2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€25,000 NL Hold'em I
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
€255,480
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€672,280
Entries
28
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
28
Players Left
1

Bensadoun Next to Fall

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jonathan Bensadoun had gotten all-in shoves through the previous two hands, but the third time wouldn't work so well as he moved in his last 35,000 from the small blind. Quan Zhou, who had raised to 6,500 in the cutoff, called.

Jonathan Bensadoun: A9
Quan Zhou: AQ

Bensadoun was already standing up from his chair and packing his things as the dealer spread out the 8Q6J7 board, giving Zhou top pair and sending Bensadoun to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
180,000
Jonathan Bensadoun fr
Jonathan Bensadoun
Busted

Tags: Quan ZhouJonathan Bensadoun

Mokri Catches Kerber Bluffing

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Kayhan Mokri
Kayhan Mokri

Heads-up on a flop of 7K6, Kelvin Kerber bet 10,000 from the small blind and Kayhan Mokri called in the cutoff.

The turn came the 5 and Kerber pushed his last 35,000 in the middle. Mokri practically beat him into the pot and turned over AA, while Kerber showed J8 for a straight draw.

The 5 river missed Kerber as he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
165,000
43,000
43,000
Kelvin Kerber br
Kelvin Kerber
Busted

Tags: Kayhan MokriKelvin Kerber

Eychenne Heroes Ketzer For a Double

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The remaining players had already headed off on break as Felipe Ketzer and Thomas Eychenne were heads-up on a board of K10A8J and already 50,000 in the middle.

Ketzer, in the small blind, used a time bank before he bet enough to put Eychenne all in. It was then Eychenne's turn to tank before he called for his last 28,000.

Ketzer showed J9 for a pair of jacks, but Eychenne had K4 for kings to win the pot.

"The jack was the worst card. I had to bluff that combo. It was so good," Ketzer said.

Player Chips Progress
Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
340,000
1,000
1,000
Thomas Eychenne fr
Thomas Eychenne
105,000
18,000
18,000

Tags: Felipe KetzerThomas Eychenne

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Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
PokerStars Summer Series
PokerStars Summer Series

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Updated Chip Counts

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
340,000
Eduard Barsegyan ru
Eduard Barsegyan
310,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
240,000
-70,000
-70,000
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
230,000
50,000
50,000
Ottomar Ladva ee
Ottomar Ladva
185,000
35,000
35,000
Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
180,000
15,000
15,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
170,000
105,000
105,000
$25K Fantasy
Poker Hall of Famer
Thomas Eychenne fr
Thomas Eychenne
115,000
10,000
10,000
Seyed Dezfooli it
Seyed Dezfooli
113,000
57,000
57,000
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
105,000
55,000
55,000
Lei Yu cn
Lei Yu
100,000
36,500
36,500
Armin Ghojehvand gb
Armin Ghojehvand
96,000
-4,000
-4,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

PN Podcast: New Host Joins the Show; Guest Lukas "RobinPoker" Robinson Giving Away $10K WPT Seat

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
RobinPoker
Lukas "RobinPoker" Robinson

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.

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Small Ball Prevails

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Eduard Barsegyan raised to 5,500 from early position and was called by Seyed Dezfooli on the button and Kayhan Mokri in the big blind.

Action checked to Dezfooli on the 7QA flop and he bet 5,000. Mokri quickly folded, but Barsegyan called to the 5 turn. Dezfooli then bet another 10,000 and Barsegyan mucked.

The next hand, Mokri limped in, then called when Felipe Ketzer raised to 8,000. Both players checked to the river on a board of Q74J3 when Mokri led out for 6,000.

Ketzer burned a time bank card before he called. Mokri then turned over 73 for two pair.

"No bluffing Brazilians," he said as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
320,000
-20,000
-20,000
Eduard Barsegyan ru
Eduard Barsegyan
290,000
-20,000
-20,000
Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
190,000
10,000
10,000
Seyed Dezfooli it
Seyed Dezfooli
110,000
-3,000
-3,000

Tags: Eduard BarsegyanFelipe KetzerKayhan MokriSeyed Dezfooli

A Cautious Orbit With Table 2

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams

Showdowns have been hard to find after the break at Table 2, where Timothy Adams holds a small lead.

Hand 1: Quan Zhou raised to 6,000 from early position and Erik Seidel called from the cutoff before Conor Beresford came along from the big blind. The flop was 5510 and a 6,500 bet from Beresford was enough to take it down.

Hand 2: Ottomar Ladva raised to 5,500 from the button and Adams called from the big blind. The flop was 885 and Adams checked. Ladva bet 3,500 but Adams check-raised to 12,000 to take the pot with Ladva's fold.

Hand 3: Armin Ghojehvand raised to 5,500 from middle position and Beresford raised to 15,000. That was too much for Ghojehvand and he gave it up.

Hand 4: Timothy Adams raised to 6,000 and the rest of the table folded.

Hand 5: Erik Seidel limped in and Ghojehvand checked. The flop was 697 and Seidel bet to take the pot.

Hand 6: Beresford raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Ladva called from the big blind. The flop was AQ10 and Ladva check-folded to a 9,000 bet.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
230,000
-10,000
-10,000
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
228,000
-2,000
-2,000
Ottomar Ladva ee
Ottomar Ladva
190,000
5,000
5,000
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
136,000
31,000
31,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
135,000
-35,000
-35,000
$25K Fantasy
Poker Hall of Famer
Armin Ghojehvand gb
Armin Ghojehvand
71,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Armin GhojehvandConor BeresfordErik SeidelOttomar LadvaQuan ZhouTimothy Adams