2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
1,500
Players Left
225

Liu Crashes Into Boat of Nagatake

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Xuan Liu
Xuan Liu

Yoshiaki Nagatake opened to 800 and Xuan Liu three-bet to 2,500 from a few seats over. Nagatake called to see a flop heads-up.

Nagatake checked on the flop of {10-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Liu bet 2,000. Nagatake called. Nagatake checked again on the {k-Diamonds} turn and Liu bet 5,000. Nagatake again called.

Nagatake checked again on the {2-Clubs} river and Liu unloaded the clip by moving all in. Nagatake snap-called and tabled {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for a flopped full house, while Liu showed {k-Spades}{8-Clubs} to be eliminated in the second level of play.

Yoshiaki Nagatake
Yoshiaki Nagatake
Player Chips Progress
Yoshiaki Nagatake jp
Yoshiaki Nagatake
55,000
55,000
55,000
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
Busted
StakeKings

Tags: Xuan LiuYoshiaki Nagatake

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

No Bluffing from Kassouf

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Will Kassouf
Will Kassouf

Will Kassouf was on the button in a multi-way pot on a board reading {6-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. The action checked to Kassouf and he fired a bet of 3,000. One by one his opponents folded until the action got to Panagiotis Oikonomou in middle position.

"Top pair, top kicker and backdoor flush draw," Kassouf said in his trademark table talk. "Of course I've got it. You show your best card, I'll show my best card."

"Is he allowed to talk at the table?" laughed Tolly Sakellariou.

Oikonomou eventually folded and flashed the {a-Hearts}, leading Kassouf to show the {10-Clubs} to reveal he did indeed have top pair.

"No bluffing," said Kassouf. "Maybe on Day 2, but not on Day 1."

Player Chips Progress
Will Kassouf gb
Will Kassouf
35,000
35,000
35,000
Tolly Sakellariou au
Tolly Sakellariou
30,000
30,000
30,000
Panagiotis Oikonomou gr
Panagiotis Oikonomou
28,000
28,000
28,000

Tags: Panagiotis OikonomouTolly SakellariouWill Kassouf

Bronkhorst Chips Up With Aggression

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Iosif Sfetsas opened from under the gun and Kevin Abecassis flat-called in the cutoff before Jan Bronkhorst three-bet to 3,500 on the button. Only Abecassis called.

Abecassis checked on the flop of {2-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and Bronkhorst continued with a bet of 2,500. Abecassis laid it down.

Player Chips Progress
Jan Bronkhorst nl
Jan Bronkhorst
40,000
Iosif Sfetsas gr
Iosif Sfetsas
28,000
Kevin Abecassis ch
Kevin Abecassis
21,200
-6,800
-6,800

Tags: Iosif SfetsasJan BronkhorstKevin Abecassis

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

Labat Pulls the Trigger

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Antoine Labat
Antoine Labat

Antoine Labat opened to 1,100 from the hijack and Patrick Bechard flat-called on the button, while Peter Kvisthammar also came along from the small blind.

Kvisthammar checked on the flop of {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Labat bet 1,300. Bechard called and Kvisthammar folded. The turn brought the {7-Spades} and Labat bet 4,500. Bechard again called.

The river brought the {8-Diamonds} and Labat announced "all in" to put Bechard in with his stack of around 25,000. Bechard went in the tank for about a minute and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
60,000
60,000
60,000
Peter Kvisthammar se
Peter Kvisthammar
30,000
30,000
30,000
Patrick Bechard fr
Patrick Bechard
25,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Antoine LabatPatrick BechardPeter Kvisthammar