€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day 1g Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day: 1g
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1g
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€7,102,080
Entries
7,398
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
1,800
Players Left
270
270 Players Advance in Day 1g of Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) at Casino Barcelona continued today with another record-breaking Day 1 flight; 1,800 new entries amassed over the nine hours of play; up 333 entries from the former largest flight Day 1e yesterday. At the end of the night, 270 players bagged and tagged and will be returning for Day 2 tomorrow, after the completion of Day 1f later today.
As this chaotic flight died down, Benjamin Tessier bagged the overall chip lead taking through a total of 1,016,000 for the Day 2 restart. Tessier is nearly 400,000 in front of his two closer competitors Christian Sargues Hernandez and Dalibor Mijic who still managed to accumulate an impressive 647,000 and 605,000 chips respectively.
Day 1g Top 10 Chip Counts
| NAME | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Tessier | France |
| 2 | Christian Sargues Hernandez | Spain |
| 3 | Dalibor Mijic | Croatia |
| 4 | Gabriel Schroeder | Brazil |
| 5 | Damien Beziau | France |
| 6 | Alon Mor | Israel |
| 7 | Xavier Servais | Belgium |
| 8 | Eduard Barsegyan | Russia |
| 9 | Richard Dromzee | France |
| 10 | Erik Friberg | Sweden |
Day 1g welcomed some of the best players in Europe and beyond, including PokerStars Team Pro member Rafael Moraes from Brazil. However, it was not to be for Moraes as he was seen to depart the tournament floor during Level 14.
More familiar faces to not find a bag for Day 2 include Will Kassouf who had a roller coaster of a tournament before ultimately busting both his entries of flight 1g. Joining Kassouf, other notable names to hit the rail included Benny Glaser and Dara O'Kearney, all three of whom found their way into Day 1h for their last chance of progression in the ESPT Main Event.
Of those to cash this event and progress onto Day 2 include many accomplished players such as David Lappin (88,000), Gabriel Schroeder (595,000), Conor Beresford (78,000) and Antoine Vranken (129,000).
Day 2 will commence tomorrow, the 25th of August at 12 p.m. The official size of the field and prize pool will be confirmed upon the completion of Day 1h, which will be concluding later tonight.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews team will return tomorrow for continued coverage of the Estrellas Main Event action here on the Barcelona coast.
End of Day 1g Chip Counts (full)
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,016,000 | 1,016,000 |
|
647,000 | 647,000 |
|
605,000 | 605,000 |
|
595,000 | 595,000 |
|
592,000 | 487,000 |
|
587,000 | 17,000 |
|
575,000 | 105,000 |
|
540,000 | 475,000 |
|
504,000 | 504,000 |
|
477,000 | 432,000 |
|
472,000 | 472,000 |
|
471,000 | 471,000 |
|
447,000 | 47,000 |
|
445,000 | 445,000 |
|
|
433,000 | 433,000 |
|
432,000 | 432,000 |
|
432,000 | 432,000 |
|
430,000 | 430,000 |
|
|
426,000 | 426,000 |
|
422,000 | 422,000 |
|
421,000 | 421,000 |
|
407,000 | 287,000 |
|
405,000 | 203,000 |
|
393,000 | 393,000 |
|
392,000 | 392,000 |
PN Podcast: New Host Joins the Show; Guest Lukas "RobinPoker" Robinson Giving Away $10K WPT Seat
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
On the latest PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards welcome Matt Hansen as a new co-host of the show. Matt has been doing a lot of work behind the scenes for PokerNews, and now we're putting a microphone in front of him to draw on his deep knowledge of the industry and get some of his hot takes.
That included his thoughts on the WSOP Paradise schedule, a poker player's yacht burning in the Mediterranean, and Ben Mintz returning to BarStool after Dave Portnoy bought back the company.
Chad then chats with this week's guest, Lukas "RobinPoker" Robinson, the new PokerNews Online Poker Ambassador. He talks about playing 1,000 hours of poker in 100 days, playing the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event alongside his father, and how listeners can have a chance at a $10,000 seat in December's World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn thanks to a special promotion in conjunction with WPT Global.
Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!
Day 1g Has Ended
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1g has ended with 270 players remaining and in the money. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.
Say Helou to the Bubble Boy
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
On the stone bubble, Daisuke Ogita found himself all in and at risk against the bigger-stacked Mark Helou on a board of 5♣3♥J♦2♦.
Daisuke Ogita: Q♥Q♦
Mark Helou: J♠J♥
Ogita's overpair was in bad shape against the set of Helou and the 8♠ on the river confirmed his bubble elimination as a player at an adjacent table doubled up to survive to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000 | |
|
Busted |
Four Doubles & One Suckout
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
There were lots of groans in the tournament area as five all in and calls resulted in four consecutive double-ups. On the fifth hand, Tudorel Costache found himself at risk after calling off in the big blind after a shove from Ewen Trevidy in the small blind.
Tudorel Costache: 10♠10♥
Ewen Trevidy: 8♣3♦
There were some snickers as the floor announced Trevidy's holding, but the room got tense as the flop of 2♥6♦8♦ paired his eight and the 4♦ turn gave him a flush draw. The 9♦ on the river then gave him the flush and Costache was eliminated in brutal fashion one player off the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000 | 400,000 |
|
Busted |
Neves Finds a Double on the Bubble
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Rafael Neves found himself all in and at risk for his last 20,000 against Radoslaw Kopec.
Rafael Neves: A♥A♣
Radoslaw Kopec: 10♥5♥
The board ran out 9♥2♣Q♣4♠2♦. Neves’ aces held for him when it really mattered and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000 | 450,000 |
|
|
240,000 | 240,000 |
Four Doubles As Bubble Continues
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The first hand of hand-for-hand play saw four players all in and at risk and all four doubling up, meaning there are still 273 players remaining.
Hand-For-Hand Underway
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Players are now on hand-for-hand play with 273 players remaining and 270 getting paid.