€50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

2023-08-30 15:38 UTC+2

Tsugunari Toma Eliminated in 2nd Place (€285,200)

Nível 21 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Tom Orpaz opened to 225,000 from the button and Tsugunari Toma defended from the big blind.

Tsugunari check-called a 275,000 continuation bet from Orpaz on the K♠10♥9♣ flop.

Both players checked the 10♣ turn leading to the 2♦ on the river. Toma moved all in for a bit over 1,500,000 and after about 30 seconds Orpaz made the call with a covering stack.

"Good call" Toma said, revealing Q♦8♠ for a missed straight draw that was turned into a bluff by the river. Orpaz tabled K♥4♥ for a flopped top pair to take down the final pot of the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tom Orpaz	6,000,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Tsugunari Toma	Eliminado

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2023-08-30 14:51 UTC+2

Biao Ding Eliminated in 3rd Place (€157,200)

Nível 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The hand after Tsugunari Toma's double-up, Biao Ding moved all in for 475,000 on the button and Toma called in the small blind.

Biao Ding: Q♥10♠
Tsugunari Toma: A♦A♣

Toma had woken up with another monster hand as Ding was already drawing dead by the turn on a 6♠8♠2♣6♥4♠ board. He was eliminated in third place as Toma asked to take a picture with Orpaz before the start of heads-up play.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tsugunari Toma	3,250,000 650,000	650,000
Tom Orpaz	2,750,000 -50,000	-50,000

Biao Ding	Eliminado

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2023-08-30 14:37 UTC+2

Erik Seidel Eliminated in 4th Place (€113,800)

Nível 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action folded to Tom Orpaz in the small blind who asked who much Erik Seidel had in his stack before shoving all in. Seidel quickly called for his last 370,000.

Tom Orpaz: J♣2♣
Erik Seidel: K♦6♠

The 2♥2♦Q♠ flop was a disaster for Seidel as Orpaz hit trips. "Sorry," Orpaz told him heading to the 7♠ turn, which left the Poker Hall of Famer drawing dead before the Q♦ fell on the river and heading off to collect his fourth-place payout.

"My friends yesterday were telling me I was stupid for agreeing to the deal. Now no deal. Kamikaze," Orpaz said.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tom Orpaz	3,720,000 420,000	420,000

Erik Seidel	Eliminado

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2023-08-30 14:14 UTC+2

Justin Saliba Eliminated in 5th Place (€100,600)

Nível 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tom Orpaz raised to 100,000 in the cutoff before Justin Saliba moved all in for 575,000 in the small blind. "I call. Good luck," Orpaz said as he pushed the chips in the middle.

Justin Saliba: A♣J♦
Tom Orpaz: 4♦4♣

The board ran out 3♣8♦8♣6♥10♦ and Orpaz's two fours stayed in front to send Saliba to the rail in fifth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tom Orpaz	3,200,000 790,000	790,000

Justin Saliba	Eliminado

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