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

08-19-2022 02:12 UTC+1

Aleksejs Ponakovs Eliminated in 6th Place (€148,170)

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Lewis Powell

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs moved all in on the button for around 600,000. He was called by Francisco Benitez in the big blind.

Aleksejs Ponakovs:
Francisco Benitez:

It was a flip for Ponakovs tournament life as the flop came putting him behind. There was no help for the Latvian at the turn came the and the river the to eliminate him in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	3,200,000 700,000	700,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Francisco Benitez

08-19-2022 02:06 UTC+1

Mitchell Halverson Eliminated in 7th Place (€118,530)

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Lewis Powell

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Mitchell Halverson moved all in from the button for 785,000. Leonard Maue called in the big blind.

Mitchell Halverson:
Leonard Maue:

It was a flip and it didn't go in Halverson's favour as the board ran out to eliminate the American in seventh place for €118,530.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	3,000,000 750,000	750,000
Mitchell Halverson	Busted

Tags: Leonard Maue Mitchell Halverson

Level: 23

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

08-19-2022 01:53 UTC+1

Sammartino Doubles Through Maue

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Lewis Powell

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Leonard Maue raised to 120,000 from the hijack before Dario Sammartino moved all in for 385,000 from the button. Maue snap called when action folded back to him.

Dario Sammartino:
Leonard Maue:

Sammartino was all in and behind but the flop was favourable when it came to put him in front. The turn of the and the river of the secured to double up for Sammartino and kept him alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	2,250,000 -400,000	-400,000
Dario Sammartino	920,000 620,000	620,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Leonard Maue

08-19-2022 01:46 UTC+1

Dzhavad Abdolvand Eliminated in 8th Place (€94,830)

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Lewis Powell

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Dzhavad Abdolvand moved all in for 550,000 from the cutoff. He was called by Francisco Benitez in the small blind.

Dzhavad Abdolvand:
Francisco Benitez:

Abdolvand had run into the nuts of Benitez. The board ran out which eliminated Abdolvand in 8th place for just shy of €100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	2,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Dzhavad Abdolvand	Busted

Tags: Dzhavad Abdolvand Francisco Benitez

08-19-2022 01:36 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Lewis Powell

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	2,650,000 130,000	130,000
Yasuhiro Waki	1,800,000 -100,000	-100,000
Francisco Benitez	1,500,000 -150,000	-150,000
Dzhavad Abdolvand	1,050,000 250,000	250,000
Imad Derwiche	860,000 -240,000	-240,000
Mitchell Halverson	800,000 -75,000	-75,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	600,000 260,000	260,000
Dario Sammartino	300,000 -100,000	-100,000

Level: 22

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

08-19-2022 01:28 UTC+1

Maue Doubles Through Ponakovs

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Lewis Powell

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 100,000 from the cutoff before Leonard Maue moved all in for 1,210,000 from the small blind. Ponakovs used a couple of time bank cards before making the call.

Leonard Maue:
Aleksejs Ponakovs:

Ponakovs was way behind and Maue had a great chance of doubling. Maue had Ponakovs drawing near dead on the flop. The turn was the and the river the which ensured Maue got the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	2,520,000 1,135,000	1,135,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	340,000 -1,060,000	-1,060,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Leonard Maue

08-19-2022 01:08 UTC+1

Derwiche Hits Runner Runner to Survive

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Lewis Powell

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Imad Derwiche moved all in from the hijack for 570,000. Aleksejs Ponakovs moved all in over the top for 2,000,0000 from the button. The blinds folded.

Imad Derwiche:
Aleksejs Ponakovs:

It was a flip for Derwiche's tournament life and it didn't look good when the flop came . Derwiche looked frustrated as the turn came the which gave him a gutshot. However the river saved Derwiche as it came the to give him a straight and the crucial double up on the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,400,000 -900,000	-900,000
Imad Derwiche	1,100,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Imad Derwiche

Level: 21

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000