2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€302,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€1,202,800
Entries
124
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000

Sammartino Doubles Through Shafikov

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Dario Sammartino has been a shoving mood lately, and after Denys Shafikov opened to 35,000 on the button, Sammartino's latest shove of 319,000 from the small blind was called by Shafikov.

Dario Sammartino: {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}
Denys Shafikov: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

The pocket fives of Sammartino held on the {8-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{j-Hearts} run-out and he chipped up to well over 650,000 with half an hour left in the day.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
650,000 330,000
Denys Shafikov ua
Denys Shafikov
225,000 -305,000

Tags: Dario SammartinoDenys Shafikov

Joao Vieira Eliminated in 11th Place (€24,600)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
João Vieira
João Vieira

A raise to 35,000 by Michael Soyza in the hijack triggered the three-bet shove of Joao Vieira in the small blind, and the Portuguese had moved all in several times in the last two hours since getting short. Soyza asked for a count, checked the screens when it was deemed to be for 270,000 total, and called.

Joao Vieira: {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Michael Soyza: {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}

Soyza jokingly said "hold, motherfucker," quoting a player from the €1,100 National Championship in the same room earlier today, and he did in quite some fashion after flopping a full house right away on the board of {8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{6-Spades}. Vieira departed in 11th place and takes home €24,600.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
990,000 395,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
Busted

Tags: Joao VieiraMichael Soyza

Daniel Dvoress Eliminated in 12th Place (€21,600)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress
Daniel Dvoress

The short stack ride has come to an end for Daniel Dvoress, who was ousted only a few minutes after coming back from the break. Luc Greenwood raised from the button and Dvoress jammed out of the small blind to pick up a call by Greenwood.

Daniel Dvoress: {K-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Luc Greenwood: {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}

Neither player hit anything on the board of {10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} and that spelled the end for Dvoress in 12th place for €21,600.

Player Chips Progress
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
700,000 245,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
Busted

Tags: Daniel DvoressLuc Greenwood

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

Mandic Bluffs Off to Lehto

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kai Lehto raised to 26,000 and Goran Mandic three-bet to 93,000 out of the small blind. Lehto called.

The flop came {4-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{9-Spades} and Mandic continued for 65,000. Lehto called. The turn was the {8-Hearts}. Mandic bet 175,000 and Lehto again called.

The river was the {8-Clubs} and both players checked. Mandic showed {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for a busted flush draw while Lehto took down the pot with {a-Spades}{4-Spades} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Kai Lehto fi
Kai Lehto
925,000 305,000
Goran Mandic hr
Goran Mandic
410,000 -310,000

Tags: Goran MandicKai Lehto

Soyza Gets Some Back Off Sammartino

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Dario Sammartino raised it up and was called by Michael Soyza in the big blind. On the {7-Spades}{5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop, Soyza checked and called a bet of 17,000 by Sammartino. Both checked the {7-Hearts} on the turn and Soyza bet the {10-Diamonds} river for 100,000.

Sammartino called and was shown the {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} by Soyza, the Italian shook his head and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
595,000 155,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
320,000 -130,000

Tags: Dario SammartinoMichael Soyza

Sammartino Doubles With a Straight Flush

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On the three-way flop of {J-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Spades}, Bahram Chobineh bet 25,000 out of the small blind and Michael Soyza called in the big blind. Dario Sammartino on the button raised to 111,000 with 60,000 behind and Chobineh gave it some thought before folding. Soyza moved all in and Sammartino called it off to create the following showdown.

Dario Sammartino: {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Michael Soyza: {K-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Soyza was ahead with top pair but Sammartino had straight and flush outs. Sure enough, he binked the {Q-Hearts} on the turn to improve to a straight flush, which made the {6-Diamonds} on the river a formality.

Player Chips Progress
Bahram Chobineh ir
Bahram Chobineh
1,025,000 -145,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
450,000 275,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
440,000 -45,000

Tags: Bahram ChobinehDario SammartinoMichael Soyza

Kisacikoglu Doubles Through Greenwood

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On a {9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{4-Spades} turn, Orpen Kisacikoglu bet 30,000 and Luc Greenwood had placed enough chips over the line to put his opponent all in. Kisacikoglu called immediately.

Greenwood showed {a-}{9-} for top pair, but was drawing dead against the straight of Kisacikoglu who held {6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}. The river was the {j-Hearts} and Turkish player doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
455,000 -99,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
225,000 105,000

Tags: Luc GreenwoodOrpen Kisacikoglu

Katz Doubles Through Sammartino

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Dario Sammartino opened to 26,000 and Cary Katz jammed for his last 161,000, which Sammartino called after brief consideration.

Cary Katz: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Dario Sammartino: {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}

The {Q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop paired up Katz, but Sammartino picked up a flush draw with the {3-Spades} turn. However, the {J-Diamonds} river kept Katz's hand best and he doubled once more.

Player Chips Progress
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
352,000 182,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
175,000 -88,000

Tags: Cary KatzDario Sammartino