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

08-17-2022 11:35 UTC+1

Grafton Smashes Flop in Three-Way Pot

Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Viliyan Petleshkov was all in already as Sam Grafton and Agatino Spitaleri went to flop that came . Spitaleri moved all in and Grafton snap-called.

Grafton tabled the nuts with the for the lead. Spitaleri had outs with the top set while Petleshkov would need big help with the .

The turn was the and the river did not pair the board as the came off and Grafton scored the big pot while Petleshkov was busted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	145,000 87,000	87,000

Agatino Spitaleri	25,000 -54,500	-54,500
Viliyan Petleshkov	Busted

Tags: Agatino Spitaleri Sam Grafton Viliyan Petleshkov

08-17-2022 11:35 UTC+1

Calderone Flops a Monster to Felt Hikosaka

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Connor Richards

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Keisuke Hikosaka was in the big blind in a heads-up pot against Eros Calderone on the button with the board reading . Hikosaka moved all in and was called by the bigger-stacked Calderone.

Keisuke Hikosaka:
Eros Calderone:

Hikosaka was ahead with two pair while Calderone had top pair and flush and straight draws. The Italian didn't have to sweat it very long and let out a cheer as the dealer peeled off the to give him the flush before the on the river marked Hikosaka's elimination.

"Top pair, a flush draw and an open-ended straight draw. A monster!" celebrated Calderone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eros Calderone	145,000 60,500	60,500
Keisuke Hikosaka	Busted

Tags: Eros Calderone Keisuke Hikosaka

08-17-2022 11:38 UTC+1

Badziakouski Doubles Through Colciar

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Sandra Barbour

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 3,000 under the gun and action folded to Ionut-Lucian Colciar who three-bet to 8,000 from the button. Badziakouski responded by moving all in for 18,000 and Colciar snap-called.

Mikita Badziakouski:
Ionut-Lucian Colciar:

The runo was and Badziakouski doubled up with queens and threes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ionut-Lucian Colciar	61,000 -1,000	-1,000
Mikita Badziakouski	39,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Ionut-Lucian Colciar Mikita Badziakouski

08-17-2022 11:45 UTC+1

Kehoe Sliding a Bit Early

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Mike Patrick

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Day 1 chip leader Stephen Kehoe's stack is still among the biggest in the room, but he has dropped some chips to start the day.

In a recent hand, he raised under the gun to 3,000 and was three-bet to 10,000 by Emmanuel Rouvet in the cutoff.

Action folded back to Kehoe, who called.

On the flop, Kehoe checked to Rouvet, who bet 12,000.

Kehoe quickly folded to send the pot across the table as his stack fell below the 300,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Kehoe	295,000 -36,500	-36,500

Emmanuel Rouvet	98,000 38,500	38,500

Tags: Emmanuel Rouvet Stephen Kehoe

08-17-2022 11:53 UTC+1

Pollak Sends Hardcastle Into the Tank

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Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action was picked up on a board reading . The pot was about 53,000. Benjamin Pollak bet 20,000 from the big blind to send Jack Hardcastle into the tank on the button.

After over two minutes he relinquished his cards to send the pot over to Pollak.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Pollak	107,000 60,500	60,500
Jack Hardcastle	73,000 -91,000	-91,000

Tags: Benjamin Pollak Jack Hardcastle

08-17-2022 11:53 UTC+1

Pega Doubles With a Set

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Connor Richards

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Bruno Pega was on the button in a heads-up pot against Sergi Escote on a board of with a rainbow of chips already in the middle. Pega moved all in for 77,000 and Escote went in the tank before calling with a slightly bigger stack.

Bruno Pega:
Sergi Escote:

Escote had top pair but was drawing dead against the set of Pega, who took the double after the peeled off on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Pega	220,000 93,500	93,500
Sergi Escote	15,000 -148,500	-148,500

Tags: Bruno Pega Sergi Escote

08-17-2022 11:59 UTC+1

Jaka Loses Short Stack Battle

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Mike Patrick

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Faraz Jaka raised to 3,000 in the cutoff and Jamie Flynn defended his big blind.

On the flop, Flynn checked to Jaka who continued for another 3,000.

Flynn called to see the on the turn, then both players checked.

On the river, Flynn bet 4,000 and Jaka folded, now leaving him under a starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Flynn	47,000 14,500	14,500
Faraz Jaka	26,000 -25,500	-25,500

Tags: Faraz Jaka Jamie Flynn

08-17-2022 12:00 UTC+1

Lopes Busts to Bogdanov

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Sandra Barbour

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Yulian Bogdanov raised to 3,000 under the gun and Miguel Faria Lopes called from the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of on which Lopes check-called a bet of 3,000 from Bogdanov.

The turn came the and Lopes checked again. Bogdanov fired a bet of 8,500 and this time, Lopes responded by check-raising all in for about 26,000. Bogdanov snap-called and the players tabled their cards.

Miguel Faria Lopes:
Yulian Bogdanov:

Lopes had an open-ended straight draw with a flush draw but Bogdanov had the nut flush draw. The completed the board and Bogdanov won the pot with ace-high, sending Lopes to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	72,000 37,500	37,500
Miguel Faria Lopes	Busted

Tags: Miguel Faria Lopes Yulian Bogdanov

08-17-2022 12:08 UTC+1

Rosen Ousts Sturm on Side Feature Table

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Mike Patrick

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

At one of the side feature tables, a preflop all-in confrontation took place with Leon Sturm at risk against Oren Rosen.

Leon Sturm:
Oren Rosen:

The board came , pairing Rosen's ace to eliminate Sturm.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Oren Rosen	140,000 34,500	34,500
Leon Sturm	Busted

Tags: Leon Sturm Oren Rosen

08-17-2022 12:10 UTC+1

Martinez Spikes Turn to Bust De Souza

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Connor Richards

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jon Ander Martinez opened to 3,500 in early position and the next player to act flat-called before Leonardo De Souza three-bet jammed a stack of 265,000 from the cutoff. Martinez re-shoved to get the hand heads-up.

Leonardo De Souza:
Jon Ander Martinez:

A double looked to be in the cards for De Souza when the flop came to give him the lead, but the on the turn had him drawing dead before the fell on the river to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Ander Martinez	215,000 28,000	28,000
Leonardo De Souza	Busted

Tags: Jon Ander Martinez Leonardo De Souza