€10,300 EPT High Roller Day 1 | 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-19-2022 23:46 UTC+2

Brouk Reads Hand Correctly to Double

Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 100 ante

Dzhavad Abdolvand moved all in from the small blind and Tomi Brouk called off with his stack of around 26,000 in the big blind.

"Wait, let me make sure I have what I think I do," he said after calling the all in.

Tomi Brouk:
Dzhavad Abdolvand:

"A classic race!" quipped Sam Grafton from the eight seat.

Brouk's queens stayed ahead as the board ran out to earn him the double.

"He's got more equity, though, because there's always a chance you misread your hand!" laughed Grafton.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomi Brouk	55,000	14,700
Dzhavad Abdolvand	25,000	5,500

Tags: Dzhavad Abdolvand Sam Grafton Tomi Brouk

08-19-2022 23:34 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	261,000	17,000
Ramon Colillas	167,000	104,500
Arnold Oosterbaan	150,000	100,500
Anton Wigg	118,000	3,000
Morten Klein	107,500	53,000
Kenny Hallaert	96,000	26,000
Jorryt Van Hoof	85,900	-33,100
David Yan	76,500	25,000
Jessica Teusl	64,000	1,200
Davidi Kitai	63,000	20,200
Julien Sitbon	48,000	-23,300
Juha Helppi	27,000	-46,000

Smith Busts Addamo

Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 100 ante

As Dan Smith recounted for PokerNews, Michael Addamo opened to 2,200 from the hijack and Smith three-bet to 6,000 from the cutoff. Addamo called.

Addamo checked on the flop of and Smith continued with a bet of 4,500. Addamo called. The Australian checked again on the turn and Smith bet 10,000. Addamo again called.

Addamo checked a third time on the river and Smith bet enough to put Addamo all in for around 25,000. Addamo made the call. Smith showed for a king-high straight, while Addamo held for the lower end of the straight.

A few minutes later, Addamo returned to the tournament area and took a seat at another table with a fresh starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	240,000	75,000
Michael Addamo	50,000	5,000

Tags: Dan Smith Michael Addamo

08-19-2022 23:22 UTC+2

Grafton Survives Three-Way All-In, Nemeth Left Short

Mike Patrick

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 100 ante

Cards were on their backs with Sam Grafton all in in late position for 2,900, Andras Nemeth all in from the small blind for just under 26,000 and Tomi Brouk all in for just over 20,000 in the big blind.

Sam Grafton:
Andras Nemeth:
Tomi Brouk:

The board came giving Grafton a straight to triple up, while Brouk won the side pot with a pair of eights, leaving Nemeth on crumbs.

Meanwhile also at the table, the massive stack of Jacob Amsellem was also spotted, as he holds over 400,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Amsellem	420,000
Tomi Brouk	40,300	300
Sam Grafton	10,300	-31,100
Andras Nemeth	2,900	-47,100

Tags: Andras Nemeth Sam Grafton Tomi Brouk

08-19-2022 23:08 UTC+2

Addamo and Smith Aggressive in the Blinds

Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 100 ante

Rui Miguel opened to 2,200 on the button and action folded to Michael Addamo in the big blind, who eyed Miguel's stack and then raised to put him all in. Miguel quickly folded.

The next hand, Nick Petrangelo raised to 2,000 in middle position and it folded to Dan Smith in the big blind, who three-bet to put Petrangelo all in. Petrangelo shook his head a bit and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	165,000	100,000
Rui Miguel	50,000	5,000
Michael Addamo	45,000	5,000
Nick Petrangelo	40,000

Tags: Dan Smith Michael Addamo Nick Petrangelo Rui Miguel

08-19-2022 23:01 UTC+2

Cimbolas Scores an Elimination

Mike Patrick

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 100 ante

A very short-stacked Olivier Ten Haven was all in preflop for his last 2,700 against Matas Cimbolas.

Olivier Ten Haven:
Matas Cimbolas:

The board came , with Cimbolas' queens holding up to score the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matas Cimbolas	53,000
Olivier Ten Haven	Busted

Tags: Matas Cimbolas Olivier Ten Haven

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

08-19-2022 22:41 UTC+2

PN Pod: Phil Galfond Gives "Galfond Challenge" Update; He's Ready for High Stakes Duel

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway, and Jesse Fullen welcome guest Phil Galfond to the show. The poker legend gives more details on his summer match against the poker dealer who stepped up to play him at some high-stakes online pot-limit Omaha (PLO) action, shares an update on the status of "The Galfond Challenge," and talks about the possibility of playing on PokerGO's High Stakes Duel, maybe against Phil Hellmuth or a PLO edition. He also talks about his recently-released PLO course.

Speaking of Hellmuth, the crew discusses Scott Seiver backing out of High Stakes Duel III and Jason Koon stepping up to fill his spot, as well as recap all the big stories coming out of the record-breaking PokerStars and Barcelona© Casino European Poker Tour including Michael Addamo claiming his first-ever EPT title and Giada Fang shipping a $30K Platinum Pass.

They also highlight Bobby Tieu's victory in the bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Event #1: $400 NLH, and launch the brand new PokerNews Bad Beat Hotline where listeners can call in (+1 702-625-0166) and share their bad beats, which may be featured on a future episode of the show.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

08-19-2022 22:34 UTC+2

Break Time

Mike Patrick

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The 300 players remaining in the field have been sent on a 15-minute break.

08-19-2022 22:33 UTC+2

More Updated Counts Before Break

Mike Patrick

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	165,000	95,000
Vanessa Kade	145,000	87,500
Lukas Zaskodny	130,800	80,800
Andres Korn	122,000	-13,000
Vladimir Korzinin	114,500	64,500
Ana Marquez	80,200	16,900
Teun Mulder	68,000	8,000
Damian Salas	58,200	-2,800
Jack Sinclair	56,000	38,800
Nikita Luther	50,000
Andras Nemeth	50,000
Sergio Aido	39,000	31,200
Alex Keating	39,000	-12,500
Steve O'Dwyer	33,600	-21,400
Sam Greenwood	24,000	-1,000
Thi Xoa Nguyen	20,200	-40,600
Takao Shimizu	Busted
Martin Jacobson	Busted