Insane Soul Read by Chino Rheem
Level 5
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€5,141,000
Entries
530
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
500
Players Left
221
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Some Updated Counts on Break
Level 4
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | 82,000 |
|
130,000 | -10,000 |
|
115,000 | 54,900 |
|
75,000 | 20,000 |
|
70,000 | -10,000 |
|
65,000 | -7,200 |
|
60,000 | |
|
55,000 | |
|
55,000 | -12,000 |
|
50,000 | 2,800 |
|
45,000 | -500 |
|
45,000 | -21,000 |
Another Break
Level 4
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Players are on a 25-minute break after the first four levels of play.
Ponakovs Hits Turn Against Kolev
Level 4
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs was out of position in a heads-up pot against Boris Kolev on a board of 
.
Ponakovs bet 3,500 on the flop and Kolev called. Ponakovs then checked on the 
turn and Kolev bet 5,000. Ponakovs called. The Latvian checked again on the 
river and Kolev checked back.
Ponakovs showed 
for a pair of sixes and it was good to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 75,000 |
|
65,000 | 15,000 |
Dvoress Shrinks Pirault's Stack
Level 4
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
With about 3,000 in the pot on a 
flop, Francois Pirault bet 3,000 and was called by Daniel Dvoress in middle position.
On the 
turn, Pirault now checked to Dvoress who bet 7,500. Pirault folded and the chips were passed across the table to the Canadian.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,500 | |
|
27,000 | -23,000 |
Grafton and Farrell Create Art
Level 4
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Sam Grafton raised to 900 in the cutoff and was called by Niall Farrell in the big blind.
On the 
flop, Farrell checked to Grafton who bet 700. Farrell called to see the 
fall on the turn and checked again.
This time Grafton checked back and the duo saw the 
on the river.
Farrell bet 1,100 and after a brief pause, Grafton made the call.
Farrell showed 
for nine-nigh, while Grafton showed 
for ace-high to earn the pot.
As the chips were pushed to Grafton, he and Farrell joked with each other about what an artistic hand of No-Limit Hold 'em they had just played.
"Like Gauguin and van Gogh getting together" commented Grafton.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,200 | 18,700 |
|
|
45,500 | 45,500 |
Dato Check-Shoves on Birizdo
Level 4
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Christopher Chaudey opened in early position before Andrea Dato three-bet as the next player to act. Action folded to Istvan Birizdo on the button, who put in a cold four-bet to 6,000. Chaudey folded and Dato called to see a flop heads-up.
Dato checked on the flop of 
and Birizdo continued with a bet of 3,600. Dato used a time bank before announcing "all in" for 26,400. Chaudey also used a time bank and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Faces of Women's Event!
Level 4
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Surugue Gets it in Good
Level 4
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Danilo Velasevic and Nicolas Surugue exchanged preflop raises until Surugue was all in for his last 20,700 chips.
Nicolas Surugue: 
Danilo Velasevic: 
The board came 
, with Surugue's ace-king holding for a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 | 48,000 |
|
43,000 | 43,000 |