2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

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

2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€979,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€3,347,190
Entries
69
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Matthias Eibinger Eliminated in 9th Place (�97,090)

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Matthias Eibinger
Matthias Eibinger

First to act in the last hand of the level, Matthias Eibinger moved all in for 184,000 and Benjamin Pollak called from a few seats over in late position. Seth Davies on the button moved all in over the top and Pollak asked for a count. The shove of Davies was for 387,000 and Pollak eventually called.

Matthias Eibinger: {2-Spades}{2-Hearts}
Seth Davies: {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}
Benjamin Pollak: {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}

This time it wasn't Pollak with the best of it preflop against two opponents, but he picked up a big sweat on the {Q-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Spades} flop with the spades flush draw. The {J-Clubs} turn was a blank, as was the {3-Clubs} river, and Eibinger was eliminated in 9th place for �97,090.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
1,900,000
-375,000
-375,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
975,000
595,000
595,000
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakMatthias EibingerSeth Davies

Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Jack SalterUnited Kingdom355,00018
2Seth DaviesUnited States380,00019
3Mikalai VaskaboinikauBelarus540,00027
4Ryan RiessUnited States810,00041
5Matthias EibingerAustria230,00012
6Alex FoxenUnited States735,00037
7Jan-Eric SchwippertGermany345,00017
8Benjamin PollakFrance2,275,000114
9Jean-Noel ThorelFrance1,095,00055
Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
2,275,000
25,000
25,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,095,000
95,000
95,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
810,000
-20,000
-20,000
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
735,000
-70,000
-70,000
Chip Leader Coaching
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
540,000
-40,000
-40,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
380,000
-80,000
-80,000
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
355,000
75,000
75,000
Jan-Eric Schwippert de
Jan-Eric Schwippert
345,000
-95,000
-95,000
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
230,000
-30,000
-30,000

Pollak Busts Choi and Loeliger; Bubble Bursts

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Stanley Choi and Luc Greenwood
Stanley Choi and Luc Greenwood

Linus Loeliger moved all in for 212,000 in the cutoff and Stanley Choi moved all in over the top for 240,000 on the button. Benjamin Pollak squeezed both his cards in the big blind and snap-called.

Linus Loeliger: {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}
Stanley Choi: {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}
Benjamin Pollak: {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}

The {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Spades} flop brought no help for Loeliger and Choi yet, but Loeliger picked up a massive sweat on the {10-Spades} turn. The {K-Clubs} on the river failed to improve both Loeliger and Choi, and the bubble burst without any hand-for-hand play needed, while Pollak continued his hot run to take a commanding lead.

All remaining nine players will now redraw to the unofficial final table.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
2,250,000
600,000
600,000
Stanley Choi hk
Stanley Choi
Busted
Linus Loeliger ch
Linus Loeliger
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakLinus LoeligerStanley Choi

Leow Taken Out By Pollak

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Ramin Hajiyev and Ivan Leow
Ramin Hajiyev and Ivan Leow

Ivan Leow raised from the cutoff, and Benjamin Pollak jammed on him from the big blind. Leow snap-called and was ahead.

Ivan Leow: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Benjamin Pollak: {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

Board: {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

Pollak came from behind to hit two pair on the flop. The turn four deuce of diamonds brought a potentially straight draw to the board for a chop but the river was no help for Loew, and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
1,650,000
500,000
500,000
Ivan Leow my
Ivan Leow
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakIvan Leow

Riess Doubles Once More

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Matthias Eibinger raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Ryan Riess moved all in from the button. Jack Salter in the small blind checked the stack of Riess carefully and folded, as did Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind, while Eibinger quickly called.

Ryan Riess: {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}
Matthias Eibinger: {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts}

The board came {A-Clubs}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Riess doubled for the third time as of lately.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
830,000
470,000
470,000
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
260,000
-440,000
-440,000

Tags: Jack SalterMatthias EibingerRyan Riess

Thorel On a Million

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Just before the blinds went up, Jean-Noel Thorel defended his big blind against a raise by Alex Foxen and the duo checked the {10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop. Thorel bet the {9-Diamonds} turn for 45,000 and Foxen called before checking the {A-Clubs} on the river. Foxen bet 65,000 and Thorel called to see Foxen roll over {10-Spades}{5-Spades}, which the Frenchman had beat with {A-Diamonds}{2-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,000,000
170,000
170,000
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
805,000
-195,000
-195,000
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Alex FoxenJean-Noel Thorel

Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Salter Doubles Through Eibinger

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

From early position, Jack Salter pushed all in for 128,000 and Jean-Noel Thorel asked for a count from one seat over. Thorel then folded and Matthias Eibinger in the big blind had a decision.

"The first one is good," Eibinger said and Salter asked "is it the jack of clubs?"

Eibinger shook his head, but confirmed it was his favorite suit, then called soon after.

Jack Salter: {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Matthias Eibinger: {K-Spades}{10-Spades}

Salter asked for clubs but he was as happy with the board of {J-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, allowing him to double and remain in contention three spots off the money.

Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
700,000
-300,000
-300,000
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
280,000
150,000
150,000

Tags: Matthias EibingerJack Salter