Level: 13
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€1,164,240
Entries
24
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
24
Players Left
5
Lococo Doubles Through Ketzer
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Alejandro Lococo and Felipe Ketzer were heads-up on a flop of 3♥10♦9♣ when Lococo got his last 155,000 in the middle from the hijack and Ketzer called in the big blind.
Alejandro Lococo: 8♠7♠
Felipe Ketzer: A♦Q♠
Ketzer was ahead with ace-high, while Lococo was on a straight draw. The 8♣ turn didn't complete his straight, but Lococo did make a pair of eights to jump in front. The K♦ river was safe and Lococo doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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220,000
-190,000
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-190,000 |
Pique, O'Dwyer Both Get Paid on the River
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Alejandro Lococo and Gerard Pique were heads-up on the river of a 2♠4♠3♦Q♠J♥ board when Pique bet 32,000. Lococo then came back with a raise to 110,000.
Pique used up some of his time banks and tanked for about a minute until he called. Lococo's cards soon hit the muck, and Pique showed A♥5♥ for a straight to win the pot.
At the same time at the other table, Steve O'Dwyer bet 40,000 from the cutoff on a board of 8♣K♠A♠K♦ and Erik Seidel called on the button.
The river came the 10♥ and O'Dwyer bet another 50,000. Seidel called, then mucked when O'Dwyer showed K♣9♠ for trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
670,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
630,000
-155,000
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-155,000 |
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380,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
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|
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240,000
-120,000
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-120,000 |
|
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Unstoppable Orpaz Sends Grafton to the Rail
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The very next hand after Jean-Noel Thorel was eliminated, Tom Orpaz moved all in from the small blind and Sam Grafton called from the big blind to put himself at risk.
Sam Grafton: 10♠8♠
Tom Orpaz: K♠9♠
Grafton looked dismayed to see that Orpaz held dominating spades, but he did pick up equity in the form of a straight draw on the 9♦7♦A♦ flop. The 5♥ turn and 5♦ river were bricks and Grafton became the third player to fall to Orpaz in the past two levels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,370,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
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Busted | |
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Orpaz Ends Thorel's Run
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Erik Seidel opened to 26,000 from under the gun and received calls from Jean-Noel Thorel on the button and Tom Orpaz in the big blind.
The flop came J♠3♦2♠ and action checked around to Thorel, who moved all in for 236,000. Orpaz used a single time extension chip before making the call. Seidel got out of the way leaving Thorel all in and at risk against Orpaz.
Jean-Noel Thorel: K♥J♣
Tom Orpaz: 2♥2♦
Thorel had flopped top pair but was drawing close to dead against the bottom set of Orpaz. Thorel would become the second player eliminated by Orpaz since the dinner break when he did not improve on the 9♠10♦ runout. Orpaz dragged in a huge pot and passed 1,000,000 chips in doing so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
1,230,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
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785,000
229,000
|
229,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Hissou Triples, Much to His Surprise
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Sirzat Hissou moved all in for 58,000 in early position and Alejandro Lococo called in the hijack. Gerard Pique also called in the cutoff.
The flop came K♦K♠6♦ and Lococo bet 40,000. Pique called to create a side pot as the 9♦ fell on the turn.
Lococo then bet another 135,000 and Pique open-folded ace-queen. Lococo then showed A♥J♦, while Hissou was ahead with 2♥2♦.
The 8♥ river missed Lococo and Hissou tripled up.
"Probably didn't expect to win that one," Felipe Ketzer told Hissou after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
510,000
-66,000
|
-66,000 |
|
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360,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
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180,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Ding Finds a Double
Level 11
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Tom Orpaz raised to 20,000 in the hijack before Biao Ding shoved all in for 72,000 in the big blind. Orpaz snap-called.
Biao Ding: A♦5♦
Tom Orpaz: Q♠J♠
"Good luck," Orpaz told Ding heading to the 4♥7♠7♦3♣K♣ board, which didn't improve either player and left Ding ahead with his ace-high to earn a double up.
"Can't win every hand," Orpaz said after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
850,000
-35,000
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-35,000 |
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150,000
18,000
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18,000 |
Klein Doubles Through Thorel
Level 11
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 20,000 from the button and Morten Klein moved all in for 154,000 from the small blind. Thorel made the call to put Klein at risk.
Morten Klein: K♠Q♦
Jean-Noel Thorel: A♣Q♠
Klein was in rough shape against Thorel's bigger queen but hit exactly what he needed when he made top pair on the K♥9♠10♣ flop. He managed to fade Thorel's live ace and straight draw on the 10♠ turn and 3♦ river to receive a full double up at Thorel's expense.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
333,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
|
214,000
-108,000
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-108,000 |
Lococo Finishes Off Adams; Ketzer Doubles
Level 11
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Alejandro Lococo raised to 20,000 in the cutoff, then called when Timothy Adams shoved for 95,000 in the small blind.
Timothy Adams: A♠6♠
Alejandro Lococo: 8♦7♦
Lococo jumped in front on the 3♥8♥J♦ flop with a pair of eights, and Adams was left with just ace-high following the 4♣ turn and 4♠ river as he was sent to the rail.
A few hands later, Felipe Ketzer shoved all in for 205,000 in the small blind and Steve O'Dwyer called under the gun.
Felipe Ketzer: K♣Q♥
Steve O'Dwyer: 8♣8♦
Ketzer came out on the right side of the coin flip as the board ran out K♥7♦J♣Q♠4♣, giving him two pair and a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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450,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
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420,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
|
|
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|
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410,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
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Busted | |