€2,200 Estrellas High Roller
Day 3 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€2,200 Estrellas High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€3,962,880
Entries
2,064
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
24
Players Left
1
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
The PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) €2,200 High Roller has concluded here at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona hosted at Casino Barcelona. Germany's Berthold Winz was the last player standing from the 26 hopefuls who made it to the final day, last defeating Ronald Steinmetz in a brief heads up duel to take home the trophy and top prize of €600,000.
Winz achieved both his second EPT trophy and career-best score with today's victory. Winz came in today with just over $150,000 in career tournament earnings and a previous career-best score of €24,400 ($32,441) from a deep run in the EPT Barcelona Main Event in 2014. He also won his first EPT trophy just last year after taking down the €1,050 No-Limit Hold'em Hyper Turbo Freezeout event during last year's EPT Barcelona for €29,940.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berthold Winz | Germany | € 600,000 |
| 2 | Ronald Steinmetz | France | € 374,850 |
| 3 | Christophe Pommier | France | € 268,050 |
| 4 | Jan-Eric Schwippert | Germany | € 206,080 |
| 5 | Grzegorz Kozieja | Poland | € 158,500 |
| 6 | Anton Kraous | Bulgaria | € 121,750 |
| 7 | Cedric Schwaederle | France | € 93,500 |
| 8 | Hugues Girard | France | € 71,950 |
| 9 | Bernat Carreras | Spain | € 55,350 |
Day 3 Action
The ESPT High Roller attracted 2,064 entrants across two starting flights, generating a prize pool of €3,962,000. 309 of those players made it through their respective starting flights to advance to Day 2 where all were guaranteed at least a min-cash of €3,200. By the start of Day 3, only 26 players remained.
Winz began the final day as the chip leader and wasted no time reducing the field, eliminating Mitchell Garshofsky within the first 20 minutes. Meanwhile, Rania Nasreddine started the day with the second-largest stack but lost a sizable pot in the first level after running into Anton Kraous’ nut-flush. That hand saw Nasreddine’s stack cut in half and she was eliminated 40 minutes later by Winz, taking 17th place for €24,600.
Other notables to make Day 3 but fall before the final table include Cherish Andrews (13th - €35,540) and Weiran Pu (10th - €42,600). Pu was eventually eliminated on the final table bubble, which lasted nearly two hours, getting it in preflop with king-queen against Grzegorz Kozieja’s five-three suited only for Kozieja to make a flush on the turn to eliminate Pu and make way for the nine-handed final table.
Kozieja began the final table with the chip lead while Steinmetz was just behind him. Winz started the final table in the middle of the pack but quickly found himself back at the top of the counts after first eliminating Bernat Carreras in ninth place (€55,350) followed by Hugues Girard in eighth (€71,950). He then extended his chip lead over the rest of the field after a massive pot against fellow big stack Anton Kraous that saw Kraous' stack cut in half.
Cedric Schwaederle started the final table with the shortest stack but was able to ladder up two spots before he fell in seventh place in a three-way preflop collision that saw Christophe Pommier triple up. Schwaederle was followed out the door by Kraous (6th - €121,750), Kozieja (5th - €158,500) and Jan-Eric Schwippert (4th - €206,088).
Winz had a massive lead going into three-handed play and constantly pressured his other two opponents, winning pot after pot while seldom going to showdown. After being whittled down and forced to make a move, Pommier finally got his last chips in with queen-ten against Steinmetz’ ace-queen. Steinmetz held up with the best hand to enter heads-up play against Winz who held nearly a 3:1 chip advantage against his opponent.
The heads-up duel between Winz and Steinmetz was over in the blink of an eye. After conceding the blinds a few times to the ever-aggressive Winz, Steinmetz made a move at the wrong time, bluffing on the river with ace-high only to be snap-called by Winz who had made a straight on the river. That hand left Steinmetz with just over ten big blinds which Winz would take after winning one last preflop race shortly after.
That’s a wrap for the PokerNews coverage of the PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller. Stay tuned for updates on the EPT Main Event and other high-profile tournaments throughout the series.
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Ronald Steinmetz shoved from the button for around 3,500,000 and Winz called from the big blind with a covering stack to put Steinmetz at risk.
Ronald Steinmetz: Q♠9♣ 
Berthold Winz: A♥3♣
The board ran out J♥J♠8♦A♦K♦. Winz was good at showdown with aces up to win the final pot of the night, the trophy and the top prize of €600,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000,000
5,400,000
|
5,400,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Berthold Winz has taken most of the early heads-up hands in raise/fold scenarios, applying maximum pressure to his opponent.
Ronald Steinmetz opened to 1,750,000 from the button and was faced with a three-bet to 4,500,000 by Winz in the big blind. Steinmetz called.
The 8♣7♥4♣ flop was checked through. On the Q♣ turn, Winz led out with a bet of 2,500,000 and Steinmetz called.
The 9♠ river completed the board. Winz slowed down and checked to his opponent. Steinmetz took a stab at it with a bet of 3,000,000, which Winz quickly called.
Steinmetz showed A♦5♦ for ace-high, having missed his flopped gutshot. Winz showed J♥10♥ for the queen-high straight.
Steinmetz was left with ten big blinds and was on the ropes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,600,000
10,900,000
|
10,900,000 |
|
|
5,400,000
-10,900,000
|
-10,900,000 |
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Heads-up play has begun between Ronald Steinmetz and Berthold Winz.
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
The action has been paused as the tournament staff prepare the table for heads-up play.
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Christophe Pommier shoved from the button for 4,600,000 and was called by Ronald Steinmetz who covered him from the small blind.
Christophe Pommier: Q♠10♠
Ronald Steinmetz: A♠Q♦
Steinmetz was ahead with the bigger queen and let out a triumphant "Yes!" after holding up on the J♥5♠6♦4♥9♠ runout. Pommier was sent to the rail in third place while Steinmetz took the pot. He entered heads-up play against Berthold Winz, who has nearly a 3:1 chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,700,000
-4,300,000
|
-4,300,000 |
|
|
16,300,000
4,800,000
|
4,800,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Action folded to Berthold Winz in the small blind, who completed. Christophe Pommier checked his option in the big blind.
The 6♠ turn was checked through. On the 3♠ river, Winz led out with a bet of 1,000,000 and Pommier swiftly folded. Winz is leveraging his chip lead expertly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000,000
6,600,000
|
6,600,000 |
|
|
5,100,000
-2,350,000
|
-2,350,000 |
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Christophe Pommier opened to 1,000,000 from the button and Berthold Winz defended from the big blind.
The flop came J♣10♦8♠ and Winz check-called a 500,000 bet from Pommier.
On the K♥ turn Winz led out with a bet of 2,000,000 that was called by Pommier.
Both players checked the 7♠ river. Winz tabled 8♥7♦ for two pair made on the river and Pommier, clearly disgusted by the situation, promptly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,400,000
7,000,000
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
11,500,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
7,450,000
-7,600,000
|
-7,600,000 |
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
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