{"id":8305,"date":"2018-08-27T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/?p=8305"},"modified":"2018-08-27T08:00:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T12:00:31","slug":"eibinger-leading-in-ept-super-high-roller-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/eibinger-leading-in-ept-super-high-roller-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Eibinger Leading in EPT Super High Roller, Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"

The EPT Barcelona is taking place right this moment. A number of events have already concluded and quite a few lucky winners have been able to take home significant cash prizes. Now, Austrian poker pro Matthias Eibinger<\/a> is preparing to take on nine other opponents and win the \u20ac100,000 Super High Roller.<\/em><\/p>\n

Eibinger Leading in EPT Super High Roller<\/h2>\n

Money is on the line and every participant would rather be on the receiving end. It\u2019s no difficult to imagine why Eibinger is excited. He\u2019s on his way to claiming the 2018 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona \u20ac100,000 Super High Roller event<\/strong> and become a few millions richer. Of course, nothing is so easy at Casino Barcelona where the competition is rather stiff. There are still 9 remaining challengers and even though the 54 original entrants have been reduced to that number, there is still sufficient reason for concern.<\/p>\n

Matthias Eibinger\u2019s chip lead is palpable although not as threatening. The runner-up, Mikita Badziakouski, the Belarusian high-roller with over $6.6 million in all-time winnings<\/a>, is behind Eibinger just 500,000 chips. Third comes Ahadpur Khangah who has a still respectable pile of chips at 2,105,000.<\/p>\n

Cary Katz with his 1,425,000 chips and Timothy Adams<\/strong> with 1,245,000 are also going to continue and apply pressure for the title. And there\u2019s a few others who shouldn\u2019t be overlooked. That includes the names of Rui Neves Ferreira<\/strong>, Benjamin Pollak<\/strong>, Jean Ferreira<\/strong>, and Byron Kaverman<\/strong>. Their riches, modest as they may be, vary between 610,000 and 1,000,000 in total chip count.<\/p>\n

The Nine to Make the Cut<\/h2>\n

Of course, there were many others who have decided to give the competition an honest shot, but they seemed to have faltered very early on. Take for example, Stanley Choi<\/strong> and Sam Greenwood<\/strong> who did enter the race but were eliminated very early on. On top of that, Jan-Eric Schwippert and Daniel Dvoress didn\u2019t get much of a chance either.<\/p>\n

But most notably, and somewhat surprisingly, Ivan Leow and Michael Soyza<\/a> also were eliminated very early on. This is particularly surprising in the case of Soyza who had just won an EPT event. And yet, the results are a clear way to signal that competition in poker is stiff and in order to make it to the top, you will have to play outstandingly. <\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s not always possible to keep track of fresh faces and playstyles you haven\u2019t seen before and even the most accomplished professionals are often caught unawares.<\/p>\n

The people who have made it into Day 3<\/strong> are as follows:<\/p>\n