2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

�100,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€750,960
Event Info
Buy-in
€100,000
Prize Pool
€1,746,360
Entries
18
Level Info
Level
17
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
10
Players Left
1

Sam Grafton Eliminated in 4th Place (�209,600)

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Sam Grafton - Jean-Noel Thorel
Sam Grafton - Jean-Noel Thorel

Sam Grafton limped the small blind, and Jean-Noel Thorel checked his option.

When the K?9?8? flop hit the felt, Grafton led for 20,000 and Thorel made the call.

The 7? fell on the turn, and Grafton check-raised the bet of 30,000 to 90,000. Thorel called.

The 9? paired the board on the river and Grafton bet 265,000, leaving just 16,000 behind. Thorel moved all-in, and Grafton called. Grafton tabled 10?6? for a straight on the turn, but it was no good as Thorel showed his trappy K?K?, making kings full of nines.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,800,000
450,000
450,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSam Grafton

Thorel Takes Mokri to Value Town

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel
Jean-Noel Thorel

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 50,000 on the button and Kayhan Mokri called in the small blind.

The flop came K?A?Q? and Thorel bet 75,000. Mokri called to see the 8? turn, where Thorel bet another 100,000.

Mokri quickly called and the 7? fell on the river. Thorel then tossed in four more 25,000 chips and Mokri called once again.

Thorel showed A?8? for two pair and Mokri mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
2,250,000
-390,000
-390,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,350,000
350,000
350,000

Tags: Kayhan MokriJean-Noel Thorel

Grafton Attempts the Slowroll

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Sam Grafton opened 50,000 on the button, and Kayhan Mokri ripped all-in from the big blind. The action was back on Grafton as he asked aloud, "Should I slow roll him? How much is it?"

A friend of Grafton yelled from the rail, "No, karma's a b*tch!"

Grafton quickly called after he heard that and both hands were tabled.

Sam Grafton: K?K?
Kayhan Mokri: A?3?

Grafton was way ahead with the pocket kings but the 10?9?8?7?6? run out put a straight on the board to chop the pot.

Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton
Kayhan Mokri
Kayhan Mokri
Player Chips Progress
Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
2,640,000
60,000
60,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
401,000
-409,000
-409,000

Tags: Kayhan MokriSam Grafton

Mokri Sends O'Dwyer Into the Tank

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 44,000 under the gun and Kayhan Mokri defended his big blind.

The flop came K?8?3? and O'Dwyer continued for 35,000. Mokri called and both players checked the 4? turn.

Mokri led out for 115,000 on the K? river and O'Dwyer went deep into the tank, using up three time banks before he slid his cards into the middle after nearly two minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
2,580,000
20,000
20,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
390,000
-90,000
-90,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Steve O'DwyerKayhan Mokri

Thorel Four-Bet Jams

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel raised 40,000 in the cutoff before Kayhan Mokri three-bet to 105,000 on the button. The action folded back around to Thorel who announced all-in.

Mokri asked, "How much? Just joking," as he quickly pitched his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
2,560,000
-140,000
-140,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,000,000
440,000
440,000

Tags: Kayhan MokriJean-Noel Thorel

Mokri Can't Win Another Flip as O'Dwyer Sticks Around

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

Jean-Noel Thorel put in 50,000 on the button before Kayhan Mokri shoved forward a tower of green 25,000 chips from the small blind, enough to put him all in. Steve O'Dwyer called off his last 216,000 in the big blind, while Thorel folded.

Steve O'Dwyer: K?Q?
Kayhan Mokri: 7?7?

O'Dwyer took the lead on the K?4?A? flop with a pair of kings, and Mokri couldn't connect with the 8? turn or 9? river as O'Dwyer doubled up.

"I can't believe I lost a flip. I'm running bad," Mokri said after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
2,700,000
-140,000
-140,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
560,000
-70,000
-70,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
480,000
234,000
234,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelKayhan MokriSteve O'Dwyer

Vaskaboinikau Bubbles the �100,000 EPT Super High Roller

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau moved all-in for just under 400,000 in the cutoff, and the action folded to Kayhan Mokri in the big blind who snap-called.

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: 8?8?
Kayahn Mokri: A?K?

It was a coin flip until Mokri paired his ace on the A?9?6? flop. Unfortunately for Vaskaboinikau, he couldn't find one of the remaining eights in the deck as the board completed with the 6? on the turn and the 4? on the river to just miss the min-cash worth �209,600.

Player Chips Progress
Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
2,840,000
540,000
540,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
Busted

Tags: Kayhan MokriMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Grafton Calls Mokri With King-High

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri opened to 40,000 in the cutoff and Sam Grafton defended his big blind.

The flop came 5?A?8? and Mokri bet another 36,000. Grafton called to see the 4? turn, where both players checked.

The river came the 5? and Grafton checked again. Mokri quickly checked back and Grafton showed K?Q? to win the pot with just king-high.

"I don't bluff stations," Mokri told him after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
2,300,000
-50,000
-50,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
810,000
-5,000
-5,000

Tags: Kayhan MokriSam Grafton

Thorel Shows O'Dwyer the Good Fold

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel raised 50,000 on the button, and Steve O'Dwyer defended the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of Q?J?5?, and O'Dwyer checked to Thorel who continued for 75,000. O'Dwyer thought about it for 15 seconds before pitching his cards into the muck. Thorel tabled the Q?, showing top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
630,000
-33,000
-33,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
246,000
-34,000
-34,000
EPT 1X Winner

Vaskaboinikau Gets There on the River

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

Steve O'Dwyer limped in from the small blind and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau checked his option.

The flop came J?4?6? and O'Dwyer led out for 40,000. Vaskaboinikau then moved all in for 202,000 and O'Dwyer called.

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: 7?5?
Steve O'Dwyer: 7?6?

O'Dwyer was ahead with his pair of sixes, while Vaskaboinikau was on a straight draw. The K? turn left Vaskaboinikau down to his last card to avoid being eliminated on the bubble. The river came the 3? and Vaskaboinikau completed his straight to double up, leaving O'Dwyer as a short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
425,000
230,000
230,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
280,000
-230,000
-230,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Mikalai VaskaboinikauSteve O'Dwyer