2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€2,200 EPT National High Roller
Day: 2
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Event Info
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Winner
Prize
€368,925
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€2,962,380
Entries
1,527
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Left 1 / 1,527
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Marian Virlanuta Eliminated in 15th Place (€23,900)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Marian Virlanuta
Marian Virlanuta

After his previous double up, Marian Virlanuta moved all in once more, for 560,000 in the cutoff this time. Tuomo Niskanen on the button gave it some thought and called, the blinds got out of the way.

Marian Virlanuta: {Q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Tuomo Niskanen: {J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Niskanen picked up a flush draw on the {5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop and paired up on the {9-Clubs} turn. The {8-Hearts} on the river was a blank and Virlanuta was eliminated in 15th place for €23,900.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tuomo Niskanen fi
Tuomo Niskanen
4,700,000
900,000
900,000
Profile photo of Marian Virlanuta ro
Marian Virlanuta
Busted

Tags: Marian VirlanutaTuomo Niskanen

[Removed:289] Eliminated in 14th Place (€23,900)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

[Removed:289] was left with just a T-25,000 with three tables remaining and managed to double multiple times to remain in contention. However, his miracle run came to an end in 14th place.

[Removed:290] raised to 425,000 from early position with 385,000 behind and Francisco Benitez three-bet to 750,000 in the small blind. [Removed:290] checked the screens and other table and said "It's a pay jump, sorry," while waiting some more. Ignacio Barcenas Romera was having none of it and called the clock on [Removed:290], and he called all in moments after he was given 30 seconds to act, Benitez called.

[Removed:289]: {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Francisco Benitez: {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Benitez paired up on the {J-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs} flop and proceeded to improve to the nut flush on the {Q-Clubs} turn and {7-Clubs} river runout, eliminating [Removed:290] in 14th place for €23,900.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Francisco Benitez uy
Francisco Benitez
3,400,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Profile photo of [Removed:289] il
[Removed:289]
Busted

Tags: Francisco BenitezIgnacio Barcenas

[Removed:565] Folds to Niskanen's River Shove

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Tuomo Niskanen opened the action with a raise to 230,000 from middle position and [Removed:564] three-bet to 620,000 on the button. Niskanen called, and both players checked on the {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop. The turn was the {7-Clubs}, and Niskanen bet 775,000 which [Removed:565] called.

On the {q-Hearts} river, Niskanen put [Removed:565] to the test and moved all in. The latter would have to put his tournament life on the line to call and went into the tank. He thought for a couple of minutes before he tentatively folded and Niskanen didn't oblige to show one card when asked by tablemate Jack Salter.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tuomo Niskanen fi
Tuomo Niskanen
6,300,000
Profile photo of [Removed:564] nl
[Removed:564]
1,700,000

Tags: Tuomo Niskanen

Carlo Savinelli Eliminated in 13th Place (€27,100)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Carlo Savinelli
Carlo Savinelli

Carlo Savinelli pushed all in for 745,000 from the cutoff and Milad Oghabian asked for a count in the small blind, then called. Francisco Benitez in the big blind was also interested and gave it some thought, then called.

The remaining two active players checked the {K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop and Oghabian checked the {6-Spades} on the turn, which prompted a bet of 500,000 by Benitez. Oghabian called and the {8-Diamonds} appeared on the river. Oghabian moved all in for 2.17 million and that sent Benitez deep into the think tank. After more than three minutes the clock was called and he folded.

Savinelli flipped over {J-Spades}{7-Hearts} and Oghabian claimed the pot with {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} for a straight.

"Would you have folded on the flop?" Benitez asked and Oghabian shook his head.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Milad Oghabian ir
Milad Oghabian
5,500,000
2,900,000
2,900,000
Profile photo of Francisco Benitez uy
Francisco Benitez
1,975,000
1,425,000
1,425,000
Profile photo of Carlo Savinelli it
Carlo Savinelli
Busted

Tags: Carlo SavinelliFrancisco BenitezMilad Oghabian

Aristov Doubles Through Kaufman

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Brian Kaufman raised and called the shove of Sergey Aristov for just four big blinds, exactly 400,000.

Aristov held the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} and Kaufman had one live card and spades as outs, holding {Q-Spades}{6-Spades}. The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades}{8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Aristov doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brian Kaufman uy
Brian Kaufman
1,975,000
1,075,000
1,075,000
Profile photo of Sergey Aristov ru
Sergey Aristov
1,000,000
200,000
200,000

Tags: Brian KaufmanSergey Aristov

Salter Doubles Up Kaufman

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jack Salter raised to 400,000 from the button and Brian Kaufman called in the big blind. Both players checked on the {10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} flop and Kaufman checked again on the {6-Hearts} turn. Salter bet 320,000 and saw Kaufman move all in for 1.4m.

"I like your style," said Salter, but Kaufman gave no reply.

Salter spoke to Kaufman a couple more times as he contemplated his decision and ultimately called.

Kaufman tabled {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and Salter showed {10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}.

The river was the {4-Hearts} and Salter missed his outs as Kaufman secured the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brian Kaufman uy
Brian Kaufman
5,100,000
3,125,000
3,125,000
Profile photo of Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
5,100,000
1,400,000
1,400,000

Tags: Brian KaufmanJack Salter

Dinner Break for the Last 12

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The remaining 12 players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break and the action will resume at approximately 10.15 p.m. local time.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
7,215,000
415,000
415,000
Profile photo of Leonardo Patacconi it
Leonardo Patacconi
6,015,000
285,000
285,000
Profile photo of Milad Oghabian ir
Milad Oghabian
5,690,000
190,000
190,000
Profile photo of Brian Kaufman uy
Brian Kaufman
5,100,000
Profile photo of Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
5,100,000
Profile photo of Tuomo Niskanen fi
Tuomo Niskanen
4,900,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
Profile photo of Bernardo Dias br
Bernardo Dias
2,960,000
760,000
760,000
Profile photo of Oleh Okhotskyi ua
Oleh Okhotskyi
2,495,000
495,000
495,000
Profile photo of Ignacio Barcenas es
Ignacio Barcenas
2,085,000
965,000
965,000
Profile photo of Francisco Benitez uy
Francisco Benitez
1,845,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of [Removed:564] nl
[Removed:564]
1,485,000
215,000
215,000
Profile photo of Sergey Aristov ru
Sergey Aristov
1,255,000
255,000
255,000

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Czuczor Flops a Boat

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Marton Czuczor won the first hand after the break and he also claimed the second far bigger pot soon after.

Milad Oghabian raised on the cutoff and was called by the Hungarian in the small blind and Leonardo Patacconi in the big blind. On the {10-Spades}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop, action checked to Oghabian and he bet 250,000, only Czuczor called. After the {Q-Hearts} turn, the Hungarian check-called a bet of 1.15 million.

The {J-Spades} on the river was checked through and Oghabian checked behind to get shown {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} by Czuczor, he flipped over {5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for trips fives and patted himself on the back.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
9,100,000
1,885,000
1,885,000
Profile photo of Leonardo Patacconi it
Leonardo Patacconi
5,700,000
315,000
315,000
Profile photo of Milad Oghabian ir
Milad Oghabian
4,000,000
1,690,000
1,690,000

Tags: Leonardo PatacconiMarton CzuczorMilad Oghabian

Sergey Aristov Eliminated in 12th Place (€27,100)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Sergey Aristov
Sergey Aristov

The action folded to Sergey Aristov in the small blind, and he moved all in. Fellow short stack [Removed:564] called and saw he was dominated.

Sergey Aristov: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}
[Removed:564]: {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}

Board: {2-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades}

[Removed:565] paired his deuce on the flop to take the lead and by the river held two pair to win the pot. [Removed:565] and Aristov were very close in chips and when the amounts were confirmed Aristov was left with just one 5,000 chip.

In the next hand, he was all in on the button after Brian Kaufman had raised from early position and Jack Salter had called in the big blind.

The completed board came down {8-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{10-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and when Kaufman called an 800,000 river bet from Salter and won the pot with {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. [Removed:565] was eliminated with king-jack in 12th place for €27,100.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brian Kaufman uy
Brian Kaufman
7,200,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
Profile photo of Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
3,600,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Profile photo of [Removed:564] nl
[Removed:564]
2,000,000
515,000
515,000
Profile photo of Sergey Aristov ru
Sergey Aristov
Busted

Tags: Brian KaufmanJack SalterSergey Aristov