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Level: 4
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance
Day: 1
Event Info
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€1,164,240
Total Entries
24
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
24
Players Left
5
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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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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350,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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215,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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175,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Sam Grafton opened to 3,500 from the button and Conor Beresford defended from the big blind.
The flop came Q♠6♣5♣ and Beresford check-called a 3,000 continuation bet from Grafton.
Action repeated itself on the J♠ turn with Beresford check-calling a bet from Grafton, this time for 15,500.
Beresford checked again on the 6♥ river and Grafton, after using one time extension chip to consider his options, bet 40,000. Beresford made the call.
Grafton tabled A♥3♣ for a bluff while Beresford showed down K♥6♠ for trips to take down a sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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311,000
71,000
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71,000 |
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162,500
77,500
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77,500 |
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Level 3
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
In a blind versus blind battle, Tsugunari Toma, who had only just taken his seat in the tournament, bet 2,000 on a flop of A♥4♥3♠ and Alejandro Lococo called.
The turn came the K♦ and Toma fired out another 7,000. Lococo again called and the 5♠ fell on the river.
Toma checked and Lococo came out with 40,000. Toma quickly gave up his hand.
Jean-Noel Thorel has reentered after busting to Tom Orpaz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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240,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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235,000
12,000
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12,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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400,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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240,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 2
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Roberto Sagra opened to 2,500 from the button and Alejandro Lococo defended from the big blind.
The flop came Q♦4♠3♥ and Lococo check-called a 2,500 bet from Sagra.
Lococo check-called another bet on the 9♠ turn, this time for 3,500.
On the 5♠ river Sagra fired a third barrel for 11,000. Lococo made the call.
Sagra tabled 10♠6♠ for a rivered flush and Lococo's hand hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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247,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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242,000
22,000
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22,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Tom Orpaz had just lost a pot to Timothy Adams when he bet 15,000 on the river, Adams called with two aces, and Orpaz was forced to show a missed straight draw.
The next hand, Orpaz opened to 2,500 and Sam Grafton came along from the button. The flop came 5♠3♠K♦ and Orpaz continued for 3,000.
Grafton called to the 6♥ turn where Orpaz checked. Grafton fired out 15,000 and Orpaz called as the 10♠ fell on the river. Both players checked it down.
Orpaz showed 5♣4♣ for a pair of fives, but Grafton turned over J♠10♦ for a rivered pair of tens.
"Sneaky, sneaky," Grafton said.
"It's not even sneaky, sneaky. It's lucky, lucky. Fifteen thousand with nothing, complete air," Orpaz replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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290,000
17,000
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17,000 |
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280,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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260,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Level 2
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Felipe Ketzer opened to 3,500 from the button and David Yan defended from the big blind.
Both players checked the 10♦2♦7♠ flop leading to the 9♠ turn. Yan bet 13,000 and Ketzer quickly mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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264,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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226,500
3,500
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3,500 |
Level 2
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Tom Orpaz raised to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel before Sam Grafton three-bet to 10,000 on the button. Orpaz called, while Thorel got out of the way.
The flop came 5♣8♣K♦ and Grafton continued for 8,000. Orpaz called and both players checked the 2♦ turn.
Orpaz led out for 30,000 on the 8♥ river and Grafton called. Orpaz then showed 8♣7♠ for trip eights. "Yolo," he said as he took the pot.
The next hand, Thorel opened under the gun to 2,500 and Conor Beresford three-bet to 11,000 in the small blind. Thorel called and they went heads-up to the Q♣5♣A♦ flop.
Beresford bet 12,000 and Thorel called. The turn came the J♠ and Beresford bet 29,000 this time.
Thorel again called to the 4♦ river, where Beresford tossed out 121,500, leaving himself just one 1,000 chip behind. Thorel open-mucked K♣K♦.
"Show the bluff," Orpaz told Beresford.
"Pick one," Beresford replied, giving his cards to Orpaz who exposed the A♥.
"Back to starting stack," Orpaz added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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320,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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240,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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235,000
73,000
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73,000 |
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190,000
67,000
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67,000 |
