2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€25,000 Single-Day High Roller II
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22
Prize
€653,160
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Entries
102
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
102
Players Left
1

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Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
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Abdolvand and Danchev Chop

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

There was 52,000 in the pot heading to the flop of {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. Action was four-ways.

Action checked to Joao Vieira in the hijack who bet 17,000. Dimitar Danchev and Nozomu Shimizu called in the blinds. Dzhavad Abdolvand also came along from early position.

The turn was the {a-Spades} and action checked to Abdolvand who moved all in for 340,000. Only Danchev called.

Dimitar Danchev: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Dzhavad Abdolvand: {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The river was the {7-Diamonds} and both players chopped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Dzhavad Abdolvand
410,000
91,000
91,000
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Dimitar Danchev
270,000
67,000
67,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dimitar DanchevDzhavad AbdolvandJoao VieraNozomu Shimizu

Ponakovs Doubles

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs moved all in preflop for 117,000 over a raise to 15,000 from Vladimir Korzinin who called.

Ponakovs had a great chance for the double as he held the {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} against the {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}.

The board ran out safely for him as it came {3-Clubs}{5-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and he took in the double.

Player Chips Progress
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
234,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Korzinin ee
Vladimir Korzinin
95,000
-112,000
-112,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsVladimir Korzinin

Level: 12

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Grafton Out-Flops Big Slick to Double

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Last-minute registrant Sam Grafton was all in preflop with the {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs} vs the {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} of Hirokazu Kobayashi.

The flop was good for Grafton as it came {4-Spades}{j-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. The turn was the {8-Spades} and the river was the {5-Hearts} to secure Grafton with a double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
204,000
104,000
104,000
Profile photo of Hirokazu Kobayashi jp
Hirokazu Kobayashi
110,000
-159,000
-159,000

Tags: Hirokazu KobayashiSam Grafton

Meran Rivers Lefrancois to Send Him Home

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Pascal Lefrancois was all in for his final 45,000 chips. He was in middle position against Alberto Meran in the small blind.

Pascal Lefrancois: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}
Alberto Meran: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

The board flop came {k-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} which kept Lefrancois in control. The turn was the {6-Clubs} ; however the river was brutal for Lefrancois as it came the {8-Diamonds} to eliminate him from the tournament as Meran had cracked his pocket aces on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Alberto Meran
170,000
80,000
80,000
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Pascal Lefrancois
Busted

Tags: Alberto MeranPascal Lefrancois

Sammartino Busts Davies

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The board read {7-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{4-Spades} on the turn. Seth Davies was already all in as Dario Sammartino bet 50,000 into a pot of 48,000 to fold out Tom-Aksel Bedell.

Sammartino had the {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} which was leading the {a-Hearts}{4-Clubs} of Davies. The river was the {a-Diamonds} to give both players two-pair with Davies being the weaker of the two and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Dario Sammartino
420,000
71,000
71,000
Profile photo of Tom-Aksel Bedell no
Tom-Aksel Bedell
385,000
-51,000
-51,000
Profile photo of Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
Busted

Tags: Dario SammartinoSeth DaviesTom-Aksel Bedell

Korzinin Adds Some

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The flop read {7-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{9-Spades}. From the big blind, Kazuhiko Yotsushika 12,000, he was raised to 30,000 by Vladimir Korzinin to 30,000 and Yotsushika called.

The turn was the {4-Spades}. Korzinin led for 20,000 which was enough to get a fold from Yotsushika.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
338,000
-28,000
-28,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Korzinin ee
Vladimir Korzinin
207,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Kazuhiko YotsushikaVladimir Korzinin