2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j6
Prize
€600,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€6,060,480
Entries
6,313
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 1,500,000
Ante
1,500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
812
Players Left
122

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Three Way All In, No Players Eliminated

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Table 41, one of the newest tables to seat players, is certainly seeing some action.

On a board reading {9-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} Kamel Bekhaled, the pre flop three bettor, shoved his remaining 23,000 chips into the middle after Rolando Carrera had led 6,000 and Mohamed Mangroe had called.

Both players called and hands were on their backs.
Kamel Bekhaled: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Rolando Carrera: {q-Spades}{4-Spades}
Mohamed Mangroe: {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {k-Spades}{j-Hearts} and everyone, except for Bekhaled, loved the chop pot.

Player Chips Progress
Rolando Carrera es
Rolando Carrera
45,000
Kamel Bekhaled fr
Kamel Bekhaled
25,000
Mohamed Mangroe nl
Mohamed Mangroe
20,000

Tags: Kamel BekhaledMohamed MangroeRolando Carrera

Nouira Dominated, Flops the Nuts

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

On the button, Simon Beckmann raised enough to put big blind Maher Nouira all in, and Nouira called for his last 19,700.

Maher Nouira: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Simon Beckmann: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Nouira was dominated, but any risk he had of hitting the rail was removed when the {9-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop gave him the nut straight and a draw to a straight flush.

He improved to a flush on the {4-Diamonds} turn as Beckmann paid him before the river came the {8-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
40,000 40,000
Simon Beckmann de
Simon Beckmann
25,000 25,000

Tags: Maher NouiraSimon Beckmann

Bull Picks off the Bluff

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Robbie Bull
Robbie Bull

PokerNews caught the action on a board reading {a-Spades}{j-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Robbie Bull in the small blind facing a 1,600 bet from Sihao Zhang. Bull called the turn bet and the river fell with the {8-Spades}.

Bull checked and Zhang fired out 4,800 and Bull flicked in one blue 5,000 chip to signify the call.

Zhang showed {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for the pure bluff and Bull scooped the pot with {k-Clubs}{10-Spades} for the flush.

Player Chips Progress
Robbie Bull gb
Robbie Bull
34,000
Sihao Zhang lu
Sihao Zhang
19,000

Tags: Sihao ZhangRobbie Bull

Lozano Can Beat Ace-High

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Three-handed to a flop of {j-Clubs}{8-Spades}{9-Spades}, Julian Pineda Lozano bet 800 from early position and was called by small blind Peter Jorgne, while Roberto Blanco Rey folded from the big blind.

Both players checked down the {2-Hearts} turn and {6-Diamonds} river as Jorgne showed {a-}{7-} for ace-high. Lozano turned over {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a pair of eights to win the pot and add to his towering chip stack.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Pineda co
Julian Pineda
85,000
Roberto Blanco Rey es
Roberto Blanco Rey
42,000
Peter Jorgne se
Peter Jorgne
36,000

Tags: Julian Pineda LozanoPeter JorgneRoberto Blanco Rey

Pitzanti Can't Get Rid of Rubiralta Cortes

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Sandro Pitzanti and Gerard Rubiralta Cortes went heads-up to a flop of {7-Spades}{6-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} when Pitzanti bet 1,600 from early position. Rubiralta Cortes called in the big blind as they saw the {2-Diamonds} on the turn.

Rubiralta Cortes checked and Pitzanti bet another 3,000. Rubiralta Cortes stuck around to see the {3-Hearts} on the river and checked over to his opponent once more.

Pitzanti checked and threw down two eights on the table. Rubiralta Cortes, though, opened up {q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} for a pair of nines to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sandro Pitzanti nl
Sandro Pitzanti
50,000 20,000
Gerard Rubiralta Cortes es
Gerard Rubiralta Cortes
32,000

Tags: Gerard Rubiralta CortesSandro Pitzanti

Djihanchahian Makes a Frustrated Fold

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

With the board showing {7-Spades}{9-Spades}{10-Spades}{7-Diamonds} on the burn, Marc Baulenas Dominquez bet 1,500 from the button before Alexis Djihanchahian raised from the big blind to 7,000.

Baulenas Dominguez called to see the {4-Spades} on the river. Djihanchahian slowed down and checked as Baulenas Dominguez bet 15,000. The Frenchman picked up his cards and let out a deep sigh before mucking, exposing the {8-Clubs}.

"Straights lose," he said as Baulenas Dominguez stacked up his new chips.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Baulenas Dominguez es
Marc Baulenas Dominguez
42,000
Alexis Djihanchahian fr
Alexis Djihanchahian
17,000

Tags: Alexis DjihanchahianMarc Baulenas Dominquez

River Raise Gets it Done

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

On Table 7 the action folded round to Gonzalo Almada, on the button, who opened for 400 and received a sole caller in Roberta Tassiello in the small blind.

On a flop of {9-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{2-Hearts} Tassiello check called the 1,200 bet from Almada and the turn paired the board with the {9-Spades}. Now Tassiello decided to bet 1,800 and Almada pondered before throwing the call into the middle.

The river came {4-Clubs} and Tassiello continued her aggression, betting 3.200 on the river. Almada counted out a raise to 15,100 total and Tassiello let it go.

Almada has had a solid start to the day and has 53,000 chips whilst Tassiello has slipped to 18,500.

Player Chips Progress
Gonzalo Almada ar
Gonzalo Almada
53,000
Roberta Tassiello it
Roberta Tassiello
18,500

Tags: Gonzalo AlmadaRoberta Tassiello

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300