€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 4 | 2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-30-2019 12:33 UTC+2

Ten Cate Takes Chip Lead by Eliminating Schuh

Shirley Ang

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jonas ten Cate raised to 50,000 on the button and Michal Schuh three-bet to 180,000 in the big blind which Ten Cate called.

The flop came , Schuh continued with a bet of 115,000 and Ten Cate called.

The turn brought them the , Schuh now fired a bet of 340,000 over the line which Ten Cate called after contemplating for a bit.

The river completed the board with the , Schuh shoved for around 400,000 and Ten Cate snap-called. Schuh tabled for trip aces but saw he had just been eliminated as Ten Cate held for the rivered flush. Schuh was sent to the payout desk in 45th place for €25,650.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas ten Cate	3,600,000 1,360,000	1,360,000
Michal Schuh	Busted

Tags: Jonas Ten Cate Michal Schuh

08-30-2019 12:29 UTC+2

Slobodskoy Falls to Brandstrom

Sandra Barbour

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Naor Slobodskoy was all in for about 650,000 against Simon Brandstrom on the feature table.

Naor Slobodskoy:
Simon Brandstrom:

The runout was and Brandstorm took down the pot with queens and fours, sending Slobodskoy to the exit in 46th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Brandstrom	3,000,000 700,000	700,000

Naor Slobodskoy	Busted

Tags: Naor Slobodskoy Simon Brandstrom

08-30-2019 12:11 UTC+2

Reixach Eliminated by Jedlicka

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

In the very first hand of the day, the last Spaniard in the field ended up all in and at risk via three-bet shove as Sergi Reixach ended up all in against Stefan Jedlicka.

Sergi Reixach:
Stefan Jedlicka:

The board came and the ace was good enough for Jedlicka to send Reixach to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Jedlicka	2,300,000 485,000	485,000
Sergi Reixach	Busted

Tags: Sergi Reixach Stefan Jedlicka

08-30-2019 09:57 UTC+2

Day 4 of the 2019 PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event Starts at Noon

Sandra Barbour

The field in the 2019 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €5,300 EPT Main Event is drawing closer and closer to crowning its new champion, as just 48 hopefuls will return to the tournament area at noon local time to continue to battle it out.

Leading the way is Pasquale Braco with a stack of 2,800,000. He is followed by Shannon Shorr (2,515,000). Diego Falcone will start the day in third with 2,310,000 in chips.

Other top stacks include Simon Brandstrom (2,300,000), Ut Tam Vo (2,275,000) and Jonas ten Cate (2,240,000)

Many big names are still in contention including Alexander Ivarsson (1,585,000), Markku Koplimaa (455,000), Sergi Reixach (430,000) who have all already claimed a title this festival, as well as Stefan "mindgamer" Jedlicka (1,815,000), Timothy Adams (1,275,000), Isaac Haxton (1,205,000), and Ben Farrell (1,020,000).

The remaining 48 players are all guaranteed to take home €25,650, but all eyes will be on the massive first-place prize of €1,659,000, as well as the title and the trophy.

Play will resume at Level 23 which features a small blind 10,000, big blind of 25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. Today’ s plan is to play down to 16, or 4 levels minimum/6 levels maximum, with a dinner break after Level 26.

Level	Duration	Small Blind	Big Blind	Big Blind Ante
23	90 minutes	10,000	25,000	25,000
	20-minute break
24	90 minutes	15,000	30,000	30,000
	20-minute break
25	90 minutes	20,000	40,000	40,000
	20-minute break
26	90 minutes	25,000	50,000	50,000
	Dinner break
27	90 minutes	30,000	60,000	60,000
	20-minute break
28	90 minutes	40,000	80,000	80,000

EPTLive will also be broadcasting cards-up coverage of the event right through to the final on Sunday, September 1st, and PokerNews has an all-star team on the floor to cover this event wire-to-wire, so be sure to be stay tuned for updates.

Tags: Alexander Ivarsson Ben Farrell Diego Falcone EPT Barcelona Isaac Haxton Markku Koplimaa Pasquale Braco Sergi Reixach Shannon Shorr Timothy Adams