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

Iermolcheva Scores an Elimination

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Olga Iermolcheva
Olga Iermolcheva

Cesar Del Pino Hanouadi raised to 300 from the cutoff and picked up one call from Olga Iermolcheva, in the big blind.

The flop came {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Iermolcheva opted to check the action back to Hanouadi who slipped out a continuation-bet of 400. After a brief pause, Iermolcheva check-raised to 1,400 total and Hanouadi quickly called.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds} and Iermolcheva continued her aggression with a bet of 1,600. This time it was Hanoudis' turn to raise making it 4,600 and Iermolcheva called.

The river came the {3-Spades} and ,with the pot now at 12,800, Iermolcheva opted to check and Hanoudi announced all-in for his remaining stack and Iermolcheva swifty called. Hanouadi showed {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades} but it could not beat Iermolchevas' nut flush with {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}.

This pot sees Ukrainian native Iermolcheva soar up the chip counts with over double starting stack early on in the event.

Player Chips Progress
Olga Iermolcheva ua
Olga Iermolcheva
65,000
65,000
65,000
Cesar Del Pino Hanouadi es
Cesar Del Pino Hanouadi
Busted

Tags: Cesar Del Pino HanouadiOlga Iermolcheva

Three Barrels Works for Wheeler

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Jason Wheeler
Jason Wheeler

Jason Wheeler raised to 600 preflop and was called by Peter Jaksland on the button.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{2-Spades}{q-Spades} and Wheeler continued for 400. Jaksland called, then called another bet of 1,000 on the {k-Spades} turn.

Wheeler kept betting on the {6-Diamonds} river, firing out 4,000. Jaksland quickly surrendered his hand as the veteran pro, with nearly $4.5 million in career earnings, took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
30,400
400
400
Peter Jaksland dk
Peter Jaksland
28,000
28,000
28,000

Tags: Jason WheelerPeter Jaksland

Duarte Takes Four-Way Pot

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Four-handed to the {q-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop and with around 8,000 already in the pot, Mathias Duarte bet 3,000 from the big blind and only Vincent Coquil called.

The turn came the {6-Clubs} and Duarte keep up the pressure, throwing in a bet of 5,600. Coquil gave it some thought before tossing his cards into the muck as the Uruguay native has more than doubled his starting stack here through the first two levels.

Player Chips Progress
Mathias Duarte uy
Mathias Duarte
61,000
Vincent Coquil fr
Vincent Coquil
18,000

Tags: Mathias DuarteVincent Coquil

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

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

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

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
20,000
Gerard Rubiralta Cortes es
Gerard Rubiralta Cortes
32,000

Tags: Gerard Rubiralta CortesSandro Pitzanti

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

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

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
40,000
Simon Beckmann de
Simon Beckmann
25,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Maher NouiraSimon Beckmann