€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-17-2022 20:25 UTC+1

De Simone Folds a Flush

Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

David De Simone was in a heads-up pot against Gergely Kulcsar and faced a river decision for his tournament life near the money bubble.

With the board reading , Kulcsar moved all in to put De Simone in for his last 75,000 or so with less than that in the pot. Just a few players off the money, De Simone went into an extended tank that lasted several minutes as he thought through a decision.

"Fold," De Simone announced before showing for a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gergely Kulcsar	250,000 138,000	138,000
David De Simone	75,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: David De Simone Gergely Kulcsar

08-17-2022 20:30 UTC+1

Peters Jams on Dahan

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Brandon Bloom

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

David Peters opened to 8,000 from early position and David Dahan called on the button.

The duo checked the flop to the turn. Peters led for 20,000 and Dahan called.

The completed the board and Peters deliberated for several minutes before eventually announcing "all in". Dahan laid down his hand fairly quickly, and Peters collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	370,000 20,000	20,000
David Dahan	185,000 -67,000	-67,000

Tags: David Dahan David Peters

08-17-2022 20:30 UTC+1

Antonius No More

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Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Patrik Antonius was short-stacked on the feature table and moved all in holding , only to run into the of Seth Davies to be dominated.

The board ran out and the Finnish poker veteran couldn't get ahead to be eliminated late into Day 2 before reaching the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Antonius	Busted

08-17-2022 20:37 UTC+1

Ruijs Ruins Cuellar's Ill-Timed Bluff

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Mike Patrick

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A massive pot was just passed to Joris Ruijs as Diego Cuellar was seen leaving the tournament floor.

"It's amazing what some people will do", said one of Ruijs' tablemates as he stacked an absolute gift that has seen him soar to one of the biggest stacks in the room.

According to Ruijs, he raised to 8,000 under the gun and was called by Cuellar in the big blind.

The flop came and after Cuellar checked, Ruijs bet 8,000. Cuellar then check-raised to 22,000, which Ruijs called.

On the turn, Cuellar bet 64,000 and Ruijs called.

The river brought the and Cuellar jammed 263,000 into a roughly 200,000 chip pot.

Ruijs happily called to see Cuellar only had , while he held for a flopped set to take the huge pot and eliminate Cuellar just shy of the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joris Ruijs	750,000 470,000	470,000
Diego Cuellar	Busted

Tags: Atanas Malinov Joris Ruijs

08-17-2022 20:37 UTC+1

Hand-for-Hand

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Sandra Barbour

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With 328 players remaining, the tournament is now in hand-for-hand play.

08-17-2022 21:04 UTC+1

Jordon Takes a Chance, Avoids Bubbling

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Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

During hand-for-hand play on the stone money bubble, Gabriel Nedelcu open-jammed a big stack from the cutoff. Terence Jordon called from the small blind with the effective stack of 154,000.

"I have ace-ten," Jordan said to the shock of those at and around the table. "I know I'm in front of him."

Jordan, who sat beneath a Panama hat and had a small wooden alligator atop his cards, asked Nedelcu what he had. The opponent admitted that he hadn't looked at his cards.

"Do you have an ace?" the Brit inquired.

"No it's a four," Nedelcu said as he peeked at one card.

As the other all-in hands played out across the tournament room, Jordon called a friend and described his bubble predicament through the phone.

"I know it's a fold," he shrugged. "I'm not here to win 8,000 pounds."

Terence Jordon:
Gabriel Nedelcu:

Jordon was indeed ahead but a nine in the window on the flop of gave his opponent the lead.

"There's a nine," Jordon said into his phone.

The on the turn didn't change things but the on the river saved Jordon from bubbling, though it took him a moment to realize it.

"Oh, it's a ten!" he cheered.

"Was that you, Terry?!" a friend asked after the action.

"I took a chance," Jordon said. "I knew he was light."

Terence Jordon Survives Bubble — Terence Jordon Survives the Bubble

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Nedelcu	250,000 150,000	150,000
Terence Jordon	154,000 -296,000	-296,000

Tags: Gabriel Nedelcu Terence Jordon

08-17-2022 21:06 UTC+1

Bubble Bursts; Rouvet, Mulders, and Bosch Split the Money

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Brandon Bloom

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

During the hand-for-hand phase, three players bowed out at the same time. In the first hand, Felipe Ketzer raised to 9,000 from the hijack and Emmanuel Rouvet three-bet jammed from the small blind for 87,000. Action folded back to Ketzer who made the call.

Emmanuel Rouvet:
Felipe Ketzer:

The board ran out and Ketzer won the pot, ending Rouvet's tournament life on the bubble.

In the second hand, after Ramiro Petrone raised to 10,000 in early position, Daan Mulders three-bet to 27,000 on the button.

Petrone then moved all-in, and Mulders called off for 125,000.

Daan Mulders:
Ramiro Petrone:

Mulders had run into the ultimate preflop cooler on the bubble. The dealer spread a flop of , giving Petrone top set, but Mulders now had a gutshot straight draw.

The turn and river couldn't save Mulders however, and he was also eliminated on the bubble.

In another hand, with roughly 100,000 in the pot on a completed board, Oliver Bosch was in the big blind and had check-called all in for his stack of approximately 120,000 against Kayhan Mokri in early position.

There was a long period of anticipation as the two players awaited the other tables to complete their hands on the bubble. The two talked to each other, but never fully revealed their holdings. Reportedly, Bosch had said he had a pair, but when he was asked if it was the same pair, he responded with "no chance", leaving both players uncertain as to who would win the pot.

Eventually, numerous cameras swarmed the table and the players chuckled at the sheer amount of people surrounding them. The tournament director then instructed the players to simultaneously turn over their cards.

Bosch showed , but it was no good as Mokri tabled to claim the pot and eliminate Bosch, who would chop the minimum payouts with the other players eliminated on the bubble.

As a result, Rouvet, Mulders, and Bosch will split the 326th and 327th place money, collecting €5,907 each.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	700,000 522,000	522,000

Ramiro Petrone	646,000 146,000	146,000
Felipe Ketzer	505,000 130,000	130,000
Emmanuel Rouvet	Busted
Daan Mulders	Busted
Oliver Bosch	Busted

Tags: Daan Mulders Emmanuel Rouvet Felipe Ketzer Kayhan Mokri Oliver Bosch Ramiro Petrone

08-17-2022 21:20 UTC+1

Avanesyan Busts to Slimane

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Sandra Barbour

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Memeche Slimane raised to 11,000 from mid-position and Yanis Avanesyan three-bet jammed for about 99,000 on the button. Slimane made the call and the players tabled their hands.

Yanis Avanesyan:
Memeche Slimane:

The board came and Slimane took down the pot with a pair of aces, eliminating Avanesyan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Memeche Slimane	490,000 352,000	352,000
Yanis Avanesyan	Busted

Tags: Memeche Slimane Yanis Avanesyan

08-17-2022 21:29 UTC+1

Brandstrom Drills a Draw to Survive

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Mike Patrick

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

After Simon Brandstrom raised to 8,000 in middle position, Peter Jaksland three-bet to 21,000 from the cutoff.

Brandstrom called, leaving himself less than 100,000 behind for the flop.

He checked to Jaksland, who bet 26,000. Brandstrom then gave his next move approximately two minutes of thought before moving all in. Jaksland snap-called to put the defending champion at risk.

Simon Brandstrom:
Peter Jaksland:

Brandstrom needed help as he only had a double gutshot straight draw to work with, as his king wouldn't help against Jaksland's aces.

The turn brought the giving no help to Brandstrom, but the on the river gave Brandstrom a king-high straight to survive and keep his reign as champion alive.