| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Sergio Garcia won nearly $2m for winning the 2017 Masters in Augusta, and is chasing further glory and prize money here in his native Spain. The professional golfer, who has been ranked as high as second in the world during his career, has jumped into the PokerStars EPT Barcelona €5,300 Main Event on the very first level.
Garcia opened to 200 from the button with the blinds at 100/100. Both blinds called and the flop came 
. It checked to Garcia who bet 300. The small blind called and the big blind folded.
The turn was the 
. The small blind check-folded to a bet from Garcia, who moves above starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Yesterday, on Day 1a of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona €5,300 EPT Main Event, a total of 554 unique players entered the Main Event, with 44 re-entering. This brought the total number of entries to 598.
Today looks like being an even bigger starting flight than that, with a lot more than the 202 who made it through yesterday expected to bag up at the end of Day 1b. The tournament allows for up to two entries maximum; those that busted yesterday and haven't reentered yet have the chance to do so at Day 1b. Team PokerStars Pro Randy Lew will be among those to try a second time, while fellow teammates Daniel Negreanu, Andre Akkari and Jeff Gross are expected among those to try and make it through today.
A total of three $30,000 Platinum Passes will be awarded as well during the Main Event. Logically, the winner of this event will receive the first one on top of his victory. The second one will be awarded to the longest lasting PokerStars qualifier, both live and online. At PokerNews, we will track and keep you up to date on who the remaining qualifiers are as the tournament progresses. The third and final Platinum Pass will be up for grabs in the Crazy Pineapple Flipout at the start of Day 2.
Today will see ten levels of 60 minutes each being played out, with a 20-minute break scheduled after every two levels. A 75-minute dinner break is scheduled after level 6. A single reentry is allowed for those that run out of chips during their first attempt. The shot clock will be in play later this tournament, shortly before the money is reached, after which each player receives six time bank cards of 30 seconds each. PokerNews will be on the floor to provide start-to-finish coverage of this popular event over the next seven days, so don't go anywhere!
Day 1b Blind Structure
| Level | Time | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 min | 100 | 100 | |
| 2 | 60 min | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| BREAK 20 min | ||||
| 3 | 60 min | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | 60 min | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| BREAK 20 min | ||||
| 5 | 60 min | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 60 min | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| DINNER BREAK 75 min | ||||
| 7 | 60 min | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 60 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| BREAK 20 min | ||||
| 9 | 60 min | 500 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 10 | 60 min | 600 | 1200 | 1200 |
| # | 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 |
| 13 | August | 2016 | 1,785 | €5,300 | Sebastian Malec | Poland | €1,122,800 |
| PSC | August | 2017 | 1,682 | €5,300 | Sebastian Sorensson | Sweden | €987,043 |
Main Event
Day 1b Started
