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2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€50,000 Single-Day High Roller I
Dias: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Resultados Finais
Campeão
Mão Vencedora
108
Premiação
€872,940
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Premiação
€2,862,090
Entries
59
Informações do Nível
Nível
24
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Informações do Jogador - Dia 1
Entries
59
Jogadores Restantes
1

Perseverance and Stubborness Pay Off For Mike Watson in the €50,000 Single-Day High Roller

Nível 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Mike Watson
Mike Watson

Try and try again. Or, if you’re Mike Watson, try four times and you might end up as the €50,000 Single-Day High Roller champion at the PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour and €872,940 richer.

Watson didn’t get off to a promising start to this tournament. He was eliminated just a few minutes into the day and had to rebuy. Then he was knocked out two more times and forced to head back to the registration cage. He ended up buying in four times for a total of €200,000.

“Just pure stubbornness, I guess, more than anything else,” Watson said following his victory. “It was a good tournament. I took a little break after the third one. I ran a nice run over the dinner break. Got myself ready to go, in a good headspace. Obviously, it paid off in the end. Ran a lot better on the fourth one than the first three.”

Watson’s journey through this tournament began with a first-level knockout and ended with him making a straight flush to beat Kahle Burns heads-up and earn the trophy and top prize. The Canadian veteran pro already had more than $15 million in live winnings, but his year had been defined by close misses. Already in 2022, he’s finished in the top-four of an event six times but had yet to win before today.

“It feels really good to win. I’ve had a lot of close calls this year, but I haven’t had many where I actually closed the deal. So it feels really good to win one,” he said.

€50,000 Single-Day High Roller Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Mike WatsonCanada€872,940
2Kahle BurnsAustralia€572,420
3Arthur ConanFrance€415,000
4David YanNew Zealand€314,830
5Pascal LefrancoisCanada€243,280
6Aleksejs PonakovsLatvia€186,040
7Michael SoyzaMalaysia€143,100
8Michael AddamoAustralia€114,480

Event Recap

Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick was the unfortunate soul who popped the money bubble.

The event began with 59 entries, including 39 unique players, generating a total prize pool of €2,862,090. Along the way, the likes of Adrian Mateos, Patrik Antonius, Dan Smith, and David Peters would all fall short of making the final table.

Stephen Chidwick was eliminated on the final table and money bubble when he was forced all in after posting the big blind. Michael Addamo, the Australian poker superstar, was knocked out in eighth place when he got his short stack all in with ace-four but couldn’t outrun the ace-king of David Yan.

Yan also took out Michael Soyza in seventh place, winning a coin flip with pocket fives against ace-ten. Aleksejs Ponakovs, the one-time chip leader of the tournament, was next to fall when he called Burns’ all-in shove for his last 710,000 with pocket tens against ace-queen. An ace on the flop spelled disaster for Ponakovs as he finished in sixth place.

Watson doubled up against Yan with ace-five against king-queen, ending up with a straight on the river, to crack the 1,000,000 chip milestone. Fellow Canadian Pascal Lefrancois fell in fifth place after losing with king-queen versus Burns’ ace-king as Burns began to take control of the final table.

Kahle Burns
Kahle Burns ultimately had to make do with a runner-up finish

Burns took out Yan with a pair of fours, out flopping Yan’s ace-eight with king-four, and also eliminated Arthur Conan to step up the heads-up match. After losing a big pot to Watson, Conan was forced to call for his last 230,000 with nine-deuce against ace-ten and flopped a nine, but Burns spiked an ace on the turn to bust the Frenchman and take a commanding lead into heads-up with 3,725,000 to Watson’s 2,175,000.

It wouldn’t take long before the two opponents swapped roles. Watson moved all in on the turn for 1,950,000, and Burns called with a pair of jacks, but Watson had two pair eights and sevens to double up and take a big chip lead. The tournament was finally brought to an end after 16 hours when Burns bet 100,000 on a nine-queen-six board with two spades, Watson raised to 300,000, Burns moved all in for 900,000, and Watson called with ten-eight with one spade. Burns had a pair of queens and stayed ahead on the ten of spades turn, but Watson improved to a straight flush on the seven of spades river.

“It’s a fun way to win it, with a straight flush,” Watson said.

Watson won’t have long to rest after his grueling day. He plans on entering the €100,000 High Roller on August 14 and chasing another title.

That concludes PokerNews's coverage of the €50,000 Single-Day High Roller. Stay tuned throughout EPT Barcelona for all the tournament updates from Casino Barcelona.

Tags: Adrian MateosAleksejs PonakovsArthur ConanDan SmithDavid PetersDavid YanKahle BurnsMichael AddamoMichael SoyzaMike WatsonPascal LefrancoisPatrik AntoniusStephen Chidwick

Kahle Burns Eliminated in 2nd Place (€572,420)

Nível 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Kahle Burns
Kahle Burns

Kahle Burns bet 100,000 on a flop of {9-Spades}{q-Hearts}{6-Spades} before Mike Watson raised to 300,000 in the big blind. Burns responded by moving all in for 900,000 and Watson called.

Kahle Burns: {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Mike Watson: {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Burns was ahead with his pair of queens while Watson was on a straight draw. The {10-Spades} on the turn didn't change anything, but the {7-Spades} on the river gave Watson a straight flush and the title.

"That will be a nice one for the photos. When do you ever see that," Burns said as he congratulated Watson.

"Never. You can say I need a straight flush to win," replied Watson.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Mike Watson
Mike Watson
5,900,000 1,000,000
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
Eliminado

Tags: Mike WatsonKahle Burns

Watson Doubles Into the Lead

Nível 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Mike Watson - Kahle Burns
Mike Watson - Kahle Burns

In a limped pot, Kahle Burns bet 155,000 on the {8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop and Mike Watson called.

The turn brought the {j-Diamonds} and Watson checked to Burns, who bet another 600,000. Watson then announced he was all in for 1,950,000 and Burns used two time banks before calling.

Mike Watson: {8-Spades}{7-Spades}
Kahle Burns: {j-Hearts}{6-Clubs}

Watson was ahead with two pair against Burns' pair of jacks, and the {2-Hearts} on the river was harmless as Watson took the chip lead.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Mike Watson
Mike Watson
4,390,000 2,215,000
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
1,510,000 -2,215,000

Tags: Kahle BurnsMike Watson

Arthur Conan Eliminated in 3rd Place (€415,000)

Nível 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Arthur Conan
Arthur Conan

Arthur Conan raised to 290,000 from the button and Mike Watson called in the small blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of {j-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, when Watson bet enough to put Conan all in.

Conan, with 230,000 behind, used all three of his remaining time banks before folding.

The next hand, Conan was in the big blind and called when small blind Kahle Burns put him all in.

Arthur Conan: {9-Spades}{2-Spades}
Kahle Burns: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Conan took the lead on the {6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop with a pair of nines, but the {a-Diamonds} on the turn gave Burns back the advantage with a pair of aces. The river came the {k-Spades} and Conan was eliminated.

Burns and Watson have agreed to take a 10-minute break before the start of heads-up play.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
3,725,000 225,000
Mike Watson
Mike Watson
2,175,000 625,000
Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
Eliminado

Tags: Arthur ConanKahle BurnsMike Watson

David Yan Eliminated in 4th Place (€314,830)

Nível 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
David Yan
David Yan

Kahle Burns raised all in from the button and big blind David Yan used two time banks before calling for his last 700,000.

David Yan: {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Kahle Burns: {k-Clubs}{4-Spades}

Yan had made the right call as he was ahead, but the {4-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop gave Burns a pair of fours. The board ran out {3-Clubs}{q-Hearts} and Yan was eliminated.

"Good game. Unlucky David," Burns told Yan as he made his way to the exit.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
3,500,000 800,000
David Yan nz
David Yan
Eliminado

Tags: David YanKahle Burns

Pascal Lefrancois Eliminated in 5th Place (€243,280)

Nível 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Pascal Lefrancois
Pascal Lefrancois

Pascal Lefrancois raised to 375,000 from the hijack and Kahle Burns reraised enough to put him all in from the small blind. Lefrancois called for his last 400,000

Pascal Lefrancois: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Kahle Burns: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

Burns picked up a flush draw on the {j-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop, while Lefrancois had his own flush draw as the turn came the {3-Clubs}. Neither player connected with the {8-Spades} river and Burns won the pot with his king kicker to send Lefrancois to the rail in fifth place.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
2,700,000 850,000
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
Eliminado

Tags: Kahle BurnsPascal Lefrancois

Watson Holds On to Double Through Yan

Nível 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Mike Watson
Mike Watson

Action folded to David Yan in the small blind who raised enough to put Mike Watson all in. Watson shrugged and called for his last 710,000.

Mike Watson: {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
David Yan: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Watson finished with a straight to double up.

"Were you confident," Kahle Burns asked Watson after the hand.

"No," Watson replied.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Mike Watson
Mike Watson
1,405,000 610,000
David Yan nz
David Yan
1,050,000 -650,000

Tags: Mike WatsonDavid Yan

Aleksejs Ponakovs Eliminated in 6th Place (€186,040)

Nível 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Aleksejs Ponakovs

Kahle Burns shoved all in from early position as action folded around to Aleksejs Ponakovs on the button. He used three time bank cards before announcing a call for his last 710,000 as the rest of the table got out of the way.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Kahle Burns: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

Burns jumped into the lead on the {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{j-Spades} flop with a pair of aces and Ponakovs didn't hit any miracles on the {4-Diamonds} turn or {k-Spades} river, sending the one-time chip leader to the rail in sixth place.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
2,050,000 675,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Eliminado

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsKahle Burns

Michael Soyza Eliminated in 7th Place (€143,100)

Nível 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Michael Soyza
Michael Soyza

David Yan raised to 50,000 from the cutoff before Michael Soyza moved all in for 340,000 in the big blind. Yan asked for a count before calling.

Michael Soyza: {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
David Yan: {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}

Soyza picked up a straight draw to go with his two overcards as the board came {8-Spades}{4-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}, but he failed to connect with the {2-Clubs} to hit the rail in seventh place.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
David Yan nz
David Yan
1,750,000 450,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
Eliminado

Tags: Michael SoyzaDavid Yan

Michael Addamo Eliminated in 8th Place (€114,480)

Nível 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Michael Addamo
Michael Addamo

Michael Addamo raised to 150,000 from the cutoff and was called by David Yan in the small blind.

Both players checked the {q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop before Addamo bet 40,000 on the {2-Hearts} turn, again leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Yan shoved all in and Addamo called.

Both players had ace-high, Yan with {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} and Addamo with {a-Clubs}{4-Spades}, but Yan won the pot with his king-kicker when the {6-Spades} fell on the river to bust Addamo in eighth place.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
David Yan nz
David Yan
1,300,000 200,000
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
Eliminado

Tags: David YanMichael Addamo