€10,200 Mystery Bounty | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

2023-08-22 11:19 UTC+2

Welcome to Day 2 of the €10,200 Mystery Bounty

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Welcome to Day 2 of the €10,200 Mystery Bounty at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona. Cards go in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time at Casino Barcelona for the second of this two-day event.

The opening day drew 56 entries and 30 players bagged up to join today's late entrants, as late registration will remain open until the end of Level 10. The mystery bounty portion of the tournament will kick off in Level 13.

Tom Orpaz has a big stack after a dominating Day 1 and he is joined at the top by the likes of Daniel Rezaei, Quan Zhou, Kayhan Mokri, and Maher Nouira.

€10,200 Mystery Bounty Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Day 2 Big Blinds
1	Tom Orpaz	Israel	713,000	238
2	Daniel Rezaei	Austria	499,000	166
3	Quan Zhou	Hong Kong	437,500	146
4	Kayhan Mokri	Norway	336,500	112
5	Pawel Krol	Poland	329,000	110
6	Tsugunari Toma	Japan	282,000	94
7	Daisuke Ogita	Japan	269,500	90
8	Aliaksandr Shylko	Ukraine	237,000	79
9	Paul Newey	United Kingdom	214,500	72
10	Vahe Martirosyan	Armenia	201,500	67

Players return in Level 9 with blinds at 1,500/3,000/3,000 and they will continue to increase every 30 minutes throughout the day. The mystery bounty rounds begin in Level 13 and players will receive a chance to draw for the top prize with every knockout. The plan is to play down to a winner tonight.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the €10,200 Mystery Bounty at EPT Barcelona.

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Big Blinds Daisuke Ogita Maher Nouira Paul Newey Pawel Krol Quan Zhou Tom Orpaz Tsugunari Toma

2023-08-22 12:44 UTC+2

Barbero Runs Into Orpaz's Set

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nacho Barbero and Tom Orpaz were heads-up on the turn with around 70,000 in the middle and the board showing 2♣9♦J♠K♦. Both players checked to the 4♦ river.

Orpaz checked again in the cutoff before Barbero, on the button, bet 18,000, leaving 50,000 behind. Orpaz then shoved forward a tower of chips and Barbero tossed in his remaining stack.

Orpaz turned over 2♠2♥ for the flopped set and Barbero flashed A♠J♥ before making an early exit from Day 2.

According to Orpaz, Barbero had three-bet to 20,000 before the flop, then bet 15,000 on the flop.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tom Orpaz	800,000 87,000	87,000
Nacho Barbero	Eliminado

Tags: Nacho Barbero Tom Orpaz

2023-08-22 13:22 UTC+2

Orpaz Proving Unstoppable

Nível 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tom Orpaz increased his chip lead to more than 900,000 by recently busting two players.

According to Orpaz, Renat Bohdanov raised to 8,000 from under the gun and Orpaz called in the small blind with A♦4♦. The flop came 5x3x2x with two hears, giving Orpaz the straight, and he raised to 18,000 after Bohdanov bet 6,000.

Bohdanov raised to 43,000, Orpaz moved all in, and Bohdanov called for around 100,000 with two fives for a flopped set. The board ran out Q♦7♥ and Orpaz sent him to the rail.

Orpaz busted Nicolas Chouity at this table a few hands earlier with two kings.

"I was reading the updates yesterday and wondered why you kept getting mentioned," tablemate Daniel Rezaei joked with him afterward.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tom Orpaz	920,000 110,000	110,000
Nicolas Chouity	Eliminado

Renat Bohdanov	Eliminado

Tags: Nicolas Chouity Renat Bohdanov Tom Orpaz

2023-08-22 13:27 UTC+2

Grafton Chips Up

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Nível 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was three ways with what looked like around 100,000 in the pot and a full board of 4♥10♣A♠6♠5♣.

Play had checked to Eros Calderone, who fired 40,000 from middle position. Sam Grafton called from the big blind and Quan Zhou went into the tank from the next seat over. After a few minutes of thought, Zhou tossed in the chips to call.

Calderone turned over 10♥7♥ for a flopped pair of tens, but Grafton showed 6♦5♦ for two pair. Zhou shook his head and mucked the losing hand and Grafton dragged the pot.

Meanwhile, Tom Vogelsang and Boris Kolev have joined the tournament while Renat Bohdanov and Maher Nouira have hit the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Quan Zhou	335,000 -45,000	-45,000
Sam Grafton	268,000 104,000	104,000

Boris Kolev	100,000 100,000	100,000
Tom Vogelsang	100,000 100,000	100,000
Eros Calderone	98,000 43,000	43,000
Renat Bohdanov	Eliminado
Maher Nouira	Eliminado

Tags: Eros Calderone Quan Zhou Sam Grafton

2023-08-22 13:49 UTC+2

Final Prize Pool

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Nível 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A total of 79 entries have generated a prize pool of €371,300, from which €104,500 will go to the winner. The top 11 runners will receive at least a min-cash of €9,300.

The mystery bounty portion starts in Level 13. Information on the mystery bounty prizes will be available soon.

Place	Prize
1	€104,500
2	€65,700
3	€48,200
4	€37,100
5	€28,500
6	€22,700
7	€18,100
8	€14,500
9	€11,600
10-11	€9,300

2023-08-22 14:23 UTC+2

Orpaz Keeps Rolling, Fills Up to Bust Vogelsang

Nível 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Tom Orpaz bet 20,000 from the button on a flop of 9♠8♠7♦ and Tom Vogelsang called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 6♠ turn before Vogelsang led out for 58,000 on the 8♦ river. Orpaz then moved all in and Vogelsang called for around 250,000 more.

Orpaz turned over 9♦8♥ for a rivered full house and Vogelsang dejectedly showed 10♣7♠ for a straight as he made a quick exit from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tom Orpaz	1,300,000 280,000	280,000
Tom Vogelsang	Eliminado

Tags: Tom Orpaz Tom Vogelsang

2023-08-22 15:27 UTC+2

[Removed:433] Busts Nouria in Three-Way All In

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Nível 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was three ways with Maher Nouira committed for 156,000 and [Removed:432] all in for 184,000. Daniel Rezaei had both players covered and the cards were already turned up.

Maher Nouira: K♣J♦
[Removed:432]: A♠A♥
Daniel Rezaei: 3♣3♦

The board ran out J♣2♦7♠4♣Q♥ and [Removed:433] held on with aces to take Nouira's stack and double through Rezaei.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
[Removed:432]	625,000 414,000	414,000
Daniel Rezaei	112,000 -251,000	-251,000
Maher Nouira	Eliminado

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Maher Nouira Quassini Mansouri

2023-08-22 15:42 UTC+2

Toma Sends Out Sidhu

Nível 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Martin Zamani raised to 35,000 on the button before Kully Sidhu moved all in for around 100,000 in the small blind. Tsugunari Toma then reshoved in the big blind and Zamani folded.

Kully Sidhu: A♥6♦
Tsugunari Toma: 9♥7♣

The K♣9♦3♠ flop gave Toma a pair of nines and Sidhu was already preparing to make his exit as the 8♠ fell on the turn, followed by the 2♥ river.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tsugunari Toma	600,000 150,000	150,000
Kully Sidhu	Eliminado

Tags: Kully Sidhu Martin Zamani Tsugunari Toma

2023-08-22 15:55 UTC+2

Seidel Scores Double K.O.

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Nível 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was three ways and Henri Kasper was all in with the short stack. Erik Seidel looked him up and Paul Newey committed his stack of around 300,000. Seidel had both players covered and the cards were already turned up.

Henri Kasper: A♥Q♦
Paul Newey: K♠K♣
Erik Seidel: 7♦7♠

The board ran out 4♥7♥J♣A♦Q♠ and Seidel's flopped pair of sevens was good enough to knock both players out of the tournament.

Meanwhile, defending champion Francisco Benitez has been eliminated on another table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Erik Seidel	816,000 666,000	666,000

Henri Kasper	Eliminado
Paul Newey	Eliminado
Francisco Benitez	Eliminado

Tags: Erik Seidel Henri Kasper Paul Newey

2023-08-22 16:04 UTC+2

Big Stacks Collide as Orpaz Fills Up on Martirosyan

Nível 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Vahe Martirosyan three-bet to 180,000 from the big blind and Tom Orpaz called on the button.

The flop came Q♥10♥8♦ and Martirosyan checked over to Orpaz, who bet 125,000. Martirosyan called and both players checked the Q♠ turn.

The 7♦ fell on the river and Martirosyan again checked. Orpaz this time bet 300,000 and Martirosyan immediately tossed in a chip to signify a call.

Orpaz showed 10♠10♦ for a full house and Martirosyan flashed A♦A♥ before mucking the massive pot.

"Easy come, easy go," Keith Lehr said as the table broke right after the hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tom Orpaz	1,900,000 600,000	600,000
Vahe Martirosyan	370,000 -530,000	-530,000

Tags: Tom Orpaz Vahe Martirosyan