2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€1,100 EPT National
Day: 3
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

Who Will Make the Final Table of the €1,100 EPT National?

Adam Hendrix
Adam Hendrix

Out of a field of 4,682 entries, only 46 players will return to the felt at noon local time to continue to battle it out in the €1,100 EPT National of the 2019 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona. All the remaining players are guaranteed at least €9,710 but they will all be looking to get a bigger share of the €4,541,540 prize pool.

Starting Day 3 as the chip leader will be Barry McGovern with 7,240,000 in chips. He is closely followed by Adam Hendrix (7,200,000). Ali Chaieb sits in third with 7,000,000. Other top stacks include Andre Silva Dias (6,650,000), Gregory Armand (5,195,000), and Maxime Chilaud (5,015,000). They will all be looking to earn their highest live cash to date.

The stakes are high for the rest of this tournament as many notables remain in contention including Fernando Pons (4,245,000) Vojtech Ruzicka (3,735,000), Pete Chen (2,990,000), and Michael Soyza (1,860,000).

Action will resume at Level 28 which features a small blind of 40,000, big blind of 80,000 with a 80,000 big blind ante and levels will be of 60 minutes.

The PokerNews Live Reporting team will be roaming the floor to provide you with all the action so make sure to stay tuned to see who will make it through to the final day.

Day 3 Seat Draw

TableSeatNameCountryChipsBig Blinds
11Tobias AnttilaFinland1,665,00021
12Jean LesteFrance4,385,00055
14Jakub GrzegorzekPoland3,400,00043
15Jai SahaIndia3,765,00047
16Markku KoplimaaEstonia4,985,00062
17Andreas BerggrenSweden2,215,00028
18Luis HernandezSpain800,00010
      
21Gregory ArmandFrance5,195,00065
22Alejandro LopezUruguay720,0009
23Mikael GuenniFrance835,00010
24Andre Silva DiasPortugal6,650,00083
25Hassan SeyFinland1,940,00024
26Gisle OlsenDenmark2,350,00029
27Lawrence WhyteUnited States1,365,00017
28[Removed:431]Germany1,250,00016
      
31Andrea SalamoneItaly3,720,00047
32Mauricio SanchezColombia2,530,00032
33Fernando PonsSpain4,245,00053
34Friedrich MeyerGermany2,580,00032
35Petru PapucRomania1,000,00013
36Matias ArosuoFinland3,040,00038
37Maxime ChilaudFrance5,015,00063
38Marco ColombaniItaly220,0003
      
41[Removed:328]Lithuania3,935,00049
42Michael SoyzaMalaysia1,860,00023
43Christian LeFrance670,0008
44Rachid AabbadiMorocco2,720,00034
45Rachid ChaoukiFrance2,310,00029
46Martin PaapNetherlands2,480,00031
47Christian GrundtvigDenmark2,010,00025
48Pete ChenTaiwan2,990,00037
      
51Andrei PopugaevRussia1,595,00020
53Virgil GrecuRomania1,105,00014
54Adam HendrixUnited States7,200,00090
55Victor AzanFrance1,990,00025
56Romain VialFrance3,775,00047
57Barry McGovernIreland7,240,00091
58Jose Prieto PulidoSpain3,435,00043
      
61Hafthor HlynssonIceland1,965,00025
62Pasquale BracoItaly4,405,00055
63Marius Constantin IftimiaRomania2,070,00026
64Gregor Prizmic MartiniNetherlands3,000,00038
65Ali ChaiebFrance7,000,00088
66Vojtech RuzickaCzech Republic3,735,00047
67Jan DentlerGermany3,345,00042
68Jose QuintasPortugal4,885,00061

Tags: Adam HendrixAli ChaiebAndre Silva DiasBarry McGovernFernando PonsGregory ArmandMaxime ChilaudMichael SoyzaPete ChenVojtech Ruzicka

McGovern Jams Into Prieto Pulido; Busts Grecu After

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Virgil Grecu
Virgil Grecu

Barry McGovern raised to 185,000 on the button and Jose Prieto Pulido three-bet to 600,000 in the small blind. McGovern moved all in and that forced a fold.

One hand later, McGovern opened to 185,000 from the cutoff and Virgil Grecu jammed the big blind for 1,025,000. McGovern asked for a count and made the call.

Virgil Grecu: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Barry McGovern: {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}

The board came {a-Spades}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and the mighty ducks held strong to send Grecu to the rail in 45th place.

Player Chips Progress
Barry McGovern us
Barry McGovern
8,900,000
1,660,000
1,660,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Jose Prieto Pulido es
Jose Prieto Pulido
2,800,000
-635,000
-635,000
Virgil Grecu ro
Virgil Grecu
Busted

Tags: Barry McGovernJose Prieto PulidoVirgil Grecu

Olsen Busts Hlynsson

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

Gisle Olsen raised from early position and was called by Hafthor Hlynsson in the small blind. On the {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop, both stacks collided with Hlynsson at risk for around 1.5 million.

Hafthor Hlynsson: {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Gisle Olsen: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

Olsen jumped out of his chair when he saw the huge draw of Hlynsson, who somehow missed on the {2-Hearts} turn and {9-Hearts} river.

"Wow, that was exciting," Olsen exclaimed and Gregory Armand added "better than sports."

Hlynsson got up from his chair with the head shaking and slowly made his way out of the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Gisle Olsen dk
Gisle Olsen
3,750,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
Hafthor Hlynsson is
Hafthor Hlynsson
Busted

Tags: Gisle OlsenGregory ArmandHafthor Hlynsson

Soyza Eliminated by Saha

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

Michael Soyza raised to 200,000 and Jai Saha three-bet to750,000 from two seats over. Soyza moved all in for around 3.1 million and Saha snap-called.

Michael Soyza: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Jai Saha: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop gave Soyza some further options to avoid the elimination, but the {9-Spades} turn and {3-Spades} river came up blank to send Soyza to the rail in 32nd place. He takes home €12,190 and all remaining 31 players have €14,710 locked up.

Player Chips Progress
Jai Saha in
Jai Saha
9,300,000
5,495,000
5,495,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
Busted

Tags: Jai SahaMichael Soyza

Salamone Eliminated by Quintas

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Andrea Salamone
Andrea Salamone

Andrea Salamone moved all in under the gun for 1,635,000 and Jose Quintas called from the big blind.

Andrea Salamone: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Jose Quintas: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {q-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades}{10-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Quintas raked in the pot with queens full of fours, sending Salamone to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Quintas pt
Jose Quintas
7,800,000
1,790,000
1,790,000
Andrea Salamone it
Andrea Salamone
Busted

Tags: Andrea SalamoneJose Quintas

Dias Takes Over Chip Lead

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Andre Silva Dias
Andre Silva Dias

Barry McGovern raised to 240,000 from the hijack and was called by Andre Silva Dias on the button and Gisle Olsen in the big blind.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, Olsen checked, McGovern continued with a bet of 300,000 which only Dias called.

The turn brought them the {6-Spades}, McGovern bet another 300,000 which was called.

The river completed the board with the {9-Clubs}, McGovern bet 300,000, Dias decided to raise to 1,100,000, and McGovern contemplated his options. He cut out calling chips and then made the call but mucked when he saw Dias held {k-Spades}{10-Spades} for trip kings.

Player Chips Progress
Andre Silva Dias pt
Andre Silva Dias
12,635,000
2,335,000
2,335,000
Barry McGovern us
Barry McGovern
12,200,000
-1,850,000
-1,850,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Gisle Olsen dk
Gisle Olsen
5,530,000
-460,000
-460,000

Tags: Andre Silva DiasBarry McGovernGisle Olsen

Sanchez Falls to Papuc

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Mauricio Sanchez
Mauricio Sanchez

Mauricio Sanchez was all in from the button for about 2,500,000 against Petru Papuc who was in the big blind.

Mauricio Sanchez: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Petru Papuc: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The runout was {j-Clubs}{8-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Papuc raked in the pot with his better kicker, eliminating Sanchez from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Petru Papuc ro
Petru Papuc
5,300,000
1,920,000
1,920,000
Mauricio Sanchez co
Mauricio Sanchez
Busted

Tags: Mauricio SanchezPetru Papuc

Chaieb Busts Berggren

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Andreas Berggren
Andreas Berggren

On a board reading {q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{10-Clubs} and with about 1,300,000 in the middle, Andreas Berggren checked and Ali Chaieb bet 450,000. Berggren check-called.

The {8-Diamonds} river completed the board and Berggren checked once more. Chaieb moved all in for about 9,800,000 and Berggren called for less, putting at risk his last chips. Berggren turned over {q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for two pair but that wasn't good enough as Chaieb revealed {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} to take down the pot with his set of sevens, eliminating Berggren.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Chaieb fr
Ali Chaieb
13,500,000
5,000,000
5,000,000
Andreas Berggren se
Andreas Berggren
Busted

Vojtech Ruzicka Eliminated in 24th Place (€17,580)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Vojtech Ruzicka
Vojtech Ruzicka

On a flop reading {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades}, Vojtech Ruzicka checked from the big blind and Barry McGovern bet 325,000 from the cutoff. Ruzicka took a minute of reflection then moved all in for about 1,100,000. McGovern snap-called and the players tabled their hands.

Vojtech Ruzicka: {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Barry McGovern: {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

The {6-Diamonds} turn and {a-Clubs} river filled up the board and McGovern took down the pot with tens and nines, eliminating Ruzicka in 24th place for €17,580.

Player Chips Progress
Barry McGovern us
Barry McGovern
16,900,000
1,925,000
1,925,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
Busted

Tags: Barry McGovernVojtech Ruzicka