€50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance
Dia 2 Começado
€50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance
Dia 2 Começado
Only five players remain to compete for the top prize in the €50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona at Casino Barcelona.
Tom Orpaz bagged the chip lead last night and will enter today with an impressive 2,740,000 chips. Orpaz holds a massive lead over the rest of the field and is coming in with nearly half the total chips in play. His closest competitors are Biao Ding and Justin Saliba.
Other players still in contention include Tsugunari Toma, who has locked up enough money already in this tournament to surpass Masashi Oya for first place on the all-time money list for Japan, as well as previous EPT champion Erik Seidel.
Day 2 Seat Draw
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
1 | Erik Seidel | United States | 615,000 | 12 |
2 | Justin Saliba | United States | 900,000 | 18 |
3 | Biao Ding | China | 970,000 | 19 |
4 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 775,000 | 16 |
5 | Tom Orpaz | Israel | 2,740,000 | 55 |
There were a total of 24 entrants on Day 1, generating a prize pool of €1,164,240. All remaining players are guaranteed at least a min-cash of €110,600 while the eventual winner will receive the top prize of €442,440.
PokerStars ambassador Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo was the final player eliminated before the money last night, as a deal was reached between the remaining six players to pay the bubble. Spanish soccer legend Gerard Pique went out in 6th place for €65,000 to wrap up play on Day 1.
The action will start at 2:00 p.m. local time with 26 minutes left on Level 18, where the blinds will be 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante.
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Nível: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
The remaining five players are now in their seats, and Day 2 is underway.
On the first hand of the day, action folded to Tom Orpaz in the small blind who raised to 150,000. Erik Seidel then moved all in for 615,000 in the big blind and Orpaz mucked.
The next hand, Tsugunari Toma moved all in from the cutoff and the rest of the table folded. Toma showed 8♦8♠ as he took the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Tom Orpaz |
2,600,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
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Tsugunari Toma |
900,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Erik Seidel |
760,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
Erik Seidel opened to 100,000 from under the gun and Tom Orpaz defended from the big blind.
Orpaz checked dark and the flop came 10♣8♣9♠. Seidel checked behind.
Both players checked the 7♠ turn leading to the 2♠ river. Orpaz bet 125,000 and Seidel quickly called.
"Nine" Orpaz said, tabling Q♣9♥. Seidel showed down A♣A♥ to take down a decent early pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Tom Orpaz |
2,410,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
||
Erik Seidel |
860,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Biao Ding raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and Erik Seidel called in the big blind.
The flop came K♦A♦10♦ and Ding continued for 75,000. Seidel called to the J♦ turn, where both players checked.
Seidel also checked the 6♥ river and Ding checked back. "I had the royal," Justin Saliba said as Seidel showed A♣7♣, but Ding had A♥3♦ for a flush to win the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Biao Ding |
1,075,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Erik Seidel |
800,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
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 |
Biao Ding opened to 125,000 from under the gun and Erik Seidel defended from the big blind.
The flop came 10♠5♥5♦. Seidel checked and Ding fired a continuation bet of 75,000, forcing a fold from his opponent.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Biao Ding |
1,050,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Erik Seidel |
450,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
Action folded to Erik Seidel in the small blind who moved all in for 450,000. Biao Ding in the big blind quickly gave up his hand.
Seidel also pushed all in the next hand from the button and received no customers, again taking down the blinds and antes.
"Erik adjusted to the table," Tom Orpaz said.
"Works every time," Seidel replied.
"Sixty percent of the time it works every time," Orpaz added.
A few hands later, Orpaz moved all in from the button, having both Seidel and Ding covered in the blinds, and both opponents quickly folded.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Tom Orpaz |
3,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
Tsugunari Toma |
1,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Biao Ding |
920,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
Erik Seidel | 450,000 | |
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