€50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-29-2023 22:14 UTC+1

Ding Eliminates Klein, Leaves Toma on Fumes

Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Biao Ding moved all in from under the gun for just under 200,000 and Morten Klein called off his last 44,000 from middle position. Tsugunari Toma then called with a covering stack to put both players at risk.

Morten Klein: 10♠10♦
Biao Ding: A♠K♠
Tsugunari Toma: A♥J♠

Ding caught the best of the A♦9♦Q♣ flop and remained ahead on the 3♥ turn and 5♠ river to triple up, eliminating Klein in the process while leaving Toma with just under 11 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Biao Ding	581,000 431,000	431,000
Tsugunari Toma	130,000 -575,000	-575,000
Morten Klein	Busted

Tags: Biao Ding Morten Klein Tsugunari Toma

08-29-2023 22:07 UTC+1

Lococo Sends Out Hissou

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action folded to Sirzat Hissou in the small blind who got his last 142,000 in the middle against big blind Alejandro Lococo.

Sirzat Hissou: K♠9♦
Alejandro Lococo: A♥5♠

Lococo made top pair on the 6♥A♠2♠ flop to move further in front, while Hissou picked up some outs on the K♦ turn. He missed the Q♣ river as Lococo won the pot to send Hissou to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	600,000 140,000	140,000

Sirzat Hissou	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Sirzat Hissou

08-29-2023 21:55 UTC+1

Lococo Doubles Through Ketzer

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alejandro Lococo and Felipe Ketzer were heads-up on a flop of 3♥10♦9♣ when Lococo got his last 155,000 in the middle from the hijack and Ketzer called in the big blind.

Alejandro Lococo: 8♠7♠
Felipe Ketzer: A♦Q♠

Ketzer was ahead with ace-high, while Lococo was on a straight draw. The 8♣ turn didn't complete his straight, but Lococo did make a pair of eights to jump in front. The K♦ river was safe and Lococo doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	460,000 220,000	220,000

Felipe Ketzer	220,000 -190,000	-190,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Felipe Ketzer

08-29-2023 21:51 UTC+1

Unstoppable Orpaz Sends Grafton to the Rail

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The very next hand after Jean-Noel Thorel was eliminated, Tom Orpaz moved all in from the small blind and Sam Grafton called from the big blind to put himself at risk.

Sam Grafton: 10♠8♠
Tom Orpaz: K♠9♠

Grafton looked dismayed to see that Orpaz held dominating spades, but he did pick up equity in the form of a straight draw on the 9♦7♦A♦ flop. The 5♥ turn and 5♦ river were bricks and Grafton became the third player to fall to Orpaz in the past two levels.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	1,370,000 140,000	140,000

Sam Grafton	Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Sam Grafton Tom Orpaz

08-29-2023 21:46 UTC+1

Orpaz Ends Thorel's Run

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Erik Seidel opened to 26,000 from under the gun and received calls from Jean-Noel Thorel on the button and Tom Orpaz in the big blind.

The flop came J♠3♦2♠ and action checked around to Thorel, who moved all in for 236,000. Orpaz used a single time extension chip before making the call. Seidel got out of the way leaving Thorel all in and at risk against Orpaz.

Jean-Noel Thorel: K♥J♣
Tom Orpaz: 2♥2♦

Thorel had flopped top pair but was drawing close to dead against the bottom set of Orpaz. Thorel would become the second player eliminated by Orpaz since the dinner break when he did not improve on the 9♠10♦ runout. Orpaz dragged in a huge pot and passed 1,000,000 chips in doing so.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	1,230,000 380,000	380,000

Erik Seidel	785,000 229,000	229,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	Busted

Tags: Erik Seidel Jean-Noel Thorel Tom Orpaz

08-29-2023 21:23 UTC+1

Lococo Finishes Off Adams; Ketzer Doubles

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alejandro Lococo raised to 20,000 in the cutoff, then called when Timothy Adams shoved for 95,000 in the small blind.

Timothy Adams: A♠6♠
Alejandro Lococo: 8♦7♦

Lococo jumped in front on the 3♥8♥J♦ flop with a pair of eights, and Adams was left with just ace-high following the 4♣ turn and 4♠ river as he was sent to the rail.

A few hands later, Felipe Ketzer shoved all in for 205,000 in the small blind and Steve O'Dwyer called under the gun.

Felipe Ketzer: K♣Q♥
Steve O'Dwyer: 8♣8♦

Ketzer came out on the right side of the coin flip as the board ran out K♥7♦J♣Q♠4♣, giving him two pair and a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	450,000 100,000	100,000

Steve O'Dwyer	420,000 -195,000	-195,000

Felipe Ketzer	410,000 137,000	137,000
Timothy Adams	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Felipe Ketzer Steve O'Dwyer Timothy Adams

08-29-2023 21:19 UTC+1

Barbero Hits the Rail

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Morten Klein opened to 24,000 from the hijack and was called by Tom Orpaz in the cutoff and Erik Seidel in the small blind. Nacho Barbero then moved all in for 254,000. Klein folded while Orpaz stuck in the call. Seidel got out of the way leaving Barbero all in and at risk against Orpaz.

Nacho Barbero: 6♠6♦
Tom Orpaz: 8♥8♦

Barbero was in bad shape against Orpaz' higher pocket-pair. He found no improvement on the 4♣K♣K♥8♣4♥ runout, resulting in his elimination while Orpaz extended his lead over the rest of the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	885,000 275,000	275,000

Erik Seidel	556,000 -24,000	-24,000

Morten Klein	210,000 -24,000	-24,000
Nacho Barbero	Busted

Tags: Erik Seidel Morten Klein Nacho Barbero Tom Orpaz

08-29-2023 18:42 UTC+1

Toma Picks Off Thorel

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of 8♥8♣8♦3♦, Jean-Noel Thorel bet 30,000 from the cutoff and Tsugunari Toma called in the small blind.

The river came the J♠ and Thorel moved all in for 115,000. Toma quickly called and Thorel showed K♣10♠ for just the eights on the board with a king-kicker.

Toma turned over A♠J♥ for a rivered full house as he sent Thorel to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	480,000 166,000	166,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Tsugunari Toma

08-29-2023 17:06 UTC+1

Grafton Wakes Up With Kings, Sagra Busts Again

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David Salituro

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Sam Grafton got around 200,000 in the middle from the button and was up against Roberto Sagra under the gun.

Sam Grafton: K♦K♣
Roberto Sagra: 9x9x

The board ran out 2♠2♥J♠10♠4♦ and Grafton's kings stayed in front to earn him a double up. "Back to starting stack," tablemate Tom Orpaz told him.

Sagra was left with only a few thousand chips and was eliminated for the second time the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	420,000 254,000	254,000

Roberto Sagra	Busted

Tags: Roberto Sagra Sam Grafton

08-29-2023 16:52 UTC+1

Yan Spikes the River to Bust Sagra

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David Salituro

Level 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

David Yan raised in the small blind before Roberto Sagra moved all in for 112,500 in the big blind. Yan called to put him at risk.

Roberto Sagra: 2♣2♥
David Yan: 8♠8♣

Sagra took the lead on the 3♦3♥2♠ flop, hitting a full house with his deuces. The K♥ turn left him poised for a double up, but Yan hit the 8♥ on the river as Sagra shot back in his seat before making his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Yan	500,000 100,000	100,000
Roberto Sagra	Busted