Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,247,700
Entries
1,082
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Welcome to Day 1b of the PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Main Event
Yesterday, the inaugural Main Event of European Poker Tour Season 9 kicked off here at the Casino de Barcelona in beautiful Barcelona, Spain. Both the Estrellas Main Event and the Super High Roller final tables concluded yesterday, but the big story was the large turnout of 403 players for Day 1a of the Main Event. Today, approximately 600 players are expected to take to the felt, bringing the total number of entrants near four digits!
Team PokerStars Pros had varied success yesterday. Liv Boeree, Martin Hruby and Arnaud Mattern all hit the rail, while Lex Velduis (148,800) Marcin Horecki (14,200), Juan Manuel Pastor (72,400), Pius Hienz (72,400), Matthias De Meulder (29,900), Sebastian Ruthenberg (95,700), and Henrique Pinho (77,800) all advanced.
Other Day 1a eliminations included Chris Brammer, Scott Seiver, Jannick Wrang, Ben Wilinofsky, Vladimir Geshkenbein, Sorel Mizzi, Anton Wigg, Nicolas Chouity, Benny Spindler and Michael Tureniec.
Here's a look at the top ten chip counts from the Day 1a field:
EPT Barcelona Day 1a Top Ten
| Place | Player | Counts |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aku Joentausta | 236,200 |
| 2nd | Guy Thomas | 211,000 |
| 3rd | Emanoil Savin | 190,600 |
| 4th | Mauro Canavese | 190,600 |
| 5th | Lex Veldhuis | 148,800 |
| 6th | Antonin Duda | 140,600 |
| 7th | Dimitar Danchev | 138,100 |
| 8th | Zimnan Ziyard | 137,900 |
| 9th | Alexander Debus | 132,900 |
| 10th | Samuel Rodriguez | 123,200 |
Day 1b is expected to draw a whole new slew of Team Pros including Barry Greenstein, Angel Guillen, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Jason Mercier, just to name a few. Joining them will be an eclectic mix of amateurs and pros including Erich Kollmann, Nigel Goldman and Chris Moorman.
Play is scheduled to start at 12:00 PM CET, and eight 75-minute levels will be played. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to bring you all the latest and greatest from Day 1b of the PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Main Event.
Main Event
Day 1b Started