€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 3 Completed
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 3 Completed
The third day of the €5,300 Main Event has come to an end at the 2023 European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona and Santiago Plante will lead a field of 79 into Day 4. The remaining players will return to Casino Barcelona on Thursday at 12:00 p.m. local time to continue their quest for the top prize of €1,488,000.
A total of 2,120 entries were tossed in for the second-largest EPT Main Event ever and everyone's competing for their share of the €10,282,000 prize pool.
Plante is fresh off a sixth place finish in the €2,000 No-Limit Hold’em event here at EPT Barcelona and he has already cashed two other times – including a 45th place finish in the Estrellas Main Event.
The Canadian is followed on the leaderboard by the UK’s Carl Shaw and Uruguay’s Mathias Duarte. Duarte won the opening €10,200 Mystery Bounty event and he continues to have success at EPT Barcelona after a ninth place finish in last year’s €1,150 Mystery Bounty.
Ka Kwan Lau and Ezequiel Waigel round out the top five chip leaders.
Rank | Name | Country | Chips | Day 4 Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Santiago Plante | Canada | 3,025,000 | 202 |
2 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | 2,200,000 | 147 |
3 | Mathias Duarte | Uruguay | 2,115,000 | 141 |
4 | Ka Kwan Lau | Spain | 2,110,000 | 141 |
5 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | 2,110,000 | 141 |
6 | Samuel Fournier | France | 1,780,000 | 119 |
7 | Pedro Lopes | Brazil | 1,635,000 | 109 |
8 | Jose Rodriguez Zurita | Mexico | 1,570,000 | 105 |
9 | Ramin Hajiyev | Azerbaijan | 1,565,000 | 104 |
10 | Curtis Knight | Canada | 1,530,000 | 102 |
The bubble burst at the end of Tuesday night’s Day 2, so each of the returning 303 players on Day 3 was guaranteed the min-cash of €8,850. Day 2 chip leader Eduard Bargesyan returned with over 800,000 and an opportunity to build on what was already a great EPT Barcelona. Bargesyan finished second in a €25,000 tournament in addition to a deep run in the Estrellas Main Event that ended with 11th place. He fell back to the pack throughout Day 3 and will return for Day 4 with 410,000.
Bargesyan was followed on the leaderboard by the likes of Antoine Labat and Waigel. Waigel continued to build throughout Day 3 and finished with 2,110,000, while Labat bagged 725,000 for Day 4.
PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin Spragg returned for Day 3 and he found a quick double through Julien Martini in the opening stages, but he could not sustain the run before he was out in 147th place. Other notables that returned for Day 3 but could not qualify for Day 4 include Davidi Kitai, Maria Ho, Anton Wigg, John Juanda, and Power Path Gold Pass winner Petr Bartagov.
While Bartagov is out, another PokerStars winner is still on a big run. Paul Jurcuta qualified for the tournament through the Power Path Gold Pass – a series of step qualifiers where players can earn their way to events all over the world and online – and he turned his ticket into a bag on Day 4. Jurcuta will return with 450,000 in his bag and he has locked up at least €20,550 for his efforts.
Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | €1,488,000 | 9 | €137,700 | 28-31 | €36,100 |
2 | €931,250 | 10-11 | €105,900 | 32-39 | €31,250 |
3 | €664,750 | 13 | €88,200 | 40-55 | €27,250 |
4 | €511,300 | 14-15 | €73,500 | 56-71 | €23,650 |
5 | €393,300 | 16-17 | €63,250 | 72-79 | €20,550 |
6 | €302,500 | 18-20 | €55,000 | ||
7 | €232,700 | 21-23 | €47,800 | ||
8 | €179,000 | 24-27 | €41,550 |
Action continues on Thursday at 12:00 p.m. in Level 21 with blinds at 10,000/15,000/15,000. As always, the tournament will be streamed live via YouTube and Twitch on the PokerStars channel.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of your favorite tournaments here at EPT Barcelona.
Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Eduard Barsegyan | Russia | 410,000 | 27 |
1 | 2 | Petr Svoboda | Czech Republic | 460,000 | 31 |
1 | 3 | Oshri Lahmani | Israel | 550,000 | 37 |
1 | 4 | Alejandro Arnold | Uruguay | 930,000 | 62 |
1 | 5 | Bernat Capdevila Montes | Spain | 790,000 | 53 |
1 | 6 | Daniyar Aubakirov | Kazakhstan | 1,085,000 | 72 |
1 | 7 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 1,200,000 | 80 |
1 | 8 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 1,220,000 | 81 |
2 | 1 | Antoine Labat | France | 725,000 | 48 |
2 | 2 | Andrea Dato | Italy | 215,000 | 14 |
2 | 3 | Yisha Chen | Hong Kong | 140,000 | 9 |
2 | 4 | Benjamin Winsor | United Kingdom | 210,000 | 14 |
2 | 5 | Kaspar Kaisel | Estonia | 825,000 | 55 |
2 | 6 | Curtis Knight | Canada | 1,530,000 | 102 |
2 | 7 | Hubert Matuszewski | Poland | 1,125,000 | 75 |
2 | 8 | Luca Bartolacci | Italy | 770,000 | 51 |
3 | 1 | Gustavo Oliveira | Brazil | 785,000 | 52 |
3 | 2 | Gianluca Speranza | Italy | 295,000 | 20 |
3 | 3 | Ido Aboudi | Israel | 775,000 | 52 |
3 | 4 | Pablo Melogno | Uruguay | 960,000 | 64 |
3 | 5 | Walter Ripper | Brazil | 415,000 | 28 |
3 | 6 | Sandor Hadnagy | Romania | 690,000 | 46 |
3 | 7 | Rachid El Yaacoubi | France | 240,000 | 16 |
3 | 8 | Dominik Panka | Poland | 505,000 | 34 |
4 | 1 | Sammy Lafleur | Canada | 470,000 | 31 |
4 | 2 | Gaetan Balleur | France | 445,000 | 30 |
4 | 3 | Samuel Fournier | France | 1,780,000 | 119 |
4 | 4 | Lauri Saaskilahti | Finland | 740,000 | 49 |
4 | 5 | Jose Rodriguez Zurita | Mexico | 1,570,000 | 105 |
4 | 6 | Mohamad El Rais | Switzerland | 665,000 | 44 |
4 | 7 | Van Marcus | Australia | 905,000 | 60 |
4 | 8 | Ka Kwan Lau | Spain | 2,110,000 | 141 |
5 | 1 | Julio Chia Cabrera | Peru | 1,050,000 | 70 |
5 | 2 | Lucas Scafini | Brazil | 515,000 | 34 |
5 | 3 | Alexander Wahl | Germany | 295,000 | 20 |
5 | 4 | Mircea Flutur | Romania | 750,000 | 50 |
5 | 5 | Adrian State | Romania | 670,000 | 45 |
5 | 6 | Daniel Smiljkovic | Germany | 615,000 | 41 |
5 | 7 | Felipe Morelli | Brazil | 430,000 | 29 |
5 | 8 | Benjamin Lebor | United Kingdom | 755,000 | 50 |
6 | 1 | Wouter Beltz | Netherlands | 1,230,000 | 82 |
6 | 2 | Alessio Di Cesare | Italy | 585,000 | 39 |
6 | 3 | Benjamin Gros | France | 1,240,000 | 83 |
6 | 4 | Alan Ferraro | Argentina | 995,000 | 66 |
6 | 5 | Patrik Antonius | Finland | 680,000 | 45 |
6 | 6 | Joao Sydenstricker | Brazil | 615,000 | 41 |
6 | 7 | Gianas Rege | Italy | 455,000 | 30 |
6 | 8 | Stephen Song | USA | 135,000 | 9 |
7 | 1 | Alexandru Brumaru | Romania | 380,000 | 25 |
7 | 2 | Brandon Mifsud | Malta | 660,000 | 44 |
7 | 3 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 741,000 | 49 |
7 | 4 | Agostino Ascone | Italy | 890,000 | 59 |
7 | 5 | Felipe Boianovsky | Brazil | 520,000 | 35 |
7 | 6 | Catalin Pop | Romania | 490,000 | 33 |
7 | 7 | Mihai Niste | Romania | 375,000 | 25 |
7 | 8 | Markku Koplimaa | Estonia | 520,000 | 35 |
8 | 1 | Djamal Boutaleb | France | 315,000 | 21 |
8 | 2 | Paul Jurcuta | Romania | 700,000 | 47 |
8 | 3 | Simon Wiciak | France | 885,000 | 59 |
8 | 4 | Vlado Banicevic | Montenegro | 375,000 | 25 |
8 | 5 | Alexey Badulin | Russia | 110,000 | 7 |
8 | 6 | Marcin Kacprzak | Poland | 435,000 | 29 |
8 | 7 | Vicent Bosca | Spain | 205,000 | 14 |
8 | 8 | Smain Mamouni | France | 555,000 | 37 |
9 | 1 | Santiago Plante | Canada | 3,025,000 | 202 |
9 | 2 | Robin Ylitalo | Sweden | 1,150,000 | 77 |
9 | 3 | Maksim Vaskresenski | Belarus | 600,000 | 40 |
9 | 4 | Juan Carlos Vecino | Spain | 1,250,000 | 83 |
9 | 5 | Pedro Lopes | Brazil | 1,635,000 | 109 |
9 | 6 | Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | 200,000 | 13 |
9 | 7 | Mathias Duarte | Uruguay | 2,115,000 | 141 |
9 | 8 | Aristidis Theodoridis | Greece | 195,000 | 13 |
10 | 2 | Vlantouts Kourka | Greece | 450,000 | 30 |
10 | 3 | Ramin Hajiyev | Azerbaijan | 1,565,000 | 104 |
10 | 4 | Khazret Nebezhev | Russia | 1,035,000 | 69 |
10 | 5 | Alessandro Pichierri | Italy | 520,000 | 35 |
10 | 6 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | 2,110,000 | 141 |
10 | 7 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | 2,200,000 | 147 |
10 | 8 | Frank Lagodich | USA | 210,000 | 14 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Santiago Plante |
3,025,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
|
||
Carl Shaw | 2,200,000 | |
Mathias Duarte |
2,115,000
-685,000
|
-685,000 |
Ka Kwan Lau |
2,110,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
Ezequiel Waigel |
2,110,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
Samuel Fournier |
1,780,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
Pedro Lopes |
1,635,000
811,000
|
811,000 |
Jose Rodriguez Zurita |
1,570,000
-121,000
|
-121,000 |
Ramin Hajiyev |
1,565,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
Curtis Knight |
1,530,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
Juan Carlos Vecino | 1,250,000 | |
Benjamin Gros |
1,240,000
-193,000
|
-193,000 |
Wouter Beltz |
1,230,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Boris Kolev |
1,220,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
Thomas Boivin |
1,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Robin Ylitalo |
1,150,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
||
Hubert Matuszewski |
1,125,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
Daniyar Aubakirov |
1,085,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Julio Chia Cabrera |
1,050,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Khazret Nebezhev |
1,035,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
Alan Ferraro |
995,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Pablo Melogno |
960,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
Alejandro Arnold |
930,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
Van Marcus |
905,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Agostino Ascone |
890,000
263,000
|
263,000 |
If you can't get the time off to fly down to Spain for the EPT Barcelona, don't worry. PokerStars is running a Mini EPT Barcelona online.
This fun and affordable online series runs parallel to the live EPT Barcelona, with 25 online tournaments held over eight days.
The first events kick off on August 27, starting with Event #1: $11 Deep Stack, 3 Re-entry. Before then, players can get in on the action with online satellite events on PokerStars.
In addition to big prize pools throughout the series, winning Event #25 — or its sister Event #24: $5.50 Mini EPT Barcelona Main Event - L — will net you a ticket for the $1,050 WCOOP Main Event. This also comes with a Gold Power Pass package worth $10,300 that will cover your travel, accommodation, and tournament buy-in for EPT Cyprus.
Day 3 has ended with 80 players remaining in the field. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.
Oleg Vasylchenko opened to 25,000 from the hijack and only Van Marcus in the big blind called.
On the flop Q♦3♥Q♣, Vasylchenko made a continuation bet of 15,000. Marcus decided to check-raise to 50,000. Vasylchenko called, then bet 40,000 on the turn 8♥.
He saw Marcus check-raise a second time, to 100,000. Vasylchenko took a little more time than on the flop to make a decision, but he called again.
Finally, the 5♠ came on the river and Marcus moved all in for 350,000 chips. It didn't take long for Vasylchenko to make the call for his last 150,000 chips.
Oleg Vasylchenko: 9♣8♣
Van Marcus: K♦Q♥
Vasylchenko didn't believe Marcus and called him with the third pair, but Marcus had a queen for trips and sent Vasylchenko to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Van Marcus |
910,000
571,000
|
571,000 |
Oleg Vasylchenko | Busted |
Benjamin Lebor opened to 25,000 from the hijack and was called by Santiago Plante in the big blind.
Plante check-called a 30,000 bet from Lebor on the 5♠9♥K♦ flop and then both players checked on the 3♣ turn.
The 2♠ completed the board and Plante bet 32,000. Lebor called to see and Plante showed Q♦9♠ for a pair of nines. Lebor showed he called with A♥Q♣ and Plante was sent the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Santiago Plante |
2,000,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
|
||
Benjamin Lebor |
720,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
The floor has instructed dealers to deal three more hands before players bag for the evening.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stefan Drusca | Busted | |
Yanis Avanesyan | Busted | |
Illia Matus | Busted | |
Abedel Douair | Busted | |
Erik Risberg | Busted | |
Pedro Cavalieri | Busted | |
Ioannis Zachmanidis | Busted | |
Claudio Di Giacomo | Busted | |
Umberto Ruggeri | Busted | |
Gonzalo Almeida | Busted |