2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em I
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
€341,565
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,200,500
Entries
50
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
20,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
50
Players Left
9

Prize Pool and Payout Information

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Tournament Room - Branding
Tournament Room - Branding

The 50 total entries created a prize pool of €1,200,500, and the top seven finishers will receive a piece of it. A min-cash is worth €63,030, while the eventual winner will take home the trophy and €390,160.

Payouts

PLACEPRIZE
1€390,160
2€258,110
3€174,070
4€132,060
5€102,040
6€81,030
7€63,030

Pardo Ousts Yan

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Yan opened to 5,500 from the cutoff and Nick Petrangelo called in the small blind. Juan Pardo then three-bet jammed from the big blind and Yan called off with around 50,000 total, while Petrangelo folded.

Juan Pardo: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
David Yan: {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

Pardo had Yan dominated and the flop landed {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Spades} to give both players pairs. The board finished out an innocent {7-Hearts}{6-Spades} to win Pardo the pot and mark Yan's elimination.

Elsewhere, Mikita Badziakouski was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
210,000 40,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
50,000 31,000
David Yan nz
David Yan
Busted
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
Busted

Tags: David YanJuan PardoMikita BadziakouskiNick Petrangelo

Addamo Hits Flop to Eliminate Danchev

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Michael Addamo
Michael Addamo

Just before the blinds went up, Dimitar Danchev moved all in for 13,400 in middle position and Michael Addamo called on the button.

Dimitar Danchev: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Michael Addamo: {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Danchev was a favorite to double, until the dealer put the {9-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop onto the felt. The {3-Hearts} turn left the Bulgarian needing a king to survive, but the {a-Hearts} river kept Addamo in front, and Danchev hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
150,000 20,000
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Dimitar DanchevMichael Addamo

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Watson and Dvoress Eliminated

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Mike Watson
Mike Watson

Damian Salas raised to 3,200 in middle position and Mike Watson three-bet jammed a short stack as the player next to act. Salas called when the action folded back around.

Mike Watson: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Damian Salas: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The flop landed {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for Watson to pick up a club draw with his live cards, but the board bricked out {4-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} to mark his elimination.

At the same time at the next table over, Daniel Dvoress open-jammed a stack of around 27,000 in late position and Michael Addamo made a reluctant call from the big blind.

Daniel Dvoress: {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Michael Addamo: {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

The flop of {6-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{a-Clubs} was not what Dvoress wanted to see as Addamo had flopped two pair, but the {8-Clubs} turn gave him life with a club draw.

"Really?" Dvoress said in disbelief.

"Spicy!" someone commented.

Alas, the {2-Spades} on the river was a brick for Dvoress and he was eliminated. Addamo is making the most of his third and final bullet and currently sits among the chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
130,000 87,000
Damian Salas ar
Damian Salas
100,000 32,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
EPT 2X Winner
Busted
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
Busted

Tags: Damian SalasDaniel DvoressMichael AddamoMike Watson

Badziakouski Runs into Pardo's Aces

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

Juan Pardo was collecting a big pot holding {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} against Mikita Badziakouski's {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

The completed board showed {9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for Pardo to hold the best hand with the superior pocket pair, and he soared up the counts while Badziakouski was left with under ten big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
170,000 95,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
11,000 -35,000

Tags: Juan PardoMikita Badziakouski

O'Dwyer, Where Art Thou?

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

PokerNews didn't catch the action, but Juan Pardo was seen stacking his chips after eliminating Steve O'Dwyer.

The 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller champion left the tournament area and unfortunately won't be able to reenter as the late registration period just ended.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
75,000 3,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Juan PardoSteve O'Dwyer

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Mateos Gets Value from Ponakovs

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

In a battle between the blinds, Adrian Mateos checked on the flop of {3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and Aleksejs Ponakovs bet 2,800. Mateos called.

The turn brought the {5-Spades} and Mateos led out for 3,600. Ponakovs called. On the {j-Spades} river, Mateos bet 27,400 with just a single 100-chip behind and Ponakovs ran through two time extensions before calling.

Mateos tabled {k-Spades}{5-Clubs} for trips and Ponakovs mucked in defeat.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
65,000 39,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
45,000 -16,000

Tags: Adrian MateosAleksejs Ponakovs

Bujtas Hits Flop to Oust Andersson

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Sven Andersson
Sven Andersson

Motoyoshi Okamura opened to 3,000 on the button, Laszlo Bujtas three-bet to 11,500 in the small blind, and Sven Andersson four-bet jammed in the big blind for not much more. Okamura folded and Bujtas called.

Sven Andersson: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Laszlo Bujtas: {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}

Andersson had the superior kicker, but the {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop put him behind. The {a-Spades} turn and {q-Clubs} river failed to improve him to the best hand, and he made his exit from the table.

Player Chips Progress
Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
90,000 13,000
Motoyoshi Okamura jp
Motoyoshi Okamura
55,000 17,000
Sven Andersson se
Sven Andersson
Busted

Tags: Laszlo BujtasSven Andersson