€50,000 Super High Roller Dia 2 | 2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

2013-08-31 20:10 UTC+3

Seidel Doubles Through Stern

Nível 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Erik Seidel opened with a min-raise from early position and it folded to Dani Stern who set Seidel all in from the big blind. Seidel announced a call and tabled which was crushing Stern's .

The dealer rapped the table and fanned the most dramatic flop possible with . Seidel flopped top set of aces but turned out to have the second best hand behind Stern's Broadway straight. Seidel was now looking to make quads or to pair the board in order to give himself a full house to stay alive in this tournament.

The turn gave Seidel even more outs as he could now catch a spade on the river to stay alive with a flush. The river brought just that with the , giving Seidel the flush and allowing him to double to 934,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dani Stern	1,800,000 -458,000	-458,000
Erik Seidel	935,000 476,000	476,000

Tags: Dani Stern Erik Seidel

2013-08-31 20:13 UTC+3

More Time for Timex

Nível 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded to a short-stacked Mike "Timex" McDonald in the small blind and he shoved for 85,000. Daniel Negreanu, who was on a short stack as well, wasn't excited but made the call from the big blind.

Negreanu:
McDonald:

Negreanu seemed excited to be ahead, but his enthusiasm dwindled when the paired McDonald. Neither the turn nor river helped Negreanu and McDonald doubled up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mike McDonald	188,000 103,000	103,000

Daniel Negreanu	186,000 -65,000	-65,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Mike McDonald

2013-08-31 20:15 UTC+3

Negreanu Doubles

Nível 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu moved all in for 183,000 from the small blind and Sandor Demjan called from the big blind.

Negreanu:
Demjan:

The board ran out and Negreanu was able to score the double up with queens and fours. His stack now sits at 384,000 while Demjan has fallen to 620,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sandor Demjan	620,000 -208,000	-208,000
Daniel Negreanu	384,000 198,000	198,000

Tags: Sandor Demjan Daniel Negreanu

2013-08-31 20:18 UTC+3

Sick Puppy

Nível 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

David Benefield opened to 40,000. On the button Tim Adams called as did Ole Schemion from the small blind. Steve O’Dwyer folded his big blind. Three players saw a flop of . Schemion checked, Benefield bet 75,000 but met a raise from Adams to 180,000. Out of nowhere Schemion made a 410,000 check raise. That surprised the other players who folded to such strength. Schemion showed the and the players went on a break with something to think about.

2013-08-31 20:19 UTC+3

Let's Have Ourselves a Break

Nível 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Players are now on a 20-minute break. When they return, they'll play one more level before taking a dinner break.

2013-08-31 20:42 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts at the Break

Nível 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ole Schemion	2,387,000 77,000	77,000
Vitaly Lunkin	2,100,000 -194,000	-194,000
Dani Stern	1,823,000 23,000	23,000
Timothy Adams	1,250,000 -175,000	-175,000
Steve O'Dwyer	1,103,000 -172,000	-172,000

Erik Seidel	946,000 11,000	11,000

Fabian Quoss	735,000 5,000	5,000
David Benefield	702,000 -243,000	-243,000
Sandor Demjan	598,000 -22,000	-22,000
Daniel Negreanu	355,000 -29,000	-29,000

Jason Mercier	319,000 -241,000	-241,000

Mike McDonald	176,000 -12,000	-12,000

Nível: 15

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

2013-08-31 20:43 UTC+3

McDonald Doubles Through Stern

Nível 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

We caught up to find a short-stacked Mike McDonald all in and at risk for his last 125,000 against Dani Stern.

McDonald:
Stern:

The board brought down and McDonald was able to double up with a heart flush. McDonald is now sporting a stack of 376,000. Stern, now having doubled up two of the short stacks, sits around 1.6 million.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dani Stern	1,600,000 -223,000	-223,000
Mike McDonald	376,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Dani Stern Mike McDonald

2013-08-31 20:44 UTC+3

Mike "SirWatts" Watson, Out but Not Down

Nível 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

He may not have the headlines of Daniel Negreanu or ElkY but Mike Watson has consistently been one of the best players out there busting up the circuit. Sarah Grant caught up with Watson for the PokerStars Blog to talk through one of his biggest hands today. Click here to watch Watson unravel a hand.

Tags: PokerStars Blog

2013-08-31 20:57 UTC+3

O’Dwyer has Trouble with the Blinds

Nível 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Steve O’Dwyer raised to 60,000 and got one caller, David Benefield in the big blind. The flop was . Benefield check called a bet of 70,000 from O’Dwyer. They both then checked the turn and river . Benefield showed and O’Dwyer mucked.

O’Dwyer raised from the cut off to 58,000 and was called in the big blind by Fabian Quoss. The flop fell . Checked by Quoss, O’Dwyer continued for 70,000 and got a call. They both checked the turn and river . Quoss turned over for the winning hand.