2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
€512,650
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€4,172,160
Entries
2,173
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
7
Players Left
1

Miroslav Alilovic Wins €512,650 in the Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller

Level 39 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Miroslav Alilovic
Miroslav Alilovic

After just two hours (which included a 20-minute break!), the lightning-fast final table of the €2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller has crowned its winner in Miroslav Alilovic. With almost $800,000 in lifetime cashes according to The Hendon Mob, today's win of €512,650 will take him over the $1.3 million-mark.

His previous biggest cash came in 2014 when he finished in 11th place in EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final Main Event for $115,106. With over 11 years' experience, this win was celebrated loudly by him and his rail who all proudly posed for the winner pictures.

Alilovic defeated Ian Bradley heads-up in a field that attracted 2,173 entries which created a prize pool of €4,172,160.

€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Miroslav AlilovicFrance€512,650*
2Ian BradleyUnited Kingdom€500,000*
3Aliaksandr HirsBelarus€277,370
4Emil MattssonSweden€213,360
5Jorge Diego GarciaSpain€164,130
6Agatino SpitaleriFrance€126,250
7Xavier MouyssetFrance€97,130
8Isidoro BarrenaSpain€74,720
9Andre AkkariBrazil€57,490

*denotes a heads-up deal

Day 3 Action

After PokerStars Ambassador Andre Akkari and Isidoro Barrena busted in the final minutes of Day 2, the seven remaining players bagged up for today. With the average stack worth 18 big blinds, the action promised to be hot and heavy from the start.

In the first hand of the day, Xavier Mouysset looked down at pocket eights and shoved to see Bradley hold with pocket queens. He got no help from the board and left the final table within the first minute. Agatino Spitaleri first doubled up Alilovic and then lost the remainder to him in a three-way all-in situation which also saw Emil Mattsson getting involved.

Emil Mattsson
Emil Mattsson finished in fourth place for €213,360

Mattsson doubled up through Aliaksandr Hirs before Jorge Diego Garcia saw his run end when he ran his ace-seven into the pocket fours of Bradley. His opponent flopped a set and turned a full house to complete the picture. Bradley kept building his stack but Alilovic was the one who would eventually take out Mattson, who pushed his last 11 big blinds in with ten-eight suited. Alilovic flopped top pair and improved to two pair on the river to get the tournament down to three players.

On the next hand, Hirs shoved his pocket sixes into the jacks of Alilovic in a blind versus blind situation to get the tournament down to the heads-up stage. The two players immediately went for a break before beginning their battle.

Heads-Up Deal and Battle

Ian Bradley
Ian Bradley finishes in second place for €500,000

Bradley held the chip lead with 57% of the chips in play and when they returned from their break, they asked to see the ICM numbers. In the end, they agreed that Bradley would claim at least €500,000 with Alilovic taking €480,000 to leave €32,650 behind to play for.

Alilovic doubled up to take the chip lead with pocket tens, then both players chopped a few pots, before Bradley fought back to jump to the top of the chips. Alilovic bluffed with a missed flopped straight draw and got Bradley to fold to open up an almost 2:1 chip lead. In the end, Bradley shoved with queen-ten for Alilovic to call with king-queen. Alilovic held with the higher kicker to win the PokerStars trophy and €512,650 here at the 2022 PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour.

Miroslav Alilovic
Miroslav Alilovic and his rail while taking selfies

This concludes the coverage of this event but make sure to follow all the PokerNews live reporting as the team is covering the €100,000 EPT Super High Roller, €50,000 Single-Day High Roller II, and the €5,300 EPT Main Event.

Tags: Agatino SpitaleriAliaksandr HirsAndre AkkariDiego GarciaEmil MattssonIan BradleyIsidoro BarrenaJorge Diego GarciaMiroslav AlilovicXavier Mouysset

Ian Bradley Eliminated in 2nd Place (€500,000)

Level 39 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Ian Bradley
Ian Bradley

Miroslav Alilovic completed on the button and Ian Bradley shoved for 22,000,000 for Alilovic to call instantly.

Ian Bradley: {q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Miroslav Alilovic: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{8-Spades} for Alilovic to hold with the king-kicker to bust Bradley in second place to claim the €32,650 that was left to play for to add to the €480,000 he had already agreed to when they closed a deal.

A full recap is to follow.

Player Chips Progress
Miroslav Alilovic fr
Miroslav Alilovic
65,200,000 22,000,000
Ian Bradley gb
Ian Bradley
Busted

Tags: Ian BradleyMiroslav Alilovic

Aliaksandr Hirs Eliminated in 3rd Place (€277,370)

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Aliaksandr Hirs
Aliaksandr Hirs

Aliaksandr Hirs shoved from the small blind for around 5,500,000 and Miroslav Alilovic called immediately in the big blind.

Aliaksandr Hirs: {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}
Miroslav Alilovic: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{q-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} for Alilovic to hold with the higher pocket pair for the higher two pair to eliminate Hirs in third place.

With just over five minutes left in the level, they decided to take a 20-minute break now. When they come back, they will finish the remainder of this level and go to 20-minute levels as there are fewer than three players left.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Bradley gb
Ian Bradley
37,300,000 -700,000
Miroslav Alilovic fr
Miroslav Alilovic
27,900,000 12,900,000
Aliaksandr Hirs by
Aliaksandr Hirs
Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr HirsMiroslav Alilovic

Emil Mattsson Eliminated in 4th Place (€213,360)

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Emil Mattsson
Emil Mattsson

Emil Mattsson shoved from the cutoff for around 6,500,000 and Miroslav Alilovic made the call from the button for the rest to fold.

Emil Mattsson: {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Miroslav Alilovic: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}{a-Hearts} for Alilovic to flop top pair and improve to two pair on the river to bust Mattsson in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Miroslav Alilovic fr
Miroslav Alilovic
21,000,000
Emil Mattsson se
Emil Mattsson
Busted

Tags: Emil MattssonMiroslav Alilovic

Jorge Diego Garcia Eliminated in 5th Place (€164,130)

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Jorge Diego Garcia
Jorge Diego Garcia

Ian Bradley raised to 1,300,000 from the cutoff and Jorge Diego Garcia three-bet jammed for 6,300,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Bradley called after having confirmed the amount.

Jorge Diego Garcia: {a-Spades}{7-Clubs}
Ian Bradley: {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Spades}{2-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for Bradley to flop a set and improve to a full house on the turn to bust Diego Garcia in fifth place,

Player Chips Progress
Ian Bradley gb
Ian Bradley
28,000,000 5,900,000
Jorge Diego Garcia es
Jorge Diego Garcia
Busted

Tags: Ian BradleyJorge Diego Garcia

Agatino Spitaleri Eliminated in 6th Place (€126,250)

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Agatino Spitaleri
Agatino Spitaleri

Agatino Spitaleri shoved from under the gun and the action folded to Emil Mattsson in the small blind who asked for a count. The dealer confirmed Spitaleri had 2,225,000 behind. Mattsson called and Miroslav Alilovic contemplated for a minute or so before reluctantly also making the call.

They both checked through the {6-Spades}{2-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{5-Spades} board for the dealer to prompt them to reveal their cards. Mattsson showed the {a-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} for the rivered pair of fives. Alilovic tabled the {10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} for the turned pair of tens for Spitaleri to flip open the {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} to bust in sixth place as Alilovic claimed the pot.
Miroslav Alilovic

Player Chips Progress
Miroslav Alilovic fr
Miroslav Alilovic
15,725,000 1,975,000
Emil Mattsson se
Emil Mattsson
5,425,000 -3,200,000
Agatino Spitaleri fr
Agatino Spitaleri
Busted

Tags: Agatino SpitaleriEmil MattssonMiroslav Alilovic

Xavier Mouysset Eliminated in 7th Place (€97,130)

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Xavier Mouysset
Xavier Mouysset

In the first hand of the day, Xavier Mouysset shoved from under the gun for 5,275,000 and Ian Bradley reshoved with the biggest stack from the cutoff for the rest of the table to fold.

Xavier Mouysset: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Ian Bradley: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for Bradley to stay ahead with the higher pocket pair of queens to eliminate Mouysset in seventh place for €97,130.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Bradley gb
Ian Bradley
19,275,000 6,525,000
Xavier Mouysset fr
Xavier Mouysset
Busted

Tags: Ian BradleyXavier Mouysset

Bonus Day in the ESPT High Roller Kicks Off at Noon with Seven Players

Aliaksandr Hirs
Aliaksandr Hirs

At noon local time, Day 3 of the €2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller at the 2022 PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour will kick off with seven players returning to the felt. The tournament was originally supposed to only last two days but a third day was needed to be able to crown a winner at the end of the road.

Britain's Ian Bradley is sitting in pole position with a stack worth 12,750,000. He is followed by Aliaksandr Hirs (11,000,000) and Miroslav Alilovic (10,350,000). They are joined on the final table by Jorge Diego Garcia, Emil Mattsson, Agatino Spitaleri, and Xavier Mouysset.

With 2,172 entries in the field, the total prize pool came to €4,170,240 and the eventual winner will lay claim to the trophy and first-place prize of €624,350.

€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller Final Table Chip Counts

 TABLESEATPLAYERCOUNTRYCHIPSBIG BLINDS
 11Agatino SpitaleriFrance8,025,00016
 12Ian BradleyEngland12,750,00026
 13Aliaksandr HirsBelarus11,000,00022
 14Jorge Diego GarciaSpain8,750,00018
 15Emil MattssonSweden8,625,00017
 16Xavier MouyssetFrance5,275,00011
 17Miroslav AlilovicFrance10,350,00021

When players return, they will resume Level 36 which features a small blind of 250,000, a big blind of 500,000, and a big blind ante of 500,000. There are just over 23 minutes left in the level. Level duration will remain at 40 minutes and those will be reduced to 20 minutes once there are three players left. A break will take place after every three levels.

All seven players have secured at least €97,130 and this is what they're still playing for:

PlacePrize
1€624,350
2€388,300
3€277,370
4€213,360
5€164,130
6€126,250
7€97,130

Stick around as the PokerNews live reporting team will right here to bring you all the action until the final all-in has been won.

Tags: Agatino SpitaleriAliaksandr HirsDiego GarciaEmil MattssonIan BradleyJorge Diego GarciaMiroslav AlilovicXavier Mouysset