2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
€942,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,984,900
Entries
1,230
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
James Dempsey gb
James Dempsey
63,400
-3,600
-3,600
Charancy Khun
Charancy Khun
61,000
15,000
15,000
Kevin Iacofano us
Kevin Iacofano
40,000
-6,000
-6,000
Joseph El Khoury lb
Joseph El Khoury
38,700
2,700
2,700
James Mitchell gb
James Mitchell
33,000
-27,000
-27,000
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
30,000
Kristijonas Andrulis lt
Kristijonas Andrulis
29,000
-500
-500
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
27,400
-4,600
-4,600
Mikalai Pobal by
Mikalai Pobal
25,500
-1,500
-1,500
EPT 2X Winner
Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
22,000
-8,800
-8,800
Martin Schleich de
Martin Schleich
18,600
-20,400
-20,400
EPT 1X Winner
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
18,200
-10,800
-10,800
EPT 1X Winner
Seth Berger us
Seth Berger
17,000
1,000
1,000
StakeKings
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
14,000
-6,000
-6,000
$25K Fantasy

Stevic Accumulates

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Alexander Stevic
Alexander Stevic

Alexander Stevic, as reported earlier today, was the winner of the first ever EPT 10 years ago right here in Barcelona. He seems to have shaken off the years and is right back in the groove, currently sitting on a stack of over 93,000. Here’s a flavour of perhaps how he got it.

With one card to come on a board of {6-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, Gustav Nordh, a PokerStars qualifier from Sweden, checked and Stevic bet 1,500. Nordh called. The river was {6-Hearts}. Nordh checked, Stevic bet 2,500 and Nordh raised him to 7,500. Stevic shrugged and threw out the extra chips. “You got it.” Said Nordh and Stevic turned over {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for the low end of the straight. Asked if he wasn’t worried he was beat, Stevic replied, “It was a crying call.”

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Stevic
Alexander Stevic
93,000
33,000
33,000

Grospellier Can't Beat Queens

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Marcos Paneque Mateos bet 1,100 on the {K-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop into Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. Grospellier called, and the {9-Hearts} was added to the board on the turn. Mateos bet 2,100, and Grospellier raised to 5,250. Mateos called.

The river was the {3-Clubs}, and both players checked. Mateos showed the {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}, and Grospellier mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
14,000
375
375

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierMarcos Paneque Mateos

Vandersmissen Takes a Big One From Stevic

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Alexander Stevic, Season 1 champion of the European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event, check-raised Kevin Vandersmissen's bet of 1,500 to 4,500 on the {K-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop. Vandersmissen called.

The turn was the {2-Spades}, and Stevic led with a bet of 7,500. Vandersmissen made the call to see the {7-Hearts} land on the river. Both players checked.

Stevic showed the {J-Spades}{10-Spades} for a jack-high bluff. Vandersmissen had the {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} for a pair of kings, and he won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Vandersmissen be
Kevin Vandersmissen
75,000
45,000
45,000
Alexander Stevic
Alexander Stevic
60,000

Tags: Alexander StevicKevin Vandersmissen

Fares Picks Off Ramos

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Santiago Soriano Ramos checked the {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop before John Eames fired a bet of 1,300. Behind Eames, Muhyedine Fares made the call, then Ramos check-raised to 3,800. Both Eames and Fares called.

The turn was the {5-Hearts}, and Ramos led for 4,250. Eames folded, but Fares made the call. The river was the {5-Spades}, and Ramos bet 6,175. Fares called.

Ramos showed the {K-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for just king high. Fares showed the {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for a flopped flush draw that turned into trip fives thanks to the turn and river. Fares won the pot and moved to 67,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Muhyedine Fares sn
Muhyedine Fares
67,000
John Eames gb
John Eames
22,800

Tags: John EamesSantiago Soriano RamosMuhyedine Fares

Return of Thorel

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel
Jean-Noel Thorel

Continuing his poker adventure in Barcelona in the Main Event Day 1 today, following his exploits in the Super High Roller, is eccentric Jean Thorel. Action on Thorel with the blinds at 100 / 200 he threw out a blue T5000 chip. Momentarily stunned, the dealer asked him if that was a call. Thorel looked at the chip, back at the dealer and confirmed it was. The player to his left, Steve Gallo from Spain duly raised to 600, the blinds folded and they saw a flop heads up of {5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. Thorel checked and a cursory bet from Gallo was all that was needed to win the pot.

Bendik Headlines EPT Season 9 Award Winners

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Picture courtesy of the PokerStars Blog.
Picture courtesy of the PokerStars Blog.

As play begins on Day 1A and nearly everyone who started the day still has chips, all remain upbeat as everyone continues to harbor hopes of lasting the week to become the next EPT Main Event champion. The mood seems extra festive as well either thanks to or despite hangover — depending on whether we're speaking literally or figuratively — from last night's welcome party at the popular Opium club here in Barcelona.

Read all about it in Martin Harris' piece on the PokerStars Blog.

Tags: PokerStars Blog

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Man of the Day Awarded

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

“You’re the man of the day.” Said his neighbour UK PokerStars qualifier Najib Kamand to Sven Wendt from Germany who had bust what looked like yet another player, Ivan Kudriavtcev from Russia. Wendt was now sitting on a stack of over 90,000. Kamand repeated his statement and tried to get some agreement from other players who just shrugged. “It’s a long day.” Replied Wendt. It certainly looked it at this table.

Player Chips Progress
Sven Wendt
Sven Wendt
92,000