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

Good RIver for Ricci

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a heads-up flop of {6-Clubs}{5-Spades}{7-Spades}, after a check-raise from Andrea Ricci, Allera Florence moved all in for around 80,000 and was quickly called by Ricci, putting Florence at risk.

Allera Florence: {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Andrea RIcci: {10-Spades}{8-Spades}

Although Florence was ahead with her set of fives, Ricci had a lot of outs with his open-ended straight and flush draw.

The turn {10-Hearts} did not do it for him, but the {9-Clubs} on the river sure did as it gave Ricci his straight to win the hand and sent Florence to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Andrea Ricci it
Andrea Ricci
205,000 185,000
Florence Allera fr
Florence Allera
Busted

Tags: Allera FlorenceAndrea RIcci

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Hissou Wins One, Loses One; Still One of Top Stacks

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Sirzat Hissou
Sirzat Hissou

With roughly 9,000 in the pot on a {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{4-Clubs}{5-Spades}{a-Clubs} completed board, Sirzat Hissou bet enough to put Preben Stokkan all in. Stokkan thought about it and called for his remaining short stack.

Hissou flipped over {a-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} to take the pot with two pair, while Stokkan was sent to the rail.

On the next hand, Hissou opened to 2,500 in the hijack, Tamas Konya jammed for 8,400 on the button, and Hissou called.

Tamas Konya: {10-Spades}{7-Spades}
Sirzat Hissou: {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Konya started to stand up as the dealer fanned the {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop, but the {6-Hearts} and {j-Spades} ran out to give him a straight and the short-stacked double, while Hissou still holds one of the top stacks in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
200,000 200,000
Tamas Konya hu
Tamas Konya
19,300 19,300
Preben Stokkan no
Preben Stokkan
Busted

Tags: Preben StokkanSirzat HissouTomas Konya

Haugen Gets Lucky With the Ladies

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Lars Haugen found himself all in for his last 20,000 against Aliaksander Shylko, with Haugen at risk.

Lars Haugen: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Aliaksandr Shylko: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}

Although Haugen's two queens were way behind Shylko's two aces, he managed to find a third on a flop of {j-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{8-Clubs} to pull ahead.

The runout of {4-Diamonds}{2-Spades} changed nothing and Haugen scooped the pot for a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Aliaksandr Shylko by
Aliaksandr Shylko
130,000
Lars Haugen no
Lars Haugen
43,000 43,000

Tags: Aliaksander ShylkoLars Haugen

Lococo Chipping Up

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Alejandro Lococo
Alejandro Lococo

Four players committed 2,000 to the pot preflop, including PokerStars Ambassador Alejandro Lococo in the cutoff and Bjorn Kozenkai in the big blind.

The dealer spread the {q-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop and action checked to Lococo who bet 4,700. Only Kozenkai continued.

The duo checked the {4-Spades} turn to the {a-Diamonds} river and Kozenkai checked. Lococo put out a bet of 18,500, representing the majority of his opponent's stack. Kozenkai tanked for over a minute but eventually sent his cards into the muck, while Papo MC added to his growing stack.

Player Chips Progress
Alejandro Lococo ar
Alejandro Lococo
120,000 120,000
Bjorn Kozenkai hu
Bjorn Kozenkai
23,000

Tags: Alejandro LococoBjorn Gergo Kozenkai

Murtezi Downs Martini

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Julien Martini
Julien Martini

Julien Martini had lost a big portion of his stack to Kevin Abecassis when he got the rest of his chips in a little while later.

[Removed:421] raised in middle position and Martini three-bet shoved his stack of around 15,000 from the small blind. Murtezi called.

Julien Martini: {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
[Removed:421]: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

Martini was dominated and got no help from the runout of {7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{q-Spades} for the four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner to be eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Abecassis ch
Kevin Abecassis
60,000 38,800
[Removed:421] ch
[Removed:421]
45,000 45,000
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
Busted

Tags: Julien MartiniKevin Abecassis

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Nakamura Caught Bluffing With Three-High

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Tamon Nakamura
Tamon Nakamura

Tamon Nakamura was out of position in a heads-up pot against Simeon Angelov.

Nakamura checked on the flop of {4-Hearts}{q-Spades}{5-Clubs} and called a bet from Angelov. Nakamura checked again on the {j-Clubs} turn and his opponent checked back.

The river brought the {4-Spades} and Nakamura led out for 3,500. Angelov called. Nakamura tabled {3-Hearts}{2-Spades} for three-high after missing his straight draw and Angelov showed {7-Spades}{5-Spades} to win the pot with a pair of fives.

Player Chips Progress
Simeon Angelov bg
Simeon Angelov
60,000
Tamon Nakamura jp
Tamon Nakamura
28,000

Tags: Simeon AngelovTamon Nakamura