2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q2
Prize
€767,750
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€5,141,000
Entries
530
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
500
Players Left
221

Brouk Reads Hand Correctly to Double

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 100 ante

Dzhavad Abdolvand moved all in from the small blind and Tomi Brouk called off with his stack of around 26,000 in the big blind.

"Wait, let me make sure I have what I think I do," he said after calling the all in.

Tomi Brouk: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Dzhavad Abdolvand: {k-Clubs}{4-Spades}

"A classic race!" quipped Sam Grafton from the eight seat.

Brouk's queens stayed ahead as the board ran out {10-Clubs}{5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades} to earn him the double.

"He's got more equity, though, because there's always a chance you misread your hand!" laughed Grafton.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tomi Brouk fi
Tomi Brouk
55,000
14,700
14,700
Profile photo of Dzhavad Abdolvand ua
Dzhavad Abdolvand
25,000
5,500
5,500

Tags: Dzhavad AbdolvandSam GraftonTomi Brouk

Assorted Chip Count Updates

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
261,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Ramon Colillas es
Ramon Colillas
167,000
104,500
104,500
Profile photo of Arnold Oosterbaan nl
Arnold Oosterbaan
150,000
100,500
100,500
Profile photo of Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
118,000
3,000
3,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Morten Klein no
Morten Klein
107,500
53,000
53,000
Profile photo of Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
96,000
26,000
26,000
Profile photo of Jorryt Van Hoof nl
Jorryt Van Hoof
85,900
-33,100
-33,100
Profile photo of David Yan
David Yan
76,500
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Jessica Teusl at
Jessica Teusl
64,000
1,200
1,200
Profile photo of Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
63,000
20,200
20,200
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
48,000
-23,300
-23,300
Profile photo of Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
27,000
-46,000
-46,000

Smith Busts Addamo

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 100 ante
Michael Addamo
Michael Addamo

As Dan Smith recounted for PokerNews, Michael Addamo opened to 2,200 from the hijack and Smith three-bet to 6,000 from the cutoff. Addamo called.

Addamo checked on the flop of {q-}{9-}{7-} and Smith continued with a bet of 4,500. Addamo called. The Australian checked again on the {10-} turn and Smith bet 10,000. Addamo again called.

Addamo checked a third time on the {j-} river and Smith bet enough to put Addamo all in for around 25,000. Addamo made the call. Smith showed {k-}{j-} for a king-high straight, while Addamo held {8-}{8-} for the lower end of the straight.

A few minutes later, Addamo returned to the tournament area and took a seat at another table with a fresh starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
240,000
75,000
75,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
50,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Dan SmithMichael Addamo

Grafton Survives Three-Way All-In, Nemeth Left Short

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 100 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Cards were on their backs with Sam Grafton all in in late position for 2,900, Andras Nemeth all in from the small blind for just under 26,000 and Tomi Brouk all in for just over 20,000 in the big blind.

Sam Grafton: {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Andras Nemeth: {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Tomi Brouk: {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

The board came {10-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Clubs} giving Grafton a straight to triple up, while Brouk won the side pot with a pair of eights, leaving Nemeth on crumbs.

Meanwhile also at the table, the massive stack of Jacob Amsellem was also spotted, as he holds over 400,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jacob Amsellem fr
Jacob Amsellem
420,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Tomi Brouk fi
Tomi Brouk
40,300
300
300
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
10,300
-31,100
-31,100
Profile photo of Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
2,900
-47,100
-47,100

Tags: Andras NemethSam GraftonTomi Brouk

Addamo and Smith Aggressive in the Blinds

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 100 ante

Rui Miguel opened to 2,200 on the button and action folded to Michael Addamo in the big blind, who eyed Miguel's stack and then raised to put him all in. Miguel quickly folded.

The next hand, Nick Petrangelo raised to 2,000 in middle position and it folded to Dan Smith in the big blind, who three-bet to put Petrangelo all in. Petrangelo shook his head a bit and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
165,000
100,000
100,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Rui Miguel pt
Rui Miguel
50,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
45,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
40,000

Tags: Dan SmithMichael AddamoNick PetrangeloRui Miguel

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

PN Pod: Phil Galfond Gives "Galfond Challenge" Update; He's Ready for High Stakes Duel

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
PN Podcast
PN Podcast

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway, and Jesse Fullen welcome guest Phil Galfond to the show. The poker legend gives more details on his summer match against the poker dealer who stepped up to play him at some high-stakes online pot-limit Omaha (PLO) action, shares an update on the status of "The Galfond Challenge," and talks about the possibility of playing on PokerGO's High Stakes Duel, maybe against Phil Hellmuth or a PLO edition. He also talks about his recently-released PLO course.

Speaking of Hellmuth, the crew discusses Scott Seiver backing out of High Stakes Duel III and Jason Koon stepping up to fill his spot, as well as recap all the big stories coming out of the record-breaking PokerStars and Barcelona© Casino European Poker Tour including Michael Addamo claiming his first-ever EPT title and Giada Fang shipping a $30K Platinum Pass.

They also highlight Bobby Tieu's victory in the bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Event #1: $400 NLH, and launch the brand new PokerNews Bad Beat Hotline where listeners can call in (+1 702-625-0166) and share their bad beats, which may be featured on a future episode of the show.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

More Updated Counts Before Break

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
165,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Vanessa Kade ca
Vanessa Kade
145,000
87,500
87,500
Profile photo of Lukas Zaskodny cz
Lukas Zaskodny
130,800
80,800
80,800
Profile photo of Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
122,000
-13,000
-13,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Korzinin ee
Vladimir Korzinin
114,500
64,500
64,500
Profile photo of Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
80,200
16,900
16,900
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
68,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Damian Salas ar
Damian Salas
58,200
-2,800
-2,800
Profile photo of Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
56,000
38,800
38,800
Profile photo of Nikita Luther in
Nikita Luther
50,000
Profile photo of Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
50,000
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
39,000
31,200
31,200
Profile photo of Alex Keating us
Alex Keating
39,000
-12,500
-12,500
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
33,600
-21,400
-21,400
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
24,000
-1,000
-1,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Thi Xoa Nguyen fr
Thi Xoa Nguyen
20,200
-40,600
-40,600
Profile photo of Takao Shimizu jp
Takao Shimizu
Busted
Profile photo of Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
Busted