2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€50,000 Single-Day High Roller II
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
€917,330
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€3,007,620
Entries
62
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
62
Players Left
1

Level: 15

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Smith Doubles With Nut Flush; Then Eliminates Davies

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Dan Smith
Dan Smith

There was 80,000 in the pot and action was three ways.

The flop came {k-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs} and action checked to Dan Smith who was under the gun. Smith bet 15,000 and action folded to Michael Soyza who raised to 65,000. Smith called.

Action checked through on the {9-Spades} turn.

The river was the {9-Diamonds} and Soyza led out for 20,000. Smith raised to 124,000 leaving a single 1,000 chip behind. Soyza thought for a bit before making the call. He was left disappointed when Smith turned over {a-Spades}{5-Spades} for the nut flush which left Soyza short.

The next hand Seth Davies raised to 24,000 from the hijack. Action folded to Smith who moved all in for 135,000 effective. Davies made the call for his tournament life.

Seth Davies: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Dan Smith: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

It was a flip but Davies flopped a flush draw as it came {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{5-Clubs} giving him plenty of outs. However they didn't come as the turn came the {3-Spades} and the river the {5-Diamonds} to eliminate him from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
600,000
400,000
400,000
$25K Fantasy
Run It Once
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
140,000
-188,000
-188,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Dan SmithMichael SoyzaSeth Davies

Soyza Doubles Through Bujtas

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Michael Soyza
Michael Soyza

Action folded around to Laszio Bujtas in the small blind who moved all in for 101,000 effective. Michael Soyza called for his tournament life from the big blind.

Michael Soyza: {q-Spades}{5-Spades}
Laszio Bujtas: {8-Spades}{7-Hearts}

Soyza was ahead and held as the board ran out {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} to keep him alive in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
202,000
62,000
62,000
Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
100,000
-70,000
-70,000

Tags: Michael SoyzaLaszio Bujtas

Yan Takes Some From Greenwood

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

From the hijack, Sam Greenwood raised to 24,000. David Yan three-bet to 85,000 from the cutoff and Greenwood called.

The flop came {j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{a-Spades}. Yan continued for 50,000 which Greenwood called.

The turn was the {6-Spades}. Both players checked. The river came the {9-Hearts} both checked again and Yan took the pot as he tabled the {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} winner over the {q-}{j-} of Greenwood to give Yan a few more chips to his lead.

Player Chips Progress
David Yan nz
David Yan
1,240,000
110,000
110,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
600,000
-50,000
-50,000
Run It Once

Tags: David YanSam Greenwood

Tsang Eliminates Bujtas

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Laszlo Bujtas
Laszlo Bujtas

Elton Tsang raised to 24,000 on the button and Laszlo Bujtas moved all in for 100,000 from the big blind. Tsang called.

Laszlo Bujtas: {a-Clubs}{6-Spades}
Elton Tsang: {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

Bujtas was ahead but was eliminated as the board ran out {k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{q-Spades}{10-Clubs} to send him to the rails.

Player Chips Progress
Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
400,000
216,000
216,000
Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
Busted

Tags: Elton TsangLaszlo Bujtas

Level: 16

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Soyza Still Scrapping

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Michael Addamo limped in the cutoff. Michael Soyza jammed all in for his remaining small amount of 40,000. Dan Smith was the big blind and raised to 65,000 and Addamo folded.

Soyza was at risk with the {k-Spades}{7-Clubs} up against the {a-Spades}{2-Hearts}. The flop came {4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} the turn was the {k-Clubs} to give Soyza the lead and the river was the {q-Clubs} to give him the double up and stay alive, but still with fewer than ten big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
695,000
95,000
95,000
$25K Fantasy
Run It Once
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
110,000
-92,000
-92,000

Tags: Dan SmithMichael AddamoMichael Soyza

Smith Gives Up on the River

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Dan Smith raised to 40,000 from the small blind and Aleksejs Ponakovs called in the big.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and Smith continued for 25,000. Ponakovs called.

The {4-Diamonds} was the turn and Smith used one time bank card before he bet 125,000. Ponakovs called.

The river was the {6-Hearts} and action went check-check. Smith turned over {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for king high while Ponakovs showed {a-Spades}{9-Clubs} to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
700,000
300,000
300,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
400,000
-295,000
-295,000
$25K Fantasy
Run It Once

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsDan Smith

Soyza Will Not Go Down

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Michael Soyza moved all in for 110,000 from the cutoff. Action folded around to Elton Tsang in the big blind who called.

Michael Soyza: {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}
Elton Tsang: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

It was a flip for Soyza to stay alive and the cards were favourable as they stayed low on the runout of {9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} to give him the double up and put Tsang under pressure as the short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
245,000
135,000
135,000
Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
210,000
-190,000
-190,000

Tags: Elton TsangMichael Soyza

Two Pair Not Good Enough For Burns

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Adrian Mateos raised to 33,000 from the button. Kahle Burns flatted in the small blind and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau defended his small blind.

The flop came {q-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Mateos bet 25,000. Burns jammed all in, Vaskaboinikau folded and Mateos called.

Mateos had the {q-Hearts}{10-Spades} two pair while Burns had the draw with the {j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}. The turn was the {9-Clubs} and the river the {j-Diamonds} to give Burns runner-runner two pair but it was not enough and he was eliminated as he stayed seated at the table to finish his massage and become a spectator for the last few minutes of the level.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
970,000
118,000
118,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
815,000
289,000
289,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosKahle BurnsMikalai Vaskaboinikau