€10,300 EPT High Roller
Jour 2 terminé
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€10,300 EPT High Roller
Jours 2
Lander Lijo Leads €10,300 High Roller Ahead of Final Day; €1m+ Awaits the Winner
Niveau 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Eleven hours of play in the €10,300 High Roller here at the European Poker Tour stop in Barcelona saw a field of 240 players reduced to just 26 with a winner to be crowned on Sunday.
Lander Lijo will be in pole position when play resumes at 12:30 p.m. after bagging 2,050,000, one of three players over two million in chips along with Antonios Paschalidis (2,015,000) and Timur Khamidullin (2,000,000), with Jean Ferreira (1,960,000) close behind them.
Behind them is Uruguayan Pablo Melogno who had a stunning day adding 1.6 million chips to his stack to bag 1,620,000 after coming into the day as the shortest stack overall with just 15,500.
Notables still in the field include 2016 EPT Barcelona runner-up Uri Reichenstein (1,280,000), Davidi Kitai (1,270,000) and Tony Miles (1,075,000).
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Payout (EUR) | Place | Payout (EUR) |
| 1 | €1,005,100 | 9 | €88,520 |
| 2 | €630,660 | 10-11 | €72,810 |
| 3 | €451,520 | 12-13 | €61,810 |
| 4 | €351,990 | 14-15 | €53,950 |
| 5 | €276,040 | 16-17 | €47,670 |
| 6 | €216,850 | 18-20 | €42,430 |
| 7 | €161,850 | 21-23 | €37,190 |
| 8 | €112,090 | 24-26 | €31,950 |
Day 2 Recap
The 218 remaining players from Day 1 were joined by 22 others including EPT Prague €10k High Roller champion Henrik Hecklen, 2018 ninth-place finisher Johnny Nedved, Benjamin Pollak, Charlie Carrel and Cary Katz.
As the last entries were taking their seats, there were already players heading out the door including €25,000 and €50,000 High Roller champion Juan Pardo, and other €25,000 High Roller champion Laszlo Bujtas.
The payouts were confirmed with €1,005,100 awaiting the champion and 79 players in the money.
The chip lead jumped around several players, including Mustapha Kanit and Jakub Michalak who both made sets to eliminate opponents and jump up the chip counts.
As the bubble approached Maria Konnikova was eliminated, joining fellow PokerStars Ambassadors Fatima Moreira De Melo and Kalidou Sow in falling short of the money.
The tournament went hand-for-hand three off the money to combat stalling, and the players went on a 75-minute dinner break one off the money.
When they returned it wasn't long until a short-stacked Daisuke Ogita became the bubble boy at the hands of Rafael Moraes.
Early eliminations in the money included PokerStars Ambassador Ramon Colillas (71st - €19,380), Martin Jacobson (65th - €19,380), Patrik Antonius (60th - €19,380) and Dario Sammartino (49th - €21,480).
Seven-figure stacks were becoming more commonplace by now, with start-of-day chip leader Oleh Okhotskyi joined by Pablo Melogno, Antonios Paschalidis and Parker Talbot.
2018 champion Max Silver had a good day, but fell just short of making it through to the final day for a shot at defending his title, finishing in 35th for €24,620. Start-of-day chip leader Oleh Okhotskyi did a little better, but fell in 28th place for €27,760.
The pace of eliminations slowed to a crawl, and although Manuel Bardon topped two million chips at one point it was Lijo who secured the overall chip lead at the end of play.
As the EPT Barcelona festival comes to a close tomorrow, stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action as we crown a winner in both the Main Event and €10,300 High Roller.
Assorted End of Day Chip Counts
Niveau 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
2,050,000 | 50,000 |
|
2,015,000 | 65,000 |
|
2,000,000 | 100,000 |
|
1,960,000 | -140,000 |
|
1,620,000 | -240,000 |
|
1,500,000 | 660,000 |
|
1,405,000 | 765,000 |
|
1,280,000 | 815,000 |
|
1,270,000 | |
|
1,195,000 | 285,000 |
|
1,150,000 | 25,000 |
|
1,100,000 | -550,000 |
|
1,075,000 | 175,000 |
|
980,000 | -270,000 |
|
805,000 | -615,000 |
|
765,000 | -180,000 |
|
690,000 | 80,000 |
|
675,000 | -285,000 |
|
495,000 | -105,000 |
|
475,000 | -245,000 |
|
465,000 | 105,000 |
|
455,000 | -385,000 |
|
445,000 | 25,000 |
|
430,000 | 430,000 |
|
320,000 | -250,000 |
Play Has Halted for the Day
Niveau 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The remaining 26 players are bagging for the night. End-of-day chip counts a recap will follow shortly.
Talbot Busts to End Day 2
Niveau 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Antonios Paschalidis raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Parker Talbot shoved all in for 295,000 next to act. Davidi Kitai flat-called on the button and Paschalidis called as well.
The flop came 
and Paschalidis led out for 450,000. Kitai quickly folded and the remaining two hands were tabled. Paschalidis showed 
for a set of jacks while Talbot needed help with 
.
Talbot turned some outs when the 
hit the felt but the 
on the river was not good enough as he was eliminated in one of the last hands of the night.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,950,000 | 360,000 |
|
|
1,270,000 | -130,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Lijo Sends Start-of-Day Chip Leader Okhotskyi to the rail.
Niveau 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Oleh Okhotskyi opened to 55,000 and Lander Lijo three-bet to 165,000 from the next position. It folded back around to Okhotskyi who four-bet all in for around 400,000. Lijo called.
Oleh Okhotskyi: 
Lander Lijo: 
The board came 
and Lijo sent his opponent to the rail and moved up to around two million in chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000 | 680,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Yurasov Turns Keating
Niveau 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Alex Keating raised to 50,000 from under the gun and was called by Dmitry Yurasov on the button. The flop fell 
and Keating led out for 100,000. Yurasov called and the landed on the turn.
Keating checked this time and Yurasov fired out a bet of 200,000. Keating called and the 
completed the board. Keating checked once more and Yurasov tapped the table as well. Keating showed 
but Yurasov held 
for a pair of jacks to scoop the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,420,000 | 815,000 |
|
|
1,125,000 | 225,000 |
Lijo Takes Down Kanit
Niveau 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Mustapha Kanit opened to 50,000 from middle position and Lander Lijo called from the button.
The flop was 
and Kanit threw in a bet of 45,000 that Lijo called. The turn brought the 
and this time, Kanit checked. Lijo bet 75,000 and Kanit check-raised all in for about 400,000. Lijo snap-called and the cards were revealed.
Mustapha Kanit: 
Lander Lijo: 
Kanit had a pair of kings but Lijo had kings and jacks. The 
river completed the board and Lijo took down the pot, ending Kanit's run in the tournament.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,320,000 | 955,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Satubayev Eliminated by Khamidullin
Niveau 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Timur Khamidullin opened to 70,000 and Shyngis Satubayev three-bet to 210,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Khamidullin called.
Timur Khamidullin: 
Shyngis Satubayev: 
Satubayev flopped a pair on the 
flop, but Khamidullin moved further ahead with a set. Satubayev was dead by the 
turn and the river improved Khamidullin to a full house.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000 | 450,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Michalak Doubles Through Ferreira
Niveau 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jakub Michalak was all in from the small blind for 275,000 against Jean Ferreira in the big blind.
Jakub Michalak:
Jean Ferreira:
The flop fell 
giving Michalak kings full of tens. The turn and 
river completed the board and Michalak doubled up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000 | -380,000 |
|
|
610,000 | 230,000 |