€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Day 1b Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€4,250,880
Entries
2,214
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
652
Players Left
98
Patrik Jaros In The Lead Of Day 1b Of PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
It seemed like the last players of Day 1b of the €2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller of the PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) at Casino Barcelona wanted the bubble to last as long as possible. But in the end, it finally burst and 98 players out of 652 entrants qualified for Day 2.
Like them, 234 players reached the end of Day 1a. So there will be a total of 332 players out of 2,214 entered the event on Day 2. They are all in the money, and will share a total prize pool of €4,250,880.
Among the remaining players of Day 1b, Patrik Jaros ended the day as the chipleader with 696,000 chips. EPT Barcelona Main Event finalist last year, he is on his way to another deep run in Spain. Behind him, Claudio Coelho (667,000) and Nicola Grieco (652,000) also qualified for Day 2 with more than 600,000 chips.
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrik Jaros | Czech Republic | 696,000 | 87 |
| 2 | Claudio Coelho | Portugal | 667,000 | 83 |
| 3 | Nicola Grieco | Italy | 652,000 | 82 |
| 4 | Cristian Nogales | Switzerland | 564,000 | 71 |
| 5 | Georgios Vrakas | Greece | 558,000 | 70 |
| 6 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 528,000 | 66 |
| 7 | Vlad Darie | Romania | 505,000 | 63 |
| 8 | Oskar Massesson | Denmark | 492,000 | 62 |
| 9 | Harun Ertural | Germany | 490,000 | 61 |
| 10 | Candido Cappiello | Italy | 489,000 | 61 |
In the lead at the beginning of the day, Mathieu Di Meglio, who finished 10th of EPT Paris in February, bagged 440,000 chips. The winner of the same EPT Paris, Razvan Belea, also qualified for Day 2. But he'll have half of Di Meglio's stack (211,000), like Jimmy Guerrero (200,000). They both are around average.
Day 1b was a little bit better for Benny Glaser, who'll be back with 348,000 chips on Day 2. Tom Vogelsang will have approximately the same stack (304,000), while Stephen Song (126,000) or Frank Lagodich (121,000) also bagged tonight. The same goes for 2023 PSPC finalist Thomas Eychenne, who has only 92,000 chips after made Atanas Malinov double up on the very last hand of the day.
Day 2 will start tomorrow, 27th of August at 12 p.m. local time. The 332 players remaining will discover the payout at the beginning of the day. But so far, everyone who has made it through is guaranteed at least a min-cash.
Don't go anywhere as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site here on the coast of Spain and will continue providing updates on the ESPT and EPT Barcelona action.
Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
696,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
||
|
667,000
667,000
|
667,000 |
|
652,000
452,000
|
452,000 |
|
564,000
564,000
|
564,000 |
|
558,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
528,000
528,000
|
528,000 |
|
505,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
492,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
490,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
489,000
489,000
|
489,000 |
|
470,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
460,000
416,000
|
416,000 |
|
440,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
407,000
407,000
|
407,000 |
|
395,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
375,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
375,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
367,000
367,000
|
367,000 |
|
350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
348,000
348,000
|
348,000 |
|
|
330,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
304,000
274,000
|
274,000 |
|
276,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
275,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
265,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
End Of Day 1b
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
After Dezfooli's eliminations, the 98 players remaining put their chips in the bags. They are in the money and qualified for Day 2.
Standby for a recap on PokerNews.
The Bubble For Dezfooli
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
After three all in and calls that ended in double ups, three other ones occured on the next hand.
The first one involved Thomas Eychenne, who moved all in from the small blind after Atanas Malinov opened from under the gun. With a shorter stack of 102,000 chips, Malinov called.
Atanas Malinov: A♣A♠
Thomas Eychenne: J♠J♥
As expected, even by Eychenne, Malinov doubled up on 5♦Q♠2♦8♦4♦.
Another player doubled up at another table. But table 5, Seyed Dezfooli was in a difficult situation as he only had enough to pay the big blind.
Three players called him, then checked on the flop 8♥A♣Q♣. On the turn 5♥, Raffaele Castro in the small blind bet 28,000, and made his opponents fold.
Seyed Dezfooli: 4♦2♠
Raffaele Castro: A♥4♥
Dezfooli, who didn't see his cards, discovered that he had a straight draw. All the other players around the table asked for a three, but the 5♣ landed on the river and made of Seyed Dezfooli the bubble-boy of Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
228,000
228,000
|
228,000 |
|
92,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
Busted |
Bayer Saved By His Kings
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
With a small stack of 33,000 chips, Mathias Bayer found himself at risk against Deddi Orpaz.
Mathias Bayer: K♠K♥
Deddi Orpaz: 9♥9♦
Bayer took a deep breath after the board 10♦5♦10♠A♠6♦. He is back to 91,000 chips. In the same time, Timo Scarcella was eliminated at another table. So there are 99 players left for 98 places in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000 | |
|
91,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Darie Doubles Up
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A first all in and call situation occured between Vlad Darie in middle position and Simon Langer in the cutoff, with Darie being at risk for 186,000 chips.
Vlad Darie: A♠K♦
Simon Langer: Q♠J♠
Darie seemed a little bit nervous, but the board 6♣9♥2♦9♠10♥ relieved him and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
397,000
397,000
|
397,000 |
|
80,000
-154,000
|
-154,000 |
Hand for Hand Play Begins
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
There are 100 players left for 98 places in the money. The clock was already stopped for a few minutes because a player took a long time to make a decision. But the hand for hand procedure is about to start.
Bonnant Wins The Flip He Needed
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
After an open to 16,000 by the player in the hijack, Clément Bonnant shoved from the button to 160,000. In the small blind, Andriy Lyubovetskiy didn't know what to do. But he eventually moved all in too, and made the hijack fold.
Andriy Lyubovetskiy: J♣J♦
Clement Bonnant: A♦K♣
Bonnant was quickly relieved thanks to a king on the flop on 7♦Q♥K♦. And after the turn 8♦ and the river K♥, he almost doubled up, as Lyubovetskiy had only 7,000 chips less than him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000 | |
|
Busted |