2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€1,037,109
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€9,365,350
Entries
1,931
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
2,500,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000

Checking in on the Big Stacks

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

On a {7-Hearts}{2-Spades}{a-Clubs} flop Alexandre Reard called a bet of 1,400 from a single opponent and the turn was the {7-Clubs}. His opponent continued for 4,000 and this time Reard folded. The Frenchman still sits on around 60,000.

Other big stacks include Roman Emelyanov and Daniel Negreanu who, according to his Instagram story, won the first ten hands in a row today when his table was just three-handed.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
60,000 4,000
Roman Emelyanov ru
Roman Emelyanov
55,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
Poker Hall of Famer
53,500 1,500

Tags: Alexandre ReardDaniel NegreanuRoman Emelyanov

Updated Counts & Players in the House

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
56,000 -7,000
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
54,500 24,500
Russell Thomas us
Russell Thomas
33,000
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
33,000 7,000
Sebastian Malec pl
Sebastian Malec
Defending Champion
EPT 1X Winner
33,000 5,000
Richard Milne gb
Richard Milne
33,000 3,000
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
EPT 1X Winner
32,000 -5,500
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
EPT 1X Winner
32,000 32,000
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
31,000 1,000
Raffaele Sorrentino it
Raffaele Sorrentino
30,000 30,000
Daniel Reijmer nl
Daniel Reijmer
30,000 -1,000
Kees van Brugge nl
Kees van Brugge
29,000
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
26,000 3,000

Sposito Survives

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

One of the players early at risk in this tournament was Marco Sposito. Down to 12,500 in chips, he got it all in preflop with {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades} against {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}. The {4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} flop left him drawing to the jacks and Sposito was about to stand-up when the {J-Hearts} rolled off on the turn.

The river was the {9-Hearts} and Sposito could remain as he was.

Player Chips Progress
Marco Sposito it
Marco Sposito
25,500 -4,500

Tags: Marco Sposito

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

How Do You Become Friends With Neymar? Start By Being His Poker Idol

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
Neymar Jr.
Neymar Jr.

Neymar being here this week naturally got people curious. He attracted crowds wherever he went, and turned heads across the tournament room. But while it's one thing to see him walk by your table, it's something else to know a little more about the man himself. The poker player that knows him best, and who arguably taught him everything he knows (at the poker table at least), is Andre Akkari.

Want to know more about Neymar the footballer, well, there are plenty of other places you can find that. But for a glimpse of Neymar the friend, poker player, dog owner, and CounterStrike opponent, read more on the PokerStars Blog.

Tags: Neymar Jr.Andre Akkari

Antonius Loses One; Baumann Wins One

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Patrk Antonius bet 2,200 on a {9-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{9-Spades} board and his opponent quickly called. Antonius turned over {a-}{3-} for a full house, but his opponent showed {6-Clubs}{6-Spades} for a bigger full house and took down the pot.

Meanwhile, Gaelle Baumann and a single opponent checked a flop and turn of {3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and the river was the {5-Spades}. Baumann bet 600 and her opponent quickly called.

Baumann showed {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} for a full house and her opponent mucked.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Benny Glaser are two new faces in the Main Event field.

Player Chips Progress
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
30,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
30,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
EPT 1X Winner
27,000 -4,000
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
26,000 -4,000

Tags: Gaelle BaumannPatrik Antonius

New Faces and Updated Counts

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

PokerStars Team Online member Jeff Gross has joined the field and is seated at the same table as PokerStars Team Pro Leo Fernandez.

Meanwhile, Alexandre Reard has chipped up to over 60,000 and is looking like one of the big stacks around the room.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
63,000 63,000
Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
34,000
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
32,000 2,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
EPT 1X Winner
31,000
Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
30,000
Leo Margets es
Leo Margets
30,000 30,000
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30,000
Rex Clinkscales us
Rex Clinkscales
30,000
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
30,000
Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
28,000 -2,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
PokerStars.fr
26,000 -4,000
Sergio Garcia es
Sergio Garcia
26,000 -5,000
Tom Hall gb
Tom Hall
20,000 -10,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
15,500 -14,500
Adam Owen gb
Adam Owen
Busted

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