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2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

€10,300 High Roller
Dias: 3
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

Resultado Final
Vencedor
Ronny Kaiser
Mão Vencedora
aq
Prémio
€735,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€5,402,900
Entradas
557
Informações sobre o nível
Nível
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000

Ronny Kaiser Wins the 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona €10,300 High Roller (€735,000)

Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Ronny Kaiser Wins the 2017 PSC Barcelona High Roller
Ronny Kaiser Wins the 2017 PSC Barcelona High Roller

The 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona €10,300 High Roller has come to an end, and it was EPT8 Tallinn champion Ronny Kaiser that eventually posed for the winner shots. Kaiser cut a three-way deal with Markus Durnegger and 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event third place finisher Benjamin Pollak before ending up with all the chips, the trophy and a payday of €735,000.

The lion's share of the €5,402,900 prize pool was still up for grabs and 34 hopefuls out of a 557-entry strong field returned to the annex of Casino Barcelona. After six hours of play the final table was reached and start-of-the-day chip leader Ronny Kaiser was still in the top spot.

"This was the first tournament I wasn't emotionally attached to. I went for every bluff and it worked," the Swiss said in table chat. He also mentioned several times not to care about the €10,000 that the trio left aside to play for, but instead wanted to claim the trophy for his girlfriend on the rail. After the deal was cut, the atmosphere was very relaxed and everyone had drinks, cheering with a boisterous rail.

Final Result €10,300 High Roller

PlaceWinnerCountryPrize (EUR)
1Ronny KaiserSwitzerland€735,000*
2Markus DurneggerAustria€729,299*
3Benjamin PollakFrance€688,701*
4Franz DitzGermany€363,100
5Georgios SotiropoulosGreece€284,700
6Jakub MichalakPoland€223,700
7Emil PatelFinland€166,960
8Luis Rodriguez CruzSpain€115,600

*denotes deal of the last three players

Ronny Kaiser Wins the 2017 PSC Barcelona High Roller

Day 3 action

Timur Margolin was sent to the rail right away and he was soon followed by Shawn Buchanan and JC Alvarado. The latter jumped into Event #49 €5,200 No Limit Hold'em Turbo and claimed the last trophy of the festival after defeating Salman Behbehani heads-up. Nicolas Chouity fell short with ace-six suited versus pocket eights and PokerStars Team Pro Jake Cody followed in 27th place. Cody first lost the majority of his chips in a flip with pocket sevens against the ace-queen of Pascal Hartmann and ran with eights into the kings of Franz Ditz soon after.

The biggest pot of the tournament to date was played with 20 players remaining when Sergio Cabrera moved in over the top of the shove of Boris Kolev and Benjamin Pollak looked them both up with the superior stack. Kolev had queens, Pollak kings and Cabrera aces. Pollak spiked a king on the flop and river to dispatch two opponents with four of a kind and soared into a big stack. The two Frenchmen Fabrice Maltez and Alexandre Reard were the next two casualties and the last two tables were set.

Pascal Hartmann failed to hold up with pocket queens against the ten-nine of Luid Rodriguez Cruz on a ten-nine high turn and lost the remainder of his stack the next hand. Marius Gierse had a kicker problem with ace-nine suited against ace-jack and an ace-jack high flop spelled the end of the German, who was joined on the rail by Marc-Olivier Perrault. The French-Canadian stood no chance with ace-queen against the pocket aces of Ronny Kaiser. Parker " tonkaaaa" Talbot had to settle for 13th place after ending up second-best with king-jack versus ace-jack and the third Canadian casualty in a row was complete when Christopher Kruk ran out of chips.

The eliminations of Sam Grafton and Oliver Weis set up the unofficial final table and Quan Zhou lost a big flip with pocket queens versus ace-king to send his stack over to Jakub Michalak. Luis Rodriguez Cruz failed to improve with king-jack suited versus ace-ten and had to settle for 8th place while another four players ran out of chips before the dinner break. Emil Patel five-bet with pocket kings and called the six-bet shove of Ronny Kaiser, who turned over ace-king and immediately spiked an ace on the flop.

Jakub Michalak four-bet shoved with pocket jacks and Markus Durnegger called with ace-king. An ace appeared on the flop and Michalak was gone in 6th place. In the last hand before the dinner break, Georgios Sotiropoulos flopped top two pair with ace-king and Ronny Kaiser turned a straight with queen-ten before the chips went in after a blank river, and that left just four players in contention.

Once the action got back underway, Franz Ditz doubled his short stack before ending up second-best with ace-ten against the ace-king of Benjamin Pollak. The remaining three players discussed a deal and shook hands, leaving the trophy and €10,000 to the winner while shortening the blind levels to ten minutes. Pollak was eliminated in third place when he got it in with king-ten for top pair on the turn only to see Markus Durnegger turn over pocket kings for the over pair and flush draw. No miracle ten appeared and it was Durnegger against Ronny Kaiser in heads-up.

Both the Swiss and Austrian rail were enjoying the show and neither's king-queen could finish the job. Ultimately, Ronny Kaiser and Markus Durnegger decided to flip all in blind. Durnegger won the first flip to get almost even in chips before the second flip saw him turn over jack-five of clubs. Kaiser had ace-queen of spades and faded the two live cards, an open-ended straight draw and flush draw to jump up in celebration and take a selfie with the trophy.

Final Hand

That marks the end of the PokerNews live reporting here from Barcelona, but the next exciting live events are already around the corner.

Tags: Alexandre ReardBenjamin PollakBoris KolevChristopher KrukEmil PatelFabrice MaltezFranz DitzGeorgios SotiropoulosJake CodyJakub MichalakJC AlvaradoLuis RodriguezMarc-Olivier PerraultMarius GierseMarkus DurneggerNicolas ChouityOliver WeisParker TalbotPascal HartmannQuan ZhouRonny KaiserSalman BehbehaniSam GraftonSergio CabreraShawn BuchananTimur Margolin

Markus Durnegger Eliminated in 2nd Place (€729,299)

Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Markus Durnegger
Markus Durnegger

In the second blind flip with almost even stacks, Markus Durnegger turned over {J-Clubs}{5-Clubs} first and Ronny Kaiser sweated his cards. The {Q-Spades} caused some early celebration by his rail and the {A-Spades} that came along with it was also very welcomed.

The {10-Clubs}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop changed nothing much, but Durnegger's rail cheered loudly when the {6-Clubs} turn gave the Austrian a ton of outs. However, it was Kaiser that would celebrate one card later as the blank {4-Hearts} river kept his hand in the lead.

Durnegger finishes in 2nd place and takes home €729,299 for his efforts, while Kaiser claims the trophy (for his girlfriend) and a payday of €735,000. A recap of today's action is to follow.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Ronny Kaiser
27,850,000
13,420,000
13,420,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Markus Durnegger
Eliminado

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Benjamin Pollak Eliminated in 3rd Place (€688,701)

Nível 30 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak
Benjamin Pollak

In a three-bet pot to the flop of {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, Markus Durnegger bet 800,000 out of the big blind and Benjamin Pollak called on the button. The {7-Clubs} fell on the turn and Durnegger bet 1,800,000. Pollak moved all in and Durnegger called instantly.

Benjamin Pollak: {K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Markus Durnegger: {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}

The {4-Clubs} on the river was a blank and Pollak was eliminated in third place, he receives €688,701 according to the deal agreement.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Profile photo of Markus Durnegger at
Markus Durnegger
16,050,000
6,550,000
6,550,000
Profile photo of Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser
11,800,000
800,000
800,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
Eliminado

Tags: Benjamin PollakMarkus Durnegger

Franz Ditz Eliminated in 4th Place (€363,100)

Nível 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Franz Ditz
Franz Ditz

Franz Ditz doubled soon after coming back from the dinner break when he open-shoved the small blind for 890,000 with {Q-Hearts}{5-Spades}. Ronny Kaiser called in the big blind with {A-Hearts}{9-Spades} and Ditz got there on the board of {K-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{6-Hearts}.

The next hand, Pollak raised first to act and Ditz moved in from the button. Pollak snap-called and the cards were tabled.

Franz Ditz: {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Benjamin Pollak: {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}

The {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop provided a ten, but Ditz was still in need of running outs to stay in contention. It was all over after the {3-Hearts} turn, making the {10-Spades} river a formality.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Profile photo of Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser
10,585,000
-1,115,000
-1,115,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Markus Durnegger at
Markus Durnegger
9,975,000
-300,000
-300,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
7,290,000
2,570,000
2,570,000
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Franz Ditz
Eliminado

Tags: Benjamin PollakFranz DitzRonny Kaiser

Georgios Sotiropoulos Eliminated in 5th Place (€284,700)

Nível 28 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Georgios Sotiropoulos
Georgios Sotiropoulos

Georgios Sotiropoulos was first to act and raised to 215,000. Ronny Kaiser on the button was the only caller.

The flop came {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Sotiropoulos bet 250,000, Kaiser called.

Sotiropoulos checked on the {J-Clubs} turn and called Kaiser's 575,000 bet.

With the {4-Spades} completing the board, Sotiropoulos checked again. Kaiser took his time before he shoved all in. Sotiropoulos wasn't too happy and used his 30 seconds before a time bank card was tossed in. He needed some more time but eventually reluctantly called.

"I got lucky," Kaiser said almost apologetic as he showed {10-Spades}{Q-Spades}.

Sotiropoulos wanted to muck but his cards were eventually turned over: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Profile photo of Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser
11,700,000
4,900,000
4,900,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Georgios Sotiropoulos gr
Georgios Sotiropoulos
Eliminado
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Georgios SotiropoulosRonny Kaiser

Jakub Michalak Eliminated in 6th Place (€223,700)

Nível 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Jakub Michalak
Jakub Michalak

Jakub Michalak was first to act and opened for 175,000. His opponent would once again be Markus Durnegger who, seated in the cutoff this time, 3-bet to 525,000. The action folded back to Michalak and he shoved for 2,240,000. Durnegger called.

Jakub Michalak: {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Markus Durnegger: {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}

The {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop favored Durnegger. The {Q-Spades} on the turn and {3-Diamonds} on the river weren't cards Michalak was hoping for and he had to settle for 6th place.

Down to 5 players now, all guaranteed €284,700.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Markus Durnegger
9,700,000
2,600,000
2,600,000
Profile photo of Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak
Eliminado

Tags: Jakub MichalakMarkus Durnegger

Emil Patel Eliminated in 7th Place (€166,960)

Nível 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Emil Patel
Emil Patel

Emil Patel raised to 180,000 from the cutoff and Ronny Kaiser on the button three-bet to 530,000. Once the action was back on Patel, he four-bet to 1,250,000 and Kaiser moved all in. Patel called for around 3,800,000 and the cards were tabled.

Emil Patel: {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}
Ronny Kaiser: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}

Kaiser only had one over card and he got there right away on the flop of {A-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. The {10-Spades} turn didn't change anything at all, nor did the {10-Diamonds}, and Patel was eliminated in 7th place for €166,960.

"I only lost two all ins in this tournament. One was against a guy with one big blind and the other against someone with one and a half big blinds," Kaiser said to table neighbor Markus Durnegger. All remaining six players have €223,700 guaranteed.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Ronny Kaiser
10,990,000
4,115,000
4,115,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Emil Patel
Eliminado

Tags: Emil PatelMarkus DurneggerRonny Kaiser

Luis Rodriguez Cruz Eliminated in 8th Place (€115,600)

Nível 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Luis Rodriguez Cruz
Luis Rodriguez Cruz

The action folded to Luis Rodriguez Cruz in the small blind and he open shoved for 1,070,000 total. Markus Durnegger in the big blind asked for a count and called.

Luis Rodriguez Cruz: {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}
Markus Durnegger: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The flop came {3-Hearts}{7-Spades}{A-Spades}, giving Rodriguez Cruz just runner runner to hope for. With the {6-Spades} on the turn, his fate was sealed, no river card in the deck could help him. The {3-Spades} completed the board and Luis Rodriguez Cruz headed for the rail.

The remaining 7 players are now guaranteed €166,960.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Markus Durnegger
5,800,000
1,150,000
1,150,000
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Luis Rodriguez Cruz
Eliminado
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Luis Rodriguez CruzLuis RodriguezMarkus Durnegger

Quan Zhou Eliminated in 9th Place (€91,300)

Nível 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Quan Zhou
Quan Zhou

Quan Zhou raised to 120,000 and the action folded to Jakub Michalak in the big blind. "How much do you play?" Michalak asked and Zhou replied with a "Nine hundred." Michalak moved all in a few seconds later and Zhou called.

Quan Zhou: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}
Jakub Michalak: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}

The {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop improved Michalak to aces and kings, and the {2-Diamonds} turn and {6-Spades} river were of no help. The High Roller regular from China was eliminated in 9th place and takes home €91,300, while the remaining eight players have €115,600 locked up.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Profile photo of Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak
5,200,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Profile photo of Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
Eliminado

Tags: Jakub MichalakQuan Zhou

Oliver Weis Eliminated in 10th Place (€75,100)

Nível 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Oliver Weis
Oliver Weis

Ronny Kaiser opened the cutoff for 105,000 and big blind Oliver Weis 3-bet to 800,000 with about 100,000 behind. Kaiser shoved all in and Weis called after checking out the other table first.

Oliver Weis: {6-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Ronny Kaiser: {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}

The flop came {3-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{J-Spades}, improving both their hands.

Kaiser let out a sigh but the {10-Clubs} on the turn paired the board and Weis was drawing dead. The {5-Spades} on the river was there just for good measures.

Down to 9 players now, all guaranteed €91,300.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Ronny Kaiser
6,100,000
950,000
950,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Oliver Weis
Eliminado
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

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