2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€1,100 EPT National
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
€585,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€4,541,540
Entries
4,682
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000

€1,100 EPT National

Day 1b Completed

Salter Claims Day 1b Chip Lead and is Followed Closely by Franco

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Louis Salter
Louis Salter

Day 1b of the 2019 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €1,100 EPT National which was the second of four starting flights came to an end when there were 91 players left out of the 606 entries it attracted in total. Just like on Day 1a, the players were allowed to bag up their chips during the 17th level of the day as only 15% of the field would make it through to Day 2.

Claiming the Day 1b chip lead is Louis Salter with 553,000 in chips. Salter collected a bunch of those chips when he first got Yves Sanchez to give up on his hand with a three-bet. Fadhil Farag who did make the call, also made the check-call on Salter’s continuation-bet but opted to fold when Salter shoved on him. Salter’s brother Jack might be the more familiar name in the family but Louis is no stranger to the poker felt either. With almost $1.4 million in cashes to his own name, he will be looking to add even more to his bankroll.

Salter is followed by another well-known player, France’s Sonny Franco who bagged 546,000. Almost half of those chips used to belong to Nenad Svetomirovic who five-bet shoved his pocket kings into the aces of Franco. Franco’s best-ever result came to him when he finished in second place in the EPT National High Roller in Prague in 2018 for €206,540. Franco is currently sitting in 1,000th place in the all-time money list according to The Hendon Mob and will be trying to climb into the triple digits.

Ramon Colillas
Ramon Colillas bagged 258,000 in chips for Day 2

PokerStars Pro Ramon Colillas also made it to through to Day 2 with 258,000 which unfortunately wasn’t the case for his colleagues, Andre Akkari and Steve Enriquez. The defending champion Jean-René Fontaine was eliminated by Manuel Fritz when he failed to win his final all-in with ace-jack. Fritz’s pocket fives held up to send the friendly Fontaine to the rail who will have to try again on Day 1c or 1d. Fritz himself then found his Waterloo when Barak Wisbrod got lucky to hit the river to send Fritz to the rail before being able to bag for Day 2.

In the end, it would be Gianluca Speranza, who you might know from making history by winning back-to-back SCOOP Main Events, who would burst the so-called bubble to take the field down to 91 players. Olof Olofsson held pocket eights while Speranza had ace-jack. Olofsson couldn’t hold and that signaled the end of the day for the rest of the field.

Other notable players making it through include Dario Marinelli, Natalie Teh, Josep Galindo, Alexander Lakhov, and Artur Rudziankov. Less lucky were players like Jean-Noel Thorel, Petar Kalev, Paul Lozano, Javier Zarco, Espen Uhlen Jorstad, Bart Lybaert, Sander van Wesemael, Joao Simao, Carlos Branco, Renato Kaneoya, and many more.

With players falling at the many hurdles the first starting day brought them, the majority of them are expected to return to the felt during Day 1c which starts at noon local time on Thursday, August 22 with 40-minute levels or in the turbo-version of the starting flight which is Day 1d which commences at 7 p.m. local time and features 20-minute blind levels.

No matter what happens, the PokerNews live reporting team will be there to bring you all the action.

Tags: Andre AkkariBarak WisbrodFadhil FaragGianluca SperanzaJean-René FontaineLouis SalterManuel FritzNenad SvetomirovicOlof OlofssonRamon ColillasSonny FrancoSteve EnriquezYves Sanchez

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The full chip counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
553,000
138,000
138,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
546,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Petru Papuc ro
Petru Papuc
500,000
190,000
190,000
Profile photo of Gorka Berloso es
Gorka Berloso
480,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Andrea Salamone it
Andrea Salamone
472,000
472,000
472,000
Profile photo of Barak Wisbrod il
Barak Wisbrod
467,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Oren Rosen il
Oren Rosen
420,000
Profile photo of Davor Lanini it
Davor Lanini
406,000
341,000
341,000
Profile photo of Terence Jordon gb
Terence Jordon
405,000
Profile photo of Abraham Benitez es
Abraham Benitez
362,000
Profile photo of Vytenis Salickas lt
Vytenis Salickas
354,000
39,000
39,000
Profile photo of Hans Holst se
Hans Holst
352,000
Profile photo of Matthias Nachtigal de
Matthias Nachtigal
347,000
Profile photo of Ioannis Zachmanidis gr
Ioannis Zachmanidis
346,000
319,000
319,000
Profile photo of Olivier Ferrero fr
Olivier Ferrero
340,000
Profile photo of Marc Dominguez es
Marc Dominguez
333,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Angel Martinez es
Angel Martinez
328,000
Profile photo of Serhii Holodiuk ua
Serhii Holodiuk
326,000
Profile photo of Mario Colavita it
Mario Colavita
324,000
Profile photo of Mario Lopez us
Mario Lopez
321,000
Profile photo of Carlos Garcia co
Carlos Garcia
303,000
Profile photo of Istvan Birizdo hu
Istvan Birizdo
301,000
Profile photo of Daniil Kiselev ru
Daniil Kiselev
294,000
Profile photo of Wim Verhaegen be
Wim Verhaegen
293,000
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Yves Sanchez fr
Yves Sanchez
289,000
24,000
24,000

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Speranza Bursts Bubble

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Gianluca Speranza
Gianluca Speranza

While all action was being completed on the tables before hand-for-hand play could commence, a "seat open" was announced on one of the tables. Olof Olofsson made his way out of the tournament area as his {8-}{8-} couldn't beat the {a-}{j-} of Gianluca Speranza.

In the meanwhile, no all-ins were called on the other tables, and with 91 players remaining, they have all bagged up for Day 2 on Friday, August 23.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
245,000
185,000
185,000
Profile photo of Olof Olofsson se
Olof Olofsson
Busted

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaOlof Olofsson

Fontaine Busts to Fritz; Fritz Busts to Wisbrod

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Jean-René Fontaine
Jean-René Fontaine

Jean-René Fontaine has just been eliminated by Manuel Fritz when he ran his {a-}{j-} into the {5-}{5-} of Fritz.

Shortly after, Fritz shoved his whole stack in from the button after Barak Wisbrod had raised from under the gun. The blinds quickly folded and Wisbrod called.

Barak Wisbrod: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Manuel Fritz; {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{3-}{6-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for Wisbrod to hit the jack on the river to eliminate Fritz as he held the bigger stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gorka Berloso es
Gorka Berloso
476,000
76,000
76,000
Profile photo of Barak Wisbrod il
Barak Wisbrod
437,000
152,000
152,000
Profile photo of Samir Akhoullou be
Samir Akhoullou
140,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Jean-René Fontaine fr
Jean-René Fontaine
Busted
Defending Champion
Profile photo of Manuel Fritz at
Manuel Fritz
Busted

Tags: Barak WisbrodManuel Fritzjean-René Fontaine

Gujral Busts Leknes

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Tobias Leknes shoved from the button and so did Ramandeep Gujral in the small blind with the bigger stack while Barak Wisbrod quickly folded his big blind.

Tobias Leknes: {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Ramandeep Gujral: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for Leknes to hit top pair on the flop to eliminate Leknes.

Petar Kalev was also eliminated over on one of the other tables to bring the field down to 103 players.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Barak Wisbrod il
Barak Wisbrod
285,000
285,000
285,000
Profile photo of Ramandeep Gujral in
Ramandeep Gujral
220,000
220,000
220,000
Profile photo of Jean-René Fontaine fr
Jean-René Fontaine
70,000
Defending Champion
Profile photo of Tobias Leknes no
Tobias Leknes
Busted
Profile photo of Petar Kalev bg
Petar Kalev
Busted

Tags: Barak WisbrodPetar KalevRamandeep GujralTobias Leknes

Covrig Busts Sargsyan

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Aram Sargsyan raised from the late position and Sergiu Covrig three-bet in the hijack. Action folded back to Sargsyan who shoved and Covrig snap-called with the bigger stack.

Aram Sargsyan: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Sergiu Covrig: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for Covrig to hold with the higher kicker to eliminate Sargsyan.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sergiu Covrig ro
Sergiu Covrig
335,000
135,000
135,000
Profile photo of Aram Sargsyan am
Aram Sargsyan
Busted

Tags: Aram SargsyanSergiu Covrig

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000