Main Event Day 1a | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-27-2018 23:19 UTC+2

Signorelli Viana Eliminates Timonin

Yori Epskamp

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Leonid Timonin will not be making an appearance on Day 2 as the Russian lost his final 14,200 to Thiago Signorelli Viana. With a first-in spot from the hijack, Timonin went for it with , only to be met by the from the Brazilian. Five cards later on a board, Timonin's tournament was over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thiago Signorelli Viana	90,000
Leonid Timonin	Busted

Tags: Thiago Signorelli Viana Leonid Timonin

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

08-27-2018 23:27 UTC+2

Updated Counts

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Regonaschi	190,000 55,000	55,000
Felipe Costa	177,000 177,000	177,000
Ali Tariq	170,000 170,000	170,000
Jason Lavallee	170,000 170,000	170,000
Luis Rodriguez Cruz	165,000 122,000	122,000
Kalidou Sow	162,000 100,000	100,000
Jack Sinclair	146,000 6,000	6,000
Julien Pieffet	132,000 -15,000	-15,000
Ben Heath	130,000 22,000	22,000
Tony Broekhof	117,000 32,000	32,000
Manuel Bardon	112,000
Joel Isla	111,000
Rocco Palumbo	106,000 76,000	76,000
Noah Boeken	90,000 32,000	32,000

Ali Reza Fatehi	87,000 52,000	52,000
Miguel Gurrea Monton	86,000 44,000	44,000
David Tovar	78,000
Juan Pardo	75,000
Javier Gomez Zapatero	74,000 -25,000	-25,000
Daniel Gallardo	62,000
Jonathan Concepcion	55,000 10,000	10,000
Fraser Macintyre	28,500 13,000	13,000
Stephen Chidwick	24,000 -4,000	-4,000

Andras Nemeth	9,000 -16,000	-16,000
David Peters	2,000 2,000	2,000

08-27-2018 23:31 UTC+2

Day 1a Photos

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Photos by René Velli / PokerStars.

08-27-2018 23:48 UTC+2

Aleskins Over 200k

Yori Epskamp

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Matas Cimbolas raised to 2,600 in middle position and Guntis Aleskins three-bet to 9,000 to his direct left. A recently moved player on the button cold four-bet shoved 32,800, which paused Cimbolas.

He slowly mucked after a minute of thought, while Aleskins splashed in the extra chips.

All-in player:
Guntis Aleskins:

"I'm not happy," Cimbolas grumbled.

The board ran out and Aleskins knocked out his opponent to soar over 200k.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guntis Aleskins	225,000 65,000	65,000
Matas Cimbolas	132,000 -18,000	-18,000

Tags: Guntis Aleskins Matas Cimbolas

08-27-2018 23:53 UTC+2

"nanonoko" Eliminated

Yori Epskamp

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After Randy Lew had raised, Jonathan Proudfoot three-bet to 7,000, Vladyslav Shalimov cold four-bet to 18,400 from the small blind, Lew five-bet shoved for 50,000, Proudfoot folded and Shalimov called.

Randy Lew:
Vladyslav Shalimov:

The board brought nothing but blanks for the Team PokerStars Online pro and he'll be back on Day 1b for his second attempt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Lew	Busted

Tags: Randy Lew Jonathan Proudfoot

08-28-2018 00:10 UTC+2

Easy Knockouts for Costa and Cimbolas

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Felipe Costa is making a strong bid to become the overnight chipleader after knocking a player out. It was Eric Vallee who was all in for his last 17,500 with and Costa called with . The flop instantly ended it for Costa and Vallee let out a hearty chuckle.

Matas Cimbolas also added a scalp to his arsenal. The colorful Lithuanian called a 16,500 shove from the small blind in the big blind. Cimbolas was holding and leagues ahead of his opponent's . The gave Cimbolas the win with his king kicker to move up to over 150k.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Costa	220,000 43,000	43,000
Matas Cimbolas	155,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Eric Vallee Felipe Costa Matas Cimbolas

08-28-2018 00:13 UTC+2

Five More Hands

Yori Epskamp

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The clock has been paused. Five more hands will be played until chips are bagged and tagged for the night.

08-28-2018 00:25 UTC+2

Day 1a is Done

Yori Epskamp

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Day 1a has wrapped up. All chip counts and an end of day recap will follow.

08-28-2018 00:36 UTC+2

End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Wilinofsky	330,000 280,000	280,000

Haoxiang Wang	239,300 61,300	61,300

Miguel Use	228,900 228,900	228,900
Lawrence Bayley	224,200 172,200	172,200
Kalidou Sow	220,000 58,000	58,000
Benjamin Pollak	219,800 174,800	174,800
Upeshka De Silva	218,100 98,100	98,100
Antoine Labat	210,800 210,800	210,800
Adrian State	186,200
Luis Rodriguez Cruz	182,400 17,400	17,400
Emmanuel Lopez Lasuen	175,000
Philippe Le Touche	173,600 108,600	108,600
Timothy Adams	173,000 140,000	140,000
Jason Lavallee	170,400 400	400
Felipe Costa	170,000 -50,000	-50,000
Emin Babayev	169,800 39,800	39,800
Manuel Ruivo	169,800
Nan Hong	169,000
Marti Roca de Torres	164,000 32,000	32,000
Harpreet Gill	163,200
Guntis Aleskins	161,500 -63,500	-63,500
Enrico Camosci	160,000
Joel Isla	160,000 49,000	49,000
Shaun Deeb	159,500 64,500	64,500

Elvis Petcu	158,500 63,500	63,500

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