€3,000 Mystery Bounty Championship Day 1 | 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-17-2022 14:17 UTC+2

€3,000 - #38 - EPT Platinum Pass Mystery Bounty (€1,000 Mystery Bounty) - Unlimited Re-Entry Kicks off at 3 p.m.

Kirk Brown

The PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour is about to kick off the €3,000 - #38 - EPT Platinum Pass Mystery Bounty (€1,000 Mystery Bounty) - Unlimited Re-Entry today at 3:00 p.m.

The three-day event at Casino Barcelona should be an exciting one with the bounties adding a sweat factor. €1,000 of the buy-in will go toward the bounty pool while €1,716 will go into the regular prize pool.

Players will begin with a starting stack of 30,000 chips in exchange for their buy-in. Levels will last 40 minutes in duration with blinds beginning at 100/100/100.

Day 1 will play for twelve levels and late registration will close at 12:30 pm on Day 2, which kicks off Thursday, August 18 at 1:00 p.m., meaning players will have to register before Day 2 begins.

The bounty component of the tournament will take effect at the start of Level 13 and all remaining players will receive a Mystery Bounty Token. Any time after 5:15 p.m. (the second break), players can take any collected tokens to the Mystery Bounty desk to draw an envelope.

Another exciting bonus is that there is a PLATINUM PASS ADDED - WORTH $30,000 and a RED SPADE PASS ADDED - WORTH $18,000 added to the bounty prizes.

The second and final day of the tournament will play down to a winner, who will take home the trophy and the biggest cut of the prize pool.

Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site here in Barcelona and ready to bring you updates on the €3,000 Mystery Bounty action, as well as other events in the series.

08-17-2022 16:13 UTC+2

Maltez Runs Stone-Cold Bluff into Martino's Quads

blaisebourgeois

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

In a massive pot with the board reading , Fabrice Maltez moved all in on Fiodor Martino and was snap-called.

Fabrice Maltez:
Fiodor Martino:

Unfortunately for Maltez, he made the wrong move at the wrong time as he ran his stone-cold bluff into Martino's quad kings and was plenty dead.

The completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fiodor Martino	80,000
Fabrice Maltez	Busted

Tags: Fabrice Maltez Fiodor Martino

08-17-2022 16:43 UTC+2

Iermolcheva Straightens out Reichenstein

Kirk Brown

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

On a heads-up flop of , small blind Olga Iermolcheva checked to her opponent Uri Reichenstein in early position, who bet 500 and Iermolcheva called.

The turn was the and both players checked to the river.

Iermolcheva then led out for 2,300 and after some brief moments of thought, Reichenstein made the call. He was then shown for a turned straight by Iermolcheva and the pot was pushed her way after a quick muck by Reichenstein.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olga Iermolcheva	34,000 34,000	34,000
Uri Reichenstein	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Olga Iermolcheva Uri Reichsentein

08-17-2022 18:10 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Runs into Pocket Aces

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Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Till Berninger opened to 1,000 from the hijack and Steve O'Dwyer three-bet to 2,800 from the button. Action folded back around to Berninger who four-bet virtually all in for 11,000 of his 17,300 total. O'Dwyer went over the top and Berninger called.

Till Berninger:
Steve O'Dwyer:

O'Dwyer was absolutely crushed as he ran ace-queen into aces. Although the flop came queen-high, O'Dwyer failed to improve and Berninger enjoyed the double up to just over starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Till Berninger	35,600
Steve O'Dwyer	17,000

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Till Berninger

08-17-2022 18:38 UTC+2

Greenwood Cracks Pecheux's Flopped Set of Aces on River, Doubles Up

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Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Lucas Greenwood opened to 1,000 from early position and Erwann Pecheux three-bet from the button to 2,800. Greenwood called.

The flop came and Pecheux continued for 1,500. Greenwood called.

On the turn, both players elected to see a free river card.

The river brought the and Greenwood put out a bet of 2,000, leaving 9,500 chips behind. Pecheux thought about his decision for about two minutes before going over the top. Greenwood snap-called and showed for the straight.

Pecheux disgustedly flashed that had flopped a set and tossed them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erwann Pecheux	71,500 71,500	71,500
Lucas Greenwood	37,800 37,800	37,800

Tags: Erwann Pecheux Lucas Greenwood

08-17-2022 19:08 UTC+2

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

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Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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 Jans Arends in a blind-on-blind battle, where his cracked Arends' , Hirs is rapidly approaching the 200,000-chip mark nearing the second break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Hirs	178,000 178,000	178,000
Jans Arends	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Jan Arends

08-17-2022 20:32 UTC+2

Kuo Engages in Table Banter

Kirk Brown

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

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 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
Fabrice Bigot	31,000 31,000	31,000
Kitty Kuo	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Kitty Kuo

08-17-2022 20:56 UTC+2

Ju Felts Razavi in Stunning Fashion

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Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

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 and Razavi continued for 4,300. Ju called.

On the 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 river, Razavi put her stack in and Ju snapped it off. Razavi showed and was stunned when Ju turned over , 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
Samuel Ju	68,200 49,000	49,000
Melika Razavi	Busted

Tags: Melika Razavi Samuel Ju

08-17-2022 23:10 UTC+2

Vichez Applies Pressure to Oulmekki

Kirk Brown

Level 10 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a heads-up turn of , small blind Selim Oulmekki bet 9,000 into the already large pot, but then big blind Ivan Vichez put in a big raise to 35,000.

Oulmekki was in the tank for a good while after being faced with this decision, but he eventually decided to let it go and Vichez was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Vilchez	150,000 20,000	20,000
Selim Oulmekki	76,000 76,000	76,000

Tags: Ivan Vichez Selim Oulmekki

08-18-2022 00:49 UTC+2

Gotta Win Your Flips with Smith

Kirk Brown

Level 12 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

"Cowboy" Dan Smith raised to 5,000 preflop, but was then three-bet by Toni Kaukua to 12,000. Smith then just ripped it all in for 35,600. After a confirmed count, Kaukua made the call and the two tabled their cards, with Smith at risk.

Dan Smith:
Toni Kaukua:

Smith was heavily dominated preflop, but the poker gods answered his prayers and delivered a flop of for top two pair.