2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€3,000 Mystery Bounty Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€256,726
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€1,942,512
Total Entries
1,132
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
996
Players Left
337
Players Left 1 / 1,132
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Ju Felts Razavi in Stunning Fashion

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Malikeh Razavi
Malikeh Razavi

Samuel Ju opened from early position for 1,600 and Melika Razavi, from the big blind, three-bet to 7,700. Ju made the call.

The flop came {3-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Razavi continued for 4,300. Ju called.

On the {2-Hearts} turn, Razavi put in a pot-sized bet of 16,500, leaving 16,000 behind. Ju considered for about 45 seconds before making the call.

On the {8-Hearts} river, Razavi put her stack in and Ju snapped it off. Razavi showed {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} and was stunned when Ju turned over {8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}, pairing his eight on the river.

There were plenty of raised eyebrows and wry smiles around the table after Ju showed his cards and Razavi could not believe her luck. "Excuse me, I have to take a photo of this. I put him on nothing too. Unbelievable."

Ju, meanwhile, has built his stack to nearly 70,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Samuel Ju
68,200
49,000
49,000
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Melika Razavi
Busted

Tags: Melika RazaviSamuel Ju

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Kuo Engages in Table Banter

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Kitty Kuo
Kitty Kuo

Kitty Kuo raised to 1,500 under-the-gun but then was raised to 4,500 by Fabrice Bigot, which Kuo quickly called.

"See how fast I called?" Kuo warned, but Bigot just smiled.

The flop came {9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} and Kuo checked while Bigot took a little longer to make a decision.

"1,2,3,4,5,6,7..," Kuo started rapidly counting to pressure Bigot, and it seemed to work as he then put out a bet of 5,000, to which Kuo quickly folded.

"If you don't talk I check," Bigot teased her.

"Why you take so long,? Kuo questioned, halfway joking.

"Sorry, I need time to think I'm not as smart as you," Bigot replied as he scooped in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Fabrice Bigot
31,000
31,000
31,000
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Kitty Kuo
24,000
24,000
24,000

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Botteon Gets Big Turn Value from Chirieac

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With around 3,500 in the middle on a {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} board, Ovidiu Chirieac, from the cutoff, fired in a bet of 2,300. Brunno Botteon, from the button, then raised to 7,800. Chirieac called.

The river brought the {8-Clubs} and Chirieac checked over to Botteon, who took his time before putting in 14,000 chips, leaving about 26,000 behind.

The Romanian then went deep into the tank for about two minutes before letting his cards go.

Player Chips Progress
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Brunno Botteon
59,100
59,100
59,100
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Ovidiu Chirieac
32,500
32,500
32,500

Tags: Brunno BotteonOvidiu Chirieac

Kennedy Takes One from Sammartino

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dario Sammartino opened under the gun for 1,700 and was called by Anthony Kennedy in the cutoff and Bahadir Hatipoglu in the big blind.

The flop came {8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Sammartino continued for 1,800. Kennedy instantly called while Hatipoglu folded just as quickly.

The turn brought the {5-Hearts} and Sammartino decided against betting. Kennedy put out a bet of 6,000 and the Italian quickly let his cards go.

Elsewhere at the table, Florian Duta has around 23,000 chips while Aliaksandr Hirs rolls on with over 160,000 in his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Aliaksandr Hirs
164,400
13,600
13,600
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Anthony Kennedy
55,000
55,000
55,000
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Dario Sammartino
40,000
40,000
40,000
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Florian Duta
23,000
23,000
23,000

Tags: Aliaksandr HirsAnthony KennedyBahadir HatipogluDario SammartinoFlorian Duta

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Albiges Scores Elimination After Boating Up vs. Shimizu's Trips

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was caught with around 20,000 in the pot on a {3-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{k-Clubs} board and Nozomu Shimizu bet 9,000 into Benoit Albiges. Albiges called.

On the {4-Clubs}, Shimizu needed little time before putting in an all-in bet of around 35,000. Albiges snap-called and showed down {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} for a full house.

Shimizu showed the {k-Hearts}, with his trip kings soundly beaten, and headed out of the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Benoit Albiges
115,000
78,000
78,000
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Nozomu Shimizu
Busted

Tags: Benoit AlbigesNozomu Shimizu

Hirs Dominating Day 1, Looking for Second Huge EPT Barcelona Score

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Aliaksandr Hirs
Aliaksandr Hirs

Aliaksandr Hirs, who took home €277,370 for his third-place finish in the €2,200 ESPT High Roller (Event #26), is off to another scintillating start in the €3,000 Mystery Bounty.

After eliminating [Removed:564] in a blind-on-blind battle, where his {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} cracked [Removed:565]' {a-}{k-}, Hirs is rapidly approaching the 200,000-chip mark nearing the second break of the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Aliaksandr Hirs
178,000
178,000
178,000
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[Removed:564]
Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr HirsJan Arends

Wilson Gets Paid on Big RIver Raise

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a flop of {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}, after the action was checked to him, Brandon Wilson on the button placed out a bet of 800, which was called by Ramon Miquel in the small blind.

Both players decided to check the {7-Hearts} on the turn and went straight to the {4-Hearts} river, which double paired the board.

Miquel then led out for 5,000 and after some thought, Wilson raised essentially all in for 21,000, leaving a single 1,000 chip behind.

This sent Miquel into the tank, and after some time made the call, but was shown {k-Spades}{3-Spades} by Wilson for a full house and Miquel mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Brandon Wilson
38,000
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Ramon Miquel
14,000

Tags: Brandon WilsonRamon Miquel