€10,300 EPT High Roller Set to Begin Friday
High Roller action continues Friday as PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour enters its final weekend of what’s been an incredible return to Catalonia.
The latest batch of hopefuls seeking EPT glory will begin taking their seats at 12:30 p.m. local time for the start of the €10,300 EPT High Roller, a 3-day event which will undoubtedly continue the series’ trend of huge or even record-breaking fields.
EPT Barcelona €10,000+ Buy-in Event Winners
| Event | Champion | Entries | 1st Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| €10,200 Mystery Bounty | Francisco Benitez | 91 | €114,080 (plus bounties) |
| €25,000 No-Limit I | Francisco Benitez | 50 | € 341,565 |
| €25,000 Single Day High Roller I | Artur Martirosian | 80 | € 540,990 |
| €50,000 Single Day High Roller I | Mike Watson | 59 | € 872,940 |
| €100,000 EPT Super High Roller | Mikita Badziakouski | 68 | € 1,979,220 |
| €50,000 Single Day High Roller II | Michael Addamo | 62 | € 917,330 |
| €25,000 Single Day High Roller II | Leonard Maue | 102 | € 653,160 |
Day 1 will see players sit with 50,000 chips for 11 60-minute levels, starting at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante.
Players will get a 15-minute break after levels 2,4,8, and 10, with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 6.
Registration will remain open until the start of Day 2 and players will have one reentry at their disposal should they bust before then.
The tournament will use a 30-second shot clock throughout, and players will receive eight time bank cards if they register at the start of the day, with less being given the later players register, down to four to any players registering at Level 6 or beyond on Day 1. Players registering on Day 2 will receive five time banks.
Day 1 players surviving to Day 2 will also receive an additional five time banks.
Keep it close to PokerNews as our live reporting team will have all the action from this event until a champion is crowned Sunday.
flop, Kisacikoglu continued for 5,200 and was called by Aerts.
and Kisacikoglu cut out a bet of 12,700 before tossing it forward. Again, Aerts made the call.
river and Kisacikoglu fired once more for 26,600, leaving himself a single T-100 chip behind. The bet actually covered Aerts, who had roughly 24,000 left.
before the river brought Orpaz the 
for the two-out victory to snatch the huge pot and make Korzinin one of the day's earliest eliminations
turn and Rheem checked back. 
and Sweeney led out for 1,800 into the pot of 5,500. Rheem then attempted to guess his opponent's holding.
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, precisely as Rheem had predicted down to the suits. 
and Ponakovs bet a massive 15,400 into the pot of just 10,600. Newey folded and Yosifov raised all in with a stack of around 30,000. Ponakovs, sporting a bright suede tracksuit, let out a sigh and asked for a count before making the call with a bigger stack. 
and Yosifov couldn't hit to be eliminated toward the end of Level 5. After the hand, Ponakovs told a table mate that he had meant to bet 3,400 on the flop, as the 1,000 chips are a similar color to the 5,000 chips. Luckily for the Latvian, the misclick worked in his favor.
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and that is when the real action began. Lococo moved all in for around 50,000, a big overbet into the pot containing less, and the Morrocan and Argentinian engaged in a lengthy dialogue that weaved seamlessly between Spanish and English. 
, Sander Ostlyngen checked in the big blind to Felipe Ramos in early position, who bet 2,500 into the pot of about 6,000.
for kings and fours, as his Dutch opponent took down the pot.
and Smith continued with a bet of 4,500. Addamo called. The Australian checked again on the 
turn and Smith bet 10,000. Addamo again called.
river and Smith bet enough to put Addamo all in for around 25,000. Addamo made the call. Smith showed 
