€50,000 Super High Roller | 2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona

2015-08-24 17:47 UTC+2

Ivan Luca Eliminated in 6th Place (€358,900)

Nível 23 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

On the third hand after the break Dzmitry Urbanovich raised to 325,000 under the gun and Ivan Luca shoved from the small blind for about 2.6 million. Urbanovich verified the amount his opponent had shoved for, before quickly making the call.

Luca:
Urbanovich:

The board ran out and Urbanovich took over the chip lead from JC Alvarado.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dzmitry Urbanovich	8,900,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Ivan Luca	Eliminado

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich Ivan Luca

2015-08-24 17:53 UTC+2

Every Hand is Big

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Nível 23 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

With the blinds now at 80,000/160,000, every hand is big and important. Just now JC Alvarado opened for 360,000 under the gun and his neighbor Sylvain Loosli in the cutoff three bet to 825,000. Action folded to Alvarado and he called. Alvarado checked on , and folded after some tanking to Loosli's 580,000 bet. Just a small pot, but its already more than a million changing hands.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
JC Alvarado	6,400,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000
Sylvain Loosli	5,020,000 1,045,000	1,045,000

Tags: JC Alvarado Sylvain Loosli

2015-08-24 17:58 UTC+2

Urbanovich Keeps Chipping Up

Nível 23 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Dzmitry Urbanovich raised to 355,000 and JC Alvarado defended from the blinds, putting a flop of out there. The action was checked on the flop, and when the hit on the turn. The river brought the and Alvarado checked once more.

This time Urbanovich bet 420,000 and Alvarado made the call. Urbanovich showed for a set of queens and he chipped up to just shy of 10 million chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dzmitry Urbanovich	9,900,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

JC Alvarado	5,800,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich JC Alvarado

2015-08-24 18:04 UTC+2

Michael Egan Eliminated in 5th Place (€358,900)

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Nível 23 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Start of day chip leader Michael Egan couldn't really get much going today. With Urbanovich and Vogelsang pushing the action behind him, he was in a difficult spot. He lost some small and medium sized pots and soon enough found himself short stacked.

With just 1,270,000 left he pushed in from first position. His neighbor Dzmitry Urbanovich made the call, all other players folded.

Michael Egan:
Dzmitry Urbanovich:

The board ran out and despite picking up some chop outs after the flop, Egan had to hit the rail.

His fifth place finish netted him €358,900, more than doubling his biggest cash to date. The remaining four players are guaranteed €446,800.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dzmitry Urbanovich	11,800,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Michael Egan	Eliminado

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2015-08-24 18:11 UTC+2

Nice One For Loosli

Nível 23 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

JC Alvarado raised to 360,000 under the gun and all three of his opponents opted to make the call, creating four-way action. The flop came down and Loosli bet 650,000 when the action got checked to him. Rather quickly all three of his opponents folded, and Loosli picked up a nice pot on the flop.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sylvain Loosli	5,900,000 880,000	880,000

Tags: JC Alvarado Sylvain Loosli

2015-08-24 18:14 UTC+2

Vogelsang Doubles Through Urbanovich

Nível 23 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Dzmitry Urbanovich raised to 355,000 from the button and Christoph Vogelsang tanked for a little while before moving all in from the small blind. Vogelsang's shove was for 2,140,000 and Urbanovich thought for quite a while before making the call.

Vogelsang:
Urbanovich:

The flop put Urbanovich in the lead when popped up, but the turn gave Vogelsang the winning hand. The river did not change this, as the hit, and Vogelsang received a double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dzmitry Urbanovich	9,600,000 -2,200,000	-2,200,000

Christoph Vogelsang	4,500,000 1,760,000	1,760,000

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2015-08-24 18:30 UTC+2

Four Bet Alert!

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Nível 23 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Dzmitry Urbanovich won a small pot. Loosli opened for 350,000 and Urbanovich called in position. Alvarado called from the big blind and the flop came . Alvarado and Loosli checked to Urbanovich, who took it down with a small bet in position.

The next hand was more interesting. Urbanovich made it 325,000 from first position and Christoph Vogelsang on the button three bet to 855,000. JC Alvarado in the small blind asked if Vogelsang could stack his chips in 20's to see how much his neighbor was playing. The German player did so, revealing he had about 3.3 million behind. Alvarado tanked for a bit but folded, and so did Loosli after giving it some thoughts.

Urbanovich needed some time as well. He put his headphone on, and eventually decided on four betting to 1,725,000. Vogelsang needed just half a minute do fold his cards.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dzmitry Urbanovich	10,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Christoph Vogelsang	3,300,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang Dzmitry Urbanovich

Nível: 24

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 30,000

2015-08-24 18:42 UTC+2

Vogelsang Slipping Again

Nível 24 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

We picked up the action on the flop when Dzmitry Urbanovich checked from the small blind, and Christoph Vogelsang checked from the big. The turn was the and Vogelsang called a bet of 335,000.

On the river the hit and Urbanovich bet another 1,085,000 into his German opponent. Vogelsang folded his cards and Urbanovich raked in this pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dzmitry Urbanovich	10,750,000 -50,000	-50,000

Christoph Vogelsang	2,980,000 -320,000	-320,000

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich Christoph Vogelsang

2015-08-24 18:55 UTC+2

Loosli Loses Some to Vogelsang

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Nível 24 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Sylvain Loosli opened for 450,000 from the button and Christoph Vogelsang in the big blind was the only caller. Vogelsang check called a bet of 350,000 on , and both players checked the on the turn.

The river came the and after some hefty tanking Vogelsang pushed all in for 1,705,000. "Nice hand" Loosli said while folding. "Thank you," Vogelsang replied, "Sorry for taking so long."

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dzmitry Urbanovich	11,800,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Sylvain Loosli	5,750,000 -150,000	-150,000
JC Alvarado	3,400,000 -2,400,000	-2,400,000
Christoph Vogelsang	3,300,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang Sylvain Loosli