€50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Aug 29, 2023

Lococo, Adams Bomb the River

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David Salituro

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 7♥10♥6♠, Alejandro Lococo bet 12,000 from the button and Roberto Sagra called under the gun.

The turn came the 5♣ and Sagra led out for 25,500. Lococo called to see the 2♥ river, where Sagra then checked.

Lococo then fired out 150,000 and Sagra quickly folded his hand.

At the same time at the other table, Timothy Adams had a bet of 70,000 in front of him against Morten Klein on a board of 8♥6♥5♦8♠J♠. Klein eventually called from the big blind and Adams showed K♣8♦ for trip eights as he took down a big pot.

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Morten Klein Roberto Sagra Timothy Adams

Aug 29, 2023

Toma Takes Two Big Ones; Three More Arrivals

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Roberto Sagra bet 4,000 from the button on a flop of 6♠J♥4♣ and Tsugunari Toma called in the big blind.

The turn came the 5♣ and Sagra bet another 9,000. Toma again called to the 3♣ river, where Sagra tossed out another 10,000. Toma quickly called and Sagra turned over K♦K♠.

Toma, though, had 4♦3♠ for two pair on the river to win the pot.

Two hands later, Alejandro Lococo three-bet to 22,000 out of the small blind and Toma called on the button.

The flop came 5♥A♠3♦ and Lococo bet another 17,000. Toma called and the 6♠ fell on the turn, where Lococo continued for 65,000.

Toma used a time bank before raising to 122,500. Lococo then went into his time banks, burning through two as he tanked for more than a minute before slamming his cards into the muck.

Nacho Barbero, Ottomar Ladva, and Morten Klein have recently joined the field.

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Roberto Sagra Tsugunari Toma

Aug 29, 2023

Thorel Falls to Orpaz's Monster Draw

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Tom Orpaz opened to 2,500 under the gun and Jean-Noel Thorel called before Sam Grafton three-bet to 10,500 on the button. Both opponents called.

The flop came 2♠7♦5♠ and Grafton bet 5,000. Orpaz then raised to 25,000, Thorel reraised to 75,000, and Grafton folded. Orpaz, though, moved all in. Thorel, with 85,500 remaining, tanked for about a minute before calling.

Jean-Noel Thorel: A♣7♣
Tom Orpaz: 4♠3♠

Thorel had top pair but needed to dodge Orpaz's straight and flush draws. The 6♦ turn completed his straight and left Thorel drawing dead heading to the A♦ river.

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Sam Grafton Tom Orpaz

Aug 29, 2023

Poker's Elite Get One More Shot at EPT Barcelona Glory in the €50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance

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David Salituro

Poker’s high rollers get another chance to claim a title at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona when the €50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance begins at 3 p.m. local time.

There have already been several high buy-in events here at EPT Barcelona, with titles claimed by Felipe Ketzer, David Yan, and Tom Orpaz. Kayhan Mokri won the €100,000 Super High Roller two days ago. The €50,000 event is the highest buy-in remaining on the schedule, and it’s one that all the elite players here in the Catalan capital will have their sights on.

EPT Barcelona Event Champions

Buy-in	Winner	Earnings	Entries	Runner-Up
€25,000	Felipe Ketzer	€255,480	28	Eduard Barsegyan
€25,000	David Yan	€281,640	34	Pablo Brito Silva
€25,000	Tom Orpaz	€255,480	28	Kayhan Mokri
€100,000	Kayhan Mokri	€750,960	18	Jean-Noel Thorel

Last year’s event was won by Australian poker superstar Michael Addamo, who defeated Yan heads-up to win €917,330. That final table included the likes of Adrian Mateos, Dan Smith, and Sam Greenwood, who each navigated through a field of 62 entries to claim a portion of the more than €3,000,000 prize pool.

The action begins inside the Pau Casals room at Casino Barcelona. Players begin with 250,000 chips and will play 30-minute levels. There is a 15-minute break every four levels and a 75-minute dinner break at the conclusion of Level 10. Late registration will close once players return from dinner, which should come around 9:55 p.m.

This is scheduled as a two-day event, with players returning for Day 2 tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you all the action until a new high-roller champion is crowned.

Tags: Adrian Mateos Dan Smith David Yan Felipe Ketzer Kayhan Mokri Michael Addamo Sam Greenwood Tom Orpaz