Level: 5
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€6,852,480
Entries
7,138
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
338
Players Left
51
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Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Elton Ostreni made it 1,300 from the cutoff and Marco Pacini defended his big blind.
On the 10♣6♠4♠ flop, Pacini check-raised to 5,600 over a bet of 2,000. Ostreni three-bet to 17,000 and called as the bigger stack after Pacini moved all in for 33,500.
Marco Pacini: 10♥6♣
Elton Ostreni: 7♦5♦
Pacini had top two pair, but Ostreni was alive with his open-ended straight draw until Pacini filled up to seal the checkmark on the 10♠ turn. The 3♦ river gave Ostreni his straight but of course, it was no good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | |
|
50,000
23,000
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23,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Michael Bartov moved all in from middle position for roughly 6,000. Kevin Kent made the call from the small blind to put him at risk.
Michael Bartov: K♠9♠
Kevin Kent: A♣J♦
The board ran out J♥A♥K♣2♠4♥, giving Kent the best hand with two pair, aces and jacks, sending Bartov to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000
77,000
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77,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Sebastien Compte bet 4,000 on the turn with the board showing A♦10♠5♥K♠. Jarmo Salonen called in position and they headed to the river.
The river came the 7♣. Compte led out again, this time for 7,800. Salonen then raised to 16,200 and was quickly called by Compte. Salonen flipped over 5♣5♦ for a flopped set to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | |
|
13,000 | |
|
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Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Maria Konnikova opened the action with a raise to 1,100 from early position. Adriano Torregrossa, Yoan Ouache and Thierry Navarro called from the cutoff and the blinds, respectively.
Action checked to Torregrossa on the K♠10♦3♠ flop, and he fired out 2,300. Only Konnikova folded.
The 7♣ turn checked through to the K♣ river, and again action checked to Torregrossa. The Frenchman pondered his options before sliding another 7,500 into the middle. Ouache quickly called and Navarro folded.
Torregrossa had been caught bluffing as he quickly mucked his cards and Ouache flashed 9♦9♥ to take in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
28,000
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28,000 |
|
31,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
||
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12,000
12,000
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12,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Gabriel Castro made it 1,700 from middle position before Damiano Zicca three-bet to 4,200 from the hijack. Top ten stack Liutauras Armanavicius called from the small blind and Castro also put in the extra chips.
Zicca continued for 6,700 on the Q♣8♥4♣ flop and only Armanavicius called. Zicca then sized down to 5,000 on the 4♠ turn, and was called by his opponent once more.
Armanavicius checked for a third time and went into the tank after Zicca put in his last 14,000 on the 10♣ river. Armanavicius mulled over his options before making a one-chip call.
Zicca tabled A♠A♣ for a pair of aces, besting Armanavicius's A♦Q♦.
Nick Palma is also at the table and has already added to his starting stack shortly after taking his seat. Can the American put in a deep run at one of his favorite stops of the year?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
50,000
11,100
|
11,100 |
|
35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
With roughly 9,000 in the pot, on a flop of 6♦3♣8♦, Merab Meladze shoved for 11,000 with Maria Konnikova calling to put him at risk from the button.
Merab Meladze: 9♦8♣
Maria Konnikova: 8♥8♠
Meladze needed runner-runner to stay alive. He found some help on the 10♦ turn, but the Q♥ river didn't improve his hand and Konnikova's set of eights would eliminate him from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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45,000
13,500
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13,500 |
|
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Busted | |
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Last year at in Barcelona, France's Simon Wiciak defeated João Sydenstricker heads-up to win the EPT Main Event for €1,134,375.
Wiciak bested the field of 2,120 runners for the golden trophy, his first major live poker title, and the career-best seven-figure score.
The Frenchman struck a three-handed deal with Sydenstricker and Britain's Carl Shaw that flattened the payouts, and the trio played on for the trophy and an additional €108,975 in prize money.
2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Wiciak | France | €1,134,375* |
| 2 | João Sydenstricker | Brazil | €1,048,550* |
| 3 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | €901,070* |
| 4 | Santiago Plante | Canada | €511,300 |
| 5 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | €393,300 |
| 6 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | €302,500 |
| 7 | Curtis Knight | Canada | €232,700 |
| 8 | Robin Ylitalo | Sweden | €179,000 |
*Denotes three-way deal
