Another Break
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The remaining 364 players are on another 20-minute break.
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€4,172,160
Entries
2,173
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
1,500
Players Left
225
Topsy-Turvy Talbot
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
On a flop of 
, Michel Molenaar checked to Parker "Tonkaaaa" Talbot, who bet 3,000, but the Molenaar check-raised to him to 10,000.
Talbot did not seem to like this, because he immediately moved all in, covering Molenaar. However, Molenaar was not afraid and he quickly made the call, putting himself at risk.
Parker "Tonkaaaa" Talbot: 
Michel Molenaar: 
Molenaar's pair of kings was ahead of Talbots jacks, and the runout of 
kept it that way and Molenaar scored a double from Talbot, who was now left with a very short stack.
A few hands later, Talbot shipped his last 8,500 from middle position and found 2 callers.
The players ended up checking all the way through a board of 
and then Talbot proudly tabled 
for a rivered second-nut flush.
"Yeah that's probably good," tablemate Sam Grafton said.
And it was, in fact, good as the other players mucked their hands and Talbot scored a much-needed triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000 | 71,000 |
|
28,000 | -9,000 |
Nagatake Quadruples With Trips
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Yoshiaki Nagatake open-shoved a stack of 13,000 and was called by Walid Bou Habib in the cutoff before Tjan Tepeh moved all in for 10,000 in the small blind. Emilio Jose Navarro also called in the big blind.
The flop of 
checked through and the 
turn also checked through. Habib and Navarro both checked again on the river and the hands were tabled.
Nagatake showed 
for trip sevens and it was good to win the pot for a triple against the 
of Navarro, 
of Habib and the of Tepeh, who was eliminated.
"Are you kiddin' me?" he said after losing with to the worse ace.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000 | |
|
180,000 | |
|
65,000 | 15,000 |
|
Busted |
Ace-High Good For Uzunov
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Emanuel Flesner moved all in from middle position for around 25,000 and was called by Ivan Uzunov in the big blind, putting Flesner at risk.
Emanuel Flesner: 
Ivan Uzunov: 
Uzunov was already ahead with his ace-high, and the board of 
kept it as such and Flesner was eliminated as Uzunov scooped in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | |
|
Busted |
Bradley Spikes to Bust DeRooij
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ian Bradley had gotten his stack of roughly 35,000 in from the big blind and was at risk against Thomas DeRooij on the button.
Thomas DeRooij: 
Ian Bradley:
DeRooij was in good shape and had his opponent pipped as the dealer put down the 
flop. The turn brought chop outs, but instead, the 
spiked the river to send the pot to Bradley and send DeRooij to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | |
|
Busted |
Faria Doubles Through Miquel
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Luis Faria was all in for around 47,000 against Ramon Miquel, who had him covered.
Luis Faria: 
Ramon Miquel: 
Faria managed to pair his ace on the flop of 
and his hand held up as the board finished out 
to earn him a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | -25,000 |
|
100,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Lodden Folds River
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Johnny Lodden completed in the small blind and Juan Manuel Gonzalez Suarez checked his option in the big blind.
The flop landed and Lodden checked. Suarez bet 2,000 and Lodden called. Lodden checked again on the turn and Suarez fired a bet of 5,500. Lodden again called.
Lodden checked a third time on the 
river and Suarez took about a minute before announcing a bet of 26,000. Lodden gave it some thought and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 30,000 |
Talbot Secures Short-Stacked Double
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
An under-the-gun player had 2,000 committed to the pot, Diogo Cardoso also had 2,000 committed to the pot in middle position, and Parker "Tonkaaaa" Talbot was all in for 15,000 in the cutoff.
For an unknown reason, the floor had come over to the table to rule that the player in the big blind would have their hand dead and would not be able to participate in the pot. The under-the-gun player then folded, and Cardoso called.
Parker Talbot:
Diogo Cardoso:
The 
flop and turn left Talbot one card away from the double. Talbot was calling for a nine, along with fellow PokerStars Ambassador Sam Grafton, but the completed the board to secure Talbot's double.
The player in the big blind noted he would have won the hand, causing Talbot to congratulate the floor on their "great ruling" as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 84,000 |
|
110,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
37,000 | 7,000 |
Flop Bet Wins it for Jaksland
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Henok Tekle Mariam raised to 4,000 from under the gun and Peter Jaksland flat-called on the button. Jose Maria Lamarca Capa then three-bet to 10,000 from the small blind and both opponents called.
Capa checked on the flop of 
and Mariam also checked. Jaksland bet 8,000 and both opponents folded to earn him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 230,000 |
|
160,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |