Today, it's time for the first of 2 Single-Day High Rollers here at the PokerStars Championship Barcelona. In the main room, Day 1b of the Main Event will get underway. But the high rollers with €25,500 to spare, clutter up in a different room to battle it out for another PokerStars spade and the accompanying prize money.
Play gets underway at 12:30 local time (in about 90 minutes) and players start with 100,000 in chips. Levels are 30 minutes long and start with 500/1,000 with a 100-ante. A single reentry is allowed, handing over another €25,500 secures you another start stack if you bust within the first 8 levels.
The Single-Day High Roller is a fixture on the PokerStars Championship schedule and was so too on its predecessor the European Poker Tour. Last year, Pratyush Buddiga won the event for €690,275 while runner up [Removed:17] walked away with the most money (€704,755) after striking a deal 3-handed with Andrey Shatilov who also took home a hefty sum (€606,020). 165 entries were made lasting year, consisting of 131 unique players and 34 reentries.
Daniel Dvoress won't continue his sucess in High Roller tournaments from before the World Series of Poker, at least not for now. as the Canadian was the first player to be eliminated twice from this event.
Julian Thomas was also sent to the rail, followed by Jean-Noel Thorel and Alexandru Papazian.
Thorel raised from early position and Jan Eric Schwippert called in the big blind. What followed was a check-raise by Schwippert on the flop and Thorel called before calling both bets on the turn and the river. Schwippert showed and Thorel mucked nines to run out of chips for the second time as well.
Only two minutes later, Papazian busted from the very same table after shoving from the button with . Antoine Saout had in the blinds and held up thanks to a board of .
Gerard Pique and Sam Greenwood were both on their second bullet and Pique was moved to the table just a few minutes ago.
Pique's raise in the hijack was called by Greenwood on the button and the flop came . Pique bet 15,000 and Greenwood called before the appeared on the turn. Pique slowed down and checked, before calling a bet worth 10,000 by Greenwood.
On the river, Pique checked with just 27,500 behind and Greenwood bet 60,000. The shot clock ran down to just two seconds when Pique sighed and called all in. Greenwood showed and Pique briefly flashed before leaving the tournament area.
Sergi Reixach was already sitting on one million in chips when Mustapha Kanit raised to 17,000 and Reixach three-bet to 41,000. Kanit moved all in for 260,000 and the Spaniard quickly called.
Mustapha Kanit:
Sergi Reixach:
The flip went towards Reixach after a board of to eliminate the always dangerous Kanit.
As we arrived, the action was already on the turn. Later, we learned the pre flop and flop action.
Action folded to Luc Greenwood on the button and he opened. Big blind Isaac Haxton 3-bet and Greenwood called.
The flop came and Haxton bet 65,000. Greenwood called.
As the hit the turn, Haxton took his time and checked with just 2 seconds left on the clock. Greenwood used 15 seconds before betting 70,000 with 147,000 behind. Haxton again needed some time and eventually moved in. Greenwood wasn't too happy but did call rather quickly by tossing in a single 5,000-chip.
Haxton frowned, seemingly not happy he was called but he got good news even before showing his hand as Greenwood said "You're good."
Isaac Haxton:
Luc Greenwood:
The river did nothing for either and Haxton took down the big pot with nothing but the pair of threes on board and ace-king-jack high.
Down to 169,000, Imad Derwiche shoved from the cutoff. Everyone folded around to Adrian Mateos in the big blind who pondered for a bit before he called.
Imad Derwiche:
Adrian Mateos:
The flop was a harmless but the on the turn ruined it for Derwiche. He looked on in agony as the on the river blanked.
Derwiche out in 18th place, the remaining 17 players are guaranteed a payday of at least €43,080.
Stephen Chidwick raised to 55,000 from the cutoff and Adrian Mateos called on the button. Koray Aldemir moved all in for 169,000 in the small blind and Chidwick folded, while Mateos quickly called.
Koray Aldemir:
Adrian Mateos:
Neither of the over cards nor spades were about as the board came and Aldemir was eliminated in 17th place for €43,080. The remaining 16 players will now redraw for the last two tables.
Steffen Sontheimer on the button asked for the stack size of Dominykas Karmazinas in the big blind, who replied "I have 240,000 behind," and Sontheimer folded. Quan Zhou limped from the small blind and snap-called the shove of the Lithuanian.
Dominykas Karmazinas:
Quan Zhou:
The board came and the kicker played to eliminate Karmazinas in 16th place for €43,080.
Action folded to Igor Yaroshevskyy in the small blind and he shoved all in for 269,000. Big blind Byron Kaverman thought about it for a bit before he called all in for about 247,000.
Igor Yaroshevskyy:
Byron Kaverman:
The board came and Kaverman hit the rail in 15th place.
Action folded around to Adrian Mateos in the small blind and he pushed all in. Big blind Steffen Sontheimer, with around 350,000 behind, called all in.
Steffen Sontheimer:
Adrian Mateos:
The flop hit Sontheimer with but the and made Mateos a straight.
Steffen Sontheimer eliminated in 14th place for €45,250, the remaining 13 players are now guaranteed €49,400.
flop and Thorel called before calling both bets on the 
turn and the 
river. Schwippert showed 
and Thorel mucked nines to run out of chips for the second time as well.
. Antoine Saout had 
in the blinds and held up thanks to a board of 
.
. Pique bet 15,000 and Greenwood called before the 
appeared on the turn. Pique slowed down and checked, before calling a bet worth 10,000 by Greenwood.
river, Pique checked with just 27,500 behind and Greenwood bet 60,000. The shot clock ran down to just two seconds when Pique sighed and called all in. Greenwood showed 
to eliminate the always dangerous Kanit.
and Haxton bet 65,000. Greenwood called.
did nothing for either and Haxton took down the big pot with nothing but the pair of threes on board and ace-king-jack high.
and Aldemir was eliminated in 17th place for €43,080. The remaining 16 players will now redraw for the last two tables.
