board with the {10-Diamonds} to not help Greben as he was eliminated as the final table bubble for €58,080.

The final nine players will be redrawn to the final table and receive three extra time bank cards. The seat draw and the chip counts are to follow.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
1,175,000
370,000
370,000
Profile photo of Job Greben nl
Job Greben
Busted

Tags: Job GrebenPedro Marques

Jean-Noel Thorel Eliminated in 11th Place (€58,080)

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel
Jean-Noel Thorel

Jean-Noel Thorel moved all in for his last 180,000 from the hijack and James Chen flat-called in the cutoff. Sergio Aido three-bet to 490,000 and the action folded back to Chen who let his hand go.

Sergio Aido: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {q-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

Aido was in a dominating position and the flop of {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{9-Clubs} didn't change much, other than give Thorel some chop outs. The {6-Diamonds} on the turn and the {j-Clubs} on the river was not meant to be and Thorel was ousted.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
2,180,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
Busted

Tags: Sergio AidoJean Noel ThorelJames Chen

Tsugunari Toma Eliminated in 12th Place (€51,000)

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

The action folded around to Tsugunari Toma in the small blind who ripped all in for 450,000. Juan Pardo asked for a count in the big blind and then made the call.

Juan Pardo: {k-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Tsugunari Toma: {8-Diamonds}{3-Spades}

The flop came {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}{5-Spades} missing both players but Pardo was still out front with his king-high. The {6-Clubs} on the turn changed nothing and the {a-Diamonds} paired the board on the river to eliminate Toma.

Player Chips Progress
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Juan Pardo
1,340,000
240,000
240,000
Profile photo of Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma
Busted

Tags: Tsugunari TomaJuan Pardo

Massive Triple Up for Chen

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

James Chen shipped all in for 670,000 from under the gun and Sergio Aido re-shoved all in next to act. Jean-Noel Thorel was in the big blind and also called off the last of his stack worth 735,000.

James Chen: {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Sergio Aido: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The flop came {k-Spades}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds} giving all three players a pair of kings. The {7-Clubs} on the turn was looking like Aido and Thorel were going to chop up Chen's chips but the {j-Clubs} on the river changed that. Chen binked the best hand to triple up and Thorel was down to just 65,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
2,165,000
-695,000
-695,000
Profile photo of James Chen tw
James Chen
2,085,000
1,380,000
1,380,000
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
65,000
-815,000
-815,000

Tags: Sergio AidoJean Noel ThorelJames Chen