2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€100,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
68
Players Left
8

€100,000 EPT Super High Roller

Day 2 Completed

Kevin Paque Leads Final Eight of the EPT Barcelona €100,000 Super High Roller

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Kevin Paque
Kevin Paque

Day 2 of the €100,000 Super High Roller at the 2022 PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour has bagged up after ten levels of play with eight players making it through to the final day.

Five new entries were added to the field before the start of Day 2 to bring the total number of entries up to 68 which included 16 reentries. This created a total prize pool of €6,597,360 for nine players to get paid at the end of the road. All players are guaranteed at least €247,400 but the winner will walk away with the Super High Roller trophy and the first-place prize of €1,979,220.

After the dust settled, Kevin Paque bagged 4,730,000 for the chip lead and will look to put those chips to work tomorrow. Paque won many massive pots throughout the day but caught fire after eliminating Artur Martirosian with pocket tens against pocket threes and again busting Christoph Vogelsang with the exact same two hands. On the final table, Paque won a big pot off Nick Petrangelo when he shoved all in on the river and got Petrangelo to fold. Paque has $2,055,288 in live tournament winnings but will look to add more to that with another deep run in this prestigious event.

Erik Seidel also bagged a big stack with 3,300,000. He won a huge pot late in the evening against Petrangelo when he shoved all in on the river and Petrangelo folded. Mike Watson bagged 3,130,000 and rounds out the top three.

€100,000 Super High Roller Chip Counts

TableSeatPlayerChip CountCountryBig Blinds
11Mikita BadziakouskiBelarus1,150,00019
12Nick PetrangeloUnited States435,0007
13Mike WatsonCanada3,130,00052
14Teun MulderNetherlands1,385,00023
15Erik SeidelUnited States3,300,00055
16Timothy AdamsCanada1,225,00020
17Ben HeathUnited Kingdom1,645,00027
18Kevin PaqueNetherlands4,730,00079

Pedro Garagnani was the unfortunate bubble today when he was all in for his last 605,000 with pocket fives and ran into the jacks of Paque. A few notables who made Day 2 but fell short of bagging included Seth Davies, Daniel Dvoress, Dan Smith and Brazilian soccer star Neymar, who managed to build a big stack early on but ran into the two-pair of Jean-Noel Thorel against his ace-king to bust.

Players will be coming back to Level 19 with blinds at 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante. The final table will be streamed with cards-up coverage by PokerStars Live on Twitch and Youtube on a 30-minute delay.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the Super High Roller action as it happens until it finishes from 12:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, August 16.

Play Concludes

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Play has ended here on Day 2 and the surviving eight players are bagging up their chips.

They will return to play tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. local time, with the final table streamed on a 30-minute delay by PokerStars Live on Twitch and Youtube.

Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.

Petrangelo Survives on the Last Hand

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On the final hand of the night, Nick Petrangelo raised to 175,000, leaving himself a 5,000 chip behind. Timothy Adams reraised in the big blind and Petrangelo threw in his last chip.

Nick Petrangelo: {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Timothy Adams: {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

Adams took the lead on the {k-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{q-Clubs} flop with a pair of kings, but Petrangelo spiked the {a-Spades} on the turn to make a pair of aces. The {8-Diamonds} on the river was safe for Petrangelo and he survived to play on Day 3.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
1,225,000 -25,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
360,000 -140,000

Tags: Nick PetrangeloTimothy Adams

David Peters Eliminated In 9th Place (€191,320)

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
David Peters
David Peters

David Peter opened to 100,000 from the hijack and it folded to Teun Mulder in the small blind who moved all in for roughly 650,000. Peters double-checked his cards and then made the call for his last 590,000 total.

David Peters: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Teun Mulder: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}

The board ran out {k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}, securing the knockout for Mulder and sent Peters to the rail in 9th place.

Player Chips Progress
Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
1,300,000 580,000
David Peters us
David Peters
Busted

Tags: David PetersTeun Mulder

Watson Dodges the River to Double

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Mike Watson
Mike Watson

Mike Watson raised to 115,000 from early position and was called by Mikita Badziakouski in the big blind.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and Watson continued for 200,000. Badziakouski check-called to see the {3-Diamonds} on the turn.

Badziakouski checked again and Watson bet another 500,000. Badziakouski paused for a moment before announcing he was all in, and Watson shrugged and called off his last 1,485,000.

Badziakouski showed {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for straight and flush draws, while Watson had {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} for top pair. The {10-Clubs} on the river was safe for Watson and he earned the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
EPT 2X Winner
3,500,000 1,800,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
850,000 -1,850,000

Tags: Mike WatsonMikita Badziakouski

Paque Puts Petrangelo To The Test

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action was picked up in a pot of roughly 300,000 on a flop of {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Kevin Paque checked from the big blind and Nick Petrangelo bet 50,000. Paque elected on a check-raise to 110,000 and Petrangelo completed.

On the {3-Diamonds} turn Paque kept the aggression up with a bet of 125,000. Petrangelo took a moment before sliding in a raise to 350,000, which Paque called.

The {6-Diamonds} completed the board and after roughly 30 seconds, Paque moved all in, covering the 500,000 stack of Petrangelo who went deep in the tank. After using all of his time bank cards and the clock was running out, Petrangelo's hand was announced dead by the tournament director as the timer hit zero, and the huge pot was shipped to Paque.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Paque nl
Kevin Paque
Day 2 Chip Leader
4,300,000 300,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
500,000 -500,000

Tags: Kevin PaqueNick Petrangelo

Seidel Takes a Monster Off Petrangelo

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

Nick Petrangelo raised to 100,000 from the hijack before Erik Seidel made it 400,000 in the small blind.

Petrangelo called as they went heads-up to the {2-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{10-Spades} flop. Seidel checked, then called when Petrangelo bet 225,000.

The turn came the {2-Hearts} and Seidel checked again. Petrangelo fired out 650,000 and Seidel called.

The river was the {10-Diamonds} and Seidel moved all in for 590,000. Petrangelo tore off his hat and leaned over the table as he studied the board, throwing in two time bank cards.

He eventually decided to fold, burying his face in his hands as Seidel dragged in the massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
Poker Hall of Famer
3,200,000 1,325,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
1,000,000 -1,250,000

Tags: Erik SeidelNick Petrangelo

Final Table Seat Draw

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip Count
1David PetersUnited States620,000
2Mikita BadziakouskiBelarus2,700,000
3Nick PetrangeloUnited States2,250,000
4Mike WatsonCanada1,700,000
5Teun MulderNetherlands720,000
6Erik SeidelUnited States1,875,000
7Timothy AdamsCanada1,250,000
8Ben HeathUnited Kingdom1,920,000
9Kevin PaqueNetherlands4,000,000
Player Chips Progress
Kevin Paque nl
Kevin Paque
Day 2 Chip Leader
4,000,000 300,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
2,700,000 700,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
2,250,000 -350,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
1,920,000 -330,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
Poker Hall of Famer
1,875,000 -225,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
EPT 2X Winner
1,700,000 300,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
1,250,000 -185,000
Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
720,000 -75,000
David Peters us
David Peters
620,000 210,000