Maria Konnikova was on the button and up against opponents in the cutoff and the small blind when the flop came down 
. The player in the small blind checked before the cutoff bet. Konnikova quickly raised and in turn her opponents folded without much hesitation as she drew in the pot and moved up to 39,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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39,000 | 9,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
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A total of 158 players out of a field of 3,287 returned to the Pau Casals room at Casino Barcelona for Day 2 of the 2018 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona €550 EPT Cup and another Pineapple Flipout for the coveted Platinum Pass was up for grabs. The room was buzzing in preparation for Day 2 of the EPT Cup and the €100,000 Super High Roller, and all tables played one flipout to get to the semi-finals with two tables of 10 players. Among those were also Jackson White, Yorane Kerignard and Antonina Anapolska, but neither of them was fortunate enough to win their flip.
In the first semi-final, Mickael Vongsouthi hit a flush with 
to book his seat for the heads-up duel, while Rolando Camardese claimed his spot with 
. Vongsouthi and Camardese faced off in the final and it was Camardese, who hails from Maastricht in the Netherlands, that won his entry for the 2019 PokerStars Players No Limit Hold'em Championship (PSPC) on The Bahamas worth $30,000 in total.
The board was down 
, and Sebastien Compte bet 6,350 on the river with Igor Yaroshevskyy, his only opponent. Yaroshevskyy had seen his 30,000 chip stack already reduced to around 8,000 at this point, but the Ukrainian made the call and saw the bad news.
Compte flipped over 
for a full house, and Yaroshevskyy mucked to leave himself with 4,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,000 | 52,000 |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
| 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 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
The entries are up to 748 as the first level comes to a finish.
Maria Konnikova has taken her seat in the EPT National High Roller, and the Team PokerStars Pro is looking for her first cash at the PokerStars European Tour Barcelona after an unsuccessful run in the EPT National earlier this year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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