The PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller event has ended with the victory of Aussie Millions High Roller champion Dan Smith for €962,925. He made a deal with JC Alvarado and defeated him heads-up for the Shamballa bracelet.
Play in the 8-handed Final Table of the PokerStars EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller commenced on Level 16 (4,000/15,000/30,000) with Smith, Mike ‘Timex’ McDonald and Alvarado holding 80% of the chips in play. The final table setup was as follows:
Shakerchi: T 9
Ziigmund: A Q
Turn: 7
River: T
Six players were left and ‘Ziigmund’ also eliminated Erik Seidel on Level 19 (10,000/30,000/60,000), while Smith railed McDonald. Eventually, Sahamies and Smith clashed, the latter going all-in on the Finn’s 3-bet from SB preflop.
Smith: A T
Ziigmund: A Q
Board: T 8 2 6 4
The heads-up was set with the elimination of Mike Watson.
Dan Smith: 9,005,000
JC Alvarado: 6,995,000
The 2.5 hours long heads-up brought about a deal and the players continued to play for the championship title. In the last hand, they pushed preflop.
JC Alvarado: K K
Smith: A K
Board: A 6 4 6 3
Smith flopped his ace and won the tournament for the bracelet and nearly €1 million.