Give it to Connor Drinan, a person who loves to win in Barcelona.
By almost any measure, this was an enormous EPT Barcelona festival. Using the yardstick of the €10,000 High Roller, it was a monstrous record-breaker. By the point the buy-ins stopped, there have been 591 entries for what was essentially a final chance big-money side event. It drew the various big names and a host of people that decided to take a shot at a primary prize worth greater than €800,000. One among them was Connor Drinan, a large winner who hasn't claimed a title since 2014.
When it ended tonight, Drinan had claimed the trophy for himself.
Drinan, a person who previous to tonight had more the $9 million in live winnings, hadn't won a live tournament in two years. His last victory was here in a facet event in 2014. Nevertheless, since that point he has won millions in big money tournaments, and tonight he banked another €849,200. He did so while well-lubricated on the end.
"I drank a large number of beer, and that helped," Drinan said. "I ran good and won my all-ins."
When the overall day of this event began, it was Ilkin Amirov's to lose. He came because the leader of the overall 36 players and held that lead as we saw luminaries like Mike McDonald, Natasha Barbour, Joseph Serock, and Davidi Kitai eliminated. Then, as play entered the last stages before the general table, Amirov tangled with Ari Engel and slipped from his position of advantage. He was short-stacked by the point he hit the general table, and he didn't recover. Even after he picked up K♣K♦, he couldn't have the capacity to hold against the big-stacked Kyle Keranen's A♥Q♣. Amirov was forced to be satisfied with a ninth place finish and €95,720.
Ilkin Amirov
After a chronic contest of eight-handed play, Pascal Hartmann was all the way down to 1.3 million. He needed to make a move, and he decided to do it with 8♣7♣. His timing was off. Patrick Leonard awoke with K♦K♣ within the big blind, Hartmann never caught up. Though his smiling picture would belie the reality, Hartmann busted wanting the large money and left with €124,400.
Pascal Hartmann
There isn't a large number of sympathy to head around in poker. It is a commodity like saffron. If you need it, it's important to pay a major premium. Patrick Leonard paid greater than most. On two nearly back-to-back hands, Leonard got simply destroyed by bad luck. The primary saw him flopping top set and losing to a runner-runner straight. Minutes later, he picked up pocket queens and ran right into pocket kings. After having the chip lead as a part of his short-term memory, he was gone in seventh place for €169,700. That one goes to sting for a while.
Sorry, Patrick. Sincerely.
Barely any time in any respect passed before Joseph Cheong got it in from the small blind. The one-time November Niner held J♣2♣ which Connor Drinan looked up with A♣4♥. Cheong didn't improve, but still managed to bank a good €233,300 for sixth place.
Joseph Cheong
The battle of attrition continued until the very end of the extent when longtime grinder Ari Engel fell victim to a battle of the blinds. Connor Drinan pushed all-in from the small blind and Engel snap-called with A♠T♣. The issue was the run-out. Drinan flopped a nine to compare his J♠9♣, and that was ok for the win by the river. Engel's fifth place cash earned him €307,900.
Ari Engel
When it came time for Oleksii Khoroshenin to go, it took some time. Seriously, his final decision took nine minutes.
He limped the button, Connor Drinan completed, and Mihail Morozovs checked within the big. When the flop came down K♦A♥8♣, Drinan had already checked dark. Morozovs cheked in turn, and Khoroshenin came in for 300,000. That's when Drinin raised to 1,000,000. Morozovs bailed, but Khoroshenin made the decision. At the 2♣ turn, Drinan came out for 1.1 million and Khoroshenin called again. Why? He had A♦T♥. With five million within the pot, the river fell because the 3♦, Drinan pushed. He covered Khoroshenin. After staring backward and forward between the payout board and Drinan for just about ten minutes, Khoroshenin called to look Drinan's A♦K♠. Fourth place earned him €396,700.
Mihails Morozovs
Kyle Keranen have been the chip leader once or twice within the day, however the latter stages of play ate away at his stack. Right down to 2.8 million, after Morozovs raised from the button, Keranen pushed all in from the large blind with A♥2♥. It was the inaccurate time. Morozovs had J♣J♦, and Keranen didn't catch up.
It wasn't what he was looking for, but he won €496,440 for his third place finish.
Kyle Keranen
When play got heads up, here's how the chip counts looked:
Connor Drinan - 15.375MMihails Morozovs - 14.225M
After about an hour of heads-up play, Drinan sealed the deal. Morozovs limped and Drinan checked his option. The flop came T♥6♣4♠ and Drinan checked, letting Morozovs in for a 700,000 bet. Drinan then raised it 1.7 million, just for Morozovs to then four-bet jam all-in for under slightly not up to what Drinan had. Drinan took one have a look at his cards and called.
Mihails Morozovs sweats
Morozovs - T♦J♥Drinan - 6♠4♥
Drinan had hit a large blind special on the most necessary time. His two pair was prior to the only pair, and stayed that way at the K♠ turn and Q♣ river. It meant something: Drinan had just won his first title in two years. It came with a trophy and €849,200.
For an entire list of €10,000 High Roller cashers, visit the payouts and prizewinners page. Also, don't miss the tale of a highly emotional Sebastian Malec winning the primary Event.
Thanks for following together with us for the past two weeks. Stay tuned for our World Championship of Online Poker coverage arising soon, and remember to join us for more EPT action in October when the tour's penultimate event hits Malta.
Once again, congratulations to Connor Drinan for the massive win tonight.
Goodnight and goodbye from Barcelona.
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