Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
�2,200 EPT National High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€2,962,380
Entries
1,527
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Oleh Okhotskyi raised to 250,000 first to act and picked up a caller in Leonardo Patacconi in the big blind. The flop came 
and Patacconi check-called a bet of 200,000. Both the 
turn and 
river were checked and Patacconi showed 
, Okhotskyi won the pot with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,900,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
2,500,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The flop was down 
, and Jack Salter had checked from the big blind to Brian Kaufman who was playing from early position. Kaufman bet 220,000 and Salter called. The turn came the , and Salter check-called a 615,000 bet.
After the river had fallen the , Salter checked and Kaufman, who has his opponent covered, moved all in.
At this point, Salter went into the tank and remained silent for close to two minutes before he finally said a few words to Kaufman but got no reply. He went back into silent thought for another two minutes with his tournament life on the line if he called and eventually had the clock called on him by Jan Arends.
Salter was given 30 seconds to act, and just after the tournament director informed him, he had 15 seconds left to act he folded, and Kaufman won another battle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,700,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
2,000,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Francisco Benitez made it 260,000 to go on the button and was called by Marton Czuczor in the small blind. Leonardo Patacconi three-bet to 1.0 million in the big blind and Benitez asked for the stack size of his opponent before moving all in for just over 2.0 million. Czuczor folded and Patacconi called.
Francisco Benitez:
Leonardo Patacconi: 
The 
flop gave Patacconi a gutshot, and while the 
turn was a blank, the Italian got there thanks to the 
on the river. Benitez was eliminated in 11th place for �31,200.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,600,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
7,300,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Down to 1.645 million, Ignacio Barcenas Romera moved all in from the cutoff and Marton Czuczor called in the big blind.
Ignacio Barcenas Romera: 
Marton Czucoz: 
The board came 
and the Spaniard doubled.
Over on the other table, Brian Kaufman raised to 275,000 and was called by Tuomo Niskanen from one seat over. They checked the 
flop and Kaufman bet the 
turn for 575,000, Niskanen called. Kaufman bet again a blank river and Niskanen quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,400,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
7,550,000
-1,550,000
|
-1,550,000 |
|
4,100,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
3,450,000
1,365,000
|
1,365,000 |
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The action folded to Sergey Aristov in the small blind, and he moved all in. Fellow short stack Jans Arends called and saw he was dominated.
Sergey Aristov:
Jans Arends: 
Board: 
Arends paired his deuce on the flop to take the lead and by the river held two pair to win the pot. Arends and Aristov were very close in chips and when the amounts were confirmed Aristov was left with just one 5,000 chip.
In the next hand, he was all in on the button after Brian Kaufman had raised from early position and Jack Salter had called in the big blind.
The completed board came down 
and when Kaufman called an 800,000 river bet from Salter and won the pot with 
. Arends was eliminated with king-jack in 12th place for �27,100.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,200,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
3,600,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
|
2,000,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Marton Czuczor won the first hand after the break and he also claimed the second far bigger pot soon after.
Milad Oghabian raised on the cutoff and was called by the Hungarian in the small blind and Leonardo Patacconi in the big blind. On the 
flop, action checked to Oghabian and he bet 250,000, only Czuczor called. After the turn, the Hungarian check-called a bet of 1.15 million.
The on the river was checked through and Oghabian checked behind to get shown 
by Czuczor, he flipped over for trips fives and patted himself on the back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,100,000
1,885,000
|
1,885,000 |
|
|
5,700,000
-315,000
|
-315,000 |
|
4,000,000
-1,690,000
|
-1,690,000 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The remaining 12 players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break and the action will resume at approximately 10.15 p.m. local time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,215,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
|
6,015,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
|
|
5,690,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
5,100,000 | |
|
|
5,100,000 | |
|
|
4,900,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |
|
2,960,000
760,000
|
760,000 |
|
|
2,495,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
|
2,085,000
-965,000
|
-965,000 |
|
|
1,845,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
1,485,000
-215,000
|
-215,000 |
|
|
1,255,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Jack Salter raised to 400,000 from the button and Brian Kaufman called in the big blind. Both players checked on the flop and Kaufman checked again on the 
turn. Salter bet 320,000 and saw Kaufman move all in for 1.4m.
"I like your style," said Salter, but Kaufman gave no reply.
Salter spoke to Kaufman a couple more times as he contemplated his decision and ultimately called.
Kaufman tabled and Salter showed .
The river was the and Salter missed his outs as Kaufman secured the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,100,000
3,125,000
|
3,125,000 |
|
|
5,100,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |