2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Ronny Kaiser
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€735,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€5,402,900
Entries
557
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000

Lakemeier Runs Out of Chips

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Jens Lakemeier
Jens Lakemeier

The cards of Jens Lakemeier from under the gun were already rushed into the muck while Christopher Kruk in the big blind raked in the pot. Kruk's {10-Clubs}{2-Clubs} were still tabled and the board showed {A-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{K-Clubs}{7-Hearts} for trips.

"Did you have a gutshot again," Sam Grafton asked from one seat over. "No, I had trips," Kruk replied while Parker Talbot added "that was a nice run out." Apparently, Lakemeier had ace-king and his top two pair were no good.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Kruk
1,650,000
470,000
470,000
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Jens Lakemeier
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Christopher KrukJens LakemeierParker TalbotSam Grafton

Ditz Sends Chouity to the Rail

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Nicolas Chouity had a split pot with {A-Clubs}{7-Hearts} against the {A-Spades}{3-Spades} of Jake Cody when he got his stack in preflop and the board came {A-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}.

Soon after he shoved for around 350,000 from the cutoff and Franz Ditz looked him up from the button.

Nicolas Chouity: {A-Spades}{6-Spades}
Franz Ditz: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}

Despite picking up additional outs on the board {J-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades}{K-Spades}{7-Clubs}, Chouity failed top get there and was eliminated in 30th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Franz Ditz
1,050,000
445,000
445,000
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Jake Cody
800,000
-90,000
-90,000
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Nicolas Chouity
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Franz DitzJake CodyNicolas Chouity

Michalak Leaves Walter with Spare Change

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Joaquin Walter checked the {Q-Hearts}{7-Spades}{3-Spades}{5-Diamonds} flop out of the small blind and called a bet of 135,000 by Jakub Michalak in the big blind. The {Q-Clubs} fell on the river and Walter check-called a bet of 225,000 by Michalak, then mucked when he was shown {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for trips queens.

Player Chips Progress
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Jakub Michalak
1,380,000
530,000
530,000
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Joaquin Walter
100,000
-490,000
-490,000

Tags: Jakub MichalakJoaquin Walter

Michalak Jams Up Stack; Patel takes from Weis

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Joaquin Walter raised and picked up three callers in Jakub Michalak, Christopher Kruk on the button and Jens Lakemeier in the small blind. On the {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop, Michalak bet 80,000 and was called by Kruk and Lakemeier before the {10-Spades} fell on the turn.

The action checked to Michalak and his shove for 431,000 forced folds, Kruk used one time bank before folding.

Emil Patel left Oliver Weis short-stacked. The former checked the heads-up turn of {A-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{9-Clubs} out of the big blind and Weis bet 125,000 from the cutoff, Patel called. After the {8-Diamonds} river, Patel checked once more and Weis bet 270,000 with about as many chips behind. Patel called and Weis sheepishly turned over {K-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for a bluff, while Patel claimed the pot with {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for top pair.

Player Chips Progress
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Emil Patel
1,450,000
228,000
228,000
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Christopher Kruk
1,180,000
80,000
80,000
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Jakub Michalak
850,000
271,000
271,000
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Jens Lakemeier
600,000
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Joaquin Walter
590,000
130,000
130,000
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Oliver Weis
240,000
-566,000
-566,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Christopher KrukEmil PatelJakub MichalakJens LakemeierJoaquin WalterOliver Weis

Brouk Doubles With Jacks

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Georgios Sotiropoulos opened from middle position for 48,000. His neighbor Tomi Brouk from Finland, 3-bet to 140,000 from the hijack. Action folded around to Sotiropoulos and he moved in with just 5 seconds left to act. Brouk called.

Tomi Brouk: {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}
Georgios Sotiropoulos: {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Brouk doubled his 617,000 stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Tomi Brouk
1,288,000
671,000
671,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Georgios Sotiropoulos
200,000
-617,000
-617,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Tomi BroukGeorgios Sotiropoulos

Schillhabel Earns Lucky Triple

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Stefan Schillhabel (photo from an earlier event this week)
Stefan Schillhabel (photo from an earlier event this week)

From the hijack, Stefan Schillhabel opened to 185,000, leaving himself just 36,000 behind. His neighbor Markus Durnegger called from the button. Big blind Ihar Soika, who won this event back in 2014 earning €747,200 after beating Jason Mercier heads up, tanked for a bit, used one of his time banks, and moved in for 718,000. Schillhabel called, Durnegger folded after having received a count.

Stefan Schillhabel: {A-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Ihar Soika: {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

The flop of {J-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Hearts} gave Schillhabel some hope and that only increased with the {Q-Hearts} on the turn. The {K-Hearts} on the river completed his flush and Soika's rivered set went face down into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Markus Durnegger
1,250,000
-8,000
-8,000
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Stefan Schillhabel
661,000
431,000
431,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Ihar Soika
497,000
-327,000
-327,000

Tags: Ihar SoikaMarkus DurneggerStefan Schillhabel

Reard Wins Flip Against Cody

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Jake Cody raised to 46,000 from the cutoff and Alexandre Reard moved all in for 377,000 in the big blind, which the PokerStars Team Pro called.

Alexandre Reard: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Jake Cody: {A-Spades}{J-Spades}

Cody took the lead on the {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop but Reard spiked a set on the {10-Hearts} turn. Only a queen would help Cody to avoid a setback, but instead the blank {2-Diamonds} fell on the river to let Reard double.

Player Chips Progress
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Jake Cody
890,000
-190,000
-190,000
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Alexandre Reard
780,000
440,000
440,000

Tags: Alexandre ReardJake Cody

Pollak Takes Big Pot Off Beresford

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Benjamin Pollak's raise was met with a three-bet to 130,000 by Conor Beresford in the small blind and Pollak called. On the flop of {10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}, Beresford continued for 95,000 and Pollak called before the Brit slowed down on the {4-Clubs} turn. Pollak bet 230,000 and was called before Beresford checked and called another bet worth 350,000 on the {5-Spades} river.

Pollak turned over {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} for queens and fours, and that was good enough to win a big pot early on.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Pollak
2,150,000
797,000
797,000
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Conor Beresford
350,000
-683,000
-683,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakConor Beresford

Marchi Wins From Zhou

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Davide Marchi opened the cutoff for 45,000 and Quan Zhou on the button called. Big blind Conor Beresford over called to make it 3-handed to the flop.

Beresford checked on {8-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Marchi bet 55,000. Zhou raised to 130,000 and Beresford folded, Marchi called.

Marchi check-called another 130,000 on the {8-Diamonds} turn before both of them checked the {A-Diamonds} on the river. Marchi showed {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} and Zhou mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Davide Marchi
1,380,000
380,000
380,000
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Quan Zhou
896,000
-293,000
-293,000

Tags: Conor BeresfordDavide MarchiQuan Zhou