€10,200 Mystery Bounty | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-22-2023 11:59 UTC+1

Bohdanov Shows Orpaz One

David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of K♠5♣4♦9♣, Tom Orpaz bet 22,000 from the big blind and Renat Bohdanov called under the gun.

The river came the 10♥ and Orpaz checked. Bohdanov then moved all in for 130,000.

"If I show you show?" Orpaz asked as he turned over 7♥6♥ and mucked. Bohdanov exposed the J♠ and left his other card face down as he took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	810,000 10,000	10,000
Renat Bohdanov	150,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Renat Bohdanov Tom Orpaz

08-22-2023 11:55 UTC+1

PN Podcast: New Host Joins the Show; Guest Lukas "RobinPoker" Robinson Giving Away $10K WPT Seat

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On the latest PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards welcome Matt Hansen as a new co-host of the show. Matt has been doing a lot of work behind the scenes for PokerNews, and now we're putting a microphone in front of him to draw on his deep knowledge of the industry and get some of his hot takes.
That included his thoughts on the WSOP Paradise schedule, a poker player's yacht burning in the Mediterranean, and Ben Mintz returning to BarStool after Dave Portnoy bought back the company.
Chad then chats with this week's guest, Lukas "RobinPoker" Robinson, the new PokerNews Online Poker Ambassador. He talks about playing 1,000 hours of poker in 100 days, playing the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event alongside his father, and how listeners can have a chance at a $10,000 seat in December's World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn thanks to a special promotion in conjunction with WPT Global.

Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

08-22-2023 11:51 UTC+1

Seidel Pays Off Smiljkovic

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Daniel Smiljkovic bet 6,000 on a flop of 7♠J♠3♣ and Erik Seidel called.

Both players checked the K♣ turn before Seidel also checked the 6♠ river. Smiljkovic then resumed betting, firing out 15,000.

Seidel tanked for nearly a minute before tossing in a call as Smiljkovic turned over 10♦10♠. Seidel mucked his cards and Smiljkovic took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Smiljkovic	160,000 60,000	60,000
Erik Seidel	70,000 -25,500	-25,500

Tags: Daniel Smiljkovic Erik Seidel

08-22-2023 11:44 UTC+1

Barbero Runs Into Orpaz's Set

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nacho Barbero and Tom Orpaz were heads-up on the turn with around 70,000 in the middle and the board showing 2♣9♦J♠K♦. Both players checked to the 4♦ river.

Orpaz checked again in the cutoff before Barbero, on the button, bet 18,000, leaving 50,000 behind. Orpaz then shoved forward a tower of chips and Barbero tossed in his remaining stack.

Orpaz turned over 2♠2♥ for the flopped set and Barbero flashed A♠J♥ before making an early exit from Day 2.

According to Orpaz, Barbero had three-bet to 20,000 before the flop, then bet 15,000 on the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	800,000 87,000	87,000
Nacho Barbero	Busted

Tags: Nacho Barbero Tom Orpaz

08-22-2023 11:39 UTC+1

New Runners

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Matt Hansen

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Several players have joined the tournament at the beginning of Day 2. There are currently 39 runners in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Smiljkovic	100,000 100,000	100,000
Xue Song	100,000 100,000	100,000
Mladen Nincevic	100,000 100,000	100,000
Erick Alex Goni Marcos	100,000 100,000	100,000
Seyed Dezfooli	100,000 100,000	100,000
Martin Zamani	100,000 100,000	100,000
Patrick Kennedy	100,000 100,000	100,000
Niklas Astedt	100,000 100,000	100,000
Felipe Ketzer	100,000 100,000	100,000

08-22-2023 11:39 UTC+1

Calderone Wins at Showdown With Ace-High

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A pot of around 30,000 was already in the middle as Eros Calderone, Paul Newey, and Quan Zhou went to a flop of 7♣2♠10♠.

Calderone, under the gun, bet 7,000 and Zhou called in the small blind, as did Newey in the big blind.

The turn came the K♥ and Calderone fired out another 16,000. Only Zhou called this time before both players slowed down and checked on the 4♣ river.

Zhou turned over J♠9♠ for missed flush and straight draws, while Calderone had A♥8♣ to win the pot with ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	380,000 -57,500	-57,500
Paul Newey	225,000 10,500	10,500
Eros Calderone	115,000 62,500	62,500

Tags: Quan Zhou Paul Newey Eros Calderone

08-22-2023 11:32 UTC+1

Shuffle Up and Deal

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The players are in their seats and have unbagged their chips, and Day 2 is now underway.

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

08-22-2023 10:19 UTC+1

Welcome to Day 2 of the €10,200 Mystery Bounty

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Matt Hansen

Welcome to Day 2 of the €10,200 Mystery Bounty at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona. Cards go in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time at Casino Barcelona for the second of this two-day event.

The opening day drew 56 entries and 30 players bagged up to join today's late entrants, as late registration will remain open until the end of Level 10. The mystery bounty portion of the tournament will kick off in Level 13.

Tom Orpaz has a big stack after a dominating Day 1 and he is joined at the top by the likes of Daniel Rezaei, Quan Zhou, Kayhan Mokri, and Maher Nouira.

€10,200 Mystery Bounty Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Day 2 Big Blinds
1	Tom Orpaz	Israel	713,000	238
2	Daniel Rezaei	Austria	499,000	166
3	Quan Zhou	Hong Kong	437,500	146
4	Kayhan Mokri	Norway	336,500	112
5	Pawel Krol	Poland	329,000	110
6	Tsugunari Toma	Japan	282,000	94
7	Daisuke Ogita	Japan	269,500	90
8	Aliaksandr Shylko	Ukraine	237,000	79
9	Paul Newey	United Kingdom	214,500	72
10	Vahe Martirosyan	Armenia	201,500	67

Players return in Level 9 with blinds at 1,500/3,000/3,000 and they will continue to increase every 30 minutes throughout the day. The mystery bounty rounds begin in Level 13 and players will receive a chance to draw for the top prize with every knockout. The plan is to play down to a winner tonight.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the €10,200 Mystery Bounty at EPT Barcelona.

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Big Blinds Daisuke Ogita Maher Nouira Paul Newey Pawel Krol Quan Zhou Tom Orpaz Tsugunari Toma

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