Level 19
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Action has slowed down significantly as hand-for-hand play continues and players fight to survive the money bubble.
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€25,000 Single-Day High Roller I
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,920,800
Entries
80
Level
27
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
80
Players Left
1
Level: 19
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski opened to 50,000 from early position and Danny Tang defended his big blind.
The flop came 
and Badziakouski continued for 25,000. Tang called.
The turn brought the 
, putting a second flush draw on the board. Badziakouski fired a second bullet, this time for 60,000. Tang called once more.
On the 
river, each player was content to quickly tap the table. Tang turned over 
for bottom pair and a missed nut flush draw. Badziakouski, meanwhile, turned over 
for a pair of aces and the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
725,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
275,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Paul Phua was under-the-gun when he raised Artur Martirosian's big blind to 50,000, and Martirosian didn't seem to take too kindly to that as he three-bet him to 130,000. Phua called and the players went heads up to a flop with over 160,000 in the pot.
The flop was 
and Martirosian led out for 50,000 and Phua simply called.
But on the turn , Martirosian made it a little more with a 105,000 sizing and Phua went into the tank. After using one of his time banks, he eventually decided on a call. The pot now had now grown to roughly 475,000.
On the river, the 
came to pair the board, and this saw a check from Martirosian. After some thinking, Phua then slung out six green chips for a bet of 150,000, and now Martirosian was in the tank. All out of time chips, as the clock reached zero he was forced to make a decision or his hand was dead, and right at the last second, he made the call.
Phua then flipped over 
for top two pair, aces and kings, and Martirosian sucked his teeth and mucked his hand.
Phua was pushed the massive pot and his stack grew to over a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,050
645,050
|
645,050 |
|
1,000,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
||
Level: 18
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Level 17
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
With around 150,000 in the middle on a 
board, Aleksejs Ponakovs put out a bet of 45,000 from under the gun. Artur Martirosian called from the cutoff.
The river brought the 
and Ponakovs put out a bet of 170,000. After using a time bank chip, Martirosian raised to 465,000, leaving 100,000 chips behind. After some deliberation, the Latvian made the call and Martirosian showed 
, stunning everyone at the table.
With that, Ponakovs is suddenly one of the short stacks in the room while Martirosian becomes the chip leader.
On the table, Laszlo Bujtas eliminated Eric Rabl, with his pocket tens triumphing over pocket fours in a relatively small pot.
The players are now engaged in hand-for-hand play on the stone money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,270,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,150,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
185,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level: 17
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 16
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
The remaining 14 players are on a 15-minute break and will return shortly. The 1,000 chips will also be raced off during this time.
Level 16
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Francisco Benitez and Michael Addamo were already engaged in a big preflop battle and there was 360,000 in the middle with the board reading 
. Both players tapped the table on the turn.
The river brought the 
and Addamo, in the small blind, put out a meager bet of 37,000. Benitez, playing from under the gun, contemplated his options before deciding on a call.
Addamo showed 
while Benitez tabled 
for the win and took his stack to around 800,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
805,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
540,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Bruno Volkmann shoved for 249,000 from the button and Pablo Brito Silva called off for around 110,000 from the big blind.
Pablo Brito Silva: 
Bruno Volkmann:
Volkmann pipped his Brazilian compatriot and his ace-high would stay ahead as the board ran out to eliminate Silva.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
Busted |