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

08-18-2022 23:49 UTC+1

Benitez Doubles on Bubble

Lewis Powell

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Leonard Maue raised to 55,000 from under the gun. Sirzat Hissou called in the hijack before Francisco Benitez moved all in from the small blind for around 400,000. Maue called and Hissou folded.

Francisco Benitez:
Leonard Maue:

Benitez was in great shape and only needed to fade a nine to double. The board ran out which gave him the double up which extended bubble play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	1,385,000 -365,000	-365,000
Francisco Benitez	1,050,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Francisco Benitez Leonard Maue Sirzat Hissou

08-18-2022 23:41 UTC+1

Hissou Takes One

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Jeff McMillan

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Dario Sammartino raised under the gun, Leonard Maue called from the cutoff and Sirzat Hissou also called in the small blind.

The flop came . Maue bet 60,000, Hissou called and Sammartino folded with some frustration as his stack got shorter.

The turn was the . Both players checked. The river was the . Hissou cut out some chips and before he could even put them forward Maue folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	1,750,000 275,000	275,000
Sirzat Hissou	1,340,000 560,000	560,000
Dario Sammartino	480,000 -245,000	-245,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Leonard Maue Sirzat Hissou

08-18-2022 23:36 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Yasuhiro Waki	1,700,000 200,000	200,000
Dzhavad Abdolvand	800,000
Imad Derwiche	710,000 -100,000	-100,000
Mitchell Halverson	410,000 20,000	20,000
Fateh Jowhary	400,000 50,000	50,000
Dimitar Danchev	330,000 -220,000	-220,000

Nick Petrangelo	300,000 -105,000	-105,000

Waki Gets Value on the Bubble

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Lewis Powell

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Dzhavad Abdolvand raised to 55,000 from under the gun before Yasuhiro Waki three-bet to 150,000 from the small blind. Abdolvand called.

The flop came and Waki bet 90,000. Abdolvand called.

Action checked through on the turn.

The river was the and Waki bet 120,000. Abdolvand thought for a bit than decided to call. Waki turned over for top pair and Abdolvand mucked which conceded the pot to Waki.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yasuhiro Waki	1,500,000 405,000	405,000
Dzhavad Abdolvand	800,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Dzhavad Abdolvand Yasuhiro Waki

08-18-2022 23:23 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Lewis Powell

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	1,475,000 125,000	125,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,125,000 25,000	25,000
Sirzat Hissou	780,000 -390,000	-390,000
Dario Sammartino	725,000 125,000	125,000
Francisco Benitez	600,000 208,000	208,000
Patrik Antonius	560,000 -335,000	-335,000

Jans Arends	250,000 -75,000	-75,000

Level: 19

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

08-18-2022 23:13 UTC+1

Derwiche Doubles on the Bubble

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Lewis Powell

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Imad Derwiche moved all in from the cutoff for 380,000 and was called by Fateh Jowhary in the small blind. Players had to wait for the hand on the other table to end before turning over their cards.

Imad Derwiche:
Fateh Jowhary:

It was a flip on the bubble for Derwiche's tournament life. Lucky for Derwiche he was able to hold as the board ran out for him to double which allowed for the bubble to continue.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imad Derwiche	810,000 505,000	505,000
Fateh Jowhary	350,000 -470,000	-470,000

Tags: Fateh Jowhary Imad Derwiche

08-18-2022 23:01 UTC+1

Hand for Hand

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Lewis Powell

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

There is now 14 remaining and players are now on the bubble. The min cash is €48,980 and the floor has announced tables will now play hand for hand.

08-18-2022 23:00 UTC+1

Chaves Turned Away

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Jeff McMillan

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Leonard Maue raised to 50,000 from the cutoff. Pedro Chaves jammed from the small blind and Maue called.

Pedro Chaves:
Leonard Maue:

Chaves was in a great spot to double again as he had been holding on for dear life, including hitting the river in a previous hand to stay alive.

The flop came to give both players trips and open up chop possibilities. The turn was brutal for Chaves as the came off. The river was the and Chaves was eliminated to bring the field one away from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	1,350,000 150,000	150,000
Pedro Chaves	Busted

Tags: Leonard Maue Pedro Chaves

08-18-2022 22:57 UTC+1

Ponakovs Doubles Through Maue

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Lewis Powell

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Patrik Antonius raised to 55,000 from the button before chip leader Leonard Maue three-bet all in for 1,900,000 from the small blind. Aleksejs Ponakovs called all in for 520,000. Antonius folded.

Aleksejs Ponakovs:
Leonard Maue: