Photos by René Velli / PokerStars.
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€2,200 EPT National High Roller
Day: 2
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Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
First to act, Tomasz Pajak shoved all in for 1,485,000. In the cutoff, Ari Engel came over the top for 3,040,000 total. It got folded to Anthony Zinno in the big blind, who snap-called to put both players at risk.
Tomasz Pajak: 
Ari Engel: 
Anthony Zinno: 
The 
board remained low to give Engel the winner with his pocket jacks, handing him both the main and side pot. Pajak was the first one ousted from the final table and he received €36,150.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,825,000
5,735,000
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5,735,000 |
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4,940,000
2,885,000
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2,885,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Anthony Zinno had raised the previous hand to pick up the blinds and antes. Then, he raised again from early position to 375,000. Alexander Ivarsson three-bet shoved 980,000 and Zinno quickly called.
Alexander Ivarsson: 
Anthony Zinno: 
The 
flop kept Zinno ahead but the 
turn was what Ivarsson needed. The 
river kept him ahead and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,300,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
|
2,380,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Alexander Ivarsson open-shoved 2,280,000 on the button and Ari Engel reshoved from the small blind to look him up.
Alexander Ivarsson: 
Ari Engel: 
The 
board provided a nine for Ivarsson and he doubled up again in quick succession.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000,000
2,825,000
|
2,825,000 |
|
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4,960,000
2,580,000
|
2,580,000 |
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
After a series of folds, Sorin Flutur shoved from the small blind and Alin Mitrache snap-called in the big blind with 
.
Flutur held the optional 
but rivered a jack to send Mitrache to the payout desk in 8th place. Mitrache stormed off the final table after the river was dealt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,400,000
4,425,000
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4,425,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Anthony Zinno raised to 450,000 from the hijack, Sorin Flutur called from the cutoff, Alexander Ivarsson called from the small blind and Ari Engel called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Ivarsson and Engel checked. Zinno shoved all in for 3,355,000 and Flutur folded directly. Ivarsson gave Zinno a long staredown before shoving all in himself for 4,955,000.
Unfazed by the earlier action, Engel snap-called around 4,600,000 total all in to create a gigantic three-way all-in situation with a third of all the chips in play in the middle.
Anthony Zinno: 
Ari Engel: 
Alexander Ivarsson: 
Engel had flopped the joint and was in a massive spot to take a commanding lead at the final table. Zinno was drawing all but dead with his overpair, while Ivarsson was looking for a spade to knock out both players.
Ivarsson drew a blank on the 
turn but caught the monster 
river to knock out two birds with one stone. As the shorter stack, Zinno walked away with €64,720, Engel received €88,470, and Ivarsson went from shortest stack to chip leader in the matter of minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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15,000,000
10,040,000
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10,040,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
On the 
turn, after the flop had gone check/check, Raed Alawadhi bet 900,000 in the big blind and Alexander Ivarsson called on the button.
The river was the 
and Alawadhi shipped it in for 3,615,000 without hesitation. Ivarsson instantly waved the white flag.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,800,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
10,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
7,700,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
6,515,000
2,415,000
|
2,415,000 |
|
6,090,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
Level: 33
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Photos by René Velli / PokerStars.
