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

Dvoress Goes For It On River

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

Hassan Nashar opened the action from early position to 12,000 and only Daniel Dvoress made the call from middle position.

On the {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Clubs} flop, Nashar bet 22,000 and Dvoress called. The {5-Spades} hit the turn and Nashar kept betting, this time to 38,000, which Dvoress made the call.

The {9-Diamonds} completed the board and Nashar decided on a check. Without much thought, Dvoress announced a bet of 138,000 and Nashar quickly folded, sending the pot to the Canadian.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
880,000 40,000
Hassan Nashar sn
Hassan Nashar
300,000 50,000

Tags: Daniel DvoressHassan Nashar

Staahle Gets There on the River

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

Mike Watson bet 16,000 from the button on a flop of {7-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and was called by Christoph Vogelsang in the big blind. Kent Staahle also called in the cutoff as they went three ways to the {4-Clubs} turn.

All three players checked as the river came the {q-Diamonds}. Vogelsang checked and Staahle bet 27,000. Watson quickly folded, but Vogelsang tossed in a chip to call.

Staahle turned over {q-Spades}{j-Clubs} for the rivered pair of queens and Vogelsang mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Kent Staahle no
Kent Staahle
640,000 129,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
350,000 -120,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
EPT 2X Winner
225,000 -91,000

Tags: Christoph VogelsangKent StaahleMike Watson

Adams Takes From Orpaz

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

Tom Orpaz opened the action from early position to 13,000 and was only called by Tim Adams on the button.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Orpaz continued for 15,000, which Adams made the call. On the {3-Spades} turn Orpaz checked over to Adams who tossed out a bet of 21,000. Orpaz put some thought in, but eventually folded and the chips were awarded to Adams.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
295,000 -73,000
Tom Orpaz il
Tom Orpaz
95,000 -131,000

Tags: Tim AdamsTom Orpaz

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
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
575,000 73,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsSeth DaviesSteve O'Dwyer

Garagnani Scores Big Double Thru Lefrancois

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

Pascal Lefrancois had a three-bet to 30,000 in front of him from the cutoff before button Pedro Garagnani reraised to 72,000. Action folded back around to Lefrancois, who shoved all in. Garagnani quickly called for his last 380,000.

Pedro Garagnani: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Pascal Lefrancois: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}

It was a classic race situation, and Garagnani would come out on front as the board came {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{4-Spades}{10-Spades}{3-Hearts}, giving him trip kings and the nearly 800,000 chip pot.

Player Chips Progress
Pedro Garagnani br
Pedro Garagnani
780,000 492,000
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
180,000 -220,000

Tags: Pascal LefrancoisPedro Garagnani

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
Francisco Benitez uy
Francisco Benitez
Busted

Tags: Christoph VogelsangFrancisco Benitez

Badziakouski Strikes Early

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

The action was picked up in a pot of roughly 50,000 on a board showing {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{q-Spades}. Mikita Badziakouski checked from the big blind and Dan Smith bet out 35,000 from the hijack, which was called.

On the {5-Diamonds} river Badziakouski took the lead with a bet of 35,000. Smith put some thought in before letting his hand go and the early pot was sent to Badziakouski

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
810,000 90,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
151,000 -65,000

Tags: Dan SmithMikita Badziakouski

Bujtas An Early Casualty

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

On one of the first hands of Day 2, Laszlo Bujtas got his last 132,000 in the middle from the big blind and was up against Aleksejs Ponakovs on the button, who barely had him covered.

Laszlo Bujtas: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Aleksejs Ponakovs: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{8-Spades}{a-Hearts} and Ponakovs' two queens were good enough to send Bujtas to the rail early.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
280,000 132,000
Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsLaszlo Bujtas