Main Event
Day 1b Started
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The cards are in the air for a jam-packed Day 1b of the 2012 EPT Barcelona Main Event. Let's rock and roll!
Notables in the Field
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Small Hit to Wade
As we were scouring the field for notables, we happened by Tristan Wade's table with 1,800 in the pot and a board reading 
. A player in early position had checked, and Wade opted to do the same with 
on the button. However, his rivered pair of queens was no good as the early-position player tabled 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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29,000 | -1,000 |
Feature Table
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Our access to the final table is limited, but we can tell you it currently plays host to Philipp Gruissem, Johnny Lodden and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. The latter is decked out in a black and gold komodo.
More Notables in the Field
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Another Round of Familiars
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The First Elimination
There have already been a few eliminations here on Day 1b, but the man with the distinction of being the first eliminated belongs to Ezequiel Macho Morcillo. We're not sure what happened, but the tournament staff has confirmed that he was the first to go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |