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€100,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€100,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
€100,000
Prize Pool
€3,977,820
Total Entries
41
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
32
Players Left
18
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Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Seth Davies went from first out to atop the leaderboard in a rollercoaster showing on Day 1 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona €100,000 Super High Roller.
Davies was the first player eliminated early in the day but took full advantage of his second chance, busting Biao Ding with a set of tens as he began to climb the chip counts. He saved his highlight for the end of the night, however, spiking a set of nines in a three-way all in to bust both Steve O’Dwyer and Vladimir Korzinin as he bagged up 1,240,000 and the chip lead.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Davies | United States | 1,240,000 | 207 |
| 2 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 967,000 | 161 |
| 3 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 728,000 | 121 |
| 4 | Jean-Noel Thorel | France | 640,000 | 107 |
| 5 | Morten Klein | Norway | 573,000 | 96 |
| 6 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands | 498,000 | 83 |
| 7 | Patrik Antonius | Finland | 434,000 | 72 |
| 8 | Enrico Camosci | Italy | 424,000 | 71 |
| 9 | Thomas Santerne | France | 417,000 | 70 |
| 10 | Justin Saliba | United States | 324,000 | 54 |
Davies is already enjoying an incredible month. Just a week ago, he won the Super High Roller Bowl in Cyprus for $3.2 million, the biggest score of his illustrious poker career that includes nearly $30 million in live earnings. He’ll look to continue that strong form when 18 players return Sunday at 12:30 p.m. local time.
A familiar face is right behind him on the leaderboard. Kayhan Mokri won this event last year and ended Day 1 in second place with 967,000 in defense of his title. Jean-Noel Thorel, who finished runner-up to Mokri, joined Davies on the rail early today but also jumped back in and knocked out Nacho Barbero with a set of nines on his way to 640,000. Nick Petrangelo (728,000) is also a big stack, while Morten Klein (573,000) rounds out the top five after hitting a straight flush to double up off Korzinin’s full house.
Patrik Antonius was a late arrival on Day 1, and the new Poker Hall of Famer cracked Mike Watson’s queens by hitting trip eights on the turn to double up as he bagged 434,000. Other players to advance include Justin Saliba (324,000), Jesse Lonis (310,000), Sam Greenwood (296,000), Byron Kaverman (259,000), Niklas Astedt (229,000), Santhosh Suvarna (182,000), Watson (141,000), and Sean Winter (130,000).
A total of 32 entries over the course of eight hour-long levels blew past last year’s field of 18. Late registration remains open until the start of play tomorrow. The action on Day 2 picks up on Level 9 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. The starting stack of 250,000 is still worth more than 40 big blinds and with more than $3 million already in the prize pool, there is plenty of incentive for new players to jump in tomorrow and try to chase the trophy.
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Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
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Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1 has ended with 18 players remaining out of 32 total entries.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The action was caught as Niklas Astedt, in the small blind, was all in and at risk for his effective stack of 112,000 against Teun Mulder in the big blind.
Niklas Astedt: A♠8♦ 
Teun Mulder: K♦Q♥
The board ran out 3♥3♠7♥10♦A♣; Astedt was ahead the whole way, pairing his ace on the river for good measure.
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A massive pot was brewing right at the end of the night as Steve O'Dwyer was all in for 220,000 under the gun, Vladimir Korzinin put in his last 160,000 from the cutoff, while Seth Davies had both players covered and at risk in the small blind.
Vladimir Korzinin: A♠4♠
Steve O'Dwyer: A♦K♣
Seth Davies: 9♠9♦
The flop came 9♣3♣2♥ and Davies hit top set to take a big lead, while Korzinin had outs to a straight. The turn was the J♥, while the A♥ arrived on the river too late to save Korzinin and O'Dwyer as they both were sent to the rail, while Davies took the massive pot to climb past 1,000,000.
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Tournament officials announced that players will see four more hands before bagging up for the night.
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Vladimir Korzinin bet 20,000 from the small blind on a flop of 10♦7♥2♦ and both Niklas Astedt in the cutoff and Teun Mulder on the button called.
All three players checked the 7♦ turn. Astedt then bet 75,000 on the J♣ river and Mulder called, while Korzinin also splashed in the chips to call.
"That's a great bet," Astedt said as he showed 9♣9♦. Mulder turned over J♦8♦ for a flush as he took the pot.
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Kayhan Mokri raised to 10,000 from middle position. Justin Saliba called in the small blind, as did Jean-Noel Thorel, in the big blind.
The K♥4♠3♣ flop checked through to the 6♠ on the turn. The action checked to Mokri, who bet out 22,000. Saliba folded and Thorel called.
The 3♠ river checked to a showdown. Thorel tabled 6♦4♥ for two pair and expected to be awarded the pot when Mokri showed 9♠9♣; upon being reminded that paired board saw Mokri's two pair best, Thorel conceded the pot.
