Break Time
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
The players are now on their second 25-minute break of the day.
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€11,125,900
Entries
2,294
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
1,485
Players Left
493
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
It's a Record Setting Field!
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
The previous record field size of 1,988 from the 2019 edition of the EPT Barcelona Main Event has fallen.
With the tournament clock now showing 1,252 entrants following the break, the combined total from both opening flights of this year's event is 2,001, surpassing the 2019 total.
With six more levels today and registration open until the start of Day 2, it's now just a matter of how far the previous record falls.
Petrone Slowly Building
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Ramiro Petrone raised to 1,200 from the hijack and Jans Arends three-bet to 5,500 from the big blind. Petrone added the remainder to call.
The dealer spread a flop of 
that was checked through to the 
turn. Arends bet 3,500 and Pterone called.
The 
filled up the river and both players opted to check. Arends turned over 
but Petrone showed 
to win the pot with jacks and fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Notable Stacks from Pau Casals
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | |
|
65,000 | |
|
62,000 | |
|
61,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
55,000 | |
|
54,000 | |
|
||
|
37,200
37,200
|
37,200 |
|
33,500 | |
|
32,000 | |
|
|
||
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
Brar Headed Back to the Registration Desk
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Jaspal Brar raised to 1,200 in the cutoff and was met with a three-bet to 3,200 by Istvan Birizdo.
Brar then jammed for just over 20,000 more and Birizdo called.
Jaspal Brar: 
Istvan Birizdo: 
The board came 
, keeping Birizdo's ace-queen ahead to send Brar to the rail for now, but he did mention he was going to use his one reentry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
30,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
Madani's Bluff Doesn't Get Through Ballestero's Full House
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Oliver Saccucci raised to 1,200 under the gun and Memeche Slimane called from the hijack along with David Ballestero on the button and Hossein Madani in the small blind.
The flop came 
and action was checked to Ballestero who bet 1,500. Madani and Slimane were the only callers.
The turn was the 
and action was checked again to Ballestero who bet 2,500. This time, Madani check-raised to 6,500. Slimane folded but Ballestero stuck around with a call.
The 
completed the board and Madani moved all in for 17,000. Ballestero with 12,200 behind, snap-called for less. Madani turned over 
for a bluff and Ballestero turned over 
to win the pot with sixes full of sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,200
47,200
|
47,200 |
|
4,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000 | |
|
53,400
25,400
|
25,400 |
|
||
|
44,300 | |
|
39,500
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
||
|
39,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
34,300
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
||
|
33,800
-200
|
-200 |
|
31,800
3,700
|
3,700 |
|
30,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
23,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
22,500
-1,200
|
-1,200 |
|
22,000
-3,200
|
-3,200 |
|
|
||
|
18,800
-13,700
|
-13,700 |
More Chip Counts
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 | |
|
||
|
84,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
66,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
14,200
14,200
|
14,200 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Biz Doubles Through Chiva
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
We missed the preflop action but arrived in time to see Mustafa Biz all-in for about 33,000 from middle position against Gabriel Chiva who was on the cutoff.
Mustafa Biz:
Gabriel Chiva: 
Chiva was comfortably ahead, but the flop came giving Biz a set of sixes. The turn and 
river completed the board and Biz doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
19,000
19,000
|
19,000 |