€10,300 EPT High Roller Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-03-2023 00:37 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Maher Nouira	472,000 119,000	119,000
Johannes Sipila	318,000 18,000	18,000

Pertile Falls to Benitez

Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Victor Pertile found himself all in and at risk preflop against Francisco Benitez.

Victor Pertile: A♥8♥
Francisco Benitez:A♦J♠

Benitez was in good shape with a dominating ace and remained ahead on the 5♦2♣10♦Q♣6♣ runout to secure Pertile's elimination and take down a healthy pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	665,000 30,000	30,000
Victor Pertile	Busted

Tags: Francisco Benitez Victor Pertile

09-03-2023 00:28 UTC+2

[Removed:433] Coolers Plausinaitis

Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

[Removed:432] found himself all in and at risk preflop for his last 127,000 against Paulius Plausinaitis who covered.

[Removed:432]: A♦Q♦
Paulius Plausinaitis: A♥K♣

[Removed:433] smashed the Q♠Q♣9♣ flop with trip queens and remained ahead on the 3♦6♥ turn and river to secure a full double up at the expense of Plausinaitis, who was left with just over ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:432]	284,000 24,000	24,000
Paulius Plausinaitis	127,000 -353,000	-353,000

Tags: Paulius Plausinaitis

09-03-2023 00:24 UTC+2

Kovalski Doubles Against Yaroshevskyy

Ollie Garland

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Igor Yaroshevskyy raised under the gun to 24,000. Fabiano Kovalski moved all in for 155,000, from the big blind. Yaroshevskyy made the call.

Fabiano Kovalski: A♥K♥
Igor Yaroshevskyy: K♠Q♦

The board ran out 8♦2♣3♣9♥2♥. Kovalski's ace-king held to double him up on the last level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Yaroshevskyy	800,000 623,000	623,000
Fabiano Kovalski	328,000 103,000	103,000

Tags: Fabiano Kovalski Igor Yaroshevskyy

09-03-2023 00:23 UTC+2

Huang Gets Late Double

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Dominik Panka raised from late position and Wei Huang reraised to 115,000 from the small blind, leaving just a few thousand behind. Toby Joyce called in the big blind. Panka folded and two players went to the flop.

The flop came 4♠Q♠A♠. Huang moved all in for 13,000 more and Joyce quickly called. Players flipped their cards, with Huang at risk.

Wei Huang: A♣6♥
Toby Joyce: 8♠8♥

The turn came the 10♥ and the river was the 10♦. Joyce had two pair with his pocket eights and the tens on board. Huang had two pair with the tens and his aces. He won the pot and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Joyce	315,000 -205,000	-205,000
Wei Huang	300,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Dominik Panka Toby Joyce Wei Huang

09-03-2023 00:23 UTC+2

Pertile Doubles Through Ahuja

Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Victor Pertile moved all in from the cutoff for 78,000 and Ankit Ahuja called from the small blind with a covering stack to put Pertile at risk.

Victor Pertile: A♥2♥
Ankit Ahuja: K♣9♦

The board ran out 8♣7♦8♥8♦6♥. Neither player connected with the board but Pertile's ace was ahead of Ahuja's king, allowing him to secure a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	945,000 375,000	375,000

Victor Pertile	186,000 -284,000	-284,000

Tags: Victor Pertile Ankit Ahuja

09-03-2023 00:19 UTC+2

Sfez Raises Benitez

Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Francisco Benitez opened to 25,000 from middle position and Eric Sfez made the call from the cutoff.

The flop came 5♦3♥2♣. Benitez fired a continuation bet of 26,000 and Sfez responded by raising to 100,000. Benitez snap-folded and Sfez took down a decent pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	635,000 175,000	175,000
Eric Sfez	377,000 137,000	137,000

Tags: Eric Sfez Francisco Benitez

09-03-2023 00:11 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Eliminated By Panka

Ollie Garland

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 24,000 under the gun. Dominik Panka three-bet to 60,000, to his direct left. O'Dwyer responded by four-betting jamming for approximately 280,000 and Panka called.

Steve O'Dwyer: A♥Q♠
Dominik Panka: A♣K♠

The board ran out 6♠2♦6♥9♣J♠. O'Dwyer's dominated hand remained that way and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Panka	760,000 450,000	450,000

Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Tags: Dominik Panka Steve O'Dwyer

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

09-03-2023 00:00 UTC+2

Joyce Cracks Aces and Busts Macchiarelli

Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was on the river on a board of 2♠3♦8♥6♠7♣. Luciano Macchiarelli was all in against Toby Joyce, who had him covered. Players flipped their cards.

Luciano Macchiarelli: A♥A♠
Toby Joyce: 8♣8♠

Macchiarelli had a pocket pair of aces, but Joyce had flopped a set of eights. He held to win the pot and Macchiarelli was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Joyce	520,000 317,000	317,000
Luciano Macchiarelli	Busted

Tags: Luciano Macchiarelli Toby Joyce