€50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance
Day 2 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€1,261,260
Entries
26
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
19
Players Left
1
Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The casual, relaxed atmosphere that took place over the course of €50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance here at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona belied the fact that over a million euros were at stake. Indeed, the quick, two-day tournament (that could have easily fit into one day) felt more like a glorified Sit 'n' Go than one might expect from a high-roller tournament.
At the end of it all, it was another day in the office for high-stakes pros Leonard Maue and Nick Petrangelo — who both emerged victorious over the 26-entry field after agreeing to an ICM deal heads up. Petrangelo took the lion's share of the €1,261,260 prize pool after claiming €405,131, while Maue was awarded €383,129 and the Spadie after winning a flip on the last hand of play.
Maue and Petrangelo navigated a star-studded field that held many of poker's elite, which only served to strengthen their own resumes as some of the best among their peers. The victory adds to Petrangelo's staggering $37 million in live tournament earnings, while Maue added a third Spadie to his collection, having taken down a €25k high-roller and a €2,000 hyper turbo in EPT events in 2022.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard Maue | Germany | € 383,129* |
| 2 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | € 405,131* |
| 3 | Patrik Antonius | Finland | € 205,000 |
| 4 | Morten Klein | Norway | € 148,200 |
| 5 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | € 119,800 |
| *Denotes ICM chop |
Day 2 Action
Despite coming in as the co-chip leader alongside Jesse Lonis, Petrangelo got off to a rough start after Jean-Noel Thorel nearly doubled through him shortly after play began.
The average stack was shallow enough that it didn't take long for many hands to become all-in affairs. Finnish poker legend Patrik Antonius claimed two casualties early, knocking out Nacho Barbero and Jules Dickerson to give him an early chip lead.
Meanwhile, Petrangelo had a reversal of fortunes after chipping up a bit and then scoring a double knockout against Thomas Santerne and Mikael Thuritz with ace-king.
Of the six Day 2 entrants, only Steve O'Dwyer managed to gain any real momentum, including a hand where he cracked aces against Maue after four-bet shoving with queen-jack suited preflop. It wasn't all smooth sailing for the Irish pro, however, as he suffered a similar beat after getting his own aces cracked by Antonius after Antonius shoved preflop with jack-ten suited and ended up making Broadway. Despite the hit, O'Dwyer managed to chip back up and make the final table.
Lonis entered the final table as one of the chip leaders, but ended up losing a big pot against Morten Klein after shoving into Klein's aces with ace-seven in a blind versus blind confrontation.
Not long after, Lonis ended up bursting the money bubble after getting into a preflop raising war with Petrangelo that ended with Lonis all in with ace-jack against Petrangelo's ace-queen. The dramatic runout pulled Lonis into the lead on the flop, but ended up giving Petrangelo a straight on the turn.
In the Money
After nearly two levels without an elimination, it was O'Dwyer who was the first "in the money" casualty due largely in part to paying off Maue in a hand where he made a full house against O'Dwyer's top pair, top kicker. Shortly after, O'Dwyer fell to Klein after shoving a suited ace into Klein's pocket queens.
Maue held the lead at that point, but took a substantial hit to his stack after doubling up both Antonius and Petrangelo. Klein then got into a flip for his tournament life against Antonius, who ended up making a full house with pocket fours to set up three-handed play.
It looked like it might be Antonius' day after getting his chips in good against Petrangelo, but Petrangelo wouldn't be denied as he spiked a pair of kings with king-queen against Antonius' ace-jack to send the grizzled veteran out in third.
Immediately after Antonius' departure, the final two players agreed to an ICM chop. To make the winner official, it was agreed that the two would deal one hand and run the board. Maue was dealt a pretty seven-six suited against Petrangelo's nine-trey and ended up pairing his seven to put an end to the tournament.
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Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Nick Petrangelo and Leonard Maue immediately agreed to an ICM chop, which resulted in Petrangelo taking away €405,131 for his 3,670,000 in chips, while Maue collected €383,129 for his 2,830,000.
The two then agreed to deal one hand for the Spadie.
Nick Petrangelo: 9♥3♥
Leonard Maue: 7♣6♣
The board ran out 8♥A♦7♥8♣3♦ — leaving Maue best with his sevens and eights and awarding him the "official" win.
Stay tuned for a recap of the event.
Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Nick Petrangelo shoved from the small blind and Patrik Antonius called all in from the big blind for approximately 1,000,000 to put himself at risk.
Patrik Antonius: A♦J♦
Nick Petrangelo: K♠Q♦
Antonius held a slight lead, but the 7♥K♥3♦J♠2♥ runout paired Petrangelo's king to eliminate Antonius and set up heads-up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,600,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
2,830,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 20
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level 19
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Morten Klein jammed for 605,000 from the cutoff and Patrik Antonius called in the big blind.
Morten Klein: K♠Q♠
Patrik Antonius: 4♠4♥
The board ran out Q♥6♣4♣A♦6♥ and Klein paired his queen but it was no match for the flopped set of Antonius as Klein hit the rail in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
2,200,000 | |
|
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1,500,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 19
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Action folded around to the blinds, where Leonard Maue shoved from the small blind. Nick Petrangelo took a peek down at his hole cards and put calling chips in to put himself at risk.
Nick Petrangelo: A♥9♥
Leonard Maue: K♦J♥
Petrangelo held the lead with his ace and maintained it after the 8♦6♠2♦6♣7♥ runout improved neither player — forcing Maue to surrender a large portion of his stack over to Petrangelo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Leonard Maue open-jammed the button and Patrik Antonius called off for 475,000 from the big blind.
Patrik Antonius: A♣J♦
Leonard Maue: 8♦7♠
The board ran out A♠5♣4♥9♠3♣ as Antonius paired his ace while Maue missed his gutter and Antonius found the full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,300,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
1,040,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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Level: 19
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer shoved for his last 420,000 on the button and just behind him, Morten Klein also shoved from the small blind. Leonard Maue got out of the way from the big blind and a showdown was held.
Steve O'Dwyer: A♦2♦
Morten Klein: Q♦Q♥
The 4♣J♣7♦2♣6♦ runout provided no help to O'Dwyer, who was eliminated in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
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Busted | |
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