2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

�50,000 Single-Day High Roller I
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
108
Prize
€872,940
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€2,862,090
Entries
59
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
59
Players Left
1

Addamo Nearly All In Twice

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Michael Addamo raised to 95,000 from the small blind, leaving himself just 5,000 behind, as big blind Pascal Lefrancois asked for a count before mucking.

The next hand, Addamo again shoved all in but got no takers from Lefrancois and David Yan in the blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
210,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Pascal LefrancoisMichael AddamoDavid Yan

Watson Has the Better Kicker

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Mike Watson opened from the hijack to 55,000 and was called by big blind Aleksejs Ponakovs.

The flop came {j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Ponakovs checked to Watson, who bet 75,000. Ponakovs called.

Both players checked the {k-Hearts} turn. The river came the {8-Spades} and Ponakovs checked yet again. Watson checked behind and Ponakovs showed {j-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for top pair.

Watson, though, turned over {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs} to win the pot with his jack, ace-kicker.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
1,200,000
-200,000
-200,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
780,000
160,000
160,000
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Mike WatsonAleksejs Ponakovs

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Stephen Chidwick Bubbles the �50,000 High Roller

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick was forced all in from the big blind as Michael Soyza raised to 40,000 in middle position and David Yan called in the small blind.

They checked down the {k-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades} board and Yan showed {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. Chidwick had a {6-} for a pair of sixes, but Soyza turned over {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} to win the pot and knock out Chidwick in ninth place.

The remaining eight players are now in the money and guaranteed �114,480.

Player Chips Progress
David Yan nz
David Yan
1,100,000
50,000
50,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
450,000
100,000
100,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
Busted

Tags: David YanMichael SoyzaStephen Chidwick

Burns Leaves Chidwick on Fumes

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 70,000 from early position and was called by Kahle Burns in the hijack.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts} and Chidwick checked to Burns, who bet 25,000. Chidwick called, leaving himself just 30,000 behind.

Chidwick checked again on the {8-Diamonds} turn and Burns threw in 125,000. Chidwick spent a few moments in the tank before mucking as he dropped down to less than two big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
930,000
110,000
110,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
30,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Stephen ChidwickKahle Burns

Final Table Seat Draw

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
SeatPlayerChip Count
1Mike Watson620,000
2Kahle Burns820,000
3Michael Soyza350,000
4Arthur Conan360,000
5Aleksejs Ponakovs1,400,000
6Michael Addamo160,000
7Pascal Lefrancois950,000
8David Yan1,050,000
9Stephen Chidwick110,000
Player Chips Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
1,400,000
David Yan nz
David Yan
1,050,000
-10,000
-10,000
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
950,000
80,000
80,000
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
820,000
-55,000
-55,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
620,000
70,000
70,000
EPT 2X Winner
Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
360,000
30,000
30,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
350,000
-45,000
-45,000
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
160,000
-50,000
-50,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
110,000
-10,000
-10,000

Pardo Hits The Rail; Ponakovs Takes Chip Lead

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Aleksejs Ponakovs

Action folded around to Aleksejs Ponakovs in the small blind who moved all in, covering Juan Pardo in the big blind. Pardo put some thought in before calling for his last 260,000.

Juan Pardo: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Aleksejs Ponakovs: {k-Clubs}{3-Spades}

Pardo was ahead preflop, but when the board ran out {j-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}, it was the rivered trips for Ponakovs that sent Pardo to the rail in 10th place.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
1,400,000
210,000
210,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsJuan Pardo

Chidwick Runs Right Into Lefrancois' Aces

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Pascal Lefrancois
Pascal Lefrancois

Pascal Lefrancois raised to 40,000 from under the gun before Stephen Chidwick announced he was all in from the small blind. Michael Addamo gave it some thought from the big blind before folding, but Lefrancois snap-called for 425,000.

Pascal Lefrancois: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Stephen Chidwick: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

Chidwick picked up some outs to a straight on the {10-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{3-Spades} flop and made a pair on the {q-Spades} turn, but the {7-Spades} on the river improved Lefrancois to a flush and gave him the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
870,000
440,000
440,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
120,000
-440,000
-440,000

Tags: Pascal LefrancoisStephen Chidwick

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
1,190,000
130,000
130,000
David Yan nz
David Yan
1,060,000
10,000
10,000
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
875,000
-45,000
-45,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
560,000
80,000
80,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
550,000
-10,000
-10,000
EPT 2X Winner
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
430,000
25,000
25,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
395,000
85,000
85,000
Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
330,000
40,000
40,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
325,000
125,000
125,000
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
210,000
10,000
10,000