€10,300 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-30-2018 13:19 UTC+2

Kozlov Doubles Through Tsang

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

The insanely hot run of Anson Tsang would have almost received another chapter for the storybook after he had Martin Kozlov all in and at risk, however, Kozlov doubled for 173,000 to remain in contention.

Martin Kozlov:
Anson Tsang:

The flop gave Tsang two pair, but the turn and river run out counterfit that to ensure the double up for Kozlov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anson Tsang	900,000	-170,000
Martin Kozlov	351,000	178,000

Tags: Anson Tsang Martin Kozlov

08-30-2018 13:16 UTC+2

Down to 13 Players; Timoshenko and Sipila Eliminated

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Murad Akhundov doubled through Yevgeniy Timoshenko after spiking the perfect river card on a board of to score the full double with for the nut straight.

Right after, Panagiotis Sotiriadis raised the button and Timoshenko jammed out of the small blind. Samuli Sipila reraised all in from the big blind and Sotiriadis called.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko:
Samuli Sipila:
Panagiotis Sotiriadis:

The flop gave Sotiriadis a flush draw and he instantly got there on the turn to secure the double knockout, which made the river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Panagiotis Sotiriadis	370,000	150,000
Murad Akhundov	205,000	83,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	Busted
Samuli Sipila	Busted

Tags: Murad Akhundov Panagiotis Sotiriadis Samuli Sipila Yevgeniy Timoshenko

08-30-2018 13:08 UTC+2

Bujtas Busts to Tsang

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

One hand after facing two barrels by Anson Tsang, Laszlo Bujtas jumped right back into the action against initial raiser Tsang and the same pattern emerged. However, this time Bujtas did call the barrels and ended up with a jack-high flush on a board of .

Unfortunately, Tsang had it this time and turned over for the nut flush and sent Bujtas to the rail, skyrocketing his own stack to more than one million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anson Tsang	1,070,000	395,000
Laszlo Bujtas	Busted

Tags: Anson Tsang Laszlo Bujtas

08-30-2018 13:00 UTC+2

Tsang Takes the Lead

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Panagiotis Sotiriadis raised to 18,000 and was called by Samuli Sipila in the cutoff and Seamus Cahill in the big blind. On the flop, action checked to Sotiriadis and he bet 23,000, both opponents called. The turn was checked to the Greek once more and he moved all in. That ended up winning the pot uncontested.

Over on table two, Anson Tsang raised to 20,000 and Laszlo Bujtas called on the button. The flop came and Tsang fired 55,000, Bujtas called. On the turn, Tsang bet the pot and Bujtas folded.

Over on the other table, Alexander Petersen raised in the cutoff and Ville Mattila called from the big blind. They checked the flop and Mattila check-called a bet on the turn. Mattila checked the river once more and Petersen bet 80,000. Mattila had just 114,000 behind and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anson Tsang	675,000	105,000
Alexander Petersen	460,000	43,000
Laszlo Bujtas	355,000	-15,000
Seamus Cahill	290,000	-39,000
Panagiotis Sotiriadis	220,000	71,000
Samuli Sipila	135,000	-3,000
Ville Mattila	114,000	-39,000

Tags: Alexander Petersen Anson Tsang Laszlo Bujtas Panagiotis Sotiriadis Samuli Sipila Seamus Cahill Ville Mattila

08-30-2018 12:52 UTC+2

Tsang Takes it on the Flop

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

First to act, Laszlo Bujtas raised to 18,000 and was called by Anson Tsang in the cutoff and Alex Lindop in the big blind. The flop fell and action checked to Tsang, who bet 25,000 and forced folds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anson Tsang	570,000	30,000
Laszlo Bujtas	370,000	-23,000
Alex Lindop	116,000	-26,000

Tags: Alex Lindop Anson Tsang Laszlo Bujtas

08-30-2018 12:44 UTC+2

Redraw of the Last Two Tables

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Seat	Table 1	Country	Table 2	Country
1	Murad Akhundov	Azerbaijan	Anson Tsang	Hong Kong
2	Panagiotis Sotiriadis	Greece	Niko Soininen	Finland
3	Yevgeniy Timoshenko	Ukraine	Chris Dowling	Ireland
4	Samuli Sipila	Finland	Alex Lindop	United Kingdom
5	Alexander Petersen	Denmark	Laszlo Bujtas	Hungary
6	Dan Shak	United States	Cord Garcia	United States
7	Seamus Cahill	Ireland	Martin Kozlov	Australia
8	Ville Mattila	Finland	Hon Cheong Lee	Hong Kong

08-30-2018 12:39 UTC+2

Stephensen Eliminated by Tsang

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

In the cutoff, Seamus Cahill raised to 16,000 and Anson Tsang called on the button. Felix Stephensen in the small blind raised the pot to 72,000 and Cahill folded. Tsang reraised the pot and Stephensen had a decision to make with 100,000 behind. After two minutes in the think tank, he asked Tsang how much he started with and called a mere 10 seconds later.

Felix Stephensen:
Anson Tsang:

The flop gave Stephensen two pair, but they were counterfit on the turn. Stephensen now needed a queen or jack to double, yet the river was a blank. With 16 players remaining, a redraw for the last two tables will take place momentarily.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anson Tsang	540,000	191,000
Felix Stephensen	Busted

Tags: Anson Tsang Felix Stephensen Seamus Cahill

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

08-30-2018 11:08 UTC+2

A Champion Will be Crowned Today in the €10,300 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller

Christian Zetzsche

Dan Shak among big stacks for the final day

After 15 levels of 40 minutes each, the 2018 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona €10,300 High Roller has seen a field of 80 entries whittled down to the last 17 hopefuls, all eying a portion of the €776,000 prize pool. Only the top 11 spots will get paid and the action upon restart is expected to be quite tense.

Leading the field into the final day is Chris Dowling as only player with more than half a million in chips, the Irishman bagged up 509,000. He is followed by Alexander Petersen with 417,000 and Laszlo Bujtas with 393,000. Other big stacks and notables in contention include Dan Shak (387,000), Anson Tsang (349,000), Seamus Cahill (329,000), Yevgeniy Timoshenko (190,000), Niko Soininen (175,000), Martin Kozlov (173,000) and Felix Stephensen (172,000).

A redraw will take place when there are 16 players remaining and the field will combine to the unofficial final table when there are nine contenders left. Action resumes at 12.30 p.m. local time with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and a new PLO champion will be crowned at Casino Barcelona, as defending champion Sylvain Loosli was eliminated on Day 1.

Day 2 Seat Assignments

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Chris Dowling	Ireland	509,000	64
1	2	Alexander Petersen	Denmark	417,000	52
1	3	Murad Akhundov	Azerbaijan	122,000	15
1	5	Martin Kozlov	Australia	173,000	22
1	6	Laszlo Bujtas	Hungary	393,000	49
1	8	Panagiotis Sotiriadis	Greece	149,000	19

2	2	Yevgeniy Timoshenko	Ukraine	190,000	24
2	4	Hon Cheong Lee	Hong Kong	98,000	12
2	5	Alex Lindop	United Kingdom	142,000	18
2	6	Dan Shak	United States	387,000	48
2	8	Samuli Sipila	Finland	138,000	17

3	3	Felix Stephensen	Norway	172,000	22
3	4	Niko Soininen	Finland	175,000	22
3	5	Cord Garcia	United States	104,000	13
3	6	Ville Mattila	Finland	153,000	19
3	7	Seamus Cahill	Ireland	329,000	41
3	8	Anson Tsang	Hong Kong	349,000	44

Make sure to tune back in to find out who makes the cut and who has to leave empty-handed. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until the last river card is dealt.

Tags: Alexander Petersen Anson Tsang Chris Dowling Dan Shak Felix Stephensen Laszlo Bujtas Martin Kozlov Niko Soininen Seamus Cahill Sylvain Loosli Yevgeniy Timoshenko