Level: 21
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€50,000 Single-Day High Roller II
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€3,007,620
Entries
62
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
62
Players Left
1
Addamo and Ponakovs Play Through Wet Board
Level 21
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
In a blind on blind battle, the flop came 
. Michael Addamo led for 90,000 and Aleksejs Ponakovs called.
The turn was the 
. Addamo checked, Ponakovs bet for 225,000 and Addamo called.
The river was the p5d] to further wet the board. Both players checked after using a time bank. Addamo tabled the 
which was the winner as Ponakovs mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,660,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |
|
1,510,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Adrian Mateos Eliminated in 5th Place (€255,650)
Level 21
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Adrian Mateos shoved his shrinking stack of 170,000 from the small blind and was called by Michael Addamo in the big blind.
Mateos had the lead with the 
while Addamo held the .
The flop came 
to miss Addamo's range but the 
binked off on the turn to put Mateos on the brink of going home.
The river was the 
to confirm the Spaniard's elimination as the five-handed play barrier was finally breached after an hour.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,885,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Ponakovs Gets Paid With Set
Level 21
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Action was joined on the turn with the board reading 
. From the big blind, Aleksejs Ponakovs bet 230,000 and Michael Addamo called.
The river was the 
. Ponakovs fired 310,000, Addamo shifted in his chair and called quickly.
The was tabled from Ponakovs to show a set. Addamo froze for a few moments and stared at the board before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,250,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
|
1,260,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
Brief Bathroom Break
Level 21
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The players have decided to take an unscheduled brief bathroom break.
Level: 22
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Eliminated in 4th Place (€330,840)
Level 22
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
David Yan raised from the button, Mikalai Vaskaboinikau went all in and Yan called.
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: 
David Yan: 
The flop gave Yan a set as it came 
, the turn was the 
and the river came the to give Vskaboinikau a useless set and he was sent away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,870,000
1,110,000
|
1,110,000 |
|
Busted |
Addamo Doubles Through Ponakovs
Level 22
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
On the first hand of three-handed play, Michael Addamo raised all of his chips except for one chip behind for 1,183,000 in the small blind. Aleksejs Ponakovs called.
The flop came . Ponakovs tossed in the chip bet to force Addamo all in who called. Addamo had the flopped pair while Ponakovs had the 
.
The turn was the and the river the 
to give the huge pot to Addamo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,370,000
1,110,000
|
1,110,000 |
|
|
950,000
-1,300,000
|
-1,300,000 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs Eliminated in 3rd Place (€436,100)
Level 22
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
From the button Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 700,000, leaving himself only 80,000 behind. Michael Addamo called in the big blind.
The flop came 
. Addamo bet the rest and Ponakovs called. Addamo had flopped a pair with the 
while Ponakovs had the 
.
The turn was the 
and the river the to end the day for Ponakovs after a hard-fought final table performance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,420,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Heads-Up Break
Level 22
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The two players are on a break, play will resume when they come back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
|
2,000,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |