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

Threes Are Good for Paap

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Martin Paap raised to 1,800 from mid-position and Omer Smidt called from the button.

The dealer spread a flop of {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} on which Paap check-called a bet of 1,500 from Smidt.

The turn came the {8-Clubs} and was checked through to the {a-Hearts} river. Both players checked again and Paap turned over {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts} to win the pot with nines and threes.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Paap nl
Martin Paap
33,000
Omer Smidt is
Omer Smidt
29,000

Tags: Martin PaapOmer Smidt

Lococo Gets Full Value on the River

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Alejandro "Papo MC" Lococo
Alejandro "Papo MC" Lococo

With a bit over 3,000 in the pot, Alejandro "Papo MC" Lococo checked a flop of {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{k-Spades} from the big blind to Minsoo Lee in early position.

Lee checked back and the duo saw the {7-Hearts} turn.

Again the players checked, but on the {3-Hearts} river, Lococo led out for 3,500. Lee didn't take long before calling to see Lococo show {9-Diamonds}{6-Spades} for a pair of nines. Lee showed his losing {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} which went into the muck as Lococo dragged the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alejandro Lococo ar
Alejandro Lococo
120,000 48,400
Minsoo Lee ca
Minsoo Lee
27,500 27,500

Tags: Alejandro LococoMinsoo Lee

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Vicente Shortens Ivarsson with a Four-Bet

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Alexander Ivarsson
Alexander Ivarsson

After Henrique Vicente opened with a raise to 1,500 under the gun, Alexander Ivarsson three-bet to 4,500 in the hijack.

Vicente then came back with a four-bet to 12,000, putting Ivarsson to a decision as he had less than 30,000 behind.

Ultimately he chose to fold and preserve his stack before the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Henrique Vicente br
Henrique Vicente
71,000 39,800
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
27,000 -23,000

Tags: Alexander IvarssonHenrique Vicente

Bruel Wins One

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Vid Zagar raised to 1,400 under the gun and Brandon Mifsud called from the hijack along with Patrick Bruel on the cutoff and Harry Lodge in the big blind.

The flop came {q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and action was checked to Zagar who bet 2,100. Bruel was the only caller.

The dealer burned and turned the {5-Hearts} and this time Zagar check-called a bet of 2,500 from Bruel.

The {6-Clubs} filled up the river and Zagar checked once more. Bruel fired another bet of 10,000, that was enough to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Bruel fr
Patrick Bruel
40,500 -2,000
Vid Zagar si
Vid Zagar
33,000 33,000

Tags: Brandon MifsudHarry LodgePatrick BruelVid Zagar

Ramos Loses a Small One

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With approximately 4,000 in the pot on a flop of {j-Clubs}{q-Spades}{8-Clubs}, Majid Bozakraft checked in the big blind to Felipe Ramos in the hijack. The Brazilian star checked as well to see the {10-Clubs} on the turn.

Bozakraft checked again, and this time Ramos bet 1,800. Bozakraft called, then checked once more on the {3-Diamonds} river.

Ramos checked back and Bozakraft showed {q-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for a flopped top pair which turned into a rivered straight for the winner.

Player Chips Progress
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
62,000
Majid Bozakraft nl
Majid Bozakraft
28,000

Tags: Felipe RamosMajid Bozakraft

Radinger Runs into Kings

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Eldos Davlet opened in middle position and Kurt Radinger jammed for 10,600 in the hijack. Francisco Pena called in the cutoff, and everyone else folded.

Kurt Radinger: {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Francisco Pena: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

Radinger needed to improve against the cowboys, but the board ran out {q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{4-Spades}{9-Spades} to send him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Francisco Pena us
Francisco Pena
63,000
Kurt Radinger at
Kurt Radinger
Busted

Tags: Kurt RadingerFrancisco Pena