€50,000 Single-Day High Roller I | 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

2022-08-14 00:03 UTC+2

Pardo Hits The Rail; Ponakovs Takes Chip Lead

Nível 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action folded around to Aleksejs Ponakovs in the small blind who moved all in, covering Juan Pardo in the big blind. Pardo put some thought in before calling for his last 260,000.

Juan Pardo:
Aleksejs Ponakovs:

Pardo was ahead preflop, but when the board ran out , it was the rivered trips for Ponakovs that sent Pardo to the rail in 10th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,400,000 210,000	210,000
Juan Pardo	Eliminado

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Juan Pardo

2022-08-14 00:07 UTC+2

Final Table Seat Draw

Nível 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Seat	Player	Chip Count
1	Mike Watson	620,000
2	Kahle Burns	820,000
3	Michael Soyza	350,000
4	Arthur Conan	360,000
5	Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,400,000
6	Michael Addamo	160,000
7	Pascal Lefrancois	950,000
8	David Yan	1,050,000
9	Stephen Chidwick	110,000

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,400,000
David Yan	1,050,000 -10,000	-10,000
Pascal Lefrancois	950,000 80,000	80,000
Kahle Burns	820,000 -55,000	-55,000
Mike Watson	620,000 70,000	70,000
Arthur Conan	360,000 30,000	30,000
Michael Soyza	350,000 -45,000	-45,000
Michael Addamo	160,000 -50,000	-50,000
Stephen Chidwick	110,000 -10,000	-10,000

2022-08-14 00:18 UTC+2

Burns Leaves Chidwick on Fumes

Nível 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 70,000 from early position and was called by Kahle Burns in the hijack.

The flop came and Chidwick checked to Burns, who bet 25,000. Chidwick called, leaving himself just 30,000 behind.

Chidwick checked again on the turn and Burns threw in 125,000. Chidwick spent a few moments in the tank before mucking as he dropped down to less than two big blinds.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kahle Burns	930,000 110,000	110,000
Stephen Chidwick	30,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Kahle Burns

2022-08-14 00:26 UTC+2

Stephen Chidwick Bubbles the €50,000 High Roller

Nível 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick was forced all in from the big blind as Michael Soyza raised to 40,000 in middle position and David Yan called in the small blind.

They checked down the board and Yan showed . Chidwick had a for a pair of sixes, but Soyza turned over to win the pot and knock out Chidwick in ninth place.

The remaining eight players are now in the money and guaranteed €114,480.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
David Yan	1,100,000 50,000	50,000
Michael Soyza	450,000 100,000	100,000
Stephen Chidwick	Eliminado

Tags: David Yan Michael Soyza Stephen Chidwick

Nível: 18

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

2022-08-14 00:40 UTC+2

Watson Has the Better Kicker

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

Mike Watson opened from the hijack to 55,000 and was called by big blind Aleksejs Ponakovs.

The flop came and Ponakovs checked to Watson, who bet 75,000. Ponakovs called.

Both players checked the turn. The river came the and Ponakovs checked yet again. Watson checked behind and Ponakovs showed for top pair.

Watson, though, turned over to win the pot with his jack, ace-kicker.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,200,000 -200,000	-200,000
Mike Watson	780,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Mike Watson Aleksejs Ponakovs

2022-08-14 00:45 UTC+2

Addamo Nearly All In Twice

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

Michael Addamo raised to 95,000 from the small blind, leaving himself just 5,000 behind, as big blind Pascal Lefrancois asked for a count before mucking.

The next hand, Addamo again shoved all in but got no takers from Lefrancois and David Yan in the blinds.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Addamo	210,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Pascal Lefrancois Michael Addamo David Yan

2022-08-14 00:50 UTC+2

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

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

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

Both players checked the flop before Addamo bet 40,000 on the turn, again leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Yan shoved all in and Addamo called.

Both players had ace-high, Yan with and Addamo with , but Yan won the pot with his king-kicker when the fell on the river to bust Addamo in eighth place.