2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q2
Prize
€767,750
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€5,141,000
Entries
530
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
530
Players Left
16

Updated Counts at Tables 1 and 2

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Daewoong Song kr
Daewoong Song
2,500,000 1,100,000
Damian Salas ar
Damian Salas
1,400,000 65,000
Johannes Straver nl
Johannes Straver
1,250,000 150,000
Lander Lijo es
Lander Lijo
1,000,000 80,000
Luuk Gieles nl
Luuk Gieles
850,000 700,000
Dejan Boskovic au
Dejan Boskovic
550,000 -150,000
Ognyan Dimov bg
Ognyan Dimov
EPT 1X Winner
550,000 230,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
510,000 10,000
Daniele Guidetti it
Daniele Guidetti
500,000 75,000
Pedro Gois pt
Pedro Gois
500,000 -60,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
460,000 10,000
Ramon Colillas es
Ramon Colillas
450,000 100,000
Laszlo Molnar hu
Laszlo Molnar
450,000 50,000
Lukas Zaskodny cz
Lukas Zaskodny
400,000 50,000
Pedro Cavalieri br
Pedro Cavalieri
350,000 -5,000

Akkari Can't Trap Chidwick

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick opened to 50,000 from the hijack and Andre Akkari defended from the big blind.

Akkari checked on the flop of {7-Clubs}{a-Spades}{6-Clubs} and Chidwick bet a big 75,000. Akkari called. Akkari checked again on the {10-Spades} turn and Chidwick checked back.

Akkari checked a third time on the {5-Clubs} river and Chidwick quickly checked back. Akkari was probably hoping his opponent would fire a bet as he turned over {9-Clubs}{4-Clubs} to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
500,000 -100,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
450,000 265,000

Tags: Andre AkkariStephen Chidwick

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Papadopoulos Piling It On

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

With approximately 400,000 in the pot on a completed board of {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{a-Spades}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, Kyriakos Papadopoulos bet 120,000 from the big blind.

Matias Meran called on the button and Andrew Wilson folded in the small blind.

Papadopoulos showed {5-Spades}{3-Spades} for a flush draw on the flop that turned into a rivered wheel for the win.

Player Chips Progress
Kyriakos Papadopoulos gr
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
1,625,000 270,000
Andrew Wilson gb
Andrew Wilson
940,000 215,000
Matias Meran do
Matias Meran
70,000 -630,000

Tags: Andrew WilsonKyriakos PapadopoulosMatias Meran

Eliminations in 40th-55th Place (€21,900)

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Patrick Brooks gb
Patrick Brooks
Busted
Rehman Kassam gb
Rehman Kassam
Busted
Luis Fonseca br
Luis Fonseca
Busted
Mark Hammond gb
Mark Hammond
Busted
Dragos Trofimov md
Dragos Trofimov
Busted
Christopher Chaudey fr
Christopher Chaudey
Busted
Leo Margets es
Leo Margets
Busted
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
Busted
Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
Busted
Andrea Ricci it
Andrea Ricci
Busted
Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
Busted
Tobias Schwecht at
Tobias Schwecht
Busted
Fabian Gumz de
Fabian Gumz
Busted
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
Busted
Peter Turmezey hu
Peter Turmezey
Busted
Matas Cimbolas lt
Matas Cimbolas
Busted

Chidwick Wounded After Doubling Straver

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Johannes Straver opened in middle position before Arthur Conan three-bet jammed a stack of about 150,000 from the button. Stephen Chidwick thren three-bet jammed out of the big blind and Straver called off with 560,000

Arthur Conan: {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Johannes Straver: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Stephen Chidwick: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

Straver's queens stayed ahead as the board ran out {5-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{2-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for the Dutchman to more than double, send Conan to the rail and take a chunk out of Chidwick's recently acquired stack.

At the next table over, Saar Wilf was eliminated after running queens into the kings of Daewoong Song in what seems to be a recurring trend today.

Player Chips Progress
Daewoong Song kr
Daewoong Song
1,400,000 100,000
Johannes Straver nl
Johannes Straver
1,100,000 880,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
600,000 -605,000
Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
Busted
Saar Wilf il
Saar Wilf
Busted

Tags: Arthur ConanJohannes StraverStephen Chidwick

Amiri Over Two Million With Elimination of Ayras

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Ehsan Amiri
Ehsan Amiri

Ehsan Amiri raised to 50,000 under the gun and was three-bet to 170,000 by Pauli Ayras in the small blind.

Amiri called and the flop came {2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}.

Ayras bet 100,000 and Amiri called, then on the {9-Hearts} turn Ayras moved all in for his last 385,000.

Amiri used a pair of time banks before making the call to put Ayras at risk.

Pauli Ayras: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Ehsan Amiri: {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

Amiri's sevens were ahead, and remained so with the {6-Hearts} on the river to send Ayras to the rail, while becoming the first player over two million.

Player Chips Progress
Ehsan Amiri au
Ehsan Amiri
Day 2 Chip Leader
2,100,000
Pauli Ayras fi
Pauli Ayras
Busted

Tags: Ehsan AmiriPauli Ayras

Full Circle as Martirosian Runs Queens Into Kings

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Artur Martirosian
Artur Martirosian

Philippe Narboni opened from the cutoff and Artur Martirosian three-bet jammed a stack of 350,000 from the small blind. Narboni snap-called with 300,000 when the action got around.

Philippe Narboni: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Artur Martirosian: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

It was full circle as earlier in the night Martirosian had kings to bust Leonard Maue with queens on the money bubble. The flop of {k-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts} gave Narboni a set to have the Russian drawing nearly dead before the runout of {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} that improved Narboni to a full house.

Martirosian thought he might be covered but ended up sitting back down when he realized he had two big blinds left.

Player Chips Progress
Philippe Narboni fr
Philippe Narboni
630,000 255,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
50,000 -400,000

Tags: Artur MartirosianLeonard MauePhilippe Narboni

Here Comes Chidwick!

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick has bided his time in the middle of the pack most of the day, but in the last couple of levels he's built up his stack and is now using it to his advantage.

After Yannick Cardot opened under the gun to 40,000, Chidwick three-bet to 125,000 from the cutoff.

Cardot came back with a five-bet to 300,000, but Chidwick then six-bet all in and Cardot quickly folded, as Chidwick becomes the latest player to cross the million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
1,205,000 855,000
Yannick Cardot fr
Yannick Cardot
760,000 -210,000

Tags: Stephen ChidwickYannick Cardot