2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€1,100 EPT National
Day: 2
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

Grzegorzek Doubles Through Kastle

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jakub Grzegorzek
Jakub Grzegorzek

Jakub Grzegorzek shoved from the hijack for 585,000 and was called by Casey Kastle in the cutoff while the rest of the table folded.

Jakub Grzegorzek: {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}
Casey Kastle: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} for Grzegorzek to hit a set on the flop and improve to a full house on the turn to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen
4,575,000 -625,000
Ali Chaieb fr
Ali Chaieb
3,890,000 540,000
Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
3,700,000
Jai Saha in
Jai Saha
1,820,000 170,000
Jakub Grzegorzek pl
Jakub Grzegorzek
1,295,000 -1,055,000
Gabriel Wolszczak pl
Gabriel Wolszczak
1,125,000 794,000
Casey Kastle si
Casey Kastle
1,115,000 115,000

Tags: Casey KastleJakub Grzegorzek

Small Pot for Popugaev

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Soon after coming back from the dinner break, Andrei Popugaev took on big stack Ruben Garcia Blancas and bet the {a-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades} river for 235,000. Garcia Blancas gave it some thought but ended up folding.

Player Chips Progress
Ruben Garcia Blancas es
Ruben Garcia Blancas
3,100,000 -400,000
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
2,750,000 -250,000
Jean Leste fr
Jean Leste
2,200,000 2,013,000
Gregory Armand us
Gregory Armand
2,200,000 600,000
Andrei Popugaev ru
Andrei Popugaev
1,800,000 1,247,000
Sorin Flutur ro
Sorin Flutur
1,500,000 500,000
Pablo Alonso es
Pablo Alonso
850,000 693,000
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
325,000 -650,000

Tags: Andrei PopugaevRuben Garcia Blancas

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Pimentel Doubles Through Lopez

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

On the turn of a board {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts}, Jose Pimentel called the shove of Mario Lopez and tabled {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for top pair and the nut flush draw. Lopez only had {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for an inferior flushdraw and gutshot, and the {j-Spades} river was a blank to let Pimentel double for 500,000.

Player Chips Progress
Mario Lopez us
Mario Lopez
1,800,000 -150,000
Jose Quintas pt
Jose Quintas
1,730,000 1,000,000

Tags: Jose PimentelMario Lopez

Aguirre Azcoitia Finds his Nemesis

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Martin Paap doubled twice in quick succession against Inaki Aguirre Azcoitia to leave the Spaniard short, who then lost the remainder of his stack to Simeon Naydenov.

In the first hand, Paap doubled for 475,000 with {a-Clubs}{a-Spades} versus {j-Clubs}{j-Spades} on a board of {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Spades}. He then picked up jacks when Aguirre Azcoitia had tens to make it two in a row.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Paap nl
Martin Paap
2,000,000 1,720,000
Inaki Aguirre Azcoitia es
Inaki Aguirre Azcoitia
Busted

Tags: Inaki Aguirre AzcoitiaMartin PaapSimeon Naydenov

Song Adds to his Stack

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Stephen Song limped from the button and Ruben Garcia Blancas checked from the big blind.

The flop fell {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and Blancas checked. Song bet 220,000 and Blancas took a minute of reflection before check-raising to 475,000. Song stuck around with a call.

The turn came the {j-Spades} and Blancas checked. Song thew in a bet of 700,000 and Blancas gave it some thought, then opted to let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Ruben Garcia Blancas es
Ruben Garcia Blancas
3,500,000 -500,000
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
3,000,000 600,000

Tags: Ruben Garcia BlancasStephen Song

Soyza Doubles Grundtvig Up

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Michael Soyza was sitting in the middle position and seen cutting out chips to pay the double-up for Christian Grundtvig in the big blind.

Christian Grundtvig: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Michael Soyza: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

The board read {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{q-Hearts} for Grundtvig to pick up a set on the flop and improve to a full house by the end to earn the double.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Grundtvig dk
Christian Grundtvig
2,350,000 1,250,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
1,570,000 -1,660,000

Tags: Christian GrundtvigMichael Soyza

Reichenstein Doubles Chilaud

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Uri Reichenstein
Uri Reichenstein

Uri Reichenstein lost a big pot to Maxime Chilaud after he three-bet preflop and fired three barrels to put a major dent into his stack.

On the {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop, Reichenstein made it 175,000 to go and was called by Chilaud before another bet of 350,000 and a call followed on the {6-Hearts} turn. The {10-Clubs} came on the river and Reichenstein jammed, Chilaud called for 980,000 with {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and scored a vital double as Reichenstein only had {7-Spades}{6-Spades}.

Soon after, Reichenstein was spotted on his way out of the tournament area.

Chilaud doubled to more than two times the average and only trails Pete Chen on his table.

Player Chips Progress
Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen
5,200,000 4,070,000
Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
3,700,000 2,350,000
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
Busted

Tags: Maxime ChilaudPete ChenUri Reichenstein