Action has slowed down significantly as hand-for-hand play continues and players fight to survive the money bubble.
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Niveau: 19
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Mikita Badziakouski opened to 50,000 from early position and Danny Tang defended his big blind.
The flop came and Badziakouski continued for 25,000. Tang called.
The turn brought the , putting a second flush draw on the board. Badziakouski fired a second bullet, this time for 60,000. Tang called once more.
On the river, each player was content to quickly tap the table. Tang turned over for bottom pair and a missed nut flush draw. Badziakouski, meanwhile, turned over for a pair of aces and the win.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Mikita Badziakouski |
725,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Danny Tang |
275,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Paul Phua was under-the-gun when he raised Artur Martirosian's big blind to 50,000, and Martirosian didn't seem to take too kindly to that as he three-bet him to 130,000. Phua called and the players went heads up to a flop with over 160,000 in the pot.
The flop was and Martirosian led out for 50,000 and Phua simply called.
But on the turn , Martirosian made it a little more with a 105,000 sizing and Phua went into the tank. After using one of his time banks, he eventually decided on a call. The pot now had now grown to roughly 475,000.
On the river, the came to pair the board, and this saw a check from Martirosian. After some thinking, Phua then slung out six green chips for a bet of 150,000, and now Martirosian was in the tank. All out of time chips, as the clock reached zero he was forced to make a decision or his hand was dead, and right at the last second, he made the call.
Phua then flipped over for top two pair, aces and kings, and Martirosian sucked his teeth and mucked his hand.
Phua was pushed the massive pot and his stack grew to over a million.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Paul Phua |
1,000,050
645,050
|
645,050 |
Artur Martirosian |
1,000,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
Niveau: 18
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
With around 150,000 in the middle on a board, Aleksejs Ponakovs put out a bet of 45,000 from under the gun. Artur Martirosian called from the cutoff.
The river brought the and Ponakovs put out a bet of 170,000. After using a time bank chip, Martirosian raised to 465,000, leaving 100,000 chips behind. After some deliberation, the Latvian made the call and Martirosian showed , stunning everyone at the table.
With that, Ponakovs is suddenly one of the short stacks in the room while Martirosian becomes the chip leader.
On the table, Laszlo Bujtas eliminated Eric Rabl, with his pocket tens triumphing over pocket fours in a relatively small pot.
The players are now engaged in hand-for-hand play on the stone money bubble.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Artur Martirosian |
1,270,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
||
Laszlo Bujtas |
1,150,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs |
185,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
Eric Rabl | Eliminé |
Niveau: 17
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
The remaining 14 players are on a 15-minute break and will return shortly. The 1,000 chips will also be raced off during this time.
Francisco Benitez and Michael Addamo were already engaged in a big preflop battle and there was 360,000 in the middle with the board reading . Both players tapped the table on the turn.
The river brought the and Addamo, in the small blind, put out a meager bet of 37,000. Benitez, playing from under the gun, contemplated his options before deciding on a call.
Addamo showed while Benitez tabled for the win and took his stack to around 800,000.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Francisco Benitez |
805,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
Michael Addamo |
540,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
Bruno Volkmann shoved for 249,000 from the button and Pablo Brito Silva called off for around 110,000 from the big blind.
Pablo Brito Silva:
Bruno Volkmann:
Volkmann pipped his Brazilian compatriot and his ace-high would stay ahead as the board ran out to eliminate Silva.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Bruno Volkmann |
380,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Pablo Brito Silva | Eliminé |