2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Ramon Fernandez raised to 25,000 in early position, the cutoff called, as did Jan Bronkhorst in the big blind.
The action was checked to Fernandez, who bet out 40,000 on a flop of 7♥9♣6♥. The cutoff folded while Bronkhorst moved all in, putting Fernandez to the test for his remaining 130,000. Fernandez snap-called.
Ramon Fernandez: K♦K♦
Jan Bronkhorst: 8♥6♦
The turn and river came the 8♣ and 8♠, respectively. Bronkhurst made a full house to eclipse the one million chip mark and eliminate Fernandez.
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Players are heading for a 75-minute dinner break. There are 75 players remaining and the next payout is €5,080.
The top bounty prizes have been pulled. Here's what remains.
| Bounty Prize | Count | Remaining | Total | Total Remaining |
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| €200,000 | 2 | 0 | € 400,000 | € 0 |
| €100,000 | 1 | 0 | € 100,000 | € 0 |
| €50,000 | 4 | 1 | € 200,000 | € 50,000 |
| €25,000 | 4 | 3 | € 100,000 | € 75,000 |
| €5,000 | 8 | 4 | € 40,000 | € 20,000 |
| €2,000 | 35 | 11 | € 70,000 | € 22,000 |
| €1,000 | 419 | 156 | € 419,000 | € 156,000 |
| €1,000 + Draw Again | 10 | 3 | € 10,000 | € 30,000 |

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Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Ismet Oral opened to 30,000 in middle position, receiving calls from Marcos Kenne in the cutoff, Francisco Benitez on the button and Markkos Ladev in the small blind.
On a flop of Q♥Q♠9♣, action checked to Kenne, who bet out 50,000. Only Benitez called.
The J♦ turn checked through to the 4♠ on the river. Kenne bet out once more, this time for 125,000. Benitez was forced to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,450,000
3,254,500
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388,500
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360,000
98,000
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98,000 |
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150,000
57,500
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The final Mystery Bounty top tier prize has been awarded. Michel Dattani has pulled the last remaining €50,000 prize.
There are two €25,000 prizes still in the box, along with two €5,000 prizes. Here's what remains.
| Bounty Prize | Count | Remaining | Total | Total Remaining |
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| €200,000 | 2 | 0 | € 400,000 | € 0 |
| €100,000 | 1 | 0 | € 100,000 | € 0 |
| €50,000 | 4 | 0 | € 200,000 | € 0 |
| €25,000 | 4 | 2 | € 100,000 | € 50,000 |
| €5,000 | 8 | 2 | € 40,000 | € 10,000 |
| €2,000 | 35 | 5 | € 70,000 | € 10,000 |
| €1,000 | 419 | 98 | € 419,000 | € 98,000 |
| €1,000 + Draw Again | 10 | 3 | € 10,000 | € 30,000 |
Guilebaldo Flores Manzo raised to 35,000 from under the gun. Anders Holm called in early position and Evgenii Sboev called in the small blind for his remaining chips. Sebastian Veghinas also called in the big blind.
The flop came 9♣9♠5♠. Action checked to Holm, who made it 60,000 to go. The rest of the table folded and players flipped their cards, with Sboev at risk.
Evgenii Sboev: 6♣7♥
Anders Holm: K♣Q♠
The turn came the 3♥ and the river was the J♥. Holm held with king high and Sboev was eliminated from the tournament.
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The pot stood at approximately 450,000 with two players looking at a board that read 10♠9♥5♥.
Sven Stok, in early position, checked the action to Armin Rezaei, who bet out 100,000. Stok called
The 6♥ on the turn saw Stok check again. Rezaei bet out for 125,000 and Stok moved all in for 430,000. Rezaei called.
Sven Stok: A♥A♣
Armin Rezaei: K♣K♦
The river landed an inconsequential 9♦ and Stok scooped a huge pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,360,000
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75,000
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75,000 |