€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-30-2024 12:51 UTC+1

Flashback: Simon Wiciak Dominates 2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event To Win €1,134,375

Sandra Barbour

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 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}

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08-30-2024 12:51 UTC+1

Jeannin Spikes a One-Outer to Bust Paparo

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Domenico Paparo raised to 40,000 in middle position, Louis Jeannin moved all in on the button, and Paparo called for 120,000.

Domenico Paparo: Q♦Q♣ All in
Louis Jeannin: 10♣10♥

Paparo had Jeannin dominated heading to the flop, but Jeannin hit a set on 10♦6♥3♣ to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out 9♠9♦ and Jeannin improved to a full house to send Paparo to the rail.

Another tablemate told Jeannin he folded a ten before the flop. "One outer," he said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Louis Jeannin	550,000 550,000	550,000
Domenico Paparo	Busted

Tags: Domenico Paparo Louis Jeannin

08-30-2024 12:52 UTC+1

Double Knockout for Aido

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Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Before the break, Vasyl Pidhrusnyi opened and Piero Alioto three-bet jammed a short stack before Sergio Aido four-bet jammed behind him. Pidhrusnyi called off for around 75,000 with Aido having him covered.

Piero Alioto: A♦J♦ All in
Vasyl Pidhrusnyi: Q♦Q♣ All in
Sergio Aido: K♦K♥

Aido had the best of it and nothing changed as the board ran out 9♣3♠9♥3♥2♣ to earn the Spaniard a double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	300,000 150,000	150,000
Vasyl Pidhrusnyi	Busted
Piero Alioto	Busted

Tags: Piero Alioto Sergio Aido Vasyl Pidhrusnyi

08-30-2024 12:59 UTC+1

Assorted Notable Counts

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Mike Patrick

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Brito	830,000 507,000	507,000
Fabrice Bigot	765,000 528,000	528,000
Lukas Zaskodny	635,000 264,000	264,000
Alexandre Reard	430,000 10,000	10,000

Martin Zamani	412,000 132,000	132,000
Ami Barer	320,000 100,000	100,000
Frank Lagodich	307,000 127,000	127,000
Conor Beresford	245,000 45,000	45,000
Darren Rabinowitz	220,000 89,000	89,000
Parker Talbot	166,000 62,000	62,000

08-30-2024 13:01 UTC+1

Song Puts Ferreira to the Test

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Dan O'Hair

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Stephen Song opened to 25,000 first-to-act and found one caller in Cristiano Ferreira in the small blind.

Ferreira check-called a 15,000 bet from Song on the A♠8♠A♦ flop and a 50,000 bet from Song on the J♦ turn.

However, Ferreira check-folded facing a shove from Song on the 3♥ river, which was enough to put Ferreira all in for his remaining 145,000 and Song was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	500,000 50,000	50,000

Cristiano Ferreira	145,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Cristiano Ferreira Stephen Song

08-30-2024 13:02 UTC+1

Ylitalo "Crushing" as He Spikes a Set on Ishida

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Robin Ylitalo raised to 25,000 in the hijack and Juliane Papazian called on the button. Edgar Ishida then three-bet to 140,000 in the big blind and Ylitalo moved all in. Papazian folded, while Ishida called for his last 250,000.

Edgar Ishida: A♥Q♠ All in
Robin Ylitalo: 9♦9♣

Ishida was racing for his tournament life but fell far behind on the K♠9♥8♠ flop as Ylitalo hit a set. The board ran out 5♥A♣ and the ace on the river couldn't help Ishida avoid elimination as Ylitalo added to his massive stack.

"How much did you start the day with," Parker Talbot, who had only just arrived at the table, asked Ylitalo.

"200K. He's knocked out seven people," another tablemate added.

"I haven't been running good, either. I've just been crushing," Ylitalo added.

Fabiano Kovalski is also seated at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robin Ylitalo	1,440,000 390,000	390,000

Juliane Papazian	320,000 245,000	245,000
Fabiano Kovalski	220,000 31,000	31,000
Parker Talbot	120,000 46,000	46,000

Edgar Ishida	Busted

Tags: Edgar Ishida Juliane Papazian Robin Ylitalo

08-30-2024 13:04 UTC+1

Vinicenka Gets Paid with a Set

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Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a heads-up pot on a board of 5♣10♦Q♦7♥, Michel Karim checked from middle position and Stanislovas Vinicenka bet 100,000 in the hijack. Karim called.

Karim checked again on the 4♦ river and Vinicenka took some time before sliding out a bet of 200,000. Karim went in the tank before putting out a stack for a call.

Vinicenka showed 10♥10♣ for a set of tens and Karim mucked in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislovas Vinicenka	650,000 211,000	211,000
Michel Karim	300,000 151,000	151,000

Tags: Michel Karim Stanislovas Vinicenka

08-30-2024 13:09 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Nate Silver Says Don't Be a Nit in Life

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Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 15th episode, Connor speaks with statistician Nate Silver about his new book On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything, election forecasting, founding and leaving FiveThirtyEight, his bad beats at feature tables, and co-hosting the Risky Business podcast with Maria Konnikova.

Silver also discusses the upcoming US presidential election, sports analytics, Limit Hold'em, his Silver Bulletin newsletter and why no one should be a nit in life.

This interview was filmed on June 8.

Tags: Connor Richards Maria Konnikova Nate Silver

08-30-2024 13:11 UTC+1

Another Round of Updated Counts

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Mike Patrick

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Roovers	700,000 586,000	586,000
Boris Kolev	611,000 194,000	194,000
Marle Spragg	512,000 118,000	118,000

Nick Palma	478,000 478,000	478,000
Biao Ding	418,000 41,000	41,000
Stephen Song	405,000 95,000	95,000

Benny Glaser	385,000 55,000	55,000
Daniel Rezaei	200,000 211,000	211,000
Lily Kiletto	137,000 23,000	23,000
Dara O'Kearney	130,000 20,000	20,000