€10,300 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

2018-08-30 14:45 UTC+2

Soininen Flops a Royal; Lindop Bubbles

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Nível 18 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Niko Soininen had barely played any hand on Day 2 thus far and was close to dropping into the danger zone as well. Alex Lindop then got his short stack in and Soininen looked him up on the money bubble.

Alex Lindop:
Niko Soininen:

The flop gave Soininen a royal flush and no cards in the deck, except for a joker, could save Lindop anymore. Both the turn and river were a formality and Lindop was crowned the bubble boy.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Niko Soininen	130,000 -45,000	-45,000
Alex Lindop	Eliminado

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2018-08-30 14:36 UTC+2

Mattila's Aces Cracked by Petersen

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Nível 18 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Ville Mattila raised to 42,000 with 30,000 behind and Alexander Petersen in the big blind raised the pot, Mattila called all in.

Ville Mattila:
Alexander Petersen:

The board came and Petersen hit the flush on the turn to eliminate Mattila. All remaining 12 players will now play hand-for-hand on the money bubble on two six-handed tabled.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alexander Petersen	980,000 75,000	75,000
Ville Mattila	Eliminado

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2018-08-30 13:16 UTC+2

Down to 13 Players; Timoshenko and Sipila Eliminated

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Nível 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Murad Akhundov doubled through Yevgeniy Timoshenko after spiking the perfect river card on a board of to score the full double with for the nut straight.

Right after, Panagiotis Sotiriadis raised the button and Timoshenko jammed out of the small blind. Samuli Sipila reraised all in from the big blind and Sotiriadis called.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko:
Samuli Sipila:
Panagiotis Sotiriadis:

The flop gave Sotiriadis a flush draw and he instantly got there on the turn to secure the double knockout, which made the river a formality.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Panagiotis Sotiriadis	370,000 150,000	150,000
Murad Akhundov	205,000 83,000	83,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	Eliminado
Samuli Sipila	Eliminado

Tags: Murad Akhundov Panagiotis Sotiriadis Samuli Sipila Yevgeniy Timoshenko

2018-08-30 13:08 UTC+2

Bujtas Busts to Tsang

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Nível 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

One hand after facing two barrels by Anson Tsang, Laszlo Bujtas jumped right back into the action against initial raiser Tsang and the same pattern emerged. However, this time Bujtas did call the barrels and ended up with a jack-high flush on a board of .

Unfortunately, Tsang had it this time and turned over for the nut flush and sent Bujtas to the rail, skyrocketing his own stack to more than one million.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Anson Tsang	1,070,000 395,000	395,000
Laszlo Bujtas	Eliminado

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2018-08-30 12:39 UTC+2

Stephensen Eliminated by Tsang

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Nível 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

In the cutoff, Seamus Cahill raised to 16,000 and Anson Tsang called on the button. Felix Stephensen in the small blind raised the pot to 72,000 and Cahill folded. Tsang reraised the pot and Stephensen had a decision to make with 100,000 behind. After two minutes in the think tank, he asked Tsang how much he started with and called a mere 10 seconds later.

Felix Stephensen:
Anson Tsang:

The flop gave Stephensen two pair, but they were counterfit on the turn. Stephensen now needed a queen or jack to double, yet the river was a blank. With 16 players remaining, a redraw for the last two tables will take place momentarily.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Anson Tsang	540,000 191,000	191,000
Felix Stephensen	Eliminado

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2018-08-30 11:08 UTC+2

A Champion Will be Crowned Today in the €10,300 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller

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Dan Shak among big stacks for the final day

After 15 levels of 40 minutes each, the 2018 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona €10,300 High Roller has seen a field of 80 entries whittled down to the last 17 hopefuls, all eying a portion of the €776,000 prize pool. Only the top 11 spots will get paid and the action upon restart is expected to be quite tense.

Leading the field into the final day is Chris Dowling as only player with more than half a million in chips, the Irishman bagged up 509,000. He is followed by Alexander Petersen with 417,000 and Laszlo Bujtas with 393,000. Other big stacks and notables in contention include Dan Shak (387,000), Anson Tsang (349,000), Seamus Cahill (329,000), Yevgeniy Timoshenko (190,000), Niko Soininen (175,000), Martin Kozlov (173,000) and Felix Stephensen (172,000).

A redraw will take place when there are 16 players remaining and the field will combine to the unofficial final table when there are nine contenders left. Action resumes at 12.30 p.m. local time with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and a new PLO champion will be crowned at Casino Barcelona, as defending champion Sylvain Loosli was eliminated on Day 1.

Day 2 Seat Assignments

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Chris Dowling	Ireland	509,000	64
1	2	Alexander Petersen	Denmark	417,000	52
1	3	Murad Akhundov	Azerbaijan	122,000	15
1	5	Martin Kozlov	Australia	173,000	22
1	6	Laszlo Bujtas	Hungary	393,000	49
1	8	Panagiotis Sotiriadis	Greece	149,000	19

2	2	Yevgeniy Timoshenko	Ukraine	190,000	24
2	4	Hon Cheong Lee	Hong Kong	98,000	12
2	5	Alex Lindop	United Kingdom	142,000	18
2	6	Dan Shak	United States	387,000	48
2	8	Samuli Sipila	Finland	138,000	17

3	3	Felix Stephensen	Norway	172,000	22
3	4	Niko Soininen	Finland	175,000	22
3	5	Cord Garcia	United States	104,000	13
3	6	Ville Mattila	Finland	153,000	19
3	7	Seamus Cahill	Ireland	329,000	41
3	8	Anson Tsang	Hong Kong	349,000	44

Make sure to tune back in to find out who makes the cut and who has to leave empty-handed. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until the last river card is dealt.

Tags: Alexander Petersen Anson Tsang Chris Dowling Dan Shak Felix Stephensen Laszlo Bujtas Martin Kozlov Niko Soininen Seamus Cahill Sylvain Loosli Yevgeniy Timoshenko