Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
�5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€11,125,900
Entries
2,294
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
780
Players Left
210
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Zhong Chen opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and Orpen Kisacikoglu three-bet to 12,000 on the button. Action folded back around to Chen and he four-bet jammed a stack of 31,000. Kisacikoglu quickly called.
Zhong Chen: 
Orpen Kisacikoglu: 
Chen had the superior pair and the flop landed 
to give him a virtual lock on the hand before the board finished out 
to improve him to quads.
"Wow!" Chen cheered as the dealer put down the river card.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
27,000
-96,500
|
-96,500 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A record 2,294 entries participated in the largest EPT Main Event ever, creating a final prize pool of �11,125,900.
The winner will receive a massive first prize of �1,714,000, while the top 327 players will receive at least �8,860.
| PLACE | PAYOUT |
|---|---|
| 1 | �1,714,000 |
| 2 | �1,027,470 |
| 3 | �734,470 |
| 4 | �565,280 |
| 5 | �434,850 |
| 6 | �334,480 |
| 7 | �257,330 |
| 8 | �198,000 |
| 9 | �152,310 |
| 10-11 | �117,140 |
| 12-13 | �97,650 |
| 14-15 | �81,450 |
| 16-17 | �67,790 |
| 18-20 | �56,460 |
| 21-23 | �47,450 |
| 24-27 | �41,290 |
| 28-31 | �35,870 |
| 32-39 | �31,220 |
| 40-55 | �27,100 |
| 56-71 | �23,580 |
| 72-95 | �20,480 |
| 96-119 | �17,820 |
| 120-143 | �15,500 |
| 144-183 | �13,500 |
| 184-223 | �11,730 |
| 224-287 | �10,060 |
| 288-327 | �8,860 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Vladislav Solovev moved all in under the gun for 14,000. [Removed:428] called from one seat over along with Michael Pinto in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Pinto checked. Maloku moved all in for about 20,000 and Pinto let it go.
Vladislav Solovev: 
[Removed:428]: 
The 
turn and 
river filled up the board and Maloku took down the pot with a set of deuces, sending Solovev to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
172,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
![Profile photo of [Removed:428]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
67,000 | |
|
Busted | |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Dimitar Danchev has had a great start to his day, more than doubling the 114,500 chips he started the day with.
in a recent hand, he raised to 4,000 in the hijack and was called by Axel Hallay in the big blind.
On the 
flop, Hallay checked to Danchev, who bet 2,000.
Hallay called to see the 
on the turn, then checked again.
This time, Danchev bet 8,000, which got a fold from Hallay.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
165,500
|
165,500 |
|
||
|
74,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
349,000
168,500
|
168,500 |
|
347,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
292,000
74,500
|
74,500 |
|
265,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
243,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
242,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
226,000
151,500
|
151,500 |
|
210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
135,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
99,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
90,000
-24,500
|
-24,500 |
|
90,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
62,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
57,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||
|
45,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
37,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
|
20,000
-40,500
|
-40,500 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Alexandre Landron opened to 4,500 from early position and Trygve Leite called from the button along with Vlada Stojanovic in the big blind.
Players saw a flop of 
that Stojanovic checked. Landron bet 5,500 and Leite called. Stojanovic check-called as well.
The turn was the 
and was checked around to the 
river. Stojanovic checked once more but Landron threw in a bet of 7,000 that only Leite called. Landron turned over 
for jacks and eights and Leite mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
83,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Before the break, PokerNews spent an orbit with British high stakes titan Stephen Chidwick as he started to grow his Day 2 stack.
Hand #1 (Small Blind): Chidwick completed in the small blind and Jack Salter checked his option in the big blind. Chidwick checked on the flop of 
and Salter bet 1,500. Chidwick called.
Chidwick checked again on the turn and stared Salter down as the fellow Brit contemplated a move beneath a hat and hoodie. Salter eventually bet 7,500 and Chidwick check-raised to 25,000. Salter laid it down.
Hand #2 (Button): Javier Fernandez opened to 3,000 from the hijack and Chidwick folded.
Hand #3 (Cutoff): Kenny Hallaert opened to 3,500 and Chidwick folded as the next player to act.
Hand #4 (Hijack): Action folded to Chidwick and he followed suit.
Hand #5 (Middle Position): Chidwick again folded when the action folded around.
Hand #6 (UTG+1): Chidwick opened to 3,500 and Rui Sousa flat-called from the cutoff before Javier Fernandez called in the big blind. Fernandez checked on the flop of 
and Chidwick also checked. Sousa bet 4,500 and only Chidwick called.
Chidwick checked again on the turn and Sousa sized up to 21,000. Chidwick again called. Chidwick checked a third time on the 
river and Sousa took a moment before betting around 62,000. Chidwick laid it down.
Hand #7 (Under the Gun): Chidwick was first to act and folded.
Hand #8 (Big Blind): Fernandez opened to 3,500 on the button and Chidwick defended his big blind. Chidwick checked on the flop of 
and Fernandez continued for 3,000. Chidwick folded.
Bonus Hand - Hand #9 (Small Blind): Sousa opened to 3,500 and Chidwick flat-called in the small blind, while Salter also came along from the big blind. Chidwick and Salter both checked on the flop of 
and Sousa checked back.
Chidwick and Salter both checked again on the 
turn and Sousa bet 4,500. Chidwick check-raised to 16,000 and both of his opponents folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
115,000
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
55,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
After Georgi Sandev raised to 4,000 under the gun, Lukas van Eeden moved all in from the small blind for 44,000. Sandev called to put his Dutch opponent at risk.
Lukas van Eeden: 
Georgi Sandev:
It was a suit versus suit battle with the 
giving Sandev the advantage with 80 percent of his flush to 60 for Van Eeden.
The on the turn now brought both players one card away from a winner, and it was Sandev's flush coming in on the river with the to take the hand and send Van Eeden to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
Busted |