€5,300 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€8,657,250
Entries
1,785
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000
Welcome To The 2016 EPT Barcelona Main Event!
The 2016 European Poker Tour Barcelona festival continues today with the €5,300 Main Event at 12 p.m. local time.
The sunny festival in Spain is always a very popular stop with the players, and 2016 is no different. Attendance records have been shattered over the weekend, with last year's record-breaking field of 1,694 players looking to be topped as well. Poker legend John Juanda is the defending champion, who topped last year's field to bank the massive first-place prize of €1,022,593. Juanda is already off to a good start to the weekend, finishing 11th in the Super High Roller (€105,300).
Plenty of big names are expected to be in the field today, including Leo Fernandez, Steve O'Dwyer, Stephen Chidwick, Pratyush Buddiga, Mateusz Moolhuizen, Faraz Jaka, Dario Sammartino, Simon Deadman, and Barny Boatman.
Day 1A will see eight 75-minute levels on the schedule, with players beginning with 30,000 in tournament chips and the blinds kicking off at 50/100. There will be a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6, and play should wrap up around 11:55 p.m. tonight.
The cards will be in the air shortly, so be sure to keep it locked right here to PokerNews.com all day long.
PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event Champions
| # | Month | Year | Players | Buy-in | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September | 2004 | 229 | €1,000 | Alexander Stevic | Sweden | €80,000 |
| 2 | September | 2005 | 327 | €4,000 | Jan Boubli | France | €416,000 |
| 3 | September | 2006 | 480 | €5,000 | Bjørn-Erik Glenne | Norway | €691,000 |
| 4 | August | 2007 | 543 | €8,000 | Sander Lyloff | Denmark | €1,170,700 |
| 5 | September | 2008 | 619 | €8,000 | Sebastian Ruthenberg | Germany | €1,361,000 |
| 6 | September | 2009 | 478 | €8,000 | Carter Phillips | United States | €850,000 |
| 7 | November | 2010 | 757 | €5,000 | Kent Lundmark | Sweden | €825,000 |
| 8 | August | 2011 | 811 | €5,000 | Martin Schleich | Germany | €850,000 |
| 9 | August | 2012 | 1,082 | €5,000 | Mikalai Pobal | Belarus | €1,007,550 |
| 10 | September | 2013 | 1,234 | €5,000 | Tom Middleton | United Kingdom | €942,000 |
| 11 | August | 2014 | 1,496 | €5,000 | Andre Lettau | Germany | €794,058 |
| 12 | August | 2015 | 1,694 | €5,000 | John Juanda | Indonesia | €1,022,593 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
In The Field
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Adrian Mateos Up and Running
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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 
and Mateos checked to Delgado who bet 450. Mateos called.
Both players checked the 
on the turn and the river was the 
. 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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000 | 6,000 |
More Names
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Vitaly Lunkin vs Christian Christner
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Three players saw a flop of 
. It checked to Christian Christner who bet 500. Vitaly Lunkin called, and the third player in the hand folded. the turn was the 
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 
as he mucks his cards.
Both players are slightly down on starting stack, but with still a lot of time to go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,000 | -1,000 |
|
27,000 | 27,000 |
Still Trickling In
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
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 
flop.
On the 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 
for quads.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,500 | -1,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0