2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
€1,650,300
Event Info
Buy-in
€100,000
Prize Pool
€5,239,080
Entries
54
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000

Badziakouski Clips Khangah's Wings

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ahadpur Khangah and Mikita Badziakouski checked the {j-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} flop and Khangah check-called 150,000 on the {7-Spades} turn.

The river was the {8-Hearts}. Khangah checked and Badziakouski bet 250,000. Khangah quickly called and tabled {j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}. Badziakouski showed {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ahadpur Khangah ir
Ahadpur Khangah
2,750,000
-550,000
-550,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
1,850,000
365,000
365,000

Tags: Ahadpur KhangahMikita Badziakouski

Platinum Pass: Dariusz Paszkiewicz Wins €550 EPT Cup and A Platinum Pass!

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Dariusz Paszkiewicz, 2018 EPT Barcelona Cup winner
Dariusz Paszkiewicz, 2018 EPT Barcelona Cup winner

The €550 EPT Cup at the PokerStars European Poker Tour in Barcelona has come to an end with Dariusz Paszkiewicz as the winner. In the EPT Cup, the Pole made a three-way deal with Mickael Vongsonthi and [Removed:388], where he walked away with €157,550 and Vongsonthi and Benzerfa with €147,500 each.

Besides the bragging rights of winning the title, the $30,000 Platinum Pass was still up for grabs for the winner of the EPT Cup, and Paszkiewicz emerged victorious after ousting Vongsonthi heads-up. To make things even worse for Vongsonthi, he also lost the Crazy Pineapple Flipout earlier today heads-up to Rolando Camardese! Although winning €147,500 surely must have compensated for any negative feelings, losing out on the Platinum Pass heads-up both times had to be rough for the Frenchman.

The EPT Cup is always one of the most popular tournaments at the EPT and the 2018 edition in Barcelona was no different. A grand total of 3,287 signed up and took their seats on one of the three starting flights of this two-day tournament. 485 of them would finish in the money with the mincash worth €865, but a three-way bustout between Rocco Palumbo, Felipe Bozzetti Pasqual and Osvaldo Lewis split the last-place prize money three-way.

Notables that cashed included Peter Kamaras (6th - €39,830), Remi Castaignon (12th - €12,400), Antonina Anapolska (26th - €6,240), Erwann Pecheux (46th - €3,910), Julien Sitbon (65th - €3,280), and Dominik Panka (114th - €2,475). Rolando Camardese, who won the Platinum Pass at the start of the day, finished in 116th place (€2,475).

Official Final Table Results €550 EPT Cup

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (EUR)Prize (USD)
1Dariusz PaskiewiczPoland€157,550*$183,108
2Mickael VongsouthiFrance€147,500*$171,416
3[Removed:388]France€147,500*$171,416
4Abedel DouairFrance€71,140$82,692
5Tomasz PajakPoland€54,400$63,234
6Peter KamarasHungary€39,830$46,301
7Zhiping ZengChina€29,930$34,793
8Ovidiu ChirieacRomania€21,450$24,939
9Cezar LaurentiuRomania€16,700$19,416
Dariusz Paszkiewicz
Dariusz Paszkiewicz wins the €550 EPT Cup

Tags: Antonina AnapolskaErwann PecheuxJulien SitbonPeter KamarasRocco PalumboRolando Camardese

Adams Adds to His Stack

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Timothy Adams made it 80,000 to go first to act and found one caller in Ahadpur Khangah in the cutoff. Although there was no action on the {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop, that changed on the {2-Spades} turn as Adams bet 125,000 and Khangah called. On the {7-Spades} river, Adams made it 250,000 to go and Khangah folded.

Player Chips Progress
Ahadpur Khangah ir
Ahadpur Khangah
2,700,000
-50,000
-50,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
1,825,000
295,000
295,000

Tags: Ahadpur KhangahTimothy Adams

Level: 18

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Eibinger Extends Lead

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Matthias Eibinger
Matthias Eibinger

Byron Kaverman chipped up without showdown and right after, Matthias Eibinger opened the action with a raise to 110,000. Ahadpur Khangah in the small blind called and the flop brought {J-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds}. Khangah checked and called a bet of 110,000.

After the {9-Spades} turn, Khangah checked once more and faced a bet of 380,000, which he called after very brief consideration. Khangah then checked the {J-Diamonds} on the river and Eibinger emptied the clip with a bet of 1.0 million. Khangah got out of the way and dropped below 2 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
3,890,000
1,325,000
1,325,000
StakeKings
Ahadpur Khangah ir
Ahadpur Khangah
1,925,000
-775,000
-775,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
835,000
245,000
245,000

Tags: Ahadpur KhangahByron KavermanMatthias Eibinger

Badziakouski Bests Eibinger

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On a {3-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs} flop Mikita Badziakouski check-called a bet of 100,000 from Matthias Eibinger.

The pair checked the {7-Clubs} turn and the river was the {4-Hearts}. Badziakouski checked and Eibinger bet 330,000 just as his time bank was running out. Badziakouski thought before calling.

Eibinger showed {k-Spades}{10-Clubs} for king-high and Badziakouski won the pot with {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a pair of eights.

Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
3,350,000
-540,000
-540,000
StakeKings
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
2,350,000
500,000
500,000

Tags: Matthias EibingerMikita Badziakouski

Pollak Triples Up

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak
Benjamin Pollak

Matthias Eibinger raised it up to 110,000 first to act and Benjamin Pollak three-bet all in for 230,000.

"Guys, finally, the chips are in," the Frenchman said and Cary Katz said "good luck" once he had folded in the small blind. Timothy Adams in the big blind reraised to 375,000 and Pollak stood up from his chair. Eibinger was still to act and took two time banks before electing to call.

The {8-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop was checked and Adams also checked the {6-Diamonds} on the turn. Eibinger's shot clock ran down to one second when he frantically placed a bet of 240,000, which forced out Adams.

Benjamin Pollak: {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}
Matthias Eibinger: {K-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

The {9-Clubs} on the river was a blank and Pollak secured the triple up.

Matthias Eibinger and Benjamin Pollak
Matthias Eibinger and Benjamin Pollak
Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
3,300,000
-50,000
-50,000
StakeKings
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
1,325,000
-500,000
-500,000
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
765,000
385,000
385,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakCary KatzMatthias EibingerTimothy Adams

Badziakouski With the Agonizing Fold

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Matthias Eibinger opened to 110,000 from under the gun. Mikita Badziakouski called on the button and Cary Katz three-bet all in for 1,105,000. Eibinger used up one time extension before folding, before a clearly conflicted Badziakouski used up two time extensions before folding.

Katz showed an {a-}.

Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
3,200,000
-100,000
-100,000
StakeKings
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
2,400,000
50,000
50,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
1,400,000
300,000
300,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Cary KatzMatthias EibingerMikita Badziakouski

Khangah Wins a Small One

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

In the final minutes of the night, Ahadpur Khangah limped in and Matthias Eibinger in the big blind checked his option. There was no betting action on the {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop and the {2-Spades} turn. Eibinger checked and Khangah bet 115,000, the Austrian called and mucked when he was shown the {A-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} by Khangah.

The last hand of the night brought a raise to 525 by Benjamin Pollak in the small blind and Byron Kaverman in the big blind had a decision.

"I will show you," Pollak said and stood up from his chair. Kaverman used one time bank and folded, he was shown the {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
3,000,000
-200,000
-200,000
StakeKings
Ahadpur Khangah ir
Ahadpur Khangah
2,100,000
175,000
175,000

Tags: Ahadpur KhangahBenjamin PollakByron KavermanMatthias Eibinger