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

Neymar Calls Down Seidel; Addamo Busts

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Neymar
Neymar

Neymar raised to 18,000 from under the gun and was called by Erik Seidel on the button and big blind Timothy Adams.

The flop came {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and action checked to Seidel, who bet 25,000. Adams folded, but Neymar stuck around to see the {5-Diamonds} turn.

He checked again and Seidel fired out another 85,000. Neymar, undeterred, called again and the river came the {6-Clubs}. Both players checked.

Neymar turned over {a-Clubs}{q-Spades} for a pair of queens and Seidel shook his head before mucking.

A few hands earlier at this table, Michael Addamo was eliminated by Santhosh Suvarna, who is now sitting around 1,000,000 after registering at the beginning of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Santhosh Suvarna in
Santhosh Suvarna
1,000,000
750,000
750,000
Neymar br
Neymar
700,000
168,000
168,000
PokerStars
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
470,000
175,000
175,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
325,000
149,000
149,000
Poker Hall of Famer
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
Busted

Tags: Erik SeidelMichael AddamoNeymarSanthosh SuvarnaTimothy Adams

Everyone Has a Flush as Davies Triples

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Seth Davies
Seth Davies

Seth Davies bet 15,000 on a board of {j-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and was called by Aleksejs Ponakovs in the big blind. Steve O'Dwyer, in early position, raised to 55,000 and Davies called.

Ponakovs then shoved all in for 285,000 and O'Dwyer tanked for a moment before calling. Davies snap-called for 270,000 as they turned their cards over, Davies and Ponakovs being at risk.

Seth Davies: {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Aleksejs Ponakovs: {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Steve O'Dwyer: {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

All three players had turned a flush, but Davies was ahead with the nut flush. O'Dwyer and Ponakovs were already drawing dead as the {a-Clubs} fell on the river.

Ponakovs was eliminated, while Davies took a chunk off O'Dwyer.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
800,000
558,000
558,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
575,000
73,000
73,000
EPT 1X Winner
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsSeth DaviesSteve O'Dwyer

Vogelsang Rivers a Set to Send Out Benitez

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang
Christoph Vogelsang

Francisco Benitez and Christoph Vogelsang built a pot of around 70,000 by the turn with the board showing {8-Spades}{q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. Benitez, in the small blind, checked to Vogelsang who checked behind.

The river came the {7-Diamonds} and Benitez checked again. Vogelsang bet enough to put Benitez all in, and Benitez called for his last 110,000.

Vogelsang turned over {7-Spades}{7-Hearts} for the rivered set and Benitez, who has already won two titles here in Barcelona, quickly mucked and made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
470,000
157,000
157,000
Francisco Benitez uy
Francisco Benitez
Busted

Tags: Christoph VogelsangFrancisco Benitez

All Eyes on Neymar as 42 Remain on Day 2 of the €100,000 Super High Roller

Neymar
Neymar

Nick Petrangelo leads the final 42 players, but Neymar has stolen the show at the €100,000 Super High Roller.

The Brazilian soccer superstar, a day after scoring two goals in a game in Paris, arrived at the 2022 PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour and fired two bullets before bagging a top-10 stack with 532,000.

Petrangelo, the American pro already with $24 million in career live earnings, sits atop the leaderboard when Day 2 begins at 12:30 local time inside Casino Barcelona. Petrangelo busted Kahle Burns with a flopped full house late on Day 1 to leap past Artur Martirosian into the chip lead with 1,250,000. Martirosian, who has already won the €25,000 event earlier at EPT Barcelona, is in second with 1,046,000.

Petrangelo and Martirosian are the only players above 1,000,000. Rounding out the top five are Daniel Dvoress (840,000), David Peters (727,000), and Mikita Badziakouski (720,000), who won this event the first time it was a €100,000 buy-in back in 2018.

€100,000 Super High Roller Top Ten Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Nick PetrangeloUnited States1,250,000208
2Artur MartirosianRussia1,046,000174
3Daniel DvoressCanada840,000140
4David PetersUnited States727,000121
5Mikita BadziakouskiBelarus720,000120
6Juan PardoSpain688,000115
7Mikalai VaskaboinikauBelarus598,000100
8Teun MulderNetherlands575,00096
9NeymarBrazil532,00089
10Sergio AidoSpain523,00087

A total of 63 entries joined on Day 1, including 50 unique entries, nearly surpassing the number from the last event in 2019. With late registration still open until the start of Day 2, that mark should easily be eclipsed. The prize pool will be announced shortly after registration closes. Patrik Antonius, Sam Greenwood, and Burns were among the players who failed to bag on Day 1 and will be forced to reeneter today if they want a chance at winning this prestigious title.

Play will pick up on Level 9, with blinds at 3,000-6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. There will be a 20-minute break every two levels. The tournament will play down to a final table today, which will be streamed with cards-up coverage by PokerStars Live on Twitch and Youtube tomorrow.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand throughout today as the field gets whittled down toward the money bubble and the final table.

Tags: Artur MartirosianDaniel DvoressDavid PetersMikita BadziakouskiNeymarNick Petrangelo