2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€100,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
€1,979,220
Event Info
Buy-in
€100,000
Prize Pool
€6,597,360
Entries
68
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
63
Players Left
42

€100,000 EPT Super High Roller

Day 1 Completed

Nick Petrangelo Leads Star-Studded Field After Day 1 of the €100,000 EPT Super High Roller

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Nick Petrangelo
Nick Petrangelo

After eight 60-minute levels of play in the €100,000 EPT Super High Roller here at the 2022 PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour, it was Nick Petrangelo coming out on top of this star-studded lineup. Petrangelo bagged 1,250,000 and will return to Day 2 looking to keep that momentum going in hopes of a deep run.

A whopping 63 entries joined today to generate a prize pool of €6,112,260, and with late registration and reentries still open until the start of Day 2, will sure to be even more. A total of 42 bagged a stack for Day 2 tomorrow but will have a long way to go to take down this prestigious event. This year is approaching the amount of entries for 2019 as that event had 64 entries total and with registration still open should surpass that number.

€100,000 EPT Super High Roller Top Ten Chip Counts

PlacePlayerChip CountBig Blinds
1Nick Petrangelo1,250,000208
2Artur Martirosian1,046,000174
3Daniel Dvoress840,000140
4David Peters727,000121
5Mikita Badziakouski720,000121
6Juan Pardo688,000114
7Mikalai Vaskaboinikau598,000100
8Teun Mulder575,00095
9Neymar532,00088
10Sergio Aido523,00086

Petrangelo got off to a slow start but found heat late in the evening as he flopped a full house against Kahle Burns to double up to the chip lead. Burns was the only player to bust out on two attempts but will still have a chance to make a deep run if he choses to rebuy again.

Other notables who bagged big stacks include Artur Martirosian (1,046,000), Daniel Dvoress (840,000), David Peters (727,000), and football star Neymar Jr (532,000).

Neymar came in to the day late but was the star of the show as fans and players alike lined up on breaks to get pictures and autographs from the Brazilian football icon.

Day 2 starts tomorrow, Aug 15th at 12:30 p.m. local time. Blinds will be 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. Players will be able to register or rebuy up until start of day. Day 2 is scheduled to play down until a final table and bag up for Day 3 on Tuesday.

Make sure to come back to PokerNews for continuing coverage of the €100,000 EPT Super High Roller as well as the rest of the scheduled events.

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
1,250,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
1,046,000
-54,000
-54,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
840,000
180,000
180,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
727,000
-23,000
-23,000
Profile photo of Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
720,000
-80,000
-80,000
Profile photo of Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
688,000
268,000
268,000
Profile photo of Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
598,000
339,500
339,500
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
575,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Neymar br
Neymar
532,000
172,000
172,000
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
523,000
123,000
123,000
Profile photo of Kent Staahle no
Kent Staahle
511,000
-294,000
-294,000
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
502,000
-18,000
-18,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
450,000
246,000
246,000
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
450,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
404,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
400,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
380,000
-70,000
-70,000
Profile photo of Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
375,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
368,000
148,000
148,000
Profile photo of Linus Loeliger ch
Linus Loeliger
341,000
126,000
126,000
Profile photo of Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
316,000
-19,000
-19,000
EPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
313,000
178,000
178,000
Profile photo of Pedro Garagnani br
Pedro Garagnani
288,000
108,000
108,000
Profile photo of Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
288,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Henrik Hecklen dk
Henrik Hecklen
254,000
-71,000
-71,000

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Burns Busts Again as Pietrangelo Leaps Into the Lead

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Nick Petrangelo
Nick Petrangelo

Kahle Burns was eliminated shortly after losing that massive pot to Artur Martirosian. Forced to reenter, he wouldn't have much better luck on his second bullet.

Burns bet 5,000 on a flop of {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}{4-Clubs} before he was raised to 17,000 by Nick Petrangelo in the big blind. Burns made it 37,000 and Petrangelo called.

The turn came the {7-Clubs} and Petrangelo checked to Burns who bet 26,000. Petrangelo raised to 72,000 and Burns used up a time chip before calling to see the {3-Spades} on the river.

Petrangelo pushed forward a stack of green 25,000 chips, putting Burns all in for his last 150,000, and Burns again used up a time bank before slamming his chips in the middle.

Petrangelo showed {q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} for the flopped full house and Burns flashed {6-Hearts}{6-Spades} before making his exit for the second time.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
1,200,000
650,000
650,000
Profile photo of Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
Busted

Tags: Kahle BurnsNick Petrangelo

Peters Hits the River to Bust Antonius

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
David Peters
David Peters

David Peters and Patrik Antonius were heads-up on a flop of {7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{6-Hearts}, when Peters bet 15,000 on the button and Antonius called from the big blind.

The turn came the {3-Spades} and Antonius checked over to Peters who bet 75,000, enough to put Antonius all in, and Antonius called.

Antonius showed {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} for two pair, while Peters was on a straight draw with {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}. The {5-Diamonds} river completed the straight for Peters and Antonius made his exit near the end of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
750,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
Busted
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: David PetersPatrik Antonius

Neymar Takes From Martirosian

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Neymar Jr.
Neymar Jr.

In a pot of roughly 60,000 on a flop of {q-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, Artur Martirosian checked from middle position to Neymar who bet out 31,000. Martirosian took a moment but made the call.

On the {3-Hearts} turn both players checked their options. The {j-Clubs} completed the board and Martirosian checked again. Neymar quickly cut out 88,000 and slid it forward. Martirosian pondered his decision but reluctantly folded and the chips were sent to Neymar.

"You want to pick one?", said Neymar while he collected the pot. Martirosian pointed to one of the cards and Neymar flipped over the {a-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
1,100,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Neymar br
Neymar
360,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Artur MartirosianNeymar

Martirosian Crosses One Million After Doubling Through Burns

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Artur Martirosian
Artur Martirosian

Artur Martirosian raised to 12,000 from middle position and Kahle Burns three-bet to 40,000 next to act. Martirosian reraised to 110,000 and Burns called.

The flop came {4-Spades}{8-Spades}{k-Diamonds} and Martirosian bet 36,000. Burns called, then called another bet of 125,000 on the {k-Spades} turn.

The river came the {8-Clubs} and Martirosian shoved all in for 331,000.

"I don't see how I could fold this," Burns said as he went into the tank. He eventually called and Martirosian opened up {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} for a full house, kings full of eights.

"The eight was such a perfect card," Burns continued as he showed {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} before handing over the massive pot that took Martirosian into the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
1,100,000
670,000
670,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
60,000
-280,000
-280,000

Tags: Artur MartirosianKahle Burns

Seidel Gets There on the River

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

Linus Loeliger raised to 10,000 from early position before Erik Seidel shoved for his last 69,000. In the small blind, Adrian Mateos reshoved and Loeliger got out of the way.

Erik Seidel: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Adrian Mateos: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

"Alright, at least I have a shot," Seidel said heading to the flop, which came {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. Mateos made top pair, while Seidel now had a flush draw. The {10-Spades} on the turn was no help, but the {3-Clubs} on the river completed Seidel's flush and kept him alive in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Linus Loeliger ch
Linus Loeliger
215,000
-70,000
-70,000
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
160,000
30,000
30,000
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
135,000
-25,000
-25,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosErik SeidelLinus Loeliger