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

Katz Finds a Double

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The action folded around to Cary Katz in the small blind and he started with some speech play before looking at his cards.

"I'm not gonna shove light. I value my tournament life way too much." Once Katz looked at his cards, he moved all in for 181,000. Daniel Dvoress asked for a count from the small blind and then made the call.

Cary Katz: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Daniel Dvoress: {a-Hearts}{5-Spades}

Katz was in a dominating position and the board ran out {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} to secure Katz a double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Dvoress
602,000
119,000
119,000
Run It Once
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Cary Katz
378,000
109,000
109,000
$25K Fantasy

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Final Three Tables

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
 Table 1Table 2Table 3
1Jean-Noel ThorelJuan PardoSteven van Zadelhoff
2James ChenCary KatzPavlo Kolinkovskyi
3Alex KomaromiDaniel DvoressCharlie Carrel
4Arsenii KarmatckiiPedro MarquesSergio Aido
5Michael SoyzaAli ImsirovicFrancisco Benitez
6Tsugunari TomaLaszlo BujtasHiroshi Nishiyama
7Jorryt van HoofElio FoxRyan Riess
8Job GrebenGakuto "Gackt" OshiroBenjamin Pollak

Fox Flops Top Set

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Elio Fox opened to 32,000 in middle position and Luigi Shehadeh defended from the big blind. The flop came {q-Spades}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Shehadeh checked to Fox who bet 20,000. Shehadeh used a time bank before shipping all in for just under 140,000. Fox snap-called and Shehadeh saw the bad news.

Elio Fox: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Luigi Shehadeh: {j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

Despite flopping a set of queens, Fox had some outs to fade after the {k-Spades} landed on the turn. However, the {a-Hearts} bricked off on the river and Fox sent Shehadeh to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Elio Fox
515,000
187,000
187,000
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Luigi Shehadeh
Busted

Tags: Elio FoxLuigi Shehadeh

Prize Pool Details Confirmed

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Tournament Room
Tournament Room

With 118 entries which included 35 reentries, a prize pool of €2,833,180 was created. The winner will walk away with €787,947 with 17 players cashing today for at least €44,480.

This is what they are all playing for:

PlacePrize (EUR)Prize (USD)
1€712,810$787,947
2€481,640$532,410
3€313,070$346,071
4€259,240$286,566
5€209,090$231,130
6€164,690$182,050
7€126,080$139,370
8€94,910$104,914
9€70,830$78,296
10-11€58,080$64,202
12-13€51,000$56,376
14-15€46,750$51,678
16-17€44,480$49,169

Level: 13

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

Updated Counts Heading to Dinner Break

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The remaining 26 players are heading on a 75-minute dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Soyza
995,000
-33,000
-33,000
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Laszlo Bujtas
905,000
334,000
334,000
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James Chen
823,000
216,000
216,000
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Jean-Noel Thorel
605,000
383,000
383,000
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Charlie Carrel
480,000
130,000
130,000
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Francisco Benitez
385,000
183,000
183,000
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Orpen Kisacikoglu
340,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
328,000
201,000
201,000
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Sergio Aido
245,000
178,000
178,000
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Luigi Shehadeh
210,000
-16,000
-16,000

Pardo Adds Even More to His Stack

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Henrik Hecklen
Henrik Hecklen

Henrik Hecklen shoved from the hijack for 94,000 and was called by Juan Pardo on the button. Michael Soyza was sitting in the big blind and contemplated for a bit before folding.

Henrik Hecklen: {k-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Juan Pardo: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} for Pardo to hold and add another victim to his list for today.

Player Chips Progress
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Juan Pardo
1,301,000
156,000
156,000
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Henrik Hecklen
Busted

Tags: Henrik HecklenJuan PardoMichael Soyza

Mizrachi Falls to Soyza

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Robert Mizrachi
Robert Mizrachi

Michael Soyza had raised from under the gun and Robert Mizrachi shoved on the button which Soyza called with the bigger stack.

Robert Mizrachi: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Michael Soyza: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {q-Spades}{a-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} for Soyza to hold with the higher pocket pair to eliminate Mizrachi.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Soyza
1,028,000
378,000
378,000
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Robert Mizrachi
Busted

Tags: Michael SoyzaRobert Mizrachi

Hecklen Doubles Through Mizrachi

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Henrik Hecklen raised to 24,000 from the button and Robert Mizrachi called in the big blind without looking at his cards as Hecklen only had 14,000 behind.

The flop came {j-Spades}{8-Hearts}{8-Spades} and Mizrachi bet 15,000 for Hecklen to call for his last chips.

Mizrachi opened {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and Hecklen held {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}.

The rest of the board was completed with the {a-Spades} on the turn and the {a-Diamonds} on the river for Hecklen to improve to a full house to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Robert Mizrachi
238,000
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Henrik Hecklen
94,000
56,000
56,000
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David Peters
Busted
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Sam Greenwood
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Henrik HecklenRobert Mizrachi

Riess Wakes Up in the Big Blind

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Michael Soyza bumped it up to 25,000 in the cutoff and Henrik Hecklen shoved all in for around 200,000 in the small blind. Ryan Riess also went all in for 160,000 in the big blind and Soyza ditched his cards.

Ryan Riess: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Henrik Hecklen: {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The flop of {k-Clubs}{5-Spades}{5-Diamonds} put Riess well out front with his pair of kings. The {6-Diamonds} on the turn left Hecklen drawing dead to the {2-Hearts} on the river and Riess scored a double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Riess
352,000
143,000
143,000
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Henrik Hecklen
38,000
-56,000
-56,000

Tags: Ryan RiessMichael SoyzaHenrik Hecklen