€2,200 Estrellas High Roller | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-02-2024 13:44 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts After the Break

Laura Fryer

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Kraous	10,605,000 405,000	405,000
Berthold Winz	9,420,000 1,185,000	1,185,000
Jan-Eric Schwippert	6,720,000 345,000	345,000
Christophe Pommier	5,935,000
Cedric Schwaederle	4,365,000 665,000	665,000
Bernat Carreras	4,270,000 880,000	880,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	3,340,000 1,210,000	1,210,000
Samir Boudeliou	3,215,000 235,000	235,000
Hugues Girard	2,650,000 65,000	65,000
Ronald Steinmetz	2,595,000 745,000	745,000
Cherish Andrews	2,285,000 325,000	325,000
Weiran Pu	2,025,000 375,000	375,000
Alex Sampirisi	1,955,000
Maciej Komorowski	1,370,000 250,000	250,000
Najib Shacar	1,170,000 350,000	350,000

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

09-02-2024 13:22 UTC+1

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

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Sandra Barbour

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 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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09-02-2024 13:20 UTC+1

Break Time

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Richard Hayes

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

09-02-2024 13:17 UTC+1

Pommier Doubles Through Sampirisi

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Laura Fryer

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action folded to Alex Sampirisi who opened to 250,000 from the button. Christophe Pommier three-bet to 550,000 from the small blind and Sampirisi called.

The players saw the 6♣4♣6♥ flop and Pommier checked. Sampirisi moved all in and Pommier called.

The cards were held face down for around 1-minute to wait for action on the other table, and then the players flipped their hands.

Christophe Pommier: A♠6♠ All in
Alex Sampirisi: 5♠5♥

Pommier had flopped trips, and he only improved on the A♥ turn.

The 9♦ river secured Pommier the double up, just a few hands before the first break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christophe Pommier	5,935,000 3,450,000	3,450,000
Alex Sampirisi	1,955,000 2,095,000	2,095,000

Tags: Alex Sampirisi Christophe Pommier

09-02-2024 13:13 UTC+1

Schwippert Gets Paid with Full House

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Richard Hayes

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jan-Eric Schwippert opened to 200,000 from early position and Alex Sampirisi defended in the big blind.

On the A♥K♥J♠ flop, Samprisi check-called versus a bet of 100,000 from his opponent.

The turn brought the 6♠, and Samprisi check-called again versus a bet of 600,000 from Schwippert, after a reasonable period of thought.

The 6♦ river completed the board. Schwippert fired out a bet of 1,700,000 when it was checked to him, and after around three minutes of thought, Samprisi made what appeared to be a crying call. He was shown the bad news when Schwippert showed A♠A♣ for the nut full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan-Eric Schwippert	6,375,000 2,345,000	2,345,000
Alex Sampirisi	4,050,000 2,050,000	2,050,000

Tags: Alex Sampirisi Jan-Eric Schwippert

09-02-2024 13:07 UTC+1

Shacar Gets a Double

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Laura Fryer

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Grzegorz Kozieja opened from under the gun to 225,000 and Najib Shacar moved all in for around 635,000 from the hijack. Kozieja made a snap-call, but the cards were held face down for around 3-minutes whilst action continued on the other table. After the other table had finished their hand, the players flipped their cards.

Najib Shacar: K♠K♦ All in
Grzegorz Kozieja: 9♦9♣

Shacar was looking to hold and the 10♠K♣10♥ flop came his way, giving him a boat.

The 5♦ turn and 2♠ river secured his double, and Shacar sat back with around 15 big blinds after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Kozieja	4,550,000 740,000	740,000
Najib Shacar	1,520,000 685,000	685,000

Tags: Grzegorz Kozieja Najib Shacar

09-02-2024 13:05 UTC+1

Komorowski Gets Some Back from Kraous

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Anton Kraous opened to 250,000 from the cutoff and Maciej Komorowski three-bet shoved for 710,000 from the small blind. Kraous called with a covering stack to put Komorowski at risk.

Maciej Komorowski: K♥J♥ All in
Anton Kraous: 10♠9♠

Things looked grim for Komorowski after Kraous made top pair on the 2♣10♦6♥ flop but the Q♣ turn gave Komorowski plenty of additional outs. The J♠ river gave Komorowski a bigger pair to secure the double up through Kraous.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Kraous	10,200,000 700,000	700,000
Maciej Komorowski	1,620,000 920,000	920,000

Tags: Anton Kraous Maciej Komorowski

09-02-2024 12:59 UTC+1

Kraous Puts Komorowski in Blender

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Richard Hayes

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action folded to Anton Kraous on the button, who opened to 250,000. with Maciej Komorowski defending his big blind.

On the A♠2♠4♦ flop, Komorowski check-called versus a bet of 275,000 from Kraous.

The 3♣ rolled off on the turn, and Komorowski again check-called a bet of 675,000 from his opponent.

The 9♥ river completed the board, and Komorowski checked once more. After some thought, Kraous slid out a bet of 1,700,000, sending Komorowski deep into the tank. After about three minutes of thought, he called.

Kraous showed A♥5♣ for the turned wheel straight, while Komorowski had A♦J♥ for a pair of aces, in an unlucky button versus big blind spot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Kraous	10,900,000 4,675,000	4,675,000
Maciej Komorowski	700,000 2,875,000	2,875,000

Tags: Anton Kraous Maciej Komorowski

09-02-2024 12:58 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Why Romulo "Poker Profit" Dorea Makes Poker Vlogs in Two Languages

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Connor Richards

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Romulo "Poker Profit" Dorea — Romulo \"Poker Profit\" Dorea

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 14th episode, Connor speaks with Brazilian poker vlogger and WPT Global ambassador Romulo Dorea, aka "Poker Profit," who talked about coming to the US to play college soccer, studying economics, discovering poker and making content in both English and Portuguese.

Romulo also shared his six principles for success in poker and talked about his life-changing trip on the WPT Voyage.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Romulo Dorea by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Tags: Connor Richards Romulo Dorea