2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

�50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€962,925
Event Info
Buy-in
€48,500
Prize Pool
€3,072,960
Entries
64
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Seidel Over a Million

With 177,000 in the pot and a flop of {7-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{A-Hearts}, Erik Seidel checked from the big blind and JC Alvarado did the same from the button. The {6-Clubs} turn saw Seidel lead out for 75,000, and then call a raise to 210,000 from Alvarado.

Both players returned to checking on the {K-Diamonds} river, prompting Seidel to show {A-Clubs}{8-Spades}. It was good as Alvarado tabled {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
2,000,000
-381,000
-381,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
1,200,000
289,000
289,000
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: JC AlvaradoErik Seidel

Another for McDonald

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Action folded to JC Alvarado in the small blind and he completed the bet. Mike "Timex" McDonald checked his option in the big blind and the dealer produced the {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Hearts} on the flop. After Alvarado checked, McDonald bet 48,000. Alvarado folded and McDonald won the pot.

Tags: Mike McDonaldJC Alvarado

McCrink on the Brink

Jim McCrink moved all in from the cutoff for 350,000 only to have Ilari Sahamies three-bet all in on the button. The isolation worked as both blinds folded, and the Fin had McCrink dominated.

Showdown

McCrink{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Sahamies{Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

The {4-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop wasn't anything special, though it did make a chop possible if running hearts fell. The {K-Diamonds} turn took away that possibility and left McCrink in need of an eight on the river to stay alive. With his wife watching from the rail, the dealer burned and put out the {8-Hearts}!

McCrink hit his two outter to stay alive and double to 873,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jim McCrink us
Jim McCrink
873,000
519,000
519,000
Ilari Sahamies fi
Ilari Sahamies
777,000
-450,000
-450,000

Tags: Jim McCrinkIlari Sahamies

Shakerchi vs. Seidel

Erik Seidel opened for 65,000 under the gun and cleared the field all the way around to Talal Shakerchi, who called on the button. Both blinds got out of the way, the flop fell {3-Spades}{10-Spades}{J-Hearts}, and Shakerchi called a bet of 75,000 from Seidel.

When the dealer burned and turned the {3-Diamonds}, Seidel kept the pressure on with a 150,000 bet, which proved enough to win the pot as Shakerchi folded his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
800,000
102,000
102,000
Poker Hall of Famer
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
530,000
-140,000
-140,000

Tags: Talal ShakerchiErik Seidel

Off to the Races for Sahamies' Tournament Life

Ilari "Ilari FIN" Sahamies shoved all in under the gun for 604,000 and received a call from JC Alvarado. The rest of the field got out of the way and the cards were turned up.

Showdown

Sahamies{A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}
Alvarado{9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

It was a coinflip, but Sahamies was in need of some help. The {Q-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop didn't hit him directly, but it did make him a 52% favorite with a flush draw and two overs. The {8-Spades} turn missed him and dropped his chances to 32%, but that was all he needed as the {6-Diamonds} spiked on the river to fill his flush.

With that, Sahamies jumped into fourth-chip position.

Player Chips Progress
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
2,500,000
-616,000
-616,000
Ilari Sahamies fi
Ilari Sahamies
1,285,000
669,000
669,000

Tags: Ilari SahamiesJC Alvarado