2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€1,100 EPT National
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
€585,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€4,541,540
Entries
4,682
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000

Da Silva Raises the Turn to Victory

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Sergio Da Silva opened to 800 from the hijack and the player on the button called along with the big blind.

The flop was {j-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Clubs} and the big blind checked. Da Silva bet 900 and the button folded but the big blind called.

The turn brought the {j-Clubs} and this time, the big blind led out with a bet of 1,600. Da Silva raised to 4,700 and his opponent snap-folded. Da Silva showed {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} before raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Da Silva pt
Sergio Da Silva
49,000

Tags: Sergio Da Silva

A Double for Reard

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Aurelie Reard
Aurelie Reard

Aurelie Reard saw her stack cut down a fair bit in the early stages of the day but just scored a double to get above the starting stack. The cards of her opponent were already in the muck as Reard's 10,600 were paid off, as she had turned a straight with {8-Spades}{6-Spades} on a {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{a-Hearts} board.

Player Chips Progress
Aurelie Reard fr
Aurelie Reard
38,000 7,000

Tags: Aurelie Reard

Häkkänen Busts With a Full House

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

On the river of a board {j-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{j-Clubs}, Jussi Häkkänen made it 5,100 to go and Jose Enrique Prieto Pulido moved all in, which Häkkänen called. Prieto Pulido turned over {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for a straight flush and Häkkänen hit the rail with {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Enrique Prieto Pulido es
Jose Enrique Prieto Pulido
75,000 75,000
Jussi Häkkänen fi
Jussi Häkkänen
Busted

Tags: Jose Enrique Prieto PulidoJussi Häkkänen

Gauyacq's Shove Gets Through

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

The flop was reading {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and there was about 3,800 in the middle when Kavin Shah bet 1,100 from the big blind. Gilles Gauyacq, on the button, tank-called.

The turn fell the {10-Spades} and this time, Shah checked. Gauyacq moved all in for 7,000 and Shah took a few seconds of reflection but then opted to let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Kavin Shah in
Kavin Shah
32,000 -1,000
Gilles Gauyacq fr
Gilles Gauyacq
13,200

Tags: Gilles GauyacqKavin Shah

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

First Break

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Players are now gone on their first 20-minute break of the day. According to the screens, the Day 1a field has already eclipsed 1,000 entries and some two dozen players were eliminated in the first two hours.

Quads for Hocquaux

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

On the river of a completed board of {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{q-Spades}, Alexandre Hocquaux check-raised from 2,000 to 8,000 and Gilles Gauyacq reluctantly called. Hocquaux turned over the {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for quads and Gauyacq mucked {k-Clubs}{10-Spades} face up.

The same table also features Liutauras Armanavicius, who finished third in the €500 CEP Main Event a few days ago here at Casino Barcelona.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandre Hocquaux fr
Alexandre Hocquaux
48,000
Liutauras Armanavicius lt
Liutauras Armanavicius
30,000

Tags: Alexandre HocquauxLiutauras ArmanaviciusGilles Gauyacq

Tens Are Good for Salis

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

The player in early position raised to 500 and Julien Martini called from the hijack along with Simone Salis on the cutoff. The small blind called and the big blind three-bet to 3,000. The player in early position, Martini, and the cutoff, added the remainder to call but the small blind tank-folded.

The flop was {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and the player in the big blind bet 2,500. The player in early position folded but Martini and the cutoff called.

The turn brought the {q-Spades} and was checked through tot he {j-Clubs} river. Again, the three players opted to check. The player in the big blind showed {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, Martini tabled {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}, and Salis showed {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts} to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Simone Salis it
Simone Salis
45,000 45,000
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
44,000 14,000

Tags: Julien MartiniSimone Salis