2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

€25,500 Single-Day High Roller II
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
84
Prize
€406,300
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Entries
66
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Thorel Eliminates Gieles In Two Hands

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

In two hands, Luuk Gieles has been eliminated by Jean-Noel Thorel. In the first hand, it was Thorel who opened to 4,500 from under the gun. Gieles called {Q-}{Q-} to his left, and two other players called as well. Sergi Reixach three-bet to 23,000 from the big blind and Thorel called.

Gieles moved in for around 100,000, Reixach folded, and Thorel called all in for 69,000. Thorel held {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and got everything he needed when the board ran out {J-}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{J-}{K-Clubs}.

In the next hand, Bryn Kenney raised in middle position, Thorel called from the small blind, and Gieles called from the big blind.

The flop was {A-Spades}{J-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and both blinds checked to Kenney, who bet 6,000. Thorel called, Gieles moved all in for 28,000, Kenney called, Thorel then came all in over the top with his now 150,000 stack, and Kenney folded to the Frenchman's shove.

Jean-Noel Thorel: {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}
Luuk Gieles: {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

Gieles needed to pair one of his holecards again to escape elimination but failed to do so on the {A-Diamonds} turn and {8-Clubs} river.

Player Chips Progress
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Jean-Noel Thorel
200,000
78,000
78,000
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Luuk Gieles
Busted

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