2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€3,000 Mystery Bounty Championship
Day: 1
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
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

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

Tags: Fabrice BigotKitty Kuo

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

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
Samuel Ju de
Samuel Ju
68,200
49,000
49,000
Melika Razavi ir
Melika Razavi
Busted

Tags: Melika RazaviSamuel Ju

Tekle Mariam Forces Fold from Hallaert

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Danielle Noja raised to 1.600 under the gun and Kenny Hallaert in the small blind called, but then Henok Tekle Mariam in the big blind three-bet to 7,400.

Only Hallaert made the call and the heads-up opponents went to a flop of {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{3-Clubs}, which saw a check-call from Hallaert after a continuation from Tekle Mariam for 4,300.

On the {2-Spades} turn, Hallaert checked again, and Tekle Mariam moved all in for 21,100. Haellaert paused to think about it, and after a few moments, he slid his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Henok Tekle Mariam nl
Henok Tekle Mariam
41,000
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
38,000
38,000
38,000
Daniel Noja au
Daniel Noja
28,000
28,000
28,000

Tags: Danielle NojaHenok TeklemariamKenny Hallaert

Gallant Takes Down Massive Three-Way All In

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was caught when Robert Galant, Florence Allera, and Romain Le Dantec were involved in a three-way all in, with Le Dantec in for 28,000 and Galant at-risk for his last 44,200.

Romain Le Dantec: {10-Spades}{9-Spades}
Robert Galant: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Florence Allera: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

Everyone picked up a piece of the {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{j-Spades} flop, with Galant hitting a set of queens while Le Dantec picked up an open-ended straight draw. Allera had a straight draw to go along with her pair of aces.

The {2-Spades} gave Le Dantec a flush draw in addition to his open-ended straight draw and gave him nearly a 30% chance to crack the set while Allera needed a ten to score an unlikely double elimination.

The {7-Diamonds} completed the board and Galant climbed up to 120,000 in chips while Allera fell to 36,000 and Le Dantec had to collect his belongings.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Galant nl
Robert Galant
120,000
120,000
120,000
Florence Allera fr
Florence Allera
36,000
-30,000
-30,000
Romain Le Dantec fr
Romain Le Dantec
Busted

Tags: Florence AlleraRobert GalantRomain Le Dantec

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Notable Stacks in Main Room

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Robin Ylitalo se
Robin Ylitalo
165,000
165,000
165,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Carl Shaw gb
Carl Shaw
140,000
140,000
140,000
Ivan Vilchez ar
Ivan Vilchez
130,000
130,000
130,000
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
120,000
EPT 1X Winner
Victor Caballero es
Victor Caballero
115,000
115,000
115,000
Daniel Custodio pt
Daniel Custodio
112,000
112,000
112,000
Lucas Scafini br
Lucas Scafini
110,000
110,000
110,000
Gonzalo Gottlieb ar
Gonzalo Gottlieb
100,000
32,700
32,700
Pavlo Veksler ua
Pavlo Veksler
100,000
100,000
100,000
Olga Iermolcheva ua
Olga Iermolcheva
72,000
38,000
38,000
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
22,000
-2,000
-2,000

Silva Busts Bou Habib

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Marcin Retkowski opened for 2,000 from the cutoff and Felisberto De Jesus Silva called in the small blind. Walid Bou Habib shoved all in for around 18,500 chips and Retkowski folded. Silva called and they were off to the races.

Walid Bou Habib: {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Felisberto De Jesus Silva: {a-Spades}{4-Spades}

While Bou Habib had the best of it, there was still a 32% chance of a chop. However, the flop came {q-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Spades} to give Silva a flush draw.

The turn was the {a-Clubs}, and now there was a 55% chance of a chop.

However, the {7-Spades} came through on the river, giving Silva a flush and eliminating Bou Habib.

Player Chips Progress
Felisberto De Jesus Silva fr
Felisberto De Jesus Silva
126,000
126,000
126,000
Marcin Retkowski pl
Marcin Retkowski
51,000
51,000
51,000
Walid Bou Habib lb
Walid Bou Habib
Busted

Tags: Felisberto De Jesus SilvaMarcin RetkowskiWalid Bou Habib

Dinner Break

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are now on their 75-minute dinner break and will return at around 11:05 p.m. local time.

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000