2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 4
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
Players Info - Day 4

De Silva Takes Another Hit

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Upeshka De Silva raised it up to 155,000 and Rodrigo Carmo called out of the big blind. The flop came {K-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and Carmo called a bet of 165,000 by De Silva.

After the {6-Diamonds} turn, De Silva slowed down and checked. This prompted a bet of 400,000 by Carmo and De Silva called. The final card was the {Q-Diamonds} and De Silva checked once more, Carmo quickly bet 400,000 and that sent De Silva into the think tank. With one second remaining on his shot clock, he called and Carmo turned over {K-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} for the second nut flush to drag in a big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Rodrigo Carmo pt
Rodrigo Carmo
5,300,000 1,140,000
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
3,600,000 -1,650,000

Tags: Upeshka De SilvaRodrigo Carmo

Nurzynski Bluffs With Best Hand

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

John Juanda raised to 130,000 in the cutoff with the {9-Spades}{8-Spades} and Piotr Nurzynski called in the big blind with the {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}. The flop of {J-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Hearts} was checked by Nurzynski and Juanda checked behind.

After the {3-Spades} turn, Nurzynski checked once more and Juanda bet 160,000 only to face a check-raise to 475,000. Juanda used one time bank and came along to see the blank {K-Hearts} on the river. Nurzynski bet 1.1 million into a pot of 1.3 million and Juanda asked how much Nurzynski was playing behind. Juanda folded and Nurzynski showed the "bluff."

"You actually had me beat, if I had more chips I would have maybe shoved. I had nine high," Juanda replied.

Player Chips Progress
Piotr Nurzynski pl
Piotr Nurzynski
EPT 1X Winner
4,700,000 920,000
John Juanda id
John Juanda
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
2,040,000 -630,000

Tags: John JuandaPiotr Nurzynski

Three-Way Pot for Tikerpe

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Matthias Tikerpe
Matthias Tikerpe

Mark Buckley started the action with a raise to 125,000 and both Matthias Tikerpe in the cutoff and Fabiano Kovalski in the big blind called.

The flop fell {j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades} and brought no betting action. On the turn {9-Spades}, Kovalski bet 185,000 and both Buckley and Tikerpe called.

The river showed a {9-Diamonds} and after a check from Kovalski, Buckley bet 435,000. Tikerpe tanked for some time before raising it to 1,100,000. His opponents instantly folded and Kovalski earned the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Fabiano Kovalski br
Fabiano Kovalski
7,950,000 50,000
Matthias Tikerpe ee
Matthias Tikerpe
5,900,000 530,000
Mark Buckley ie
Mark Buckley
Day 3 Chip Leader
2,400,000 -1,030,000

Tags: Fabiano KovalskiMark BuckleyMatthias Tikerpe

Kovalski Takes Big From De Silva

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Upeshka de Silva opened to 125,000 and Matthias Tikerpe called. Fabiano Kovalski raised it to 625,000 from the big blind and only De Silva ended up calling.

The flop went {6-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and Kovalski check-called De Silva's bet for 455,000. Both players checked on the turn {3-Spades}.

The river fell a {k-Spades} and Kovalski led for 700,000. De Silva conceded the pot and Kovalski racked the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Fabiano Kovalski br
Fabiano Kovalski
7,900,000 1,000,000
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
5,250,000 -750,000

Tags: Fabiano KovalskiUpeshka De Silva

Redraw of the Last Two Tables

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
TableSeatNameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
11Ben HeathUnited Kingdom2,325,00039
12Georges HannaLebanon3,450,00058
13Danny TangUnited Kingdom2,995,00050
14Ognyan DimovBulgaria3,355,00056
15John JuandaIndonesia2,170,00036
16Marius ConanFrance2,665,00044
17Pedro MarquesPortugal5,250,00088
18Piotr NurzynskiPoland3,780,00063
      
21Upeshka De SilvaUnited States6,340,000106
22Rodrigo CarmoPortugal4,160,00069
23Matthias TikerpeEstonia5,370,00090
24Haoxiang WangChina2,940,00049
25Patrick ClarkeIreland1,685,00028
26Fabiano KovalskiBrazil7,035,000117
27Tom AlnerUnited Kingdom935,00016
28Mark BuckleyIreland3,430,00057
Player Chips Progress
Fabiano Kovalski br
Fabiano Kovalski
7,035,000 135,000
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
6,340,000 340,000
Matthias Tikerpe ee
Matthias Tikerpe
5,370,000 -485,000
Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
5,250,000 -350,000
Rodrigo Carmo pt
Rodrigo Carmo
4,160,000 4,160,000
Piotr Nurzynski pl
Piotr Nurzynski
EPT 1X Winner
3,780,000 430,000
Georges Hanna lb
Georges Hanna
3,450,000 -150,000
Mark Buckley ie
Mark Buckley
Day 3 Chip Leader
3,430,000 -150,000
Ognyan Dimov bg
Ognyan Dimov
EPT 1X Winner
3,355,000 -155,000
Danny Tang hk
Danny Tang
2,995,000 -5,000
Haoxiang Wang cn
Haoxiang Wang
Day 5 Chip Leader
2,940,000 2,648,000
Marius Conan fr
Marius Conan
2,665,000 -135,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
2,325,000 -375,000
John Juanda id
John Juanda
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
2,170,000 20,000
Patrick Clarke ie
Patrick Clarke
1,685,000 335,000
Tom Alner gb
Tom Alner
935,000 -150,000

Enrico De Rosa Eliminated in 17th Place (€69,340)

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Enrico De Rosa
Enrico De Rosa

Enrico De Rosa raised to 120,000 and Fabiano Kovalski called in the cutoff, as did Ben Heath in the big blind.

The three-way flop of {K-Hearts}{7-Spades}{3-Hearts} was checked to Kovalski and he bet 100,000, which forced out Heath and resulted in a call by De Rosa. The {8-Spades} fell on the turn and De Rosa check-raised all in over the top of a 475,000-bet by Kovalski and the snap-call of the Brazilian followed.

Enrico De Rosa: {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}
Fabiano Kovalski: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

No card in the deck could help De Rosa while he awaited his fate, the {6-Diamonds} on the river was a mere formality and the Italian was eliminated in 17th place for €69,340. All remaining 16 players will now redraw to the final two tables and the action continues until the end of the level.

Player Chips Progress
Fabiano Kovalski br
Fabiano Kovalski
6,900,000 2,310,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
2,700,000 50,000
Enrico De Rosa it
Enrico De Rosa
Busted

Tags: Ben HeathEnrico De RosaFabiano Kovalski

Juanda Doubles Through Hanna

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
John Juanda
John Juanda

Georges Hanna raised to 125,000 first to act and John Juanda moved all in out of the big blind, Hanna called and the camera crews rushed by to see the showdown.

John Juanda: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Georges Hanna: {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

The {Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop gave Hanna the lead, but Juanda picked up some outs on the {10-Spades} turn. Instead of a jack, Juanda spiked the {A-Hearts} river to double.

Player Chips Progress
Georges Hanna lb
Georges Hanna
3,600,000 -1,110,000
John Juanda id
John Juanda
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
2,150,000 870,000

Tags: Georges HannaJohn Juanda

Wang Jams Into Nurzynski and Tang

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Haoxiang Wang raised to 125,000 with the {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades} and Piotr Nurzynski three-bet from one seat over to 400,000 with the {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Danny Tang called in the cutoff with {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and Wang came along to see the {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} flop. Wang moved all in and both opponents folded.

Player Chips Progress
Piotr Nurzynski pl
Piotr Nurzynski
EPT 1X Winner
3,350,000 -425,000
Danny Tang hk
Danny Tang
3,000,000 -560,000
Haoxiang Wang cn
Haoxiang Wang
Day 5 Chip Leader
292,000 -1,528,000