€25,000 Single-Day High Roller I | 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-12-2022 23:03 UTC+1

Badziakouski Picks Off Derwiche's Bluff

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blaisebourgeois

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski opened to 30,000 from the hijack and Imad Derwiche defended his big blind.

The flop came and Badziakouski continued for 15,000. Derwiche called.

On the turn, which put a four-card straight on the board, Derwiche lead out for 25,000. Badziakouski called.

The graced the river and Derwiche fired again, this time for 75,000. Badziakouski would go into the tank, using two time bank chips and nearly a third before making the call.

Derwiche tapped the table and tossed his cards face down into the muck and Badziakouski took down the pot without having to show.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	665,000 95,000	95,000
Imad Derwiche	365,000 -130,000	-130,000

Tags: Imad Derwiche Mikita Badziakouski

08-12-2022 22:54 UTC+1

Hecklen Eliminated after Two Bouts with Volkmann

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Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Bruno Volkmann pushed all in preflop for 86,000 and was called by Henrik Hecklen, putting Volkmann at risk.

Bruno Volkmann:
Henrik Hecklen:

The board ran out to give Volkmann a pair of fives to double up, leaving Hecklen with only 20,000.

The very next hand, Hecklen moved all in for that last 20,000, then Damian Salas three-bet to 42,000, but then Volkmann came over the top and pushed all in again. Salas decided to let it go and the two tabled their cards, this time with Hecklen at risk.

Bruno Volkmann:
Henrik Hecklen:

The board ran out to give Volkmann the win with his queen kicker and subsequently eliminated Hecklen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Volkmann	255,000 174,000	174,000
Damian Salas	195,000 -45,000	-45,000
Henrik Hecklen	Busted

Tags: Bruno Volkmann Damian Salas Henrik Hecklen

Level: 16

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

08-12-2022 22:32 UTC+1

Two-Table Redraw (full)

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Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Table 1	1	Paul Phua	Malaysia	355,000	30
Table 1	2	Steve O'Dwyer	Ireland	721,000	60
Table 1	3	Bruno Volkmann	Brazil	81,000	7
Table 1	4	Aleksejs Ponakovs	Latvia	515,000	43
Table 1	5	Pablo Brito Silva	Brazil	240,000	20
Table 1	6	Henrik Hecklen	Denmark	141,000	12
Table 1	7	Artur Martirosian	Russia	810,000	68
Table 1	8	Damian Salas	Argentina	240,000	20

Table 2	1	Mikita Badziakouski	Belarus	570,000	48
Table 2	2	Michael Addamo	Australia	805,000	67
Table 2	3	Francisco Benitez	Uruguay	440,000	37
Table 2	4	Laszlo Bujtas	Hungary	989,000	82
Table 2	5	Imad Derwiche	France	495,000	41
Table 2	6	Danny Tang	Hong Kong	575,000	48
Table 2	7	Patrik Antonius	Finland	553,000	46
Table 2	8	Eric Rabl	Hungary	240,000	20

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Bujtas	989,000
Artur Martirosian	810,000 220,000	220,000

Michael Addamo	805,000 5,000	5,000
Steve O'Dwyer	721,000 281,000	281,000

Danny Tang	575,000 -5,000	-5,000
Mikita Badziakouski	570,000 -5,000	-5,000
Patrik Antonius	553,000 -117,000	-117,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	515,000 -65,000	-65,000
Imad Derwiche	495,000 60,000	60,000
Francisco Benitez	440,000 -180,000	-180,000
Paul Phua	355,000 15,000	15,000
Pablo Brito Silva	240,000 -30,000	-30,000
Damian Salas	240,000 152,000	152,000
Eric Rabl	240,000 55,000	55,000
Henrik Hecklen	141,000 -54,000	-54,000
Bruno Volkmann	81,000 -34,000	-34,000

08-12-2022 22:25 UTC+1

Bujtas Approaches One Million After Eliminating Petrangelo

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Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Laszlo Bujtas opened for 25,000 from early position and Nick Petrangelo shoved for around 140,000 from the hijack. It folded around back to the Hungarian, who made the call.

Nick Petrangelo:
Laszlo Bujtas:

Petrangelo found himself completely dominated and the runout ensured that Bujtas' king remained enough to score the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Bujtas	989,000 369,000	369,000
Nick Petrangelo	Busted

Tags: Laszlo Bujtas Nick Petrangelo

08-12-2022 22:21 UTC+1

O'Dwyer Takes Out Adams

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Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

From the small blind, Steve O'Dwyer put Timothy Adams all in for a bit less than 200,000. Adams called.

Steve O'Dwyer:
Timothy Adams:

The board would run clean for O'Dwyer, as the kept his ace-high good and eliminated Adams.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	697,000 257,000	257,000

Timothy Adams	Busted

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Timothy Adams

08-12-2022 22:13 UTC+1

Benitez Scores Double Knockout to Scoop Big Pot

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Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Francisco Benitez, Orpen Kisacikoglu, and Daniel Dvoress all found themselves all in preflop, with Benitez covering.

Orpen Kisacikoglu:
Daniel Dvoress:
Francisco Benitez:

Kisacikoglu was a favorite going into the hand, and he was good on the turn with a full house, but the river was a dagger as Benitez made a bigger full house with his king. Kisacikoglu and Dvoress were both eliminated as Benitez raked in the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	620,000 165,000	165,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	Busted
Daniel Dvoress	Busted

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Francisco Benitez Orpen Kisacikoglu

Level: 15

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

08-12-2022 21:51 UTC+1

Antonius Wins Enormous Pot with Pocket Queens, Sends Petrone Home

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Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Patrik Antonius opened to 22,000 from middle position and was called by Danny Tang in the hijack. Ramiro Petrone, from the small blind, moved all in for 280,000 total. Antonius would then go over the top for 348,000 and Tang, despite being egged on to call and triple up by Antonius, would make what he called a very good laydown.

Ramiro Petrone:
Patrik Antonius:

Antonius was well ahead and stayed ahead on the flop.

The would give Petrone some added hope but the river was enough to send the Argentinian to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Antonius	670,000 270,000	270,000

Danny Tang	580,000 300,000	300,000
Ramiro Petrone	Busted

Tags: Danny Tang Patrik Antonius Ramiro Petrone

08-12-2022 21:46 UTC+1

Benitez Running Hot as Greenwood Runs Nines into Aces

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Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Eric Rabl opened from under the gun to 20,000 and Sam Greenwood shoved for 212,000 from the small blind. Francisco Benitez then shoved for 213,000 total from the big blind. Rabl got out of the way.

Sam Greenwood:
Francisco Benitez: