The action folded around to Erik Seidel in the small blind and he jammed for 50,000. Antoine Labat was in the big blind and went into the tank for a couple of minutes before calling off his stack of 38,000.
Antoine Labat: A♠7♦
Erik Seidel: A♣6♣
Labat had Seidel dominated and the 8♦5♣3♣Q♥Q♠ run out locked him the double up.
Ivanildo Limeira raised to 3,000 from middle position, leaving just 1,000 behind. Sam Grafton reraised to 7,500 and the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards.
Ivanildo Limeira: J♦8♣
Sam Grafton: A♠8♦
The board ran out Q♥K♠10♣8♥Q♣. Both players paired their eight on the turn and Grafton had the higher kicker to win the pot. Limeira was eliminated from the tournament.
Another day is about to start at the 2023 European Poker Tour (EPT) at Casino Barcelona, as Day 2 of the €10,300 EPT High Roller begins with 179 players returning out of a field of 433 entrants.
Late registration remains open until the start of Day 2, so the size of the field will be a little bit bigger. But what is certain is that Steve O'Dwyer will return with the largest stack, as he finished Day 1 as the chip leader with 364,500 chips. The podium is completed by Ignacio Sagra (358,000) and Martin Stausholm (356,000), while Maks Sifrer (341,000) and Eric Sfez (333,500) are also in the Top 5.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Steve O'Dwyer
Ireland
364,500
243
2
Ignacio Sagra
Argentina
358,000
239
3
Martin Stausholm
Denmark
356,000
237
4
Maks Sifrer
Slovenia
341,000
227
5
Eric Sfez
France
333,500
222
6
Thi Nguyen
France
326,000
217
7
Vladas Tamasauskas
Lithuania
322,500
215
8
Pakinai Lisawad
Thailand
311,500
208
9
Louis Nyberg
Sweden
308,500
206
10
Gianluca Speranza
Italy
304,500
203
Among the qualified players, many familiar faces stand out, including Alexandre Reard (176,500), Stephen Song (174,500), David Yan (169,500), and Timothy Adams (123,000). Patrik Antonius (120,000), John Juanda (68,500), and PokerStars AmbassadorSam Grafton (29,000) will also have a chance to reach the money, as the bubble will burst on Day 2 with 15% of the field making it into the money.
Play will restart at 12:30 local time on Level 11, with blinds at 1,000/1,500 and a big blind ante of 1,500. Like on Day 1, ten 60-minute levels are scheduled to be played on Day 2, with a 20-minute break every two levels.
Keep it close to PokerNews as our live reporting team will have all the action from this event until a champion is crowned.