2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€10,300 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Alexander Petersen
Winning Hand
aa44
Prize
€213,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€776,000
Entries
80
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

The Action Slows Down Eventually

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Alexander Petersen won a pot off Anson Tsang and the latter got the chips back of Panagiotis Sotiriadis. Tsang raised out of the small blind and Sotiriadis defended the big blind. The flop came {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and Tsang checked, Sotiriadis bet 65,000 and folded to a check-raise worth 180,000 by Tsang.

Player Chips Progress
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
1,930,000
Alexander Petersen dk
Alexander Petersen
1,530,000 90,000
Panagiotis Sotiriadis gr
Panagiotis Sotiriadis
540,000 -90,000

Tags: Alexander PetersenAnson TsangPanagiotis Sotiriadis

Triple Up for Sotiriadis; Double for Petersen

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Three-handed play started furious as one of the first hands indeed brought a three-way all in and Anson Tsang had the chance to win the tournament right there. Panagiotis Sotiriadis raised to 105,000 on the button and Alexander Petersen three-bet the pot out of the small blind. Tsang asked for Petersen's stack size and moved all in over the top, Sotiriadis called for 210,000 and so did Petersen.

Panagiotis Sotiriadis: {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Alexander Petersen: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Anson Tsang: {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

Tsang flopped an open-ended straight draw on {8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, but the {K-Hearts} turn and {Q-Hearts} river gave Sotiriadis a flush for the triple up. Petersen then doubled for another 720,000 through Tsang.

Shortly after, Petersen and Sotiriadis got their stacks in again and the latter was at risk with {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Petersen held {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}{J-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and the board of {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}{5-Spades}{5-Clubs}{8-Clubs} secured a split pot.

Player Chips Progress
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
1,930,000 -670,000
Alexander Petersen dk
Alexander Petersen
1,440,000 400,000
Panagiotis Sotiriadis gr
Panagiotis Sotiriadis
630,000 270,000

Tags: Alexander PetersenAnson TsangPanagiotis Sotiriadis

Niko Soininen Eliminated in 4th Place (€76,440)

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Niko Soininen
Niko Soininen

Anson Tsang raised the pot in the small blind and Niko Soininen moved all in from the big blind, Tsang called and the cards were turned over.

Niko Soininen: {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades}
Anson Tsang: {K-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}

The board came {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{4-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Tsang turned the winning full house, before Soininen hit an inferior full house on the river. Soininen takes home €76,440 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
2,600,000 180,000
Niko Soininen fi
Niko Soininen
Busted

Tags: Anson TsangNiko Soininen

Martin Kozlov Eliminated in 6th Place (€47,335); Seamus Cahill Eliminated in 5th Place (€60,530)

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Seamus Cahill and Martin Kozlov
Seamus Cahill and Martin Kozlov

First to act, Martin Kozlov raised the pot for 105,000 with 45,000 behind and Anson Tsang on the button three-bet the pot to 350,000 total. Seamus Cahill called all in for 295,000 in the big blind and Kozlov gave it some consideration before calling it off.

Martin Kozlov: {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}
Seamus Cahill: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{4-Hearts}
Anson Tsang: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}

The board came {8-Spades}{7-Spades}{4-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and since neither player had spades in the hand, Tsang scored the double knockout with a nine-high straight. Kozlov was eliminated in 6th place for €47,335 and Cahill took home €60,530 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
2,420,000 465,000
Seamus Cahill ie
Seamus Cahill
Busted
Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
Busted

Tags: Anson TsangMartin KozlovSeamus Cahill

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

Break for the Last Six

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

The remaining six players have been sent into a 20-minute break, in which the T-1,000 chips will be raced off.

Anson Tsang got the better of Alexander Petersen in the final hand of the level. Petersen had raised to 50,000 on the button and Tsang called in the small blind. On a flop of {7-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, Tsang check-raised from 50,000 to 275,000 and Petersen showed two of his cards to Tsang with the words "that's the sickest fold I have ever made."

Player Chips Progress
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
1,955,000 205,000
Alexander Petersen dk
Alexander Petersen
1,040,000 -60,000
Panagiotis Sotiriadis gr
Panagiotis Sotiriadis
360,000 20,000
Seamus Cahill ie
Seamus Cahill
295,000 -25,000
Niko Soininen fi
Niko Soininen
200,000 -46,000
Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
155,000 -76,000

Tags: Alexander PetersenAnson Tsang

Petersen Takes Twice From Tsang

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Anson Tsang raised to 50,000 first to act and Alexander Petersen called in the big blind. The flop of {9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts} was checked and Petersen bet the {Q-Clubs} turn for 75,000 to force a fold.

Petersen limped the small blind and Tsang raised to 74,000 in the big blind, the Dane called. They checked the {J-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop and {7-Hearts} turn. Petersen bet the {5-Hearts} river and Tsang folded.

Player Chips Progress
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
1,750,000 -150,000
Alexander Petersen dk
Alexander Petersen
1,100,000 255,000

Tags: Alexander PetersenAnson Tsang

Chris Dowling Eliminated in 7th Place (€37,250)

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Chris Dowling
Chris Dowling

Anson Tsang made it 50,000 to go first to act and Chris Dowling, who started the day with the chip lead, three-bet the pot to 186,000 in total. Tsang checked the other stacks at the table and gave it some thought before calling.

The flop came {Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and Tsang bet the pot, Dowling called all in for around 135,000.

Chris Dowling: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts}
Anson Tsang: {Q-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

Tsang had flopped best with two pair and the open ender, and he remained in the lead thanks to the {7-Diamonds} turn and the {8-Hearts} river. Dowling was eliminated in 7th place and takes home €37,250.

Player Chips Progress
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
1,900,000 270,000
Chris Dowling ie
Chris Dowling
Day 1 Chip Leader
Busted

Tags: Anson TsangChris Dowling

Petersen Loses One; Wins em Back

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Martin Kozlov won some chips off Alexander Petersen after betting the pot on the {Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop and Petersen folded.

The Dane didn't slow down, though, as he raised to 50,000 first to act the next hand. Panagiotis Sotiriadis called in the big blind and check-folded the {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} flop.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Petersen dk
Alexander Petersen
845,000 -70,000
Panagiotis Sotiriadis gr
Panagiotis Sotiriadis
340,000 -80,000
Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
231,000 20,000

Tags: Alexander PetersenMartin KozlovPanagiotis Sotiriadis

Tsang and Dowling Battle Again

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Anson Tsang in the small blind three-bet the pot when facing a raise to 50,000 by Chris Dowling and the Irishman called. The flop came {A-Hearts}{J-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Tsang bet the pot, Dowling folded.

One hand later, Tsang raised the button and Dowling defended the big blind. On a flop of {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, Dowling checked and Tsang continued for 35,000. Dowling check-raised all in for 149,000 and Tsang asked for a count before releasing his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
1,630,000 80,000
Chris Dowling ie
Chris Dowling
Day 1 Chip Leader
290,000 -137,000

Tags: Anson TsangChris Dowling