2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 5
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

Short Stack Nurzynski Doubles Through Marques

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Piotr Nurzynski
Piotr Nurzynski

The action folded to Pedro Marques in the small blind with {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and he moved all in on short stack Piotr Nurzynski, who looked down at {a-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and made the call.

There was an eight in the window as the flop came down {8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and the {10-Clubs} turn, and {10-Spades} river secured Nurzynski a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
8,400,000 -1,400,000
Piotr Nurzynski pl
Piotr Nurzynski
EPT 1X Winner
2,800,000 1,400,000

Tags: Pedro MarquesPiotr Nurzynski

Marques Correctly Calls Against Juanda

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action folded to John Juanda in the small blind, and he called before Pedro Marques checked his option. The flop came down {2-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}, and Juanda's 100,000 bet was called by Marques.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds}, and Juanda continued for 275,000 and Marques once again called.

When the river came the {4-Spades}, Juanda bet for the third street, this time for 500,000. The pressure was on Marques, but he thought through his decision and made the right call.

Juanda tabled {q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, and Marques' {q-Diamonds}{9-Spades} took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
9,800,000 990,000
John Juanda id
John Juanda
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
2,400,000 -1,250,000

Tags: John JuandaPedro Marques

Carmo and Clarke Meet Twice

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Patrick Clarke
Patrick Clarke

Patrick Clarke raised to 200,000 and Fabiano Kovalski used one time bank on the button before folding, Rodrigo Carmo called in the big blind. On the {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop, Carmo checked and called a bet of 200,000. They checked the {8-Hearts} turn and the {3-Diamonds} river, and Carmo announced a five. Clarke showed {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and that won the pot.

Right after, Clarke min-raised to 200,000 first to act and he was called by Carmo on the button and Haoxiang Wang in the big blind. The flop came {A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and action checked to Carmo, who bet 250,000. Wang quickly folded and Clarke called.

After the {10-Spades} turn, Clarke check-called a second and bigger bet of 750,000. The {Q-Clubs} on the river was checked and Clarke showed {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for two pair to win the second pot in a row against Carmo.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Clarke ie
Patrick Clarke
7,600,000 1,500,000
Rodrigo Carmo pt
Rodrigo Carmo
3,580,000 -2,020,000

Tags: Fabiano KovalskiHaoxiang WangPatrick ClarkeRodrigo Carmo

One for Marques on the Feature Table

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Pedro Marques raised first to act with the {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and John Juanda called in the big blind with {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. On the {9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop, Juanda checked and called a bet of 250,000 by Marques. There was no betting action on the {10-Spades} turn and Juanda check-folded the 52c] river to a bet of 675,000 by Marques.

Player Chips Progress
Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
8,810,000 490,000
John Juanda id
John Juanda
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
3,650,000 -40,000

Wang Shoves on Kovalski

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The board was down {6-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Fabiano Kovalski, in the big blind, called a 225,000 bet from Haoxiang Wang who was playing from the button.

The river card was the {k-Spades}, and Kovalski checked. Wang used 20 seconds of his time before he announced all in. Kovalski, who had around 1.7m, behind him went into the tank with the clock running down. With just two seconds left on the clock, he opted to fold and surrendered the pot to Wang.

Player Chips Progress
Haoxiang Wang cn
Haoxiang Wang
Day 5 Chip Leader
9,900,000 800,000
Fabiano Kovalski br
Fabiano Kovalski
1,700,000 -660,000

Tags: Fabiano KovalskiHaoxiang Wang

Hanna Survives and Doubles with Ace-King

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Georges Hanna
Georges Hanna

Piotr Nurzynski raised to 200,000 from the button and saw Georges Hanna moved all in from the big blind for 3.2m. Nurzynski gave his decision some thought but made the call before his 30 seconds time bank came to a finish.

Piotr Nurzynski: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Georges Hanna: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

Board: {k-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

It was a classic flip situation with Hanna's tournament life on the line. But he took the lead on the flop when he paired his king and held as the board completed.

Hanna moved up to 6.5m while Nurzynski was left with 14 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Georges Hanna lb
Georges Hanna
6,500,000 3,400,000
Piotr Nurzynski pl
Piotr Nurzynski
EPT 1X Winner
1,400,000 -3,995,000

Tags: Georges HannaPiotr Nurzynski

Carmo Takes From Wang

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Rodrigo Carmo
Rodrigo Carmo

Rodrigo Carmo, who had just been caught bluffing, raised on the button to 200,000 and Haoxiang Wang called in the big blind. On the {K-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop, Wang check-called a bet of 150,000. Wang then bet the {4-Hearts} turn for 300,000 to pick up a call and the {Q-Spades} river brought another bet of 600,000 by Wang.

Carmo snap-called by tossing in a single chip for the call and Wang showed {J-Clubs}{6-Spades} for a pair of sixes, which Carmo had bet with {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs} for top set.

Player Chips Progress
Haoxiang Wang cn
Haoxiang Wang
Day 5 Chip Leader
9,100,000 -955,000
Rodrigo Carmo pt
Rodrigo Carmo
5,600,000 1,300,000

Tags: Haoxiang WangRodrigo Carmo

Heath Jams Three Times

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Early into the new level Ben Heath moved all in once and did so two times more with the {K-Spades}{Q-Spades} and the {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}. Neither time he was called and Heath moved up to around 13 big blinds. Soon after, Heath found the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} and moved all in for 1.33 million.

John Juanda on the button was giving it some thought with {A-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
1,580,000 250,000

Tags: Ben HeathJohn Juanda

Clarke Catches Carmo Bluffing

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Patrick Clarke raised to 225,000 from the cutoff, and Rodrigo Carmo called in the big blind. The flop came down {a-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Clubs}, and Carmo checked to Clarke who bet 175,000. Carmo opted to raise to 450,000 and Clarke called.

The turn brought the {k-Spades}, and Carmo continued his aggression with a 750,000 bet. Clarke thought for around 20 seconds before he moved a large stack of green 25,000 chips into the middle for the call.

The river was the {2-Hearts}, and both players checked to a showdown.

Carmo reluctantly tabled {7-Hearts}{5-Spades} for a complete bluff, and Clarke took the pot with {a-Spades}{4-Diamonds} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Clarke ie
Patrick Clarke
6,100,000 1,245,000
Rodrigo Carmo pt
Rodrigo Carmo
4,300,000 -1,510,000

Tags: Patrick ClarkeRodrigo Carmo

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000