Barcelona Open Live Updates

This tournament is over! Sander Lylloff is champion, defeating his friend and roommate Mark Teltscher in a very relaxed heads-up match to take down the first tournament of the PokerStars.com EPT Season 4.

The final hand played out as follows:

Lylloff raised to $120,000 and saw Teltscher re-raise to $260,000. Lylloff re-re-upped all-in and saw Teltscher call instantly, turning over K♥ K♦ to his own J♠ T♥. The EPT2 London champ looked primed for a double-up but the flop was a little worrisome, coming Q♥ J♥ 7♥ and giving Lylloff plenty of outs. One of them was the J♦, which promptly spiked on the turn, giving Lylloff trips and the lead. The river card was the 4♣ and Lylloff dodged the heart-flush to win the EPT4 Barcelona Open.

For the win, Lylloff receives a gigantic novelty check as well as a real check worth €1,170,700. Teltscher narrowly misses becoming the first repeat-winner in EPT history, but as a consolation prize takes home €673,000, about three times what he won in London. Congratulations to both finalists and to the EPT for a successful beginning to Season 4!

Heads-up play has begun from the basement of the Gran Casino Barcelona, with Mark Teltscher ordering Cristal and Sander Lylloff raising in the dark. Good times.

True story: Teltscher and Lylloff are roommates on the road, including here in Barcelona. Could be an interesting heads-up battle. 

We're now preparing for heads-up play between Sander Lylloff and Mark Teltscher, with the chip counts as follows:

Lylloff: $3.658 million

Teltscher: $1.765 million 

Action should resume momentarily. 

Greg Dyer raises from the button and Sander Lylloff adds $140,000 to the wager from the big blind. Dyer thinks for a second before moving all-in over the top for his last $300,000 or so and Lylloff quickly calls, showing A♦ A♥ to Dyer's K♣ 8♦. The flop comes T♠ 3♥ 2♠ and the young American will need running cards to stay alive. The turn is the 4♥ and that seals the deal; Greg Dyer is our third-place finisher and will take €388,800 back to Minnesota. GG, kid.

The break is over and the blinds are moving up again. Stay tuned for more updates as the action unfolds.

The level is over and it's time for a quick break. Updated chip counts are as follows:

Mark Teltscher	$2.5 million
Sander Lylloff	$2.3 million
Greg Dyer	$610,000

 

Sander Lylloff raises and sees Greg Dyer come over the top all-in for his last $270,000. Lylloff calls and shows T♥ 4♠ to Dyer's A♥ 2♦. The board comes A♣ K♠ Q♦ A♦ 4♣ to give Dyer trip aces and double him through Lylloff.

 

Here are the latest chip counts:

Sander Lylloff	$2.5 million
Mark Teltscher	$2.4 million
Greg Dyer	$400,000

 

After Greg Dyer makes up some ground to bring his stack to $1.1 million, he and Sander Lylloff see a flop come 8♥ 3♥ 2♥ and Lyllof bets out $180,000. Dyer makes the call and the turn is the 9♥, prompting a check from Lylloff and a $270,000 wager from Dyer. Lylloff takes it in stride and announces a raise to $670,000 total, which is met by an immediate fold from Dyer. Lylloff takes the pot while Dyer is left with just under $1 million.

Greg Dyer open-shoves from the button for his last $358,000 and after Mark Teltscher folds Sander Lylloff makes the call, showing A♥ 5♠ to Dyer's K♣ Q♦. The flop comes K♦ 7♦ 8♣ and Dyer takes the lead, and, after the turn is the 2♦, only has to dodge two aces to stay alive. The river card is the 7♠ and Greg Dyer has doubled up to about $740,000.

The blinds are on their way up again. Stay tuned for more updates as the action unfolds.

Greg Dyer raises to $72,000 on the button and Sander Lylloff makes the call from the big blind. The flop comes J♦ 9♦ 4♠ and Lylloff checks to Dyer, who attempts to bet $110,000 but misspeaks and, at Mark Teltscher's insistence, is held to making a minimum bet of $24,000. Lylloff makes the call and the turn is the 7♦ and again Lylloff checks. Dyer bets out $140,000 and again Lylloff calls. The river is the 4♣ and for a third time Lylloff checks. Dyer bets out $330,000 and for a third time, Lylloff calls. Dyer shows down 8♠ 6♠ for eight-high and Lylloff takes a huge pot with pocket fives. Wow, as they say.

Chip counts now have Lylloff in the lead with $2.5 million, Teltscher in second with $2.3 million and Dyer down to his last $610,000.

Sander Lylloff has been very active after dinner, raising and re-raising almost every hand, but appearing to be simply getting hit by the deck - he has shown down AJ, 99 and pocket deuces when his opponents have folded.

Mark Teltscher appears to be taking all of the raising personally. On one recent hand he raised from the button only to see Lylloff make it $150,000 to go from the small blind. "This could be your last hand if you're not careful," Teltscher told his opponent. "I tell you once, I tell you twice."

The Cityboy called and the flop came 3-3-2. Lylloff bet out $200,000 and Teltscher immediately re-upped to $500,000, prompting a long tense pause on Lylloff's part before he mucked his hand. "Sixes?" asked Lylloff.

"You were going broke on that hand," replied Teltscher, and that was that.

 

The cards are in the air once again from the Gran Casino Barcelona as we return to three-handed play on our way to the first champion of the fourth PokerStars.com European Poker Tour season. Stay tuned for more updates as the action unfolds.

Here are the updated chip counts as we near the end of the level:

Sander Lylloff: $2.1 million

Mark Teltscher: $2.1 million

Greg Dyer: $1.1 million

We're now on a dinner break until 10 p.m. CEDT (1 hour).

Mark Teltscher raises to $65,000 from under the gun and the action folds to Greg Dyer, who makes it $200,000 to go. Teltscher thinks for a minute before making the call, and the flop comes 9♠ 6♥ 3♥. Dyer checks and Teltscher bets out $300,000, and after a few moments of suspense Dyer makes the call. The turn is the 8h and again Dyer checks. "Let me check and see if I've got a heart," says Teltscher, who peers down at his hole cards and then announces he's going all-in. After a few moments of thought, Dyer lays it down and Teltscher takes a tidy pot.

Mark Teltscher and Sander Lylloff get into a bidding war that sees all of Lylloff's $904,000 get in pre-flop following a succession of raises and re-raises. Teltscher beats him into the pot and turns up A♦ Q♠ to Lylloff's A♣ K♦. The board comes A♠ T♣ 2♥ 9♠ 4♣ and Sander Lylloff has doubled through Mark Teltscher.

We're now almost even in chips, with Greg Dyer holding a slight lead with $2 million to Lylloff's $1.9 million and Teltscher's $1.6 million.

The blinds are up once again and a round now costs $54,000 to go. Here are the updated chip counts as we start three-handed play:

Mark Teltscher	$2,529,000
Greg Dyer	$1,982,000
Sander Lylloff	$922,000

 

Greg Dyer raises to $60,000 and Mika Paasonen moves all-in for $57,000 total. Sander Lylloff calls the $60,000 and he and Dyer will contest the side pot. The flop comes J♠ 7♣ 2♥ and both players check, as they do on the 9♥ turn. The river card is the K♥ and Lylloff checks but Dyer bets the minimum, inducing a fold from Lylloff and scooping the side pot.

Dyer shows K-10 for a pair of kings, while Paasonen has A-7 for a pair of sevens and is eliminated. The Finn will take home €301,000 for his efforts.

Mika Paasonen opens for $54,000 and Mark Teltscher calls. The flop comes K♥ 8♣ 4♠ and Paasonen checks to Teltscher, who bets out $65,000. Paasonen adds $200,000 and Teltscher makes the call. The turn is the 5♠ and this time Paasonen checks to Teltscher, who bets $300,000. Paasonen immediately moves all-in. Teltscher beats him to the pot and shows K♦ 4♥ for two pair, while Paasonen has K♠ J♠ for top pair with a flush draw. The players are almost exactly equal in chips, with Paasonen outchipping the Brit by $70,000, and that's all he'll have left as the river card is the T♣, doubling Teltscher up and crippling the Finn.

Sander Lylloff raises to $60,000 from the small blind and Greg Dyer comes over the top all-in from the big blind, putting Lylloff to a decision for his tournament life. The young Danish pro tanks for a few minutes but ultimately makes the call, showing A♥ 9♠. "Good call," says Dyer, turning up K♠ T♥.

The board comes J♠ J♣ 3♦ Q♦ 3♥ and despite the scare on fourth street, Lylloff's ace-high is good and he takes down the pot, doubling his $490,000 all-in and taking a bite out of Greg Dyer's stack.

Mika Paasonen raises to $50,000 and is called by Tronde Eidsvig. The flop comes J♣ 9♦ 6♣ and Paasonen checks to Eidsvig, who checks behind. The turn is the T♦ and Paasonen checks to Eidsvig, who bets out $70,000. Paasonen comes over the top all-in and Eidsvig calls for his tournament life, showing K♠ J♦ for top pair while Paasonen has T♥ 9♥ for middle two pair. The river card is the T♠ and Paasonen fills up, taking down the pot and kicking Eidsvig to the curb, where he'll collect €250,800 for his fifth-place finish and, one presumes, merrily be on his way.

Here are the latest chip counts from the final table:

Greg Dyer	$1,529,000
Mark Teltscher	$1,423,000
Mika Paasonen	$1,049,000
Sander Lylloff	$920,000
Tronde Eidsvig	$439,000

Adam Junglen open-shoves all-in for $264,000 from early position and the action folds to Mark Teltscher, who gives the matter some heavy thought. "It's going to be tough for me to lay this one down, Adam," he says, but eventually folds the hand.

To his left, Sander Lylloff tells him, "I'm glad you didn't do anything there. I'm going to have to call." He does indeed call and once everyone else is out of the way shows 8♦ 8♥ to Junglen's A♦ 4♣, while Teltscher says he folded king-jack.

If Teltscher's telling the truth he'll be burning once he sees the flop, which comes K♠ K♦ Q♥, meaning Junglen is drawing to an ace or a queen to stay alive in this event. The turn is the 2♣ and the river the 6♠ and Adam Junglen, 19 and famous for calling down Patrik Antonius with ace-high at the Monte Carlo Grand Final and for winning the PokerStars.com Sunday Million this summer, has been eliminated in sixth place. He'll take home another €196,500 to add to the pile.

Mark Teltscher raises from under the gun and the action folds around to Nikolaus Jedlicka, who moves all-in for $130,000 more. Teltscher analyzes his opponent and tells him, "I guess I have to hope for a race. Seems unlikely, but I guess I'll give it a shot." He calls, and turns up A♥ Q♥ while Jedlicka has pocket tens.

The players are indeed racing, and when the flop comes Q♣ 4♦ 2♥ Teltscher takes the lead. The turn is the A♦, which gives the audience cause to moan in dismay although it really doesn't mean much. The river card is the 2♦ and Teltscher earns the check-mark while Jedlicka has been eliminated. KaiBuxxe earns €154,700 for his efforts.

The blinds are going up and a round will now cost $44,000. GL short stacks!

Nikolaus Jedlicka limps in from the small blind and Mika Paasonen checks his option in the big. The flop comes J♣ 9♣ 3♣ and Jedlicka bets out $26,000. Paasonen calls and the turn is the 7♥, prompting another shot from Jedlicka, this time a $48,000 wager. Paasonen again flat-calls and the river is the 3♥. This time Jedlicka checks and Paasonen bets out $140,000. Jedlicka thinks things over for a minute or two before finally making the call, and Paasonen turns up the Octocrab (8-3) for trips. Jedlicka mucks and Paasonen takes the pot.

Patrick Bruel raises to $45,000 and Mark Teltscher makes the call out of the big blind. The flop comes A♥ 8♥ 3♥ and Teltscher checks to Bruel, who immediately moves all-in. Teltscher gives the matter some thought and then sits up straight in his chair. "Call," he says simply, and turns up A♣ 9♥ for top pair with the nine-high flush draw while Bruel is in a bad place with T♠ T♦, drawing to one out to stay alive. The turn card ends things early, bringing the 6♥, and after the river is the 2♥ Patrick Bruel has been eliminated in eighth place. The Great Man earns €104,500 for his time at the tables.

We're back in action from the final table and the cards are in the air. There are 33 minutes left in this level and eight players left in this event. Stay tuned for live updates as the action unfolds.

We're just about ready to resume play from the TV final table at the PokerStars.com EPT4 Barcelona Open. Here are the seating positions and chip counts as things get rolling once again:

Seat 1	Greg Dyer	$1,606,000
Seat 2	Adam Junglen	$320,000
Seat 3	Nikolaus Jedlicka	$569,000
Seat 4	Mika Paasonen	$924,000
Seat 5	Mark Teltscher	$676,000
Seat 6	Sander Lylloff	$502,000
Seat 7	Tronde Eidsvig	$452,000
Seat 8	Patrick Bruel	$374,000

 

Greg Dyer raises to $60,000 from the cut-off and Juan Maceiras moves all-in for about $275,000 from the button. The action folds back around to Dyer, who calls immediately and turns up A♠ K♠ to the Spaniard's A♦ 6♠. The flop comes Q♦ 7♦ 4♣ and Maceiras is drawing for a six or running cards for the straight. The turn is the 2♠ and there are three outs to save the underdog, but the 3♠ is not one of them and Juan Maceiras has been eliminated in ninth place. He earns €64,800, while the rest of the field is guaranteed TV exposure and at least €104,500.

We'll now take a short break before players reconvene at the TV final table to play down to a champion.

After Greg Dyer raises, Mohamad Kowssarie comes over the top all-in for about $400,000 and Dyer is willing to call, turning up A-K against Kowssarie's Q-3 (aka the stone-cold nuts). Remarkably, the board comes K-J-9-5-3 and Kowssarie's Q-3 is cracked, sending him to the rail courtesy of Dyer's pair of kings and dealing him a €64,800 payday for his trouble.

We're now down to the final table, but not the final table. We'll play one more elimination before we officially move to the TV final table. Stay tuned.

Tronde Eidsvig gets the last of his chips in the middle pre-flop and Adam Junglen is willing to call, turning up a pocket pair of tens to Eidsvig's pocket jacks. The board comes A-9-3-A-A and Eidsvig has doubled through Junglen to bring his stack up to $500,000, while the young American has about half of that.

French superstar at life Patrick Bruel gets all-in pre-flop and is called by EPT2 London champ Mark Teltscher, who turns up pocket fours to Bruel's A-J. The board comes 9-6-5-A-3 and as Bruel's supporters let loose a mighty roar on fourth street, the Great Man wins his race to double through Teltscher and stay alive.

Davidi Kitai raises pre-flop and sees Sander Lylloff re-raise all-in. After some thought, Kitai calls for the last of his stack and turns up a pocket pair of queens - good cards, but in a deep hole compared to the pocket rockets Lylloff turns up. The board comes K-6-3-x-K and Davidi Kitai has been eliminated in 11th place. The Belgian earns €46,000 and gets the afternoon off.

Shortly after Voitto Rintala's elimination, short-stacked Philip Yeh gets his last $105,000 or so into the middle and Davdi Kitai calls, showing A-K to Yeh's 6♠ 4♠. The flop brings an ace for Kitai and the turn is a brick, meaning Yeh is drawing dead and after the meaningless river card is dealt, Yeh has been eliminated in 12th place. He earns €46,000 for his time.

Just after play begins for the day, Finland's Voitto Rintala makes a desperation shove with 9-7 offsuit and sees Greg Dyer call with A8 of hearts. The board comes K♥ 8♠ 2♥ 6♦ 9♦ and Rintala is our first elimination of the day, heading out in 13th place for €33,450.

The cards are in the air and the action is underway. Next stop: Finaltabletown! (We hope.)

Here are the chip counts at the start of play on Day 4:

Nikolaus Jedlicka	$879,000
Mika Paasonen	$715,000
Sander Lylloff	$646,000
Juan Maceiras	$585,000
Mark Teltscher	$533,000
Adam Junglen	$419,000
Tronde Eidsvig	$339,000
Mohamad Kowssarie	$294,000
Patrick Bruel	$270,000
Voitto Rintala	$253,000
David Kitai	$219,000
Greg Dyer	$155,000
Philip Yeh	$116,000

 

Welcome back to the basement of the Gran Casino Barcelona for what we presume will be the final day of poker at the PokerStars.com EPT4 Barcelona Open. We're still 13 strong heading into the start of play and all intentions are to play down to a winner tonight, so it could be a long day - although it won't go any longer than 4 a.m., because that's when the casino closes for the night, by law.

Action will get underway in just a few minutes and you can bet the organizers are praying for a bunch of quick eliminations, because frankly we haven't had any indication of how the EPT will proceed if they're still three- or four- handed at 2:30 this morning.

Regardless of how it plays out, though, PokerListings.com will be on the scene until the winner is crowned, whether by all-in re-raise or roshambo (pick rock) in the streets of Barcelona. Stay tuned for comprehensive coverage starting now!