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€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day 1g Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day: 1g
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1g
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€6,852,480
Total Entries
7,138
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
1,744
Players Left
262
Players Left 1 / 7,138
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Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Day 1g of the PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) Main Event has concluded here at PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona, with 262 players progressing to Day 2 from 1,744 entrants.
Late registration for the final flight, Day 1h, has now closed at a total of 1,097 players. That brings the total entries for the event to 7,138, generating an impressive €6,852,400 prize pool.
Canadian high-stakes crusher Andrew Chen rose to the top of the standings after play concluded in Day 1g with 17 minutes left in Level 19, amassing a huge seven-figure stack of 1,077,000. He also takes the mantle of current overall chip leader as the only player to cross the one million mark thus far, with Day 1h yet to conclude.
Chen, who was also responsible for bursting the bubble when he cracked kings, was followed by Irish pro Barry Donovan (670,000), who is looking to push his recorded career earnings over the $300,000 mark, and Frenchman Paul Kraemer (665,000).
Day 1g Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Chen | Canada | 1,077,000 | |
| 2 | Barry Donovan | Ireland | 670,000 | |
| 3 | Paul Kraemer | France | 665,000 | |
| 4 | Gerardo Rodriguez Ulloa | Peru | 658,000 | |
| 5 | David Rivas | Spain | 628,000 | |
| 6 | Stefan Olofsson | Sweden | 592,000 | |
| 7 | Nils Veipans | Latvia | 587,000 | |
| 8 | Enriko Perleka | Albania | 580,000 | |
| 9 | Peter Farkas | Hungary | 557,000 | |
| 10 | Panagiotis Mavritsakis | Greece | 518,000 |
Other notable names to progress include defending champion Lucien Cohen (195,000), along with Stephen Song (342,000) and Martin Zamani (124,000).
PokerStars Ambassadors Benjamin Spragg, Parker Talbot, Fintan Hand and Ramon Colillas all fired bullets today but none made the cut. Simon Wiciak had better luck however, and progressed to Day 2 with 245,000.
With 162 players from Day 1h due to join the 904 players qualified from previous flights, Day 2 looks set to begin with a field of 1,066 players, all of whom will have earnt a minimum cash.
Day 2 takes place at 11 a.m. local time on Friday, August 30, where players will return to 60-minute levels. Details of payouts will follow when available.
The PokerNews team will be on the floor bringing you live coverage of the entirety of the tournament until a champion is crowned, so be sure to stick with us.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With two players busting at the same time, the remaining 262 players have begun to bag and tag for Day 2, which begins at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 30.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Andrew Chen raised 20,000 in early position and Foued Benjima jammed 47,000 from button. Chen shrugged as he made the call.
Foued Benjima: K♠K♣ 
Andrew Chen: A♥10♦
The J♠6♣3♣ flop looked promising for Benjima but he jumped out of his chair and let out some curse words as the A♦ fell on the turn. He couldn't find one of the remaining kings in the deck as the 8♥ completed the board, eliminating him from the tournament.
At another table at the same time:
Vittorio Maugini was seen all in for about 185,000 from the hijack against Peter Farkas on the button.
Vittorio Maugini: A♠K♠
Peter Farkas: A♥A♦
The K♥7♦7♠ flop paired Maugini's king but he was unable to improve as the dealer completed the board with the 4♣ on the turn, and the 10♦ on the river.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Fatih Sen was all in for a main pot of 24,000 from the big blind on a completed board of 9♠3♥2♣7♦7♥. Barry Donovan and Nicolae Paunescu had a small side pot worth 4,000.
The floor came over and all three players revealed their hands. Sen showed 6♠4♣, which missed the board. Donovan revealed Q♦J♥, while Paunescu won the pot and eliminated Sen with K♠Q♣.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With 265 players remaining and 262 set to advance to Day 2, the hand-for-hand period has begun.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
