€10,300 High Roller
Dia 2 Concluído
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€10,300 High Roller
Dias: 2
Jouhkimainen and Negreanu Lead Final Nine; Duhamel and Benefield in Contention
Nível 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The second day of the European Poker Tour Season 10 Barcelona €10,000 High Roller event is officially in the books! The final nine players bagged up for the night with Joni Jouhkimainen sitting on top of the largest stack in the room. Right on his heels is PokerStars Team Pro Daniel Negreanu with 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel in the middle of the pack and current November Niner David Benefield representing the short stack.
Registration officially closed for this event after Day 2 began and the end results did not disappoint. This high roller event smashed all previous records for €10,000 buy-in high roller events on the EPT. The record was broken four times last season as each successive event attracted even bigger numbers – from Barcelona to Prague, to London and then Berlin where there were 140 entries. This event managed to top that by 40 entries by garnering 180 entries in total - 138 unique players with 42 re-entries.
As if the record breaking numbers weren't enough to be excited about, the remaining field heading into Day 3 is stacked with familiar faces. The champion of the first high roller of the EPT's 10th season could potentially be a WSOP Main Event champion, a current November Niner, or even the man who caused a scene just one day earlier when he quit this event by punting off his first bullet after a ruling gone awry.
Players flocked to the felt earlier today with the dreams of becoming the next EPT champion. One by one, however, players fell victim to those around them. Names like Kristijonas Andrulis, Jason Mercier, Chino Rheem, Mickey Petersen, Eugene Katchalov, Dani Stern, Ludovic Lacay, Andrew Lichtenberger, and Griffin Benger all fell well before the field hit the money. The top 27 players in the field cashed and the field was whittled to right around that number just before the dinner break. Eventually, it was none other than Igor Kurganov to serve as the bubble boy. Kurganov was all in before the flop holding 
and desperate to improve against Benefield's 
. The board ran out 
and Kurganov was unable to improve. His elimination guaranteed the remaining 27 players a payday of at least €17,650.
The story on everyone's lips as the bubble burst was that of Gerard Piqué, famous footballer for FC Barcelona. Piqué, who entered the day as one of the top stacks, actually managed to overtake the chip leader early in the day. After peaking in the first few levels he trended downward but was still able to hang on and make a cash. Piqué eventually met his end at the hands of Duhamel after getting it all in before the flop and dominated. Piqué busted in 19th place and collected €21,150 for his efforts.
Other notable names to fall in the money include Benny Spindler (27th), Timothy Adams (25th), Philipp Gruissem (23rd), Dan Smith (21st), Toby Lewis (18th), Kevin Vandersmissen (13th), and Sam Chartier (12th).
This exciting tournament will reach its conclusion on Saturday where the final nine will take their seats and play down until only one man stands. Be sure to join us as we provide all of the updates from the floor of the beautiful Casino Barcelona. Until tomorrow!.
Bagging and Tagging
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Nível 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Day 2 of the €10,000 High Roller has come to a close with the end of Level 20. Nine players remain, and they'll return tomorrow with the following chip stacks. A complete recap will be posted shortly.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,945,000 | 45,000 |
|
1,260,000 | |
|
1,225,000 | 195,000 |
|
1,224,000 | 24,000 |
|
1,208,000 | -147,000 |
|
842,000 | -63,000 |
|
530,000 | 70,000 |
|
462,000 | 47,000 |
|
229,000 | -66,000 |
Unofficial Final Table Draw
Nível 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
EPT 10 Barcelona High Roller Unofficial Final Table
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Duhamel |
| 2 | Thomas Muhlocker |
| 3 | Jean-Noel Thorel |
| 4 | Richard Yong |
| 5 | Joni Jouhkimainen |
| 6 | Ole Schemion |
| 7 | Raoul Refos |
| 8 | David Benefield |
| 9 | Daniel Negreanu |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000 | |
|
|
1,355,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
1,260,000 | -160,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
1,030,000 | 175,000 |
|
|
905,000 | -245,000 |
|
|
460,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
415,000 | -195,000 |
|
|
295,000 | 8,000 |
Abi Khaitan Eliminated in 10th Place (€33,500)
Nível 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Abi Khaitan raised to 37,000 from the cutoff and David Benefield three-bet all in from the small blind. It folded back to Khaitan who called all in for exactly 300,000. Khaitan showed 
and was crushing Benefield's 
. The board fell 
and Khaitan was able to score a double to just over 600,000. While this may seem like good news for Khaitan, what would transpire just a few hands later would spell his elimination from the tournament.
Khaitan raised from the small blind, making it 37,000 to go. Joni Jouhkimainen called from the big blind and the flop came 
. Khaitan checked and Jouhkimainen bet 37,000. Khaitan slid out a check-raise to 82,000 and Jouhkimainen came right back over the top for 200,000 total.
Khaitan four-bet shipped all in for 560,000 and Jouhkimainen called the bet.
Jouhkimainen: 
Khaitan: 
It was top-top versus bottom pair and a flush draw, giving Khaitan the current advantage. The turn, however, awarded Jouhkimainen with a flush when it brought the 
. The 
finished the board and Khaitan was eliminated in 10th place.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
|
287,000 | -658,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Ihar Soika Eliminated in 11th Place (€33,500)
Nível 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Ole Schemion opened the pot to 35,000 from the cutoff and Ihar Soika made it 74,000 to go from the button. Daniel Negreanu folded his small blind and Jonathan Duhamel thought long and hard from the big blind. Duhamel moved a tower of 550,000 forward and Schemion mucked. Soika called all in for less and the hands were put on their backs.
Soika: 
Duhamel:
The board ran out 
and Duhamel was able to score the knockout. Soika was eliminated in 11th place and Duhamel built his stack up to 1.14 million.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000 | 330,000 |
|
Eliminado |
EPT Barcelona Side Event Action
Nível 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
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Sam Chartier Eliminated in 12th Place (€29,100)
Nível 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The all-in pots just keep on coming.
This time, it was Sam Chartier all in with the against the for David Benefield. The flop came down , which was pretty bleak as far as Chartier was concerned. The turn was the 
, leaving Chartier in need of a queen or a jack on the river. All Benefield had to do was dodge one of those Broadway cards.
The river completed the board with the , and Chartier had missed. He was eliminated in 12th place and took home €29,100.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
945,000 | 175,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Kevin Vandersmissen Eliminated in 13th Place (€29,100)
Nível 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Just as Jonathan Duhamel was doubling up on the other table, Kevin Vandersmissen was all in with the 
against the for Raoul Refos. A board of 
gave both players trip aces, but it was Refos' kicker that was the better of the two. Vandersmissen was eliminated in 13th place and earned €29,100.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
610,000 | 280,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Big Double for Duhamel
Nível 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Ole Schemion and Jonathan Duhamel got involved in a preflop raising war that saw all the money go in. It began with Schemion openeing to 26,000 from the hijack seat. Duhamel then three-bet from the small blind to an unknown amount. Schemion then made it 111,000 to go, and Duhamel shoved all in for 399,000. Schemion called.
Duhamel showed the 
for a flip against the of Schemion. The board ran out 
, and Duhamel's tens held to give him the double.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
820,000 | 340,000 |
|
|
440,000 | -428,000 |