Orpaz Leads the Final Five in Day 2 of €50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance
Only five players remain to compete for the top prize in the €50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona at Casino Barcelona.
Tom Orpaz bagged the chip lead last night and will enter today with an impressive 2,740,000 chips. Orpaz holds a massive lead over the rest of the field and is coming in with nearly half the total chips in play. His closest competitors are Biao Ding and Justin Saliba.
Other players still in contention include Tsugunari Toma, who has locked up enough money already in this tournament to surpass Masashi Oya for first place on the all-time money list for Japan, as well as previous EPT champion Erik Seidel.
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Erik Seidel | United States | 615,000 | 12 |
| 2 | Justin Saliba | United States | 900,000 | 18 |
| 3 | Biao Ding | China | 970,000 | 19 |
| 4 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 775,000 | 16 |
| 5 | Tom Orpaz | Israel | 2,740,000 | 55 |
There were a total of 24 entrants on Day 1, generating a prize pool of €1,164,240. All remaining players are guaranteed at least a min-cash of €110,600 while the eventual winner will receive the top prize of €442,440.
PokerStars ambassador Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo was the final player eliminated before the money last night, as a deal was reached between the remaining six players to pay the bubble. Spanish soccer legend Gerard Pique went out in 6th place for €65,000 to wrap up play on Day 1.
The action will start at 2:00 p.m. local time with 26 minutes left on Level 18, where the blinds will be 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live coverage needs for this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.