2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€50,000 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
€1,013,860
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€3,686,760
Entries
76
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Back Comes Pardo; Shoves on Davies

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

Juan Pardo opened to 160,000 and Seth Davies raised to 450,000. Pardo called.

Davies bet 250,000 on the {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop and Pardo called. The pair checked the {2-Hearts} turn and the river was the {4-Clubs}. Davies bet 375,000 and Pardo shoved. Davies quickly folded and Pardo regained the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
4,115,000
1,075,000
1,075,000
Profile photo of Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
3,485,000
-1,075,000
-1,075,000

Tags: Juan PardoSeth Davies

Davies Doubles; Stacks Level

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

Seth Davies took down one of the first hands of heads-up before Pardo limped in the small blind. Davies then raised to 320,000.

Pardo shoved and Davies called all in for 1,940,000.

Juan Pardo: {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Seth Davies: {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Pardo was looking to seal things at the very first time of asking, but a jack on the {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{k-Spades} flop gave his opponent a pair. The turn was the {8-Hearts} giving Pardo a pair of his own, but the river {10-Hearts} sealed a double up for Davies.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
3,880,000
2,020,000
2,020,000
Profile photo of Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
3,720,000
-2,020,000
-2,020,000

Tags: Juan PardoSeth Davies

Chin Wei Lim Eliminated in 3rd Place (€471,910)

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Chin Wei Lim
Chin Wei Lim

Chin Wei Lim moved all in first to act for around 650,000 and Juan Pardo called. Seth Davies folded and the cards were turned over.

Chin Wei Lim: {a-Spades}{2-Clubs}
Juan Pardo: {a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

The board came {k-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} with Pardo's kicker playing to send Lim to the rail in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
5,740,000
550,000
550,000
Profile photo of Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,860,000
160,000
160,000
Profile photo of Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
Busted

Tags: Chin Wei LimJuan PardoSeth Davies

Level: 20

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Break

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

Players are going on another 15-minute break with Pardo still holding a commanding chip lead with more than two thirds of the chips in play.

SeatNameCountryChip CountBig BlindsTime Extensions
3Chin Wei LimMalaysia685,00095
4Juan PardoSpain5,190,000650
7Seth DaviesUnited States1,700,000214
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
5,190,000
-35,000
-35,000
Profile photo of Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,700,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
685,000
-115,000
-115,000

Lim Pays Off Pardo

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Chin Wei Lim & Juan Pardo
Chin Wei Lim & Juan Pardo

On a {4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop Chin Wei Lim check-called 285,000 from Juan Pardo. The Spaniard had started making moves back up the chip counts after a tough few orbits.

The turn {3-Hearts} was checked by both players and Lim checked the {8-Hearts} river to Pardo.

Pardo bet 575,000 and Lim used two time extensions before calling. Pardo showed {10-Clubs}{2-Hearts} for two pair, tens and eights, and Lim mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
5,225,000
1,225,000
1,225,000
Profile photo of Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,575,000
-155,000
-155,000
Profile photo of Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
800,000
-1,075,000
-1,075,000

Tags: Chin Wei LimJuan Pardo

Luc Greenwood Eliminated in 4th Place (€363,150)

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

Luc Greenwood's battle at the bottom of the chip counts is over after he was eliminated by Chin Wei Lim.

Greenwood held {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} but was dominated against the {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} of Lim.

The board came {3-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{9-Clubs} and Greenwood was sent to the rail in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
1,875,000
305,000
305,000
Profile photo of Luc Greenwood
Luc Greenwood
Busted

Tags: Chin Wei LimLuc Greenwood

Pardo Looks to Reassert His Dominance

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

Juan Pardo opened to 220,000 from the small blind and Seth Davies called in the big blind.

The flop was {6-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Pardo bet 165,000. Davies called.

The turn was the {j-Diamonds} and Pardo sized up, betting 575,000 and Davies quickly mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
4,000,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,730,000
-470,000
-470,000
Profile photo of Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
1,570,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Luc Greenwood
Luc Greenwood
285,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Juan PardoSeth Davies

Level: 19

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000