2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
€512,650
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€4,172,160
Entries
2,173
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
1,500
Players Left
225

Rabinowitz Gets There

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On a heads-up turn board of {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{2-Spades}, George Rotariu checked to Darren Rabinowitz, who then moved all in, covering Rotariu.

After a brief stint in the tank, Rotariu set a stack of chips across the felt, signaling a call, putting himself at risk.

George Rotariu: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Darren Rabinowitz: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

Although Rotariu was ahead of Rabinowitz's flush draw with his pocket tens, the {k-Diamonds} on the river gave Rabinowitz the superior pair of kings to take down the pot and eliminated Rotariu,

Player Chips Progress
Darren Rabinowitz us
Darren Rabinowitz
230,000
George Rotariu ro
George Rotariu
Busted

Tags: Darren RabinowitzGeorge Rotariu

Kaukua Finds Ace to Double

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Before the blinds went up, Tae Hoon Han opened to 3,000 from the hijack, Julien Martini flatted on the button, Morten Per Varbaek Mortensen called in the small blind, and Toni Kaukua jammed for about 27,500 in the big blind. Han called, while Martini and Mortensen folded.

Toni Kaukua: {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}
Tae Hoon Han: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Han was the favorite to add to his fairly sizable stack on the {7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop, but the {a-Diamonds} hit the felt on the turn to put Kaukua ahead, and the {q-Spades} confirmed the result to secure Kaukua's double.

Player Chips Progress
Tae Hoon Han nz
Tae Hoon Han
210,000 210,000
Toni Kaukua fi
Toni Kaukua
64,000 64,000
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
55,000 20,000
Morten Per Varbaek Mortensen
Morten Per Varbaek Mortensen
40,000 40,000

Tags: Tae Hoon HanToni Kaukua

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Suarez Leads Turn, Shows an Ace

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Tolly Sakellariou opened to 3,500 in middle position and Juan Manuel Gonzalez Suarez defended out of the big blind.

Suarez checked on the flop of {10-Spades}{k-Clubs}{a-Hearts} and Sakellariou bet 4,500. Suarez called. The turn brought the {5-Clubs} and Suarez led out for 8,500. Sakellariou called.

Suarez led out again for 19,500 on the {8-Hearts} river and Sakellariou tanked for about a minute and folded. Suarez showed an ace as he raked in the pot.

At the same table, Norway's Johnny Lodden sits with a healthy stack of around 210,000.

Player Chips Progress
Johnny Lodden no
Johnny Lodden
210,000 210,000
Juan Manuel Gonzalez Suarez es
Juan Manuel Gonzalez Suarez
130,000 130,000
Tolly Sakellariou au
Tolly Sakellariou
130,000 100,000

Tags: Juan Manuel Gonzalez SuarezTolly Sakellariou

Fonseca Takes it Down

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Zlatin Penev raised to 1700 under-the-gun but was immediately three-bet to 3800 by Luis Fonseca in early position.

Penev made the call after the rest of the table folded and the two heads-up opponents went to a flop of {6-Clubs}{3-Spades}{5-Spades}.

Both players opted to check and they then saw a {k-Spades} turn, to which Penev checked again, but this time Fonseca bet 5,000 and received a fold from Penev.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Fonseca br
Luis Fonseca
50,000 50,000
Zlatin Penev bg
Zlatin Penev
23,000 23,000

Tags: Luis FonsecaZlatin Penev

Margets No More

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Leo Margets
Leo Margets

Leo Margets was in a heads-up pot against Pavel Plesuv on a board reading {3-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{6-Hearts}. Plesuv moved all in and Margets considered calling off with her remaining stack of around 26,000. Eventually, she called.

Leo Margets: {j-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Pavel Plesuv: {6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

"So many outs," Margets said with her flush and open-ended straight draws.

But the {a-Clubs} on the river did not improve Margets' hand and the Spanish World Series of Poker bracelet winner was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Pavel Plesuv md
Pavel Plesuv
120,000 80,000
Leo Margets es
Leo Margets
Busted

Tags: Leo MargetsPavel Plesuv

Martini Faces River Jam

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Julien Martini
Julien Martini

On a {j-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts} board, Mehdi Senhaji was in the big blind and check-called for 6,500 against Julien Martini in the hijack.

The {3-Hearts} completed the board and Senhaji led with enough chips to put his French opponent to the test for his remaining stack of roughly 35,000.

Martini said a few words and deliberated for a bit, but ultimately sent his cards into the muck to concede the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mehdi Senhaji ma
Mehdi Senhaji
150,000
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
35,000 35,000

Tags: Julien MartiniMehdi Senhaji

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500