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

Nine Players Remain

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Benjamin PollakFrance2,125,00043
2Georgios SotiropoulosGreece3,860,00077
3Franz DitzGermany2,250,00045
4Jakub MichalakPoland4,200,00084
5Emil PatelFinland3,100,00062
6Ronny KaiserSwitzerland6,100,000122
7Luis Rodriguez CruzSpain1,180,00024
8Quan ZhouChina1,060,00021
9Markus DurneggerAustria4,240,00085
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser
6,100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Markus Durnegger
4,240,000
190,000
190,000
Profile photo of Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak
4,200,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Georgios Sotiropoulos gr
Georgios Sotiropoulos
3,860,000
-315,000
-315,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Emil Patel
3,100,000
-135,000
-135,000
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Franz Ditz
2,250,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
2,125,000
-575,000
-575,000
Profile photo of Luis Rodriguez Cruz es
Luis Rodriguez Cruz
1,180,000
580,000
580,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
1,060,000
-325,000
-325,000

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

Level 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.

Player Chips Progress
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Ronny Kaiser
6,100,000
950,000
950,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Oliver Weis
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Oliver WeisRonny Kaiser

Kaiser Takes from Durnegger

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Markus Durnegger bet the {8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop for 70,000 from the small blind and Ronny Kaiser called in the big blind. On the {8-Clubs} turn, Durnegger let the shot clock run down to three seconds before announcing a bet of 150,000, Kaiser called.

The {Q-Spades} fell on the river and Durnegger waited as long before betting 175,000. Kaiser nodded and called, which saw Durnegger roll over {10-Hearts}{6-Spades} for a busted gutshot. Kaiser had the {7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Ronny Kaiser
5,150,000
550,000
550,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Markus Durnegger at
Markus Durnegger
4,050,000
-700,000
-700,000

Tags: Markus DurneggerRonny Kaiser

Georgios Sotiropoulos Doubles

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Luis Rodriguez Cruz opened the cutoff for 110,000 and small blind Georgios Sotiropoulos 3-bet to 395,000. The big blind folded and Rodriguez Cruz shoved. Sotiropoulos beat him in the pot.

Georgios Sotiropoulos: {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Luis Rodriguez Cruz: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

The flop came {9-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, making Rodriguez Cruz an open ended. The {7-Hearts} on the turn and {10-Clubs} on the river weren't cards he was looking for, though, and he parted ways with 2,050,000 of his chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Georgios Sotiropoulos
4,175,000
2,050,000
2,050,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Luis Rodriguez Cruz
600,000
-1,650,000
-1,650,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Georgios SotiropoulosLuis Rodriguez Cruz

Patel Doubles Through Zhou

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Quan Zhou limped in from the small blind and Emil Patel raised to 175,000 in the big blind. Zhou clicked back to 650,000 and Patel moved all in. Zhou asked for a count and the shove for 1,610,000 was called by the Chinese.

Emil Patel: {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}
Quan Zhou: {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}

The {K-Spades}{10-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop gave Patel top pair and Zhou picked up a gutshot, which prompted him to ask for a queen in table chat while standing up from his chair. However, both the {3-Spades} turn and {10-Hearts} river were blanks and Zhou had to forfeit more than half of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Emil Patel
3,235,000
1,535,000
1,535,000
Profile photo of Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
1,385,000
-1,045,000
-1,045,000

Tags: Emil PatelQuan Zhou

Kaiser Takes from Hitz

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Ronny Kaiser opened to 105,000 on the button and Franz Ditz called in the big blind. On the {7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop, Ditz checked and subsequently check-raised from 80,000 to 260,000, but Kaiser didn't go anywhere and called.

After the {A-Hearts} turn, Ditz checked and Kaiser claimed the pot with a bet of 330,000 before adding "I hope you didn't hit anything on the flop."

Player Chips Progress
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Ronny Kaiser
4,600,000
200,000
200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Franz Ditz
2,225,000
-525,000
-525,000

Tags: Franz DitzRonny Kaiser

Michalak Fires All Streets

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Jakub Michalak opened under the gun and big blind Luis Rodriguez Cruz called. Rodriguez Cruz check-called a continuation bet of Michalak on {2-Spades}{J-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and check-called another 290,000 on the {9-Hearts} turn and 700,000 on the {6-Clubs} river. Michalak showed {9-Spades}{J-Spades} and Rodriguez Cruz mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Jakub Michalak
3,900,000
1,550,000
1,550,000
Profile photo of Luis Rodriguez Cruz es
Luis Rodriguez Cruz
2,250,000
-1,750,000
-1,750,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jakub MichalakLuis Rodriguez Cruz

Durnegger and Michalak Chip Up

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Benjamin Pollak raised to 120,000 and Markus Durnegger let his shot clock run down to five seconds before announcing a reraise to 380,000. Back on Pollak he asked Durnegger what stack he started the hand with and called. Durnegger bet the {A-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop for 200,000 and Pollak called.

The {J-Clubs} fell on the turn and Durnegger's bet of 800,000 won the pot uncontested.

Over on table one, Jakub Michalak raised to 110,000 from under the gun and Luis Rodriguez Cruz called in the big blind. On the {J-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop, Rodriguez checked and called a bet worth 100,000 before the {2-Clubs} on the turn brought another check, Michalak's bet of 235,000 and a call by the Spaniard.

The {Q-Hearts} river completed the board and Rodriguez checked for a third time. Michalak emptied the clip with a bet of 455,000 to force a fold from Rodriguez.

Player Chips Progress
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Markus Durnegger
4,750,000
690,000
690,000
Profile photo of Luis Rodriguez Cruz es
Luis Rodriguez Cruz
4,500,000
-420,000
-420,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
2,700,000
-555,000
-555,000
Profile photo of Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak
2,350,000
490,000
490,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakJakub MichalakLuis RodriguezMarkus Durnegger

Patel Check-Calls

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Luis Rodriguez Cruz opened under the gun for 110,000 and Georgios Sotiropoulos (button) and Emil Patel (big blind) called. Patel checked to the initial raiser on {K-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and saw his neighbor bet 155,000. Sotiropoulos folded, Patel called.

Patel check-called another 250,000 on the {8-Hearts} turn before they both checked the {4-Diamonds} river. Patel tabled {7-Spades}{9-Spades} and Rodriguez Cruz mucked.

Patel asked if he didn't want to fire one more time.

"Why? Would you fold?" Rodriguez Cruz asked.

"Maybe," Patel answered with a big smile.

Player Chips Progress
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Luis Rodriguez Cruz
4,920,000
430,000
430,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Emil Patel us
Emil Patel
1,700,000
550,000
550,000

Tags: Georgios SotiropoulosEmil PatelLuis Rodriguez