2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
€1,122,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€8,657,250
Total Entries
1,785
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 1,785
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Vogelsang Reads Well, Runs Bad

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Christoph Vogelsang in yesterday's 50k Super High Roller
Christoph Vogelsang in yesterday's 50k Super High Roller

After earlier action, Majid Noubarian from Iran three-bet preflop to 1,100 on the button. Christoph Vogelsang four-bet to 3,200 from the small blind. Noubarian then five-bet to 8,500, and Vogelsang called.

The flop was {10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, Vogelsang checked, Noubarian bet 5,000, and Vogelsang called.

On the {9-Hearts} turn, Vogelsang checked a second time, and Noubarian snap-shoved for 40,000. It was effectively for 20,000, Vogelsang's remaining stack. The German went deep in the tank and tried to chat up his opponent.

"If you have the best hand in poker, you win." Vogelsang remarked to a stoic Noubarian. The Iranian didn't respond to Vogelsang's attempts to extract information and stared in front of him. Suddenly, after five minutes of being stared down, he spoke up.

"Flush draw?" asked Noubarian.

"Flush draw? No, I told you what I had," smiled Vogelsang. Even with the slightly less tense atmosphere, the German couldn't decide whether to call off the rest of his stack. After eight minutes of tanking, his tablemates had enough and called the clock on Vogelsang. It took the German thirty more seconds before he smashed one of his chip stacks in the middle.

Majid Noubarian: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Christoph Vogelsang: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}

As it turned out, it was Vogelsang's opponent who had the flush draw. The German was in great shape to double up, but still needed to dodge an ace or heart to survive. The river, however, was the {4-Hearts}, completing Noubarian's flush. The Iranian lets out an audible "Yes!" and stacked up Vogelsang's chips, with the latter head-shakingly seeking out his friends at the rail.

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang

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Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Charlie Carrel Flops the World

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Charlie Carrel
Charlie Carrel

Charlie Carrel skipped out on the World Series of Vegas, and elected not to play the €50,000 Super High Roller which reached its final table late last night. However, he's making the most of his Main Event as this hand between him and Johannes Korsar proves.

Carrel raised to 300 and Johannes Korsar three-bet to 1,200 from the small blind. Carrel called and the pair saw a flop of {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{q-Spades}.

Korsar checked to Carrel who bet 2,000 and the Swede called. The turn was the {8-Diamonds} and again Korsar checked. This time, Carrel bet 4,000. Korsar called for a second time.

The river was the {6-Spades} and Korsar checked for the third time. Carrel bet 11,000 and after less than a minute's thought, Korsar called. Carrel quickly turned over {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for a flopped full house: tens full of queens, and Korsar mucked.

Tags: Charlie Carrel

Bart's Better Boat

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Dutchman Bart Kuiper is already sitting on 43,000, after being the beneficiary of a full-house-over-full-house situation. According to Kuiper, Stephen Chidwick opened under the gun and two other players called. Kuiper called with {10-}{8-} from the small blind, and the big blind called as well, creating a five-way pot.

The flop {10-}{10-}{8-} was gin for Kuiper. He checked, as did the other players. The Dutchman led out big on the {6-} turn, with Chidwick as the only caller. On the {Q-} river, Kuiper bet 2,500 in a 2,700 pot, Chidwick raised to 7,500, and Kuiper called.

Chidwick showed {8-}{8-} for the lower fullh ouse, and had to move a sizable portion of his starting stack to Kuiper.

Tags: Bart KuiperStephen Chidwick

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Watts Versus Quads

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Britain's Steve Watts is in the field today, looking to improve on his 61st place (€18,320) last year. Watts opened on the button to 250, faced a three-bet from the small blind to 650, and called. Watts also called a 500 bet on the {6-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop.

On the {6-Hearts} turn, Watts' opponent checked, Watts bet 675, only to be met by a check-raise to 2,200. Watts folded and dodged a bullet, as he got shown {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for quads.

Tags: Steve Watts

Still Trickling In

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Vitaly Lunkin vs Christian Christner

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Three players saw a flop of {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Spades}. It checked to Christian Christner who bet 500. Vitaly Lunkin called, and the third player in the hand folded. the turn was the {10-Spades} and both players checked.

On the river, Vitaly Lunkin lead for 750, and Christian Christner thought for a while before raising to 2700. Lunkin thought long and hard about his decision before turning over the {7-Diamonds} as he mucks his cards.

Both players are slightly down on starting stack, but with still a lot of time to go.

Tags: Christian ChristnerVitaly Lunkin

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Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Adrian Mateos Up and Running

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

EPT 11 Grand Final Champion Adrian Mateos has made a strong start to his campaign to become the first man to win a second EPT title. He was already up above his starting stack before this hand as he raised from the small blind against compatriot Vicente Delgado.

The two were happily chatting away, but that ceased when Mateos slid out 300 from the small blind and Delgado called.

The flop was {9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Mateos checked to Delgado who bet 450. Mateos called.

Both players checked the {9-Spades} on the turn and the river was the {2-Clubs}. Mateos checked again and Delgado bet 1,100. Mateos thought for a moment before check-raising to 4,100, eliciting a quick fold from Delgado.

Tags: Adrian Mateos