€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day 3 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€4,180,700
Entries
431
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
28
Players Left
1
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
The final day of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour has concluded here at Casino Barcelona. Hours after Stephen Song was crowned the newest EPT Main Event champion, the final table of the €10,000 EPT High Roller was still ongoing with some of the best players in the world battling for one of the most prestigious trophies of the festival.
Mike Watson was already having a good series before this tournament, albeit with many close calls and no outright victories. He took sixth place in the €10,200 Pot-Limit Omaha event, third place in a €25,000 High Roller and second place in the €5,200 8-Game Mix for just over €250,000 across those three scores. Tonight, Watson topped those accomplishments with a first-place finish in the €10,000 EPT High Roller, defeating Enrico Camosci heads up to take home €595,000 after an ICM chop while Camosci took the top cash prize of €734,900.
€10,000 EPT High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Watson | Canada | €595,000* |
| 2 | Enrico Camosci | Italy | €734,100* |
| 3 | Rodrigo Araujo | Brazil | €365,050 |
| 4 | Jon Kyte | Norway | €280,750 |
| 5 | Markkos Ladev | Estonia | €215,950 |
| 6 | Malcolm Franchi | France | €166,150 |
| 7 | Joshua Hopkins | Canada | €127,800 |
| 8 | Jesse Lonis | United States | €104,800 |
| 9 | Enrico Coppola | Italy | € 80,075 |
*Denotes a heads-up deal
Winner's Reaction
"Feels amazing," Watson commented, when asked how it felt to close out the series with a big win after three close calls. "These closing 10k's are kind of like the second chance Main Events for all the EPTs. They have really big fields and prizes. To win in one of those 10k's is something I wanted to get on the resume eventually and I'm really happy I was able to do it."
Watson was the second-shortest stack at the beginning of the final table and had a tricky situation to navigate with Camosci and Markkos Ladev holding most of the chips in play while all other players were short-stacked, and he described his approach to navigating the early stages of the final table.
"Certainly going into the final table with Enrico and Markkos having all the chips, it was a situation where I knew I'd have to play very tight to try and move up the pay jump ladder. The thought was to just hang around, see if I can get to the final three or four players, and then maybe I can pick up some big hands and start to fight back a little bit."
Final Day Action
The third and final day began with 28 survivors from the star-studded 431-entrant field, all guaranteed at least €25,510. Some notables to make the final day but fall short of the final table include Calvin Anderson (26th), Erik Seidel (20th) and Boris Angelov (11th).
Despite starting the day with the chip lead, Thomas Eychenne found little momentum from the start of the day and fell in tenth place on the final table bubble after running his pocket kings into Camosci’s pocket aces in a brutal cooler. Eychenne shared the title of Final Table Bubble Boy with Enrico Coppola, who was eliminated simultaneously at the other table when his ace-king did not hold up against Ladev’s suited queen-four.
Camosci entered the final table with a significant chip lead over the rest of the field, but Ladev wasted no time closing the gap after winning a massive flip to send Jesse Lonis to the rail and score the first final table knockout. Ladev’s momentum was short-lived as he was put in the blender by Camosci in a massive pot where Ladev was put to a river decision for his tournament life with massive ICM implications given the presence of five short stacks at the table. Ladev succumbed to the pressure and folded, giving Camosci a huge lead over the rest of the field with half the total chips in play and seven players remaining.
A laddering war ensued at the final seven between the six short stacks and Camosci was able to take advantage of the situation, open-shoving preflop to take down many pots without showdown. Joshua Hopkins and Malcolm Franchi were whittled down until they were forced to make a move and they fell in seventh and sixth places, respectively. Both fell to Camosci who at this point seemed to have victory firmly in his grasp. Ladev was next to bust in fifth against Watson, who had begun to separate himself from the other short-stacks.
Jon Kyte was short-stacked for most of the final table but did an excellent job picking his spots and was able to double up several times to keep himself in contention. His luck finally ran out when his ace-eight was cracked by Watson's ace-seven, after which Kyte bowed out in fourth place. Shortly afterwards, Camosci eliminated Rodrigo Araujo in third, much to the disappointment of the Brazilian's enthusiastic rail. Following Araujo's elimination, Camosci entered heads-up play with nearly a 4:1 chip advantage over Watson.
Before the heads-up duel began, the final two players agreed on a deal that would leave €20,000 and the trophy for the eventual winner while the rest of the money was split via an ICM chop. That deal guaranteed Camosci the top cash but it was clear that both players were still bringing their A-game with the hopes of winning the trophy.
At first Camosci extended his lead over Watson, but in a dramatic shift Watson doubled through Camosci in back-to-back hands to take the chip lead. Camosci was not going down easily despite the setback, and fought back to the chip lead soon afterwards after getting paid off with two pair.
The two players went back and forth over several small pots before Watson finally took a commanding chip lead after a preflop race that saw his king-queen overcome Camosci's ace-jack. That hand left Camosci with just five big blinds and he was unable to recover, losing the final hand against Watson, who took home the trophy and €595,000 while Camosci was denied the trophy but still took the top cash prize of €734,175.
That's a wrap for our 2024 EPT Barcelona coverage, but be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates from major tournaments around the world.
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Mike Watson has overcome a 431-entry field in the €10,300 EPT High Roller to claim his third EPT Title and the €595,000 first-place prize after a deal was made heads-up with Enrico Camosci. A full tournament recap will follow shortly.
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Mike Watson shoved from the button and Enrico Camosci called for his 2,000,000 from the big blind.
Enrico Camosci: 7?3? 
Mike Watson: A?J?
Watson just had to hold with ace-jack to be crowned champion. The flop of Q?10?2? kept Watson ahead, but the 7? on the turn put Camosci in the lead with a pair of sevens. The J? appeared on the river to improve Watson to a pair of jacks and win him the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Mike Watson limped from the button before Enrico Camosci raised to 1,400,000 from the big blind. Watson shoved for roughly 9,500,000 and Camosci snap-called.
Mike Watson: K?Q?
Enrico Camosci: A?J?
If Camosci could avoid a king or a queen he would win the tournament. However, the runout of K?5?4?10?7? was favorable for Watson as he flopped a pair of kings to double up and leave Camosci with just five big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,500,000
9,500,000
|
9,500,000 |
|
|
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1,500,000
-9,500,000
|
-9,500,000 |
Level: 34
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
The final two players are taking a 15-minute break.
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Enrico Camosci limped the button and Mike Watson checked from the big blind.
Watson checked-called a bet of 250,000 from Camosci on the K?A?10? flop.
Watson check-called another bet from Camosci when the 8? came on the turn, this time for 1,250,000.
On the 3? river after Watson checked, Camosci shoved for his last 3,950,000. Watson thought it over briefly before making the call.
Camosci turned over A?8? for two pair, aces and eights, which won him the pot as Watson has Q?10? for a pair of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000,000
4,500,000
|
4,500,000 |
|
|
10,000,000
-4,500,000
|
-4,500,000 |
|
|
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Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Enrico Camosci limped in from the small blind and Mike Watson checked from the big blind.
The flop came J?10?5? and Camosci check-called a 250,000 bet from Watson.
Enrico checked again on the 9? turn. Watson bet 1,000,000 and Camosci quicky released his hand.
A couple hands later, Camosci limped again from the small blind and Watson raised to 1,000,000. Camosci made the call.
The flop came A?9?2?. Watson continued for 450,000 and Camosci called.
Watson fired another barrel for 1,600,000 on the K? turn and this time Camosci opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,500,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,500,000
-2,600,000
|
-2,600,000 |
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Enrico Camosci shoved for 4,500,000 from the button and Mike Watson called from the big blind with a covering stack to put Camosci at risk.
Enrico Camosci: A?2?
Mike Watson: J?10?
Camosci made top pair on the K?A?4?5?3? runout to double up and partially close the gap between himself and Watson,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
12,400,000
-4,000,000
|
-4,000,000 |
|
|
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9,100,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |