€10,300 EPT High Roller Dia 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€10,300 EPT High Roller

Dia 2 Terminado

2023-09-03 01:50 UTC+2

Vlad Darie Leads Day 2 of the European Poker Tour €10,000 High Roller

Nível 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Day 2 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour €10,000 High Roller, held at Casino Barcelona, has now reached it’s conclusion.

A total of 475 entries were made to the event, making for a prize pool of €4,607,500. Of those, 223 players returned for Day 2, including those who late registered before the day began. Only 40 players remain in contention as the tournament heads into the third and final day.

The next player to be eliminated will receive €19,350 in prize money. First place is set to walk away with €910,400.

Vlad Darie of Romania is the Day 2 leader with 1,460,000 in chips. Darie has $2,493,026 in recorded live winnings and will be looking to add to that with a huge score on Day 3.

Close behind in second place is Simone Andrian of Italy with 1,335,000. Andrian has a WSOP bracelet to his name and took down the PokerStars Summer Festival Malta Main Event earlier this year for €153,610.

Currently in third place is Francisco Benitez of Uruguay, who is the only other player to end the day with over 1,000,000 chips. Benitez is an EPT Barcelona veteran. He took down two titles in 2022 within the space of two days and will be looking to add another to his collection this year.

Tony Lin of China ended the day in fourth place and Razvan Belea sits in fifth.

End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Vlad Darie	Romania	1,460,000	97
2	Simone Andrian	Italy	1,335,000	89
3	Francisco Benitez	Uruguay	1,105,000	74
4	Tony Lin	China	980,000	65
5	Razvan Belea	Romania	960,000	64
6	Francesco Pilato	Italy	920,000	61
7	Alessio Sardone	Italy	910,000	61
8	Ka Kwan Lau	Hong Kong	870,000	58
9	Jeferson Pinow	Brazil	795,000	53
10	Hwany Lee	Korea	785,000	52

The field is still packed with notable players. Others who made it through include PokerStars Team Pro Rafael Moraes (750,000), Polish EPT champ Dominik Panka (605,000), and Finnish professional Patrik Antonius (275,000).

When play resumes on the Final Day, blinds will be on 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante. Blind levels will continue at 60-minutes and the event will play down to a winner.

Stay tuned to PokerNews as reporters continue to bring live updates on the action as the event plays down to a winner.

Tags: Alessio Sardone Dominik Panka Francesco Pilato Francisco Benitez Hwany Lee Jeferson Pinow Ka Kwan Lau Patrik Antonius Rafael Moraes Razvan Belea Simone Andrian Tony Lin Vlad Darie

2023-09-03 01:40 UTC+2

Day 3 Seat Draw

Nível 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Maher Nouira	Tunisia	530,000	35
1	2	Adrian Cretu	Romania	235,000	16
1	3	Francisco Benitez	Uruguay	1,105,000	74
1	4	Aleksandr Shevliakov	Russia	661,000	44
1	5	Simon Lofberg	Sweden	600,000	40
1	6	Tony Lin	USA	980,000	65
1	7	Edilson Marques	Brazil	300,000	20
1	8	Xiong Chen	China	345,000	23

2	1	Hwany Lee	South Korea	785,000	52
2	2	Mehdi Chaoui	Morocco	265,000	18
2	3	Toby Joyce	Ireland	375,000	25
2	4	Alessio Sardone	Italy	910,000	61
2	5	Vladas Tamasauskas	Lithuania	530,000	35
2	6	Johannes Sipila	Finland	495,000	33
2	7	Song Xue	China	120,000	8
2	8	Rafael Moraes	Brazil	750,000	50

3	1	Dominik Panka	Poland	605,000	40
3	2	Vinicius Pinheiro	Portugal	78,500	5
3	3	Vlad Darie	Romania	1,460,000	97
3	4	Pakinai Lisawad	Thailand	485,000	32
3	5	Roberto Sagra	Argentina	290,000	19
3	6	Patrik Antonius	Finland	275,000	18
3	7	Francesco Pilato	Italy	920,000	61
3	8	Huang Wei	Hong Kong	230,000	15

4	1	Nicholas Palma	USA	500,000	33
4	2	Alexandre Reard	France	390,000	26
4	3	Eric Sfez	France	340,000	23
4	4	Razvan Belea	Romania	960,000	64
4	5	Simone Andrian	Italy	1,335,000	89
4	6	Patrick Bruel	France	495,000	33
4	7	Jeferson Pinow	Brazil	795,000	53
4	8	Ka Kwan Lau	Spain	870,000	58

5	1	[Removed:432]	France	225,000	15
5	2	Andras Nemeth	Hungary	650,000	43
5	3	Thomas Groven	Norway	565,000	38
5	4	Igor Yaroshevskyy	Ukraine	720,000	48
5	5	Pablo Melogno	Uruguay	265,000	18
5	6	Ankit Ahuja	India	505,000	34
5	7	Marcelo Bonanata	Uruguay	715,000	48
5	8	Adrian Chiforescu	Romania	385,000	26

2023-09-03 01:39 UTC+2

End of Day 2 Chip Counts (Completo)

Nível 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Vlad Darie	1,460,000 700,000	700,000
Simone Andrian	1,335,000 943,000	943,000
Francisco Benitez	1,105,000 440,000	440,000
Ren Lin	980,000 35,000	35,000
Razvan Belea	960,000 100,000	100,000

Francesco Pilato	920,000 500,000	500,000
Alessio Sardone	910,000 773,000	773,000
Ka Kwan Lau	870,000 20,000	20,000
Jeferson Pinow	795,000 280,000	280,000
Hwany Lee	785,000 325,000	325,000
Vinicius Pinheiro	785,000 -45,000	-45,000
Rafael Moraes	750,000 280,000	280,000

Igor Yaroshevskyy	720,000 -80,000	-80,000
Marcelo Bonanata	715,000 340,000	340,000
Aleksandr Shevliakov	661,000 121,000	121,000
Andras Nemeth	650,000 320,000	320,000
Dominik Panka	605,000 -155,000	-155,000

Simon Lofberg	600,000 25,000	25,000
Thomas Groven	565,000 155,000	155,000
Maher Nouira	530,000 58,000	58,000
Vladas Tamasauskas	530,000 -166,000	-166,000
Ankit Ahuja	505,000 -440,000	-440,000
Nicholas Palma	500,000 30,000	30,000
Johannes Sipila	495,000 177,000	177,000
Patrick Bruel	495,000 284,000	284,000

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2023-09-03 01:05 UTC+2

One Last Suckout to End the Night

Nível 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Vinicius Pinheiro found hiself all in and at risk against Simon Lofberg.

Vinicius Pinheiro: Q♠Q♣
Simon Lofberg: A♦A♠

Lofberg was in a great position to win a titanic pot and remained ahead on the K♠3♠7♦ flop. The turn came the Q♦ and PInheiro leapt out of his seat in excitement upon hitting the set. Pinheiro remained ahead on the 8♣ river to receive a massive double up in one of the last hands of the evening.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Vinicius Pinheiro	830,000 700,000	700,000
Simon Lofberg	575,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Simon Lofberg Vinicius Pinheiro

2023-09-03 00:55 UTC+2

Last Five Hands

Nível 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The tournament director has announced that the last five hands will now be played. After that, players will bag and tag for the day.

2023-09-03 00:54 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

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Nível 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kenny Hallaert	Eliminado
Paulius Plausinaitis	Eliminado
Fabiano Kovalski	Eliminado
Selahaddin Bedir	Eliminado
Victor Pertile	Eliminado
Jacques Der Megreditchian	Eliminado
Steve O'Dwyer	Eliminado

Cedric Schwaederle	Eliminado
Luciano Macchiarelli	Eliminado
Saar Wilf	Eliminado

2023-09-03 00:51 UTC+2

Plausinaitis Runs Queens Into Palma's Aces

Nível 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Paulius Plausinaitis was all in preflop in middle position and was called by Nicholas Palma, who had the bigger stack as players flipped their cards.

Paulius Plausinaitis: Q♦Q♥
Nicholas Palma: A♣A♠

The board ran out 8♠K♣8♣K♠10♠. Plausinaitis had pocket queens, but Palma had pocket aces to win the pot. Plausinaitis was eliminated from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nicholas Palma	470,000 140,000	140,000
Paulius Plausinaitis	Eliminado

Tags: Nicholas Palma Paulius Plausinaitis

2023-09-03 00:48 UTC+2

Tamasauskas Forces a Fold From Belea

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Nível 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 140,000 with two players looking at a board that read J♣8♣Q♣.

Vladas Tamasauskas, in early position, checked the action to Razvan Belea in the hijack. Belea led out for 35,000 and Tamasauskas called.

The 5♦ turn saw Tamasauskas check again. Belea bet out for 86,000 and Tamasauskas check-raised to 220,000. Belea remained in the tank for some time but ultimately chose to fold.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Razvan Belea	860,000 407,000	407,000

Vladas Tamasauskas	696,000 -264,000	-264,000

2023-09-03 00:40 UTC+2

Xue Rivers Ace to Double Up

Nível 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ka Kwan Lau raised to 24,000 and Song Xue moved all in for 87,000. Lau made the call with a much bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Song Xue: A♦7♦
Ka Kwan Lau: J♣J♦

The board ran out 8♥Q♥6♣10♣A♥. It looked like Xue was set to bust, until the river gave him a pair of aces. He won the hand and doubled up his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ka Kwan Lau	850,000 -23,000	-23,000
Song Xue	190,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Ka Kwan Lau Song Xue