The remaining six players have stepped out for a 60-minute dinner break. Play will continue at approximately 8:30 p.m. local time.
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Conor Beresford jammed from the small blind and Erik Seidel called quickly from the big blind with his last 430,000.
Erik Seidel: A?K?
Conor Beresford: A?6?
The board ran out A?Q?5?10?2? and the better kicker held for Seidel to secure the double with a pair of aces.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Erik Seidel |
900,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
||
Conor Beresford |
440,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Erik Seidel moved all in for his last 200,000 from the hijack and Mathias Duarte called in the small blind. "I would've called blind," Tom Orpaz said as he folded his big blind.
Erik Seidel: K?7?
Mathias Duarte: A?5?
Duarte hit top pair on the A?8?4? flop, while Seidel picked up a flush draw. Seidel completed his flush on the Q? turn to secure his double up even before the 6? fell on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mathias Duarte |
2,200,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Erik Seidel |
450,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
Conor Beresford got his last 385,000 into the middle and Tom Orpaz was the one to put him at risk.
Conor Beresford: A?K?
Tom Orpaz: J?8?
The board ran out 2?K?4?K?J? and Beresford made three kings to steal the gold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Orpaz |
1,075,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
Conor Beresford |
890,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Heads-up on a board of 5?3?Q?7?, Erik Seidel led out for 125,000 in the big blind and Mathias Duarte called from the cutoff.
The river came the 4? and Seidel bet another 350,000. Duarte used a time bank before flicking in a chip to signify a call.
Seidel turned over J?10? for a bluff, while Duarte exposed Q?Q? for the set as he dragged in the pot, leaving the Poker Hall of Famer on an extreme short stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mathias Duarte |
2,500,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
Erik Seidel |
200,000
-530,000
|
-530,000 |
|
Erik Seidel opened to 80,000 from the hijack before Patrick Kennedy three-bet to 250,000 in the cutoff. Tom Orpaz in the big blind asked how much Kennedy had behind before mucking, while Seidel also gave up his hand.
The next hand, action folded to Kennedy who raised to 85,000. Quan Zhou then did the three-betting, putting in 225,000. Kennedy folded when action got back to him.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Patrick Kennedy |
1,350,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
Quan Zhou | 950,000 | |
Erik Seidel |
730,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
Level: 20
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
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Mathias Duarte and Tom Orpaz were heads-up on a flop of 3?6?4? when Duarte led out for 45,000 from the big blind.
Orpaz called under the gun as the 8? fell on the turn. Duarte bet another 225,000 and Orpaz again called.
The 9? fell on the river and Duarte fired out 600,000 this time. Orpaz quickly sent his cards into the muck.
The next hand, Duarte and Orpaz played a limped pot from the blinds where Orpaz bet 30,000 on the J?J?3? flop. Duarte then raised to 60,000 and Orpaz called.
Both players checked the 2? turn before Duarte led out for 200,000 on the K? river. Orpaz again gave up his hand as Duarte began to take control of the final table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mathias Duarte |
3,100,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Tom Orpaz |
1,450,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
Tom Orpaz has made a habit of three-betting Mathias Duarte during the last orbit. This time, Duarte raised to 55,000 from middle position and Orpaz fired 200,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and Duarte called to see a flop.
The flop was A?3?8? and Duarte check-called a bet of 100,000 from Orpaz. The 8? fell on the turn and Duarte check-called again, this time for 400,000.
The river was 7? and both players checked. Duarte turned over A?5? and Orpaz mucked the losing hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mathias Duarte |
2,500,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Tom Orpaz |
2,000,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |