2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
€1,491,133
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€11,125,900
Entries
2,294
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
749
Players Left
227

Reichenstein Takes a Pot

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With roughly 4,000 in the pot on a flop of {k-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts}, Tomas Brokl checked in middle position, and Uri Reichenstein bet 1,100 in the cutoff. Brokl called.

The {6-Diamonds} landed on the turn, and Brokl check-called for 4,200. The {3-Diamonds} completed the board, Brokl again checked, and Reichenstein bet 8,800. Brokl looked at his cards again and deliberated for over a minute before ultimately putting in the calling chips.

Reichenstein showed {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and collected the pot as Brokl mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
54,000 24,000
Tomas Brokl cz
Tomas Brokl
23,000 23,000

Tags: Tomas BroklUri Reichenstein

Two Pair for Nagygyorgy

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Robert Ashelm raised to 500 from the button and Florens Feenstra called from the small blind along with Tibor Nagygyorgy in the big blind.

On a flop of {9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, action was checked to Ashelm who bet 1,000. Feenstra folded but Nagygyorgy called.

The turn came the {8-Diamonds} and was checked around to the {j-Spades} river. Nagyorgy checked again but Ashelm threw in a a bet of 3,000 that Nagyorgy snap-called. Ashelm turned over {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} for kings but that wasn't good enough as Nagygyorgy revealed {j-Clubs}{9-Spades} to win the pot with jacks and nines.

Player Chips Progress
Tibor Nagygyorgy hu
Tibor Nagygyorgy
32,000
Robert Ashelm de
Robert Ashelm
26,500

Tags: Florens FeenstraRobert AshelmTibor Nagygyorgy

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

A Pot for the Defending Champ

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Simon Brandstrom
Simon Brandstrom

With approximately 4,500 in the pot on a completed board of {10-Clubs}{k-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{10-Spades}, Stefan Dimitrov checked his big blind to defending champion from 2019, Simon Brandstrom.

Brandstrom put out a bet of 3,500, which after some deliberation, Dimitrov called.

Brandstrom showed {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for trip tens, and Dimitrov mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Dimitrov bg
Stefan Dimitrov
47,100 47,100
Simon Brandstrom se
Simon Brandstrom
Defending Champion
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
41,500 41,500

Tags: Simon BrandstromStefan Dimitrov

Savchenko Bets Three Streets

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Volodymir Savchenko opened to 300 from the cutoff and Manig Loeser called from the button along with Gijsbertina Van De Steeg in the big blind.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Spades} and was checked to Savchenko who bet 500. Loeser was the only caller.

The turn was the {10-Hearts} and Savchenko continued with a bet of 1,000 that Loeser called again.

The {k-Hearts} completed the board and Savchenko fired another bet of 2,000 that Loeser called once more. Savchenko turned {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} for trip kings and Loeser sent his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
EPT 1X Winner
27,500 -6,500
Volodymir Savchenko ua
Volodymir Savchenko
25,600 1,100

Tags: Manig LoeserVolodymir Savchenko

Bedir's Aces Oust Fonseca

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Selahaddin Bedir
Selahaddin Bedir

As recounted by Selahaddin Bedir, Bedir opened to 300 from middle position and Luis Fonseca three-bet to 1,600 on the button. Action folded back to Bedir who called.

The flop fell {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and Bedir checked. Fonseca bet 1,000, Bedir check-raised to 3,600, and Fonseca called.

The {5-Hearts} landed on the turn, Bedir bet 7,500, and Fonseca called.

The {10-Clubs} completed the board and Bedir jammed to put Fonseca to the test for his remaining stack of approximately 14,000. Fonseca tanked for a couple of minutes and ultimately put in the chips.

Bedir tabled {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}, while Fonseca showed {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} for an inferior pocket pair, and he was sent to the rail early in the day while Bedir soared to the top of the early leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Selahaddin Bedir tr
Selahaddin Bedir
65,000 35,000
Luis Fonseca
Luis Fonseca
Busted

Tags: Luis FonsecaSelahaddin Bedir

Guzzardi Gets One

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Picking action up in a three-way pot on a flop of {7-Spades}{5-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, Volodymir Savchenko led out for 800 from the small blind and was called by Manig Loeser in the big blind before Maurizio Guzzardi raised to 2,800.

Only Savchenko called to see the {2-Spades} turn. He checked to Guzzardi who bet 2,500, which Savchenko called.

On the {q-Hearts} river, Savchenko checked again and faced another bet from Guzzardi, this time for 3,000.

Savchenko pondered briefly then folded to send the pot to Guzzardi, who showed the {7-Hearts} for at least trip sevens before dragging the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Maurizio Guzzardi it
Maurizio Guzzardi
41,000 41,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
EPT 1X Winner
34,000 4,000
Volodymir Savchenko ua
Volodymir Savchenko
24,500 24,500

Tags: Carlo Maurizio GuzzardiManig Loeser

Rauhut Wins One

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Naoufel Bennani opened to 300 from mid-position and Thomas Rauhut bumped it up to 900 from the button. Action folded back to Bennani who stuck around with a call.

On a flop of {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, Bennani check-called a bet of 1,300 from Rauhut.

The turn came the {8-Hearts} and was checked around to the {q-Spades} river. Both players checked again and Rauhut turned over {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs} to win the pot with queens and nines.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Rauhut de
Thomas Rauhut
33,000 33,000
Naoufel Bennani gb
Naoufel Bennani
27,500 27,500

Tags: Naoufel BennaniThomas Rauhut