2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
€676,230
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€7,102,080
Entries
7,398
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
353
Players Left
53

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Jalba Forces a Fold with Second Barrel

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Benedikt Wenzel opened to 2,500 from middle position and Eusebiu-Nicolae Jalba three-bet to 7,400 from the cutoff. Wenzel made the call.

The flop came A3K and Wenzel check-called a bet of 5,500 from Jalba.

Jalba fired again when checked to on the A turn, this time for 6,200 which was enough to force a fold from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Eusebiu-Nicolae Jalba ro
Eusebiu-Nicolae Jalba
88,000
88,000
88,000
Benedikt Wenzel de
Benedikt Wenzel
65,000
26,000
26,000

Tags: Benedikt WenzelEusebiu-Nicolae Jalba

Hasenberger Takes from Carrasco

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Philipp Hasenburger opened to 2,400 from under the gun and Alex Baena I Carrasco made the call from the button.

Hasenburger checked the AK6 flop and Carrasco bet 2,300 in position, receiving a call from Hasenburger.

Both players checked through the Q turn and A river.

Hasenberger tabled K10 for two pair, aces and kings and Carrasco promptly mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Carrasco es
Alex Carrasco
156,000
156,000
156,000
Philipp Hasenburger at
Philipp Hasenburger
82,500
-7,500
-7,500

Tags: Alex Baena I CarrascoPhilipp Hasenburger

Silva Sends Stan to the Rail

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The player in the hijack limped in, the cutoff raised to 2,900 and Jorge Silva called in the small blind. Cornel Stan moved all in from the big blind for 15,500. The hijack and cutoff folded while Silva elected to call.

Cornel Stan: 88
Jorge Silva: A10

The board ran out 3710KK. Silva pulled ahead in this flip to take down the pot and eliminate Stan in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Jorge Silva es
Jorge Silva
86,000
26,000
26,000
Cornel Stan ro
Cornel Stan
Busted

Tags: Cornel StanJorge Silva

Suckout Boosts Lehoussine As Fountoukidis Doubles

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Karim Lehoussine open-jammed a stack of 17,000 from under the gun and the hijack called before Kimon Fountoukidis three-bet jammed a stack of around 40,000 from the cutoff. The hijack called with a bigger stack.

Karim Lehoussine: 99
Kimon Fountoukidis: AK
Hijack: QQ

The flop landed 896 to give Lehoussine a big lead with a set and the K on the turn gave Fountoukidis the lead for the side pot before the 4 river bricked off as Lehoussine tripled and Fountoukidis stayed afloat.

Player Chips Progress
Kimon Fountoukidis pl
Kimon Fountoukidis
50,000
Karim Lehoussine fr
Karim Lehoussine
40,000
-1,000
-1,000

Tags: Karim LehoussineKimon Fountoukidis

Garcia Gets Aggressive on the River

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The pot stood at approximately 16,000 as the full board read QQ445.

In the big blind was Alexandra Belykh who bet out for 10,000. Jorge Garcia, in the cutoff, responded with a raise to 22,800. After some time in the tank, Belykh elected to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Jorge Garcia es
Jorge Garcia
110,000
110,000
110,000
Alexandra Belykh ru
Alexandra Belykh
62,000
62,000
62,000

Tags: Alexandra BelykhJorge Garcia

Zaskodny Strikes on the River

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jeremias Mendoza made a call in the small blind and Lukas Zaskodny checked to go heads up to the flop.

It came down AA4, to which Mendoza lead out for 1,200. Zaskodny made the call.

The turn was the Q, and Mendoza fired again, this time 2,600. Once again, Zaskodny called.

Mendoza triple barreled the A river, but this time only made it 1,200. Zaskodny didn't take too long to reraise to 7,500 and Mendoza took even less time to fold, giving the Czech the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Lukas Zaskodny cz
Lukas Zaskodny
77,000
32,500
32,500
Jeremias Mendoza ar
Jeremias Mendoza
56,000
56,000
56,000

Tags: Jeremias MendozaLukas Zaskodny

Buchmann Falls to Sejer

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Patrick Buchmann found himself all in and at risk preflop versus Martin Sejer who had a covering stack.

Patrick Buchmann: 1010
Martin Sejer: AQ

Sejer spiked top-pair on the Q32 flop. He remained ahead on the K turn and 7 river to secure Buchmann's elimination and scoop a sizable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Sejer dk
Martin Sejer
145,000
30,000
30,000
Patrick Buchmann at
Patrick Buchmann
Busted

Tags: Martin SejerPatrick Buchmann