2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€1,100 EPT National
Day: 2
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 2 Completed

Barry McGovern Leads 46 Players to Day 3 of the €1,100 EPT National

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Barry McGovern
Barry McGovern

A full day of poker has come to an end on Day 2 of the €1,100 EPT National of the 2019 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona after ten one-hour levels of play with only 46 players remaining out of the record-breaking 4,682-entry field.

Barry McGovern has the chip lead with a stack of 7,240,000. McGovern was slowly building throughout the day and found his way to the chip lead during the last level of the night when he flopped a set of aces against’s Rui Bouquet’s set of eights, and sent Bouquet to the exit right before bagging. Closely trailing McGovern is Adam Hendrix with 7,200,000. Hendrix has an impressive poker resume with over $850,000 in total live earnings. He will be going for the best live cash of his career. Ali Chaieb rounds up the top three with 7,000,000.

Some other big names hunting the €585,500 payday include Fernando Pons (4,245,000) Vojtech Ruzicka (3,735,000), Pete Chen (2,990,000), and Michael Soyza (1,860,000). Ruzicka has over $4,000,000 in live earnings and will be looking to add another title to his resume. Soyza has been having a great summer and claimed his second biggest live score less than a month ago.

The day started at noon local time with 702 hopefuls returning to the felt to continue to battle it out and the day 2 action was fast from the start. Indeed, with so many short-stacks beginning the day, payouts were being called at every table, seemingly after every hand. By the first break, the field was cut to less than half. Some of the first players to head to the exit were Pierre Merlin (631th place - €1,790), Tony Miles (486th place - €2,010), Enrico Camosci (438th place - €2,230) and Renato Kaneoya (431th place - €2,230).

The action didn't slow down throughout most of the day and plenty of others didn’t make it to the dinner break including Ivan Gabrieli (307th place - €2,670), Ajay Gnanasambanthan (189th place - €3,310), Julien Martini (177th place - €3,780), ), Davidi Kitai (159th place - €3,780), Vadzim Lipauka (141th place - €4,270), PokerStars Ambassador Kalidou Sow (128th place - €4,270) and Sonny Franco (95th place - €5,820).

Only 76 players were still in the tournament by the dinner break including Raffaele Sorrentino, champion of the the €5,300 Main Event of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Monte-Carlo and Mario Lopez who won this event in 2015. However, they fell short from another title as they were eliminated before the last level of the night.

Day 3 of this four-day event picks up on Saturday August 24 at 12 noon at Level 28 with blinds of 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 big blind ante. The remaining 46 players are all guaranteed a payout of €9,710, but all eyes will be on the first-place prize of €585,500, the title, and the trophy.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the felt to provide you with all the action throughout the day.

Tags: Adam HendrixAjay GnanasambanthanAli ChaiebBarry McGovernDavidi KitaiEnrico CamosciFernando PonsGianluca EscobarIvan GabrieliJulien MartiniKalidou SowMario LopezMichael SoyzaPete ChenPierre MerlinRaffaele SorrentinoRenato KaneoyaSonny FrancoTony MilesVadzim LipaukaVojtech Ruzicka

Day 3 Seat Draw

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
TableSeatNameCountryChipsBig Blinds
11Tobias AnttilaFinland1,665,00021
12Jean LesteFrance4,385,00055
14Jakub GrzegorzekPoland3,400,00043
15Jai SahaIndia3,765,00047
16Markku KoplimaaEstonia4,985,00062
17Andreas BerggrenSweden2,215,00028
18Luis HernandezSpain800,00010
      
21Gregory ArmandFrance5,195,00065
22Alejandro LopezUruguay720,0009
23Mikael GuenniFrance835,00010
24Andre Silva DiasPortugal6,650,00083
25Hassan SeyFinland1,940,00024
26Gisle OlsenDenmark2,350,00029
27Lawrence WhyteUnited States1,365,00017
28[Removed:431]Germany1,250,00016
      
31Andrea SalamoneItaly3,720,00047
32Mauricio SanchezColombia2,530,00032
33Fernando PonsSpain4,245,00053
34Friedrich MeyerGermany2,580,00032
35Petru PapucRomania1,000,00013
36Matias ArosuoFinland3,040,00038
37Maxime ChilaudFrance5,015,00063
38Marco ColombaniItaly220,0003
      
41[Removed:328]Lithuania3,935,00049
42Michael SoyzaMalaysia1,860,00023
43Christian LeFrance670,0008
44Rachid AabbadiMorocco2,720,00034
45Rachid ChaoukiFrance2,310,00029
46Martin PaapNetherlands2,480,00031
47Christian GrundtvigDenmark2,010,00025
48Pete ChenTaiwan2,990,00037
      
51Andrei PopugaevRussia1,595,00020
53Virgil GrecuRomania1,105,00014
54Adam HendrixUnited States7,200,00090
55Victor AzanFrance1,990,00025
56Romain VialFrance3,775,00047
57Barry McGovernIreland7,240,00091
58Jose Prieto PulidoSpain3,435,00043
      
61Hafthor HlynssonIceland1,965,00025
62Pasquale BracoItaly4,405,00055
63Marius Constantin IftimiaRomania2,070,00026
64Gregor Prizmic MartiniNetherlands3,000,00038
65Ali ChaiebFrance7,000,00088
66Vojtech RuzickaCzech Republic3,735,00047
67Jan DentlerGermany3,345,00042
68Jose QuintasPortugal4,885,00061

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Barry McGovern us
Barry McGovern
7,240,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Adam Hendrix us
Adam Hendrix
7,200,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Profile photo of Ali Chaieb fr
Ali Chaieb
7,000,000
3,110,000
3,110,000
Profile photo of Andre Silva Dias pt
Andre Silva Dias
6,650,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Gregory Armand us
Gregory Armand
5,195,000
345,000
345,000
Profile photo of Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
5,015,000
275,000
275,000
Profile photo of Markku Koplimaa ee
Markku Koplimaa
4,985,000
185,000
185,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Jose Quintas pt
Jose Quintas
4,885,000
960,000
960,000
Profile photo of Pasquale Braco it
Pasquale Braco
4,405,000
2,280,000
2,280,000
Profile photo of Jean Leste fr
Jean Leste
4,385,000
2,185,000
2,185,000
Profile photo of Fernando Pons es
Fernando Pons
4,245,000
420,000
420,000
Profile photo of [Removed:328] lt
[Removed:328]
3,935,000
3,035,000
3,035,000
Profile photo of Romain Vial fr
Romain Vial
3,775,000
-525,000
-525,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
Profile photo of Jai Saha in
Jai Saha
3,765,000
1,385,000
1,385,000
Profile photo of Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
3,735,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Andrea Salamone it
Andrea Salamone
3,720,000
370,000
370,000
Profile photo of Jose Prieto Pulido es
Jose Prieto Pulido
3,435,000
2,610,000
2,610,000
Profile photo of Jakub Grzegorzek pl
Jakub Grzegorzek
3,400,000
-300,000
-300,000
Profile photo of Jan Dentler de
Jan Dentler
3,345,000
1,495,000
1,495,000
Profile photo of Matias Arosuo fi
Matias Arosuo
3,040,000
2,928,000
2,928,000
Profile photo of Gregor Prizmic Martini nl
Gregor Prizmic Martini
3,000,000
1,225,000
1,225,000
Profile photo of Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen
2,990,000
-2,210,000
-2,210,000
Profile photo of Rachid Aabbadi ma
Rachid Aabbadi
2,720,000
920,000
920,000
Profile photo of Friedrich Meyer de
Friedrich Meyer
2,580,000
795,000
795,000
Profile photo of Mauricio Sanchez co
Mauricio Sanchez
2,530,000
-270,000
-270,000

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Down to 46 Players

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Former big stack Ruben Garcia Blancas and Rui Bouquet fell in the final hand of the night and the latter went from hero to zero after his previous double up when he flopped middle set with pocket eights. Barry McGovern had top set with aces and claimed an enormous pot to potentially take the chip lead after Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Barry McGovern us
Barry McGovern
7,240,000
2,940,000
2,940,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Ruben Garcia Blancas es
Ruben Garcia Blancas
Busted
Profile photo of Rui Bouquet pt
Rui Bouquet
Busted

Tags: Barry McGovernRuben Garcia BlancasRui Bouquet

Fisbein Eliminated by Ruzicka

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Vojtech Ruzicka
Vojtech Ruzicka

In the penultimate hand of the night, Mikael Fisbein jammed his stack in with the {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and was snap-called by Vojtech Ruzicka, who had the {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}.

There was no miracle escape for Fisbein on a {9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{j-Hearts}{4-Hearts} board and he also joined the rail to reduce the field to tte final 48 hopefuls.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
3,700,000
2,200,000
2,200,000
Profile photo of Mikael Fisbein fr
Mikael Fisbein
Busted

Tags: Mikael FisbeinVojtech Ruzicka

Mariani Eliminated

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Julien Mariani had a big flip at the very end when his {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} faced the {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} of Rui Bouquet.

Mariani took the lead on the {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop, but the {10-Diamonds} turn locked up the double for Bouquet as a meaningless {3-Spades} fell on the river.

Mariani was all in for 50,000 the next hand and Gisle Olsen raised to 200,000, Andrei Popugaev called from the big blind and check-folded the {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop.

Julien Mariani: {9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Gisle Olsen: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The {k-Hearts} turn and {k-Spades} river brought no miracle for Mariani and he hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rui Bouquet pt
Rui Bouquet
3,100,000
1,670,000
1,670,000
Profile photo of Gisle Olsen dk
Gisle Olsen
2,350,000
1,305,000
1,305,000
Profile photo of Andrei Popugaev ru
Andrei Popugaev
1,600,000
350,000
350,000
Profile photo of Julien Mariani fr
Julien Mariani
Busted

Tags: Andrei PopugaevGisle OlsenJulien MarianiRui Bouquet

Soyza Doubles Through Le

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Romain Vial raised to 130,000 from the button and Christian Le shoved in the small blind for 1,520,000. Michael Soyza decided to also shove for the 850,000 he had behind. Vial contemplated his options for a bit and then opted to fold.

Michael Soyza: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Christian Le: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for Soyza to find a jack on the turn to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
1,890,000
980,000
980,000
Profile photo of Christian Le fr
Christian Le
670,000

Tags: Michael SoyzaChristian LeRomain Vial

Iftimia Doubles Through Steinfeuer

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

On the river of a completed board of {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, [Removed:431] faced the shove of Marius Constantin Iftimia for 720,000 and jumped out of his chair to study the board and his opponent.

"Is king high good?" Steinfeuer asked and eventually made the call.

Iftimia had king-high, but it was the {k-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for the flush and that secured the double, as Steinfeuer only had {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for aces and tens.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marius Constantin Iftimia ro
Marius Constantin Iftimia
2,000,000
900,000
900,000
Profile photo of [Removed:431] de
[Removed:431]
1,300,000
-1,700,000
-1,700,000

Tags: Marius Constantin Iftimia