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

Updated Chip Counts

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Danny Tang hk
Danny Tang
663,000
173,000
173,000
David Yan nz
David Yan
582,000
337,000
337,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
526,000
34,000
34,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Morten Klein no
Morten Klein
439,000
-61,000
-61,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
400,000
150,000
150,000
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
391,000
31,000
31,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
375,000
178,000
178,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
373,000
188,000
188,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
328,000
-12,000
-12,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
227,000
-113,000
-113,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
223,000
-76,000
-76,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
200,000
95,000
95,000
Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
200,000
-22,000
-22,000
Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
184,000
-46,000
-46,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
182,000
44,000
44,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
181,000
-106,000
-106,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
181,000
-29,000
-29,000
Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
170,000
-228,000
-228,000
Pablo Silva br
Pablo Silva
169,000
-32,000
-32,000

Tsang Gets Value With Trips

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Elton Tsang
Elton Tsang

Nick Petrangelo raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and was called by Elton Tsang in the big blind.

The flop came {a-Spades}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and Tsang called Petrangelo's 22,000 continuation bet.

Action checked through on the {2-Spades} turn.

The river was the {8-Hearts} and Tsang led out for 59,000, Petrangelo quickly called but was left disappointed when Tsang turned over {8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} for rivered trips to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
230,000
72,000
72,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
210,000
-160,000
-160,000

Tags: Elton TsangNick Petrangelo

Addamo Bests Burns

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Michael Addamo raised to 17,000 on the button. He was called by Kahle Burns in the big blind.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Burns check-called Addamo's 8,000 continuation bet.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds} and Burns led out for 15,000. Addamo called.

The {2-Diamonds} was the river and Burns checked to Addamo who bet 46,000 which caused Burns to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
360,000
-6,000
-6,000
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
260,000
-17,000
-17,000

Tags: Kahle BurnsMichael Addamo

Tsang Turns Ace to Crack Kings

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Elton Tsang jammed all in from early position for 79,000 and got called by Mikalai Vaskaboinikau in the big blind.

Tsang was ace hunting as his {a-Spades}{6-Spades} would need to find one against the {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} of Vaskaboinikau.

The flop came {j-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. The turn was the {a-Clubs} to change things and the river came the {8-Clubs} to confirm the double for Tsang.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
340,000
95,000
95,000
Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
158,000
58,000
58,000

Tags: Elton TsangMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Level: 13

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Soyza Wins at Showdown

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

There was 130,000 in the pot and Michael Soyza was in early position against Orpen Kisacikoglu in middle position.

The board read {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and action checked through on the turn.

Action checked through also on the {6-Diamonds} river and Soyza revealed {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for a flush to take down the pot.

Kisacikoglu was eliminated a few hands later while Artur Martirosian was eliminated on another table.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
340,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Busted
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Michael SoyzaOrpen Kisacikoglu

Payout Information

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
EPT Barcelona
EPT Barcelona

The payouts have been confirmed after a total of 62 entries generated a prizepool of €3,007,620. The top eight players will get paid with the "min-cash" being worth €120,300. The grand prize will be €917,330.

Full Payouts

PlacePrize Money
1€917,330
2€601,520
3€436,100
4€330,840
5€255,650
6€195,500
7€150,380
8€120,300

Adams Chips Up With Two Pair

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams

Timothy Adams raised from the hijack and was called by Artur Martirosian in the cutoff and Elton Tsang in the big blind.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and action checked tp Martirosian who bet 9,000. Only Adams called.

The {5-Clubs} was the turn and Adams check called Martirosian's 21,000 bet.

The river was the {2-Clubs} and action went check-check. Adams showed {a-Spades}{4-Spades} to take down the pot with two pair as Martirosian mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
185,000
85,000
85,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
100,000
60,000
60,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Artur MartirosianElton TsangTimothy Adams

Phua Cracks Aces With Case Eight

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Paul Phua
Paul Phua

Paul Phua was all in preflop and in big trouble as he had the {8-Hearts}{8-Spades} against the {a-}{a-} of Ben Heath.

But the flop came {3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts} to launch Phua into the lead. The turn was the {10-Hearts} and the river came the {q-Hearts} to confirm his double.

Another player at the table claimed to have folded an eight, meaning that Phua had hit the case eight to crack the aces.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
222,000
25,000
25,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
138,000
-64,000
-64,000

Tags: Ben HeathPaul Phua