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

2022-08-14 02:20 UTC+2

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

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

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:
Kahle Burns:

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

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

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Kahle Burns

2022-08-14 02:24 UTC+2

Watson Holds On to Double Through Yan

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

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:
David Yan:

The board ran out 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	1,405,000 610,000	610,000
David Yan	1,050,000 -650,000	-650,000

Tags: Mike Watson David Yan

2022-08-14 02:27 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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

Shortly after doubling up, Mike Watson won another big pot off Kahle Burns with a set of queens when Burns called his bet of 125,000 on the river.

The two players are now nearly tied atop the chip leaderboard.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kahle Burns	1,850,000 -200,000	-200,000
Mike Watson	1,800,000 395,000	395,000
David Yan	1,050,000
Pascal Lefrancois	760,000 -60,000	-60,000
Arthur Conan	520,000

2022-08-14 02:41 UTC+2

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

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

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:
Kahle Burns:

Burns picked up a flush draw on the flop, while Lefrancois had his own flush draw as the turn came the . Neither player connected with the river and Burns won the pot with his king kicker to send Lefrancois to the rail in fifth place.

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

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2022-08-14 02:42 UTC+2

Conan Doubles Through Watson

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

Arthur Conan got his last 315,000 in the middle from the small blind against Mike Watson in the cutoff.

Arthur Conan:
Mike Watson:

The flop gave Watson the nut flush draw, while the turn also gave him a straight draw. The river wasn't the help he needed and Conan stayed alive with his pair of eights.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Watson	1,550,000 -250,000	-250,000
Arthur Conan	650,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Mike Watson Arthur Conan

Nível: 22

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

2022-08-14 02:54 UTC+2

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

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

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:
Kahle Burns:

Yan had made the right call as he was ahead, but the flop gave Burns a pair of fours. The board ran out and Yan was eliminated.

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

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

Tags: David Yan Kahle Burns

2022-08-14 03:05 UTC+2

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

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

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 , 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:
Kahle Burns:

Conan took the lead on the flop with a pair of nines, but the on the turn gave Burns back the advantage with a pair of aces. The river came the 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	3,725,000 225,000	225,000
Mike Watson	2,175,000 625,000	625,000
Arthur Conan	Eliminado

Tags: Arthur Conan Kahle Burns Mike Watson

2022-08-14 03:09 UTC+2

Play Resumes

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

Mike Watson and Kahle Burns are back in their seats and heads-up play has started.

Levels will now be 15 minutes long.

2022-08-14 03:25 UTC+2

Watson Doubles Into the Lead

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

In a limped pot, Kahle Burns bet 155,000 on the flop and Mike Watson called.

The turn brought the 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:
Kahle Burns:

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

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

Tags: Kahle Burns Mike Watson