€10,300 High Roller | 2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Barcelona

2014-08-27 14:00 UTC+2

Roumeliotis Down to 11,000 - Start of Epic Comeback

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Alexander Roumeliotis opened to 60,000, and Jason Mercier shoved from the button for 587,000. Both blinds folded, Roumeliotis made the call.

Roumeliotis:
Mercier:

The on the flop was good for Mercier, and he was guaranteed to double with the on the turn. Alexander Roumeliotis made two pair with the , but it still wasn't enough.

While Mercier doubled, Roumeliotis was down to just 15,000 - 4,000 of which he needed to invest as his ante. He was blind all in from the big blind the next hand, and doubled with through Ihar Soika's .

The next hand he got even richer. Soika opened to 60,000, and Dmitry Yurasov made the call. Marc-Andre Ladouceur on the button squeezed to 195,000 and Roumeliotis called all in for 57,000 from the small blind. Soika four bet to 427,000, and Yurasov and Ladouceur both folded.

Soika showed and Roumeliotis said "Yes! I don't think this could've gone any better for me" while showing .

The on the board was good for Roumeliotis, and he got his 57,000 stack back times four, plus a big blind and some antes.

"I'm back!" - Roumeliotis laughed.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jason Mercier	1,254,000	394,000
Alexander Roumeliotis	293,000	-577,000

Tags: Alexander Roumeliotis Dmitry Yurasov Ihar Soika Jason Mercier Marc Ladouceur Marc-Andre Ladouceur

2014-08-27 13:40 UTC+2

Chidwick Picks Off Vieira's Bluff

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

From the cutoff seat, Joao Vieira opened with a raise to 60,000. Stephen Chidwick called from the big blind, and the flop was . After Chidwick checked, Vieira bet 72,000. Chidwick called.

The turn was the , and Chidwick checked again. Vieira fired a bigger 118,000, and Chidwick called once more.

The river completed the board with the , and Chidwick passed the action to his opponent again. Vieira took his time, then bet 222,000. Chidwick studied long and hard, and then tossed in the call.

Vieira tabled two diamonds for a failed bluff, and Chidwick's for two pair was the winning hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Stephen Chidwick	2,350,000	970,000
Joao Vieira	860,000	-310,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Joao Vieira

2014-08-27 13:28 UTC+2

Here's an Exclusive Shark Cage Preview

Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

The poker world will be taken over by a new PokerStars television show called 'The Shark Cage', and we've got some exclusive footage for you! Team PokerStars Pros Jason Mercier and Fatima Moreira de Melo share their experiences, as do table talker extraordinaire Sam Grafton and former EPT winner Mike McDonald.

https://www.pokernews.com/video/exclusive-shark-tank-preview-with-mercier-mcdonald-grafton-a-9164.htm

Tags: Fatima Moreira De Melo Jason Mercier Mike McDonald Sam Grafton

Nível: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

2014-08-27 13:22 UTC+2

Mercier Jams the Flop

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Nível 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

With roughly 160,000 in the pot on the board, Ihar Soika checked, and then Dmitry Yurasov bet 75,000. Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier was next to act, and he raised all in for around 600,000. Soika and Yurasov folded, and Mercier took down the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dmitry Yurasov	3,140,000	30,000
Ihar Soika	1,755,000	-145,000
Jason Mercier	860,000	-28,000

Tags: Dmitry Yurasov Ihar Soika Jason Mercier

2014-08-27 13:20 UTC+2

Four-Way Pot for Vieira

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

After Dario Sammartino had opened preflop from early position and received calls from Stephen Chidwick in middle position, Maxim Panyak in the small blind, and Joao Vieira in the big blind, the dealer spread the flop.

Panyak checked, as did Vieira, and then Sammartino bet 68,000. Chidwick flat-called, Panyak folded, and then Vieira took his time before putting in a check-raise to 253,000. Sammartino and Chidwick folded, and Vieira won the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Stephen Chidwick	1,380,000	-111,000
Joao Vieira	1,170,000	434,000
Dario Sammartino	1,160,000	129,000
Maxim Panyak	1,050,000	190,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Maxim Panyak Joao Vieira Dario Sammartino

2014-08-27 13:17 UTC+2

Ladouceur Doubles Up with Jacks

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Nível 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

From early position, Ihar Soika raised to 50,000. Action then folded to Marc-Andre Ladouceur in the small blind, and he reraised all in for 502,000. After the big blind folded, Soika called with the . Ladouceur had the and it was off to the races for these two.

Ladouceur's tournament life was on the line, but thanks to a board he was able to double up.

Ladouceur moved back over one million, while Soika was knocked back under two million.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ihar Soika	1,900,000	-500,000
Marc-Andre Ladouceur	1,056,000	526,000

2014-08-27 13:14 UTC+2

Soika Takes from Ladouceur

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Nível 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

On the board, PokerStars Team Online member Marc-Andre Ladouceur bet 180,000. Belarusian Ihar Soika called, and the dealer placed the out on the river. Ladouceur checked, and Soika bet 230,000. Ladouceur gave it up and was knocked back to just over half a million in chips. Soika improved to 2.4 million.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ihar Soika	2,400,000	750,000
Marc-Andre Ladouceur	530,000	-379,000

Tags: Ihar Soika Marc Ladouceur Marc-Andre Ladouceur

2014-08-27 13:09 UTC+2

Barer and Erkenov Play Zillion-Chip Pot

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Nível 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Ami Barer opened the button to 48,000, and Dylan Linde quickly folded his small blind. Ismail Erkenov in the big blind made the call though, and they were off to see a flop: .

Erkenov checked to Barer and the Canadian made a 60,000 continuation bet. Erkenov called.

So far, nothing really special, but on the turn things got heated. The made Erkenov check again, and Barer continued his aggression with a 144,000 bet. Erkenov answered with a check raise to 350,000. Barer made the call.

The completed the board, and Erkenov wasn't backing down. He grabbed a bunch of 25,000 chips, counted them, and slid them forward in one big tower worth 575,000.

Barer had a tough decision, and at some times looked physically in pain by it. Minutes past with Barer in the tank, but eventually he took 100,000 worth of 25,000 chips, and slammed them across the line to indicate the call.

"Nice hand" said Erkenov after he showed for nothing much of anything. Barer showed and took down one of the biggest pots of the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ami Barer	2,710,000	757,000
Ismail Erkenov	946,000	-979,000

Tags: Ami Barer Ismail Erkenov

2014-08-27 13:01 UTC+2

Sergi Reixach Lloveras Eliminated in 16th Place (€42,000)

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Nível 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Sergi Reixach Lloveras open pushed his last chips and right next to him Alexander Roumeliotis made the call. All other players quickly folded, and the cards were on their backs again.

Sergi Reixach Lloveras:
Alexander Roumeliotis:

The heavily favored Roumeliotis, but the on the turn gave Lloveras some outs. The wasn't one of the cards he needed to hit, and Lloveras left the stage.

The remaining 15 players are guaranteed €46,600 now.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alexander Roumeliotis	870,000	80,000
Sergi Reixach Lloveras	Eliminado

Tags: Alexander Roumeliotis Sergi Reixach Lloveras