Day 3 Photos
Photos by René Velli / PokerStars.
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€1,100 EPT National
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€4,127,560
Entries
4,348
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Geilich's Aces Get Cracked
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
In a button against big blind situation, Claudio Di Giacomo three-bet to 750,000 from the big blind, Ludovic Geilich four-bet to 1,275,000 on the button, Di Giacomo five-bet shoved 3,215,000 and Geilich snap-called.
Claudio Di Giacomo: 
Ludovic Geilich: 
Geilich was in prime position to launch himself to 9 million in chips and become one of the top stacks in the room. However, there was a different outcome in the cards as the board ran out 
to give Di Giacomo the set he needed to escape elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,500,000 | 3,700,000 |
|
3,000,000 | -2,500,000 |
Iceland on Top as Gunnarsson Picks Off Faria
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Gunnarsson opened from the cutoff and Luis Faria defended his big blind. Faria checked the 
flop to Gunnarsson, who bet 250,000. The Portuguese check-raised to 1,000,000 and Gunnarsson called.
On the 
turn, Faria kept up his aggression with a bet of 1,460,000 and Gunnarsson called again after some thought.
The river brought the 
and Faria emptied the clip. Without hesitation, Gunnarsson called it off for 4,400,000 total.
Luis Faria: 
Arni Gunnarsson: 
Gunnarsson got there with the queen-nine, spiking his inside straight on the river. As a result, Faria's bluff backfired massively, leaving him behind with just 1,300,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,500,000 | 10,745,000 |
|
1,300,000 | -7,400,000 |
Defending Champion Cairat Eliminated in 34th Place
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Defending champion Pedro Cairat has been unable to carry his momentum into Day 3 and has exited in 34th place for €11,950.
A player at his table informed us that Cairat was all in with pocket fives and up against Evangelos Kokkalis' pocket sixes. Cairat couldn't mind a miracle board and his deep run came to an end as did his dream of back-to-back titles.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000 | 1,480,000 |
|
Busted |
L'Hostis Hits a Set to Eliminate Monter
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The action folded around to Antonio Cano Monter on the button, and he moved all in. Jerome L'Hostis was in the big blind and made the call and saw his pocket pair was dominated.
Antonio Cano Monter: 
Jerome L'Hostis: 
Board: 
L'Hostis hit one of his two immediate outs on the flop to take the lead with a set, and when the board paired on the turn, he held a full house. Monter saw no miracle king on the river, and he was the next player to depart the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,300,000 | 2,700,000 |
|
Busted |
Jordana Eliminates Two
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Stefane Brou moved all in from under the gun with around 800,000 and saw two-time PokerStars Sunday Million winner Luis Rodriguez Cruz reshove from middle position. Joel Visa Jordana was in the small blind and had them covered. He decided to call, and the three players revealed their hands.
Stefane Brou: 
Luis Rodriguez Cruz: 
Joel Visa Jordana: 
Board: 
Jordana hit top pair on the flop and improved to two pair on the turn. The river was no help to Rodriquez Cruz or Brou, and they both exited the tournament as Jordana moved up to 5.5m.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,500,000 | 3,200,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Fatal River for Hajiyev
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Rustam Hajiyev shoved all in for 810,000 on the button and Michael Wang called after about ten seconds from the big blind.
Rustam Hajiyev: 
Michael Wang: 
The flop came down 
to give Hajiyev some extra outs. The 
on the turn was one of the cards he needed and Wang pulled his stack back to start counting out Hajiyev's chips.
It turned out innecessary as the dealer splashed the 
on the river to give Wang the winning set and end Hajiyev's run in 35th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000 | 700,000 |
|
Busted |
L'Hostis Escapes
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Jerome L'Hostis was all in and at risk for 1,220,000 against Luis Faria.
Jerome L'Hostis:
Luis Faria:
The 
flop gave Faria a sizable lock on the hand but L'Hostis found extra outs with the on the turn. Sure enough, the landed on the river to give L'Hostis the winning straight and the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,700,000 | -1,300,000 |
|
|
2,600,000 | 1,930,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Faria Uncontested to 10 Million
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
With the board reading 
, Jean Fontaine checked to Luis Faria on the button, who bet 650,000. Fontaine check-raised to 1,600,000, leaving himself with 2,200,000 behind. Faria three-bet shoved all in and the Frenchman decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000,000 | 2,700,000 |
|
2,200,000 | 2,200,000 |